Supporting Early-Stage Companies Poised for Large-Scale Global Growth
SIP Global Partners is a cross-border venture capital firm built to invest in and support startups to unlock market demand in Japan, ASEAN and MENA.
Investment Areas
- AI infrastructure (hardware)
- AI infrastructure (software)
- AI – Next Gen Compute
- Agentic AI – Human/Machine Productivity & Process AI
- Physical AI – Robotics, Manufacture & Mobility
- AI Applications – Immersive Tech
- Electrification and Energy Resilience
Approach
With a majority of the world’s GDP and the largest tech spend globally, it is imperative that startups succeed in Asia to maximize growth
SIP leverages its unique, cross-border team to identify companies with massive potential in Asia and connect them to Asian market demands, starting with Japan.
Experienced Cross Border Team
Led by highly-experienced cross-border investors, operators and technologists situated in the US and Asia.
Focus on Japan, ASEAN and MENA
Japan presents single market entry for a massive market opportunity. ASEAN and MENA provide major growth markets for transformative technology. SIP’s local teams help validate market demand and support such market expansion post-investment.
Multitrillion Dollar Markets
Investing in multi-trillion dollars connected economies at the intersection of global infrastructure and enhanced web ecosystems across the US and Asia.
Portfolio
AI infrastructure (software)
Agentic AI – Human/Machine Productivity & Process AI
Physical AI – Robotics, Manufacture & Mobility
Agentic AI – Human/Machine Productivity & Process AI
Generative AI for Japan and Rest of Asia
Physical AI – Robotics, Manufacture & Mobility
Autonomous Motion Planning for Industrial Robots
AI Applications – Immersive Tech
Team
Shigeki “Tommy” Saitoh
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Tokyo
Justin Turkat
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Tokyo
Matthew Salloway
CO-FOUNDER
New York, GCC
Jeffrey Smith
GENERAL PARTNER
Boston
Kaori Iwamoto
COO
Tokyo
Melisa Brown
INVESTOR
Silicon Valley
Saaya Saito
OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
Tokyo
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Regions
Japan
United States