【News】HiJoJo Global Unicorn Investment Corp. (“HiJoJo PEIT”) Begins Investment Operations

HiJoJo Global Unicorn Investment Corp. (“HiJoJo PEIT”) Begins Investment Operations 
— Pursuing New Frontiers in Private Equity Investment through Access to Global Unicorn Companies —

HiJoJo Partners Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors and Co-CEOs: Spyridon Mentzas / Norifumi Akiyama; “HiJoJo”) and JAMP Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Keiichi Ohara; “JAMP”), a subsidiary of JAMP Corporation, are pleased to announce that HiJoJo Global Unicorn Investment Corp. (“HiJoJo PEIT”)—Japan’s first investment corporation whose primary investment targets include unlisted shares of global unicorn companies and other domestic and international private equity holdings—began investment operations on October 1, 2026, with total paid-in capital of approximately 10 billion yen, following a private placement to qualified institutional investors.

HiJoJo Global Unicorn Investment Corp. Official Website

*PEIT stands for Private Equity Investment Trust.

Expanding Global Private Equity Investment Through a New Investment Corporation Framework

HiJoJo has built extensive expertise and networks in global private equity investment through the formation and management of funds targeting mid- to late-stage unlisted companies in Japan and overseas. With the commencement of investment operations by HiJoJo PEIT, HiJoJo will apply this expertise within the framework of an “investment corporation,” offering a broad range of investors a new form of access to global private equity investment.

Operating Structure

Under HiJoJo PEIT, JAMP serves as the asset management company entrusted with the asset management operations of the investment corporation, and HiJoJo, under a sub-delegation of those operations, is responsible for selecting investment targets and making investment decisions by leveraging its expertise and global network in unlisted equity investment. In addition to its role as the asset management company, JAMP supports the operation of the investment corporation through general administrative services and other functions.

About HiJoJo Partners

Founded in 2017 by Spyridon Mentzas, HiJoJo Partners is a Japan-based independent asset management firm driven by its purpose: “Unlocking Investment, Transforming Markets, Empowering Japan.” Serving Japanese investors through both offline and online distribution channels, HiJoJo has structured and distributed funds investing in mid- to late-stage companies in Japan and overseas. Its shareholders include leading Japanese financial institutions and strategic investors such as Credit Saison, Mizuho Securities, SBI Group, Finatext Holdings, MUFG Innovation Partners, Okasan Securities Group, Japan Investment Adviser, Monex Group, Pegasus Tech Ventures, i-nest capital, and SMBC Venture Capital. In 2026, HiJoJo also established a U.S. base to build a Japan-U.S. global operating structure, and has strengthened its sourcing capabilities for U.S. unlisted equities through a strategic capital and business alliance with Nasdaq Private Market, LLC, the leading private securities marketplace in the United States.

About JAMP Corporation Group

JAMP Corporation Group is a platform solutions provider for Japan’s asset management industry. Guided by the belief that client success is the reason JAMP exists, the company supports financial institutions in optimizing and growing their asset management businesses through platform services including GBASs, a goal-based asset management business support service, and white-label services built on ManCo (Management Company) functions for investment trusts, ETFs, and PEITs.

The word “Platform” is central to JAMP’s identity: it is embedded in Japan Asset Management Platform, from which “JAMP” is derived, and in the company’s Japanese legal name, 日本資産運用基盤, where 基盤 means platform.

Company Information

■ HiJoJo Partners Inc.
Co-CEOs：Spyridon Mentzas, Norifumi Akiyama
Established：November 15, 2017
Address：1-7-2 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Registration Number：Kanto Local Finance Bureau No. 3065
Registration of Financial Instruments and Exchange Operations：Type I Financial Instruments Business (Specially Permitted Intermediary Service for Unlisted Securities*), Type II Financial Instruments Business, Investment Management Business
*As the Company is not a member of the Japan Investor Protection Fund, customer claims arising from the Specially Permitted Intermediary Service for Unlisted Securities do not constitute Claims to Be Compensated as prescribed in Article 79-56, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Association Memberships：Japan Securities Dealers Association, Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association, Investment Management Association of Japan
Website：https://www.hijojo-partners.com/en

■ JAMP Fund Management Co., Ltd.
President & CEO：Keiichi Ohara, President & CEO
Established：June 28, 2022
Address：3-17-1 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Registrations：Investment Management Business, Type II Financial Instruments Business (Kanto Local Finance Bureau Registration No. 3386)
Website：https://www.jamplatform.com/en/jfm/

■ JAMP Corporation
President & CEO：Keiichi Ohara
Established：January 11, 2019 (Founded: May 28, 2018)
Address：3-17-1 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Website：https://www.jamplatform.com/en

<Contact for This Matter>
HiJoJo Partners Inc.
Email: info@hijojo.com

JAMP Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Email: bizrelation@jamplatform.com

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Note: This press release is intended solely to publicly announce a new business initiative by HiJoJo and JAMP, and is not intended to solicit investment or engage in any similar activity, whether within or outside Japan. It does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States. No securities may be offered or sold within the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. Any public offering of securities in the United States would be made by means of an English-language prospectus prepared under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Such prospectus, which would be obtainable from the issuer or seller of the relevant securities, would contain detailed information regarding the issuer and its management, as well as its financial statements. No public offering of securities in the United States is contemplated in connection with this matter.