SBI & Capital 22 Management Inc. was established in Taiwan in 2009 through a joint venture between Japan’s top financial investment group SBI Holdings (TYO: 8473) and Capital 22. Over the years, the fund has invested over USD 20 million in Taiwanese tech startups. SBI Holdings, formerly SoftBank Investment, is now one of the largest integrated network financial groups worldwide and the largest venture capital and private equity asset management firm in Asia, with over 230 subsidiaries globally. Over the past 20 years, it has invested in more than 700 companies worldwide, with over 130 successful IPOs and M&As, and total group assets exceeding JPY 2.9 trillion.