Suzuki Global Ventures

Suzuki Global Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Suzuki Motor Corporation, established to foster innovation and address societal challenges through strategic investments in startups. The firm aims to create new value and business models by collaborating with innovators globally, aligning with Suzuki's long-standing mission to serve society by understanding and solving customer problems. They operate with a vision to drive future business expansion and market relevance through external innovation, complementing Suzuki's internal research and development efforts.

The fund was officially launched in October 2022, based in Silicon Valley, USA. Its establishment stems from Suzuki's recognition of the critical need to engage with the global startup ecosystem to accelerate innovation and adapt to dynamic market demands. Suzuki's own origins as a small startup in 1920, focused on manufacturing looming machines to assist the founder's mother, serve as an inspiration for the firm's commitment to supporting entrepreneurial ventures that share a similar problem-solving ethos.

Suzuki Global Ventures focuses its investments across a broad range of sectors, including mobility, carbon neutrality, Industry 4.0, sustainability, digital transformation (DX), agritech, healthtech, and fintech. The firm also actively explores opportunities in artificial intelligence. Notable investments include Movus Technologies, a mobility service provider in Indonesia; LinkWiz, a company focused on robotics; cars株式会社; and Peach Cars in Kenya. Additionally, Suzuki Global Ventures acts as a Limited Partner, having invested in venture capital funds such as A.Capital Fund V, which primarily supports AI startups in the United States.

The firm is managed and operated by World Innovation Lab (WiL), a venture capital firm with offices in Palo Alto, California, and Tokyo. WiL's mission is to bridge startups and corporations in the United States and Asia, particularly Japan, providing strategic partnerships and support for global scaling. This collaboration ensures that Suzuki Global Ventures benefits from extensive venture capital expertise and a broad network within the startup ecosystem.