Corundum Innovation provides high quality and comprehensive innovation support through venture investment services and new business consulting services by members specializing in finance, science and technology, business development, management control, and consulting.
Philosophy
We make innovation based on science and technology
Message from CEO
Yasushi Yamamoto
Born in Kyoto City, graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University. He joined Sumitomo Corporation in 1992, then engaged in international business development of crop science business at Life Science Headquarters, and worked in Africa, France and Australia. Since he became CEO of a Japanese corporation of an Israeli life science company in 2005, he has accumulated outstanding network and knowledge through his business experience with Israel. He is an understanding of Israeli innovation and entrepreneurship, and started Corundum Innovation Co., Ltd. in 2014 with the aim of creating value with Japan's industrial base.
Fundamental Information
Company name | Corundum Innovation Co., Ltd. |
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Legal qualification | 投資助言・代理業 関東財務局長(金商)第2854号 |
Address |
Silicon Valley, USA |
Business | Management consulting |
Founded year | April 2014 |
Board members | Yasushi Yamamoto (CEO) |
Our History
Apr 2014 | Founded Corundum Innovation Inc. in Minato-ku, Tokyo |
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Oct 2014 | Partnered with Corundum Open Innovation Ltd. in Israel |
Mar 2015 | Moved the head office to Akasaka, Minato-ku in Tokyo |
Aug 2015 | Registered investment advisory and agency |
Jan 2016 | Corundum Open Innovation Ltd. created Corundum Open Innovation Fund L.P. (COIF). Started collaboration with COIF. |
Feb 2017 | Co-founded Joy Israel O.I. (2016) Ltd. in Herzliya, Israel. |
Dec 2018 | Established an entrepreneurship course in collaboration with Waseda University “NVx2 – No Venture No Victory” (EDGE-NEXT program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
Apr 2020 | Founded Corundum Systems Biology Co., Ltd. |
Jul 2020 | Founded Corundum Systems Biology (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l. |
Nov 2023 | Former JoyVentures rebranded as Corundum Neuroscience |