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Across Ventures

San Francisco, CA · Invests in US; Asia · Website

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Thesis

Specialized micro VCs ($20-50M funds) have structural advantages over mega-funds: they access pre-seed/seed deals before market consensus forms, build compounding domain expertise, and generate early informational advantages. Across Ventures bridges these investors with Japanese enterprises seeking U.S. innovation access.

Likely not a fit for

Does not make direct startup investments; avoids generalist VC approaches, consensus-stage investments, and mega-fund strategies

How they invest

Involvement
Passive
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$100M
Decision process
Solo GP

Partners & team

1 contact on file

EY

Emi Yoshikawa

General PartnerCEO & Managing Partner · Primary contact

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Portfolio

Fund I portfolio (micro VCs - pending public disclosure)Enterprise Software

Across Ventures is a Silicon Valley VC firm targeting micro VCs to connect U.S. innovation with Japanese enterprises. It launched Fund I with SBI Holdings targeting $100 million. The fund aims to invest in specialized micro VCs for early-stage startups.

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Across Ventures Research Overview Across Ventures is a San Francisco-based Fund-of-Funds (FoF) venture capital firm founded in 2025 by Emi Yoshikawa. Unlike traditional VC firms that invest directly in startups, Across Ventures invests in specialized micro VC funds ($20–50M) that operate at the frontier of innovation. The firm serves as a strategic bridge between Silicon Valley's most focused earl…

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