DCM Ventures spins off its Japan-focused Pre-Seed / Seed Team

DCM Ventures, a global early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, announced a change to its investment operations to better serve its limited partners and focus on its core principles of investing in early-stage companies building the future of tech.

To that end, DCM is spinning off its pre-seed and seed team into a new, separate firm that General Partner Osuke Honda will lead. The new firm (name to be announced in 2025) will be focused on investing in pre-seed and seed companies, and its initial fund is expected to invest a majority of its capital in Japan with investments in other markets.

DCM Ventures’ early-stage investment principles, centered on high-conviction backed by data, research and diligence, have guided the firm since inception and have led them to invest in transformational companies such as Bill.com, Kuaishou, SoFi, VIPshop and many others. These principles enable DCM Ventures to find innovative entrepreneurs with a global vision and actively work with them to build great companies. They continue to be the primary focus of the firm and its future funds.

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