Established in Kyoto in 1998, Future Venture Capital is an independent venture capital firm listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. They invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies in the technology and industrial sectors in Japan, and prefer to be the lead investor in their portfolio companies. They acknowledge the risks involved in investing in early stage ventures, but believe it is their role to support high growth potential enterprises, regardless of their creditworthiness, and generate significant benefits for the venture enterprise, investors, and wider society. They have offices in several locations throughout Japan.