3P Ventures
Early-stage SPV sponsor backing industrial tech and SMBs across Japan, Asia and the US
🇯🇵 Japan
Pre-seed to Growth
3P Ventures is a deal-by-deal SPV sponsor and private equity firm anchored in Japan, founded by Chinh Q. Tran. It invests in early-stage industrial technology across Asia and the US, and in small-to-mid-sized businesses across Asia, combining direct equity, early-stage venture checks and select fund holdings. Its leadership draws on two decades of operating experience at companies including Disney and Yahoo.
What they invest in
- Stage
- Pre-seed to Growth
- Industrial tech
- AI / Computer Vision
- Biotech
- Agriculture
- Private Equity
- Japan
- Asia-Pacific
- North America
How to pitch
They read inbound pitches that match the criteria above.
Open to
- Pitches from founders
- Mentoring founders
Portfolio
3P Ventures invests across direct equity, early-stage ventures and fund holdings, backing industrial tech, AI, biotech and agriculture companies mainly in Japan, plus an LP fund position.
Some of the companies they have backed
The portfolio at a glance · 5 companies · 2024
Sectors
- Agriculture20%
- AI / Mobility20%
- Biotech20%
- Ltd.20%
- Other20%
Stage when they invested
- Pre-seed20%
- Seed40%
- Growth40%
Where the companies are
- 🇯🇵 Japan80%
- 🇺🇸 United States20%
Compiled from the 5 investments listed on 3P Ventures' own portfolio page as of Oct 2026.
