$100 M fund for high-growth startups launched by Granite Asia and Integral
Integral Corporation, a publicly traded private equity firm in Japan, and Granite Asia, a multi-asset investment platform with a focus on technology, have announced the creation of Granite-Integral, a joint venture intended to invest in high-growth businesses with a strong connection to Japan.
In a statement released last Friday, Granite Asia stated that Granite-Integral will begin operations with an initial committed capital of $100 million, which will be equally contributed by both partners. The fund’s objective is to support technology scale-ups entering the Japanese market as well as Japanese businesses looking to expand internationally.
Integral Corporation’s tech growth investment arm, Integral GlobalTech Partners Corporation, will take part in the joint venture.
Integral Corporation’s well-known operational value creation skills and robust access to the Japanese market will be combined with Granite Asia’s extensive knowledge and ecosystem connectivity into the global technology landscape in this joint venture.
The main goals of Granite-Integral’s strategy are to promote greater integration between Japanese markets and international markets, as well as to facilitate opportunities for cross-border growth and two-way expansion (inbound and outbound).
As noted, global technology, automation, and enterprise software companies have a significant opportunity as a result of Japan’s rapidly accelerating digital transformation.
But entering the market necessitates negotiating the business, cultural, and regulatory complexities of Japan—a task Granite-Integral is uniquely suited to handle.
In the meantime, Japanese businesses that want to expand outside of their home market—especially in Southeast Asia and other high-growth areas—need funding, strategic alliances, and access to international innovation ecosystems in order to scale successfully.
Together with Integral Corporation’s extensive market knowledge, Granite Asia’s technology sector expertise and investor network provide a potent platform for fostering long-term growth throughout the Asia-Japan corridor, accelerating market entry, and enabling cross-border synergies.
“With over two decades of experience investing in technology globally, Granite Asia has consistently identified and nurtured transformative opportunities,
“Our partnership with Integral Corporation through Granite-Integral allows us to leverage Japan’s stable and mature market, enhancing the resilience and diversification of our multi-asset investment platform,” said Jixun Foo, Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia.
Integral contributes its established proficiency in mid-market private equity, a strong network in Japan, profound knowledge of the Japanese market, and a well-known capacity for operational value generation to the joint venture.
This includes improving the performance of portfolio companies through value enhancement programs, strategic direction, and operational enhancements refined over years of profitable private equity investment in Japan.
