CVC Details: Mizuno Corporation

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1. Company Overview

Company Name: Mizuno Corporation
Company Overview: Mizuno Corporation is a company that manufactures and sells sports equipment. With the vision of "Bringing happiness through sports," Mizuno aims to solve social issues by harnessing the power of sports.

2. Website URL

https://corp.mizuno.com/jp/technology/startup

3. Investment Policy

Reference site: https://corp.mizuno.com/jp/technology/startup
Mizuno is looking for partners in areas such as mental training, improvement of yips (psychological issues affecting athletes), the development of digital devices, spatial sensing, VR/AR/XR technologies, visualization of exercise performance, research on the relationship between sleep and exercise, and using scents to improve exercise performance.

4. Investment Achievements

None

5. Related Articles & Releases

• Mizuno Launches "Secondment Entrepreneurship" and Raises First VC Funding for One-Foot Shoes Sales - Nikkei

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