California

Scrum Ventures

Scrum Ventures, based in California, backs Seed and Series A startups with $250k to $500k checks, mostly following other investors, across generalist sectors.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A

Check size$250K to $500K

Leads roundsMostly follows

FocusGeneralist

Latest fundn/a

Investing team9 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Scrum Ventures

9 people on the investing team, 7 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Kazuhiro KiyoshigeGeneral Partner

Masami TakahashiGeneral Partner and Executive ChairmanHe previously led WeWork Japan and Uber Japan, and worked at Sony.

Tak MiyataFounder and General PartnerHe has founded multiple startups and held executive roles, including CEO of Mixi America.

Michael MatsumuraPartnerHe previously worked at SoftBank Corp., The Lantau Group, Arup, and Citigroup, focusing on technology investments and energy consulting.

Michael PromanPartnerHe previously worked at Coca-Cola and the National Basketball Association, and is a graduate of Amherst College.

Michael YanPartner & Head of Technical InvestmentsHe manages DeepTech investments and has held leadership roles at Hokkaido F Village X and Full Bloom.

Ryan MendozaPartnerHe previously worked at PCI Ventures, a material science startup, Lockheed Martin, and an angel investment group.

Akira HagiwaraSenior Analyst

Ashley HuangResearch AnalystFocus: deep tech startups.

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Writes $250K to $500K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

May MobilityApptronikCompScienceArray LabsPontosense

In their words

Scrum Ventures | Scrum StudioGlobal Innovation.Japanese Edge. Scrum Studio is a core part of the Scrum Ventures platform advantage.We connect startups with Japanese corporations to co-create new busiscrum.vc

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Seed investors in California699 Series A investors in California480 Seed investors3020 Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Scrum Ventures invest in?

Scrum Ventures reports entry at seed, series a.

How much does Scrum Ventures invest?

Scrum Ventures reports checks of $250K to $500K.

Does Scrum Ventures lead rounds?

Scrum Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Scrum Ventures?

Kazuhiro Kiyoshige (General Partner), Masami Takahashi (General Partner and Executive Chairman), Tak Miyata (Founder and General Partner), Michael Matsumura (Partner), Michael Proman (Partner), Michael Yan (Partner & Head of Technical Investments).

Is Scrum Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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