We invest in partnerships to drive growth.

growth-equitypartnershipMinerva Growth Partners, 2021

We back growth-stage companies that have already found product-market fit and can scale toward ten billion yen in sales.

growth-equityjapanMinerva Growth Partners launch, 2020

The new capital will be used to grow our services in Japan and to expand into the United States and Europe.

expansiongrowthTechCrunch (Mercari funding), 2016

We chose to stay private to keep our strategic flexibility as we expand overseas.

mercariprivate-marketsTechCrunch, 2016

Japans late-stage startups were starved of growth capital, and closing that gap is the whole reason Minerva exists.

funding-gapjapanMinerva Growth Partners, 2020