Investment in Funds Inc., Operator of a Direct Financial Platform
The SFVG Fund, a joint venture between Sony Financial Ventures and Global Brain, announced its investment in Funds Inc. The investment aims to support Funds' business expansion and build a new financial infrastructure for the Asian market.
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The SFVG Fund (Sony Financial Ventures & Global Brain Frontier Investment Limited Partnership), managed by a joint venture between Sony Financial Ventures Inc. and Global Brain Corporation, has announced an investment in Funds Inc., an operator of a direct financial platform.
Funds Inc. leverages Japan's vast cash and deposits and its mature, low-interest-rate environment to provide capital to listed companies, private firms, and startups both domestically and abroad. In recent years, the company has actively pursued wide-ranging partnerships with major Japanese financial institutions, expanded its business into four countries including Japan, and advanced M&A strategies to provide diverse financial services, effectively building a solid foundation to capture significant market opportunities.
We have decided to invest in Funds Inc. because we are confident that the company will create new economic cycles in the Japanese and Asian financial markets and become global infrastructure for direct finance. Through this investment, we will leverage Global Brain's resources to support Funds' business expansion.
Note: Global Brain previously announced investments in Funds via its Global Brain No. 7 Fund in August 2019 and April 2021, its Global Brain No. 6 & No. 7 F Fund in March 2023, and its SMBC-GB Growth No. 1 Fund in November 2025.
Funds Inc. leverages Japan's vast cash and deposits and its mature, low-interest-rate environment to provide capital to listed companies, private firms, and startups both domestically and abroad. In recent years, the company has actively pursued wide-ranging partnerships with major Japanese financial institutions, expanded its business into four countries including Japan, and advanced M&A strategies to provide diverse financial services, effectively building a solid foundation to capture significant market opportunities.
We have decided to invest in Funds Inc. because we are confident that the company will create new economic cycles in the Japanese and Asian financial markets and become global infrastructure for direct finance. Through this investment, we will leverage Global Brain's resources to support Funds' business expansion.
Note: Global Brain previously announced investments in Funds via its Global Brain No. 7 Fund in August 2019 and April 2021, its Global Brain No. 6 & No. 7 F Fund in March 2023, and its SMBC-GB Growth No. 1 Fund in November 2025.
FAQ
ソニーフィナンシャルベンチャーズ＆グローバル・ブレインフロンティア投資事業有限責任組合（SFVGファンド）は、どの企業に出資しましたか？
直接金融プラットフォームを運営するファンズ株式会社に出資しました。
ファンズ株式会社はどのような事業を行っていますか？
金融商品取引業およびインターネットによる情報サービス業を行っており、国内外の上場・未上場企業やスタートアップへの資金供給を行う直接金融プラットフォームを運営しています。
ファンズの直近の成長戦略はどのようなものですか？
国内主要金融機関との広範な連携、日本を含む4か国での事業展開、および多角的な金融サービス提供に向けたM&A戦略を積極的に進めています。
今回の出資の目的は何ですか？
ファンズが日本とアジアの金融市場で新たな経済循環を生み出し、グローバルな直接金融のインフラとなる可能性を確信し、グローバル・ブレインのリソースを最大限活用して事業拡大を支援するためです。
グローバル・ブレインは過去にもファンズへ出資していますか？
はい。過去に複数の投資事業有限責任組合を通じて、継続的な出資を発表しています。