TGC Square Pte. Ltd. Joins "Investor Directory" to Support Japanese Startups

Vector Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Keiji Nishie; TSE Prime: 6058; hereinafter "Vector") announces that TGC Square Pte. Ltd. (Headquarters: SK Japan, 32F Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jongwook Jeong; VP & CIO: Hongig Ahn; hereinafter "TGC Square") has joined the "Investor Directory" within "Venture TV," a video-based media platform for viewing startup pitch videos.

Venture TV is one of Japan's largest platform media, aggregating pitch videos from promising startup presidents nationwide. Information on startups selected through rigorous screening based on our proprietary criteria can be searched and viewed for free. Receiving numerous listing requests, the platform now features over 800 companies roughly one year after its launch.

We are pleased to announce the addition of TGC Square to the "Investor Directory," which allows users to browse a comprehensive list of VCs, CVCs, operating companies, and angel investors. Moving forward, Venture TV will continue to support the creation of mechanisms that connect major domestic corporations with startups to spark new innovation.

Comment from Yale Kim, Investment Committee Member, TGC Square "We are delighted to be listed in the Investor Directory. TGC Square is an overseas investment corporation established with the lead of SK Square. As an independent VC, we promote investments in innovative startups in Japan and my home country, the United States, focusing on Deep Tech areas centered around semiconductors, AI, Physical Intelligence, and robotics. We at TGC Square aim to work closely with entrepreneurs and teams redefining the future of next-generation semiconductors, AI, and robots, growing together with them. Through this listing, we look forward to new encounters with entrepreneurs, researchers, operating companies, and investors who will shape the next era."

About TGC Square - URL: https://www.sksquare.com/eng/index.do - Country: Japan - Employees: Under 10 - Target Investment Areas: IT, AI/Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Robotics/IoT, Software/Systems - Target Investment Rounds: Series B, Series C, Series D - Ticket Size: Maximum 1.5 billion yen (Average 500 million yen)

As an independent VC, TGC Square was established as an overseas investment entity led by the South Korean conglomerate SK Square to invest in venture companies headquartered outside of South Korea. Focusing primarily on Japan and the US, it invests in AI, semiconductors, and Deep Tech startups, emphasizing the creation of cross-border technology synergies connecting Japan, the US, and South Korea. For meeting requests: https://venturetv.jp/investor-vc-cvcs/72

Overview of the "Investor Directory" Users can view basic information such as the target investment areas, target rounds, ticket sizes, and locations of VCs, CVCs, operating companies, and angel investors, as well as the backgrounds and investment portfolios of angel investors. It also features a refined search function based on location, average investment amount, target investment round, and target investment area.

Inquiries for Companies Wishing to be Listed - Contact: Venture TV Secretariat, Moriyama - Email: [email protected] - Inquiry Form: https://venturetv.jp/contact

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Supporting PR Following Investor Matching Venture TV not only creates high-quality encounters between companies and investors by publishing corporate information as a media outlet but also provides support for information dissemination and branding to stakeholders. Vector's startup-specialized team, Asia's No. 1 PR firm, fully backs corporate growth from a public relations perspective, including PR consulting, media relations, coverage on economic programs, and social media management. We build optimal structures and plans tailored to needs and budgets.

Background of the Launch of Venture TV "The government aims to expand annual startup investment from the current approximately 800 billion yen to 10 trillion yen by FY2027." The country's FY2022...