What kind of business does Fams Co., Ltd. conduct?

Fams Co., Ltd. operates a direct finance platform that provides financial services and internet-based information services, and supplies funds to listed and unlisted companies and startups both domestically and internationally.

What is Fams' recent growth strategy?

Fams is actively pursuing a broad collaboration with major domestic financial institutions, expanding its business in four countries including Japan, and advancing an M&A strategy to provide diversified financial services.

What is the purpose of this investment?

We are confident that Fams can create new economic cycles in the Japanese and Asian financial markets and become a global direct finance infrastructure. We aim to support their business expansion by fully utilizing Global Brain's resources.

Has Global Brain invested in Fams before?

Yes. In the past, we have announced continuous investments through multiple investment limited partnerships.

Investment in Funds Inc., Operator of a Direct Financial Platform

Q: Which company did Sony Financial Ventures & Global Brain Frontier Investment Limited Partnership (SFVG Fund) invest in?

We invested in Fams Co., Ltd., which operates a direct finance platform.

Published May 26, 2026 9:00 PM ・ Updated Jun 14, 2026 4:13 AM ・ 3 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

The SFVG Fund, a joint venture between Sony Financial Ventures and Global Brain, announced its investment in Funds Inc. The investment aims to support Funds' business expansion and build a new financial infrastructure for the Asian market.

The SFVG Fund (Sony Financial Ventures & Global Brain Frontier Investment Limited Partnership), managed by a joint venture between Sony Financial Ventures Inc. and Global Brain Corporation, has announced an investment in Funds Inc., an operator of a direct financial platform.

Funds Inc. leverages Japan's vast cash and deposits and its mature, low-interest-rate environment to provide capital to listed companies, private firms, and startups both domestically and abroad. In recent years, the company has actively pursued wide-ranging partnerships with major Japanese financial institutions, expanded its business into four countries including Japan, and advanced M&A strategies to provide diverse financial services, effectively building a solid foundation to capture significant market opportunities.

We have decided to invest in Funds Inc. because we are confident that the company will create new economic cycles in the Japanese and Asian financial markets and become global infrastructure for direct finance. Through this investment, we will leverage Global Brain's resources to support Funds' business expansion.

Note: Global Brain previously announced investments in Funds via its Global Brain No. 7 Fund in August 2019 and April 2021, its Global Brain No. 6 & No. 7 F Fund in March 2023, and its SMBC-GB Growth No. 1 Fund in November 2025.

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Investment in Funds Inc., Operator of a Direct Financial Platform

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