With a vision focused on climate change, digitalisation, mobility and health, SGV provides the resources and expertise to turn ideas that can have a positive global impact into reality.
About Suzuki Global Ventures
Suzuki Global Ventures (SGV) is an important strategic step in Suzuki's plan to connect to the global startup ecosystem and help develop innovative solutions that address problems facing society. Launched in 2022, this corporate venture capital fund is based in Silicon Valley, USA.
The SGV fund is designed as an access point for innovative start-ups. Through its investments, Suzuki aims to identify and support ideas that can have a significant impact on society. This investment strategy has the potential to address numerous global issues, from climate change to digitalisation and from mobility to health.
Through SGV, Suzuki aims to accelerate collaboration with start-ups, co-creating innovative products and services, contributing to the development of a vibrant ecosystem of collaboration and innovation that can benefit both the company and its customers.
Principal Fields
With a strong commitment to innovation and social responsibility, Suzuki is ready to be a catalyst for change by investing in start-ups that want to make a difference.
Suzuki Global Ventures' areas of investment will cover all areas of business that address social issues that require solutions, such as:
- mobility;
- carbon neutrality: clean propulsion technologies, energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, etc.;
- Industry 4.0: technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT, virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, cloud computing, cybersecurity, etc;
- sustainability: innovative solutions that will make the automotive industry more sustainable;
- DX (digital transformation);
- Fintech: technologies that can improve and simplify financial services;
- Agritech: technologies and innovations applied in the agricultural sector to improve efficiency, productivity and sustainability;
- Healthtech: innovative healthcare solutions and technologies that aim to improve diagnosis, treatment, health information management and, in general, the provision of more efficient and personalised healthcare services.
Corporate Venture Capital Fund Outline
Name: Suzuki Global Ventures (SGV) (registered name: Suzuki Global Ventures, L.P.)
Establishment: October 2022
Investment amount: USD 100 million
Type of investment: Direct and VC fund investments
Fund manager: World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Website: https://suzukiglobalventures.com/en
Message from the President, Toshihiro Suzuki
”Suzuki also began as a small start-up focused on making looming machines in 1920. Suzuki’s founding story goes back to when our founder Michio Suzuki created the innovative and user-friendly pedal-driven looming machine with the hopes of helping his mother, who had to work hard to weave cotton cloth.
Since its founding, Suzuki has been making it our mission to serve society by putting ourselves in the customers’ shoes and understanding their point of view. Our roots of always striving to “solve customers’ problems” remain unchanged.
Through SGV, we look forward to taking the same steps toward addressing social issues by collaborating and innovating with the start-ups that share Suzuki’s mission.”
World Innovation Lab: Venture capital, corporate partnerships and investment in emerging technologies
World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a venture capital firm and is a powerful driver of innovation within the global start-up ecosystem. Providing a bridge between start-ups and corporations in the United States and Asia, WiL collaborates with global corporations and leading government entities in Japan and Asia.
Through corporate partnerships, WiL provides support to its portfolio companies, enabling US and European start-ups to expand globally. At the same time, Japanese start-ups benefit from opportunities to innovate and go global.
WiL is not limited to a specific industry or technology, but is active in investments in various emerging technology areas. These include fintech, insurtech, automation and productivity, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, medical technology and sustainability. Through its investments, WiL aims to drive innovation and support the development of technology solutions that can bring meaningful change across sectors.
Moreover, WiL is not limited to investing in start-ups, but also in exceptional venture funds, while supporting its LPs in their corporate investment efforts. This dual role, as an investor in start-ups and venture funds, allows WiL to take a holistic view of the start-up and innovation ecosystem.
Suzuki Romania, an important player in the national automotive market, aligns itself with the company's global strategy by adhering to common values and principles. With an extended team of professionals and a wide range of vehicles sold in Romania, the company is actively involved in the community and is always up to date with the latest technological and environmental trends.
Expectations are high and the company has ambitious plans. Suzuki Romania is working towards achieving its international goals, offering customers services and products that help them achieve their environmental, social or business objectives.
For fans of the Suzuki brand, but also for people interested in finding out more about Suzuki vehicles, the contact details of dealerships throughout Romania can be found on the Suzuki authorised dealer network page on suzuki.ro. Schedule a showroom visit, a test drive or request further details from your nearest authorised Suzuki dealer in Romania.
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