Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JAIC) is an independent venture capital company founded in 1981 by the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai). JAIC’s operations are centered on three geographic hubs-Japan, Asia, and the United States. In these regions, JAIC provides financial support for companies in various stages of development from promising venture enterprises to companies with succession or business reorganization needs, or firms looking to revitalize their businesses. In addition, JAIC seeks to stimulate growth and raise the corporate value of invested companies by providing support on the management side as well. These include supplying information, consulting for initial public offerings (IPO) and business matching.

This year, JAIC is returning to its roots by reaffirming its founding management objectives. One such objective is to nurture new industries and support the revitalization of industry through business investment centered on Japan and the rest of Asia. Another is to provide solutions in support of entrepreneurs and business people as a long-term, trusted partner and in doing so provide new value to society. And a third objective is to take on and manage risk via equity investment, and thereby share the rewards of success with other investors. We believe that in this time of unprecedented deterioration in the economic climate, society has strong hopes for the appearance of innovative venture companies, the creation of new value through business reorganization, and the development of new, high-growth industries.

Through its activities in structuring and managing investment funds, and investment and incubation support of private companies, JAIC serves as a bridge between financial and industrial capital.

June 2009

Moriyoshi Matsumoto
President and CEO