# Japanese home shopping company Japanet is expanding its venture capital fund.

*business · news · 2026-04-21 · The Japan Times *

## Key points

- Japanet is increasing its venture fund with Pegasus Tech Ventures from $50 million to $200 million.
- The fund's early bets include SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, showing notable success.
- Future investment focus areas are generative AI, robotics, and space technology, with active Japanese and Asian corporate LPs.
- Pegasus now manages about 40 funds with $2 billion in assets and 290 startup investments.

**Companies:** Toyota Motor, Japanet, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Acer, Denka, Asustek Computer, Kalbe Farma
**Countries:** Japan, United States, Taiwan, Indonesia

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