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Square Enix

Venture Capital

Square Enix Holdings is a Tokyo-based video game publisher and developer (Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, Tomb Raider), formed in 2003 from the merger of Square and Enix. Beyond its core games business, Square Enix makes strategic corporate investments in gaming-adjacent startups spanning cloud gaming, blockchain/Web3 gaming, and content/IP ventures, including stakes in Blacknut, Zebedee, Blocklords, and Cross The Ages, plus a 2025 LP commitment to Korea's Crit Ventures content fund.

Tokyo, Japan · 4+ investments · 4 portfolio companies

Seed
Early Stage
Crypto & Web3
Gaming
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Founded
2003
Website
square-enix.com
Portfolio Companies
4
Total Investments
4
Last Investment
Nov 2025
Geographic Focus
Japan, Global

Investment Thesis

Strategic corporate investment in technologies adjacent to its core entertainment business — cloud-gaming infrastructure, blockchain/Web3 gaming, and gaming/media content-IP funds — oriented toward business synergy rather than pure financial-return venture investing.

Square Enix is a Venture Capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan. It has made 4 investments, including ZBD, Pragma and BetaDwarf. Focus areas include Crypto & Web3 and Gaming.

Portfolio4

Co-investors24

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Venture Capital ×21 · Other ×1 · Corporate VC ×1 · 9 shared rounds

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