Innovate, Collaborate, Accelerate
We are an investment platform -- sourcing industry-changing startups and supporting their global growth through our network and corporate partners in Japan.

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Who We Are

We take a thematic approach to investing, identifying emerging trends, researching the landscape in detail, and discovering industry-changing startups. In addition to investing capital, we support our portfolio founders throughout their journey by providing direct assistance with hiring, strategic advice, fundraising, and more. Our partners understand the challenges of entrepreneurship and are fully committed to portfolio success.

Founded by Tak Miyata, a seasoned entrepreneur from Japan with startup and executive experience in Silicon Valley, Scrum Ventures is a diverse team with headquarters in San Francisco and Tokyo, with satellite offices in Minneapolis, New York, and Illinois. The team brings a wide range of expertise—from being a founder and investor, to leading acquisitions and accelerator programs—offering deep global experience and extensive networks.

With offices in San Francisco and Tokyo, our team brings a broad mix of backgrounds and expertise. From founders to investors, and from acquisitions to accelerator programs, our team and advisors offer deep global experience and networks.



Tak Miyata Founder and General Partner
Kazuhiro Kiyoshige General Partner
Ryan Mendoza Partner
Michael Matsumura Partner
Michael Proman Partner
Masami Takahashi General Partner & COO
Shinya Uematsu VP of Co-Creation
Michael Yan Managing Director and Head of Technical Investments
Karl Albrecht Controller
Anand Engineer Senior Analyst
Akira Hagiwara Analyst
Ryo Hayashima Director of Portfolio Growth
Ai Kashii Fund Operations Associate
Jonathan L. Hua Venture Partner
Ashley Huang Research Analyst
Akane Miura Director of Marketing
Sakura Nagatoshi Administration Manager
Yohei Nakajima Venture Partner
Tomoya Sasaki Fund Operation Manager
Hisano Shimizu Senior Associate
Saori Utsunomiya Program Manager
Ken Varhama Program Manager
Yuya Watanabe Program Manager
Mie Yaginuma Director of Marketing and Operations
Ryutaro Yamada Senior Associate


Our partners include well established Japanese corporates who share our vision, such as Panasonic, Biprogy, Fujitsu, and DeNA. They provide support and partnership opportunities for portfolio startups interested in the Japanese market and beyond.

What our founders say

Keyan Kazemian

Keyan Kazemian
CEO at 222

Scrum has always been an incredibly thesis-aligned and supportive backer from day one. Michael Yan from their ...

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Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor
President & Co-Founder at Ozlo

Scrum has been a great partner to Ozlo. Mike Proman is always available for a call, shows ...

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Henrik Rydberg

Henrik Rydberg
CEO at GlobalComix

Scrum Ventures is the kind of active partner a founder dreams of. Their deep US-Japan expertise has ...

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Roman Teslyuk

Roman Teslyuk
Founder & CEO at Earth AI

Scrum is so far ahead of others that it is hard to explain why. Let me try. ...

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Yumi Kawata

Yumi Kawata
CEO at Hedgehog MedTech

Scrum Ventures is an investor with a strong sense of integrity and leadership. From the first time ...

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Ryoma Inose

Ryoma Inose
President and CEO at amptalk

We are careful when we consider investments and talk in depth with potential investors when considering a ...

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Scrum Ventures is a early-stage venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities and helps corporations innovate. Scrum Studio is a platform that connects global corporations with startups.