• Daiwa Securities Group’s Daiwa Corporate Investment started a collaboration with Main Sequence Ventures to form the Japan-Australia “Sakura Fund.”
• Planned deep-tech growth fund targets mainly Australian companies at Series B or later, aiming to support global expansion.
• Strategy centers on pairing Australian research-linked deal flow with Japanese corporate networks, manufacturing capabilities, institutional capital, market access.
• Daiwa Corporate Investment is expected to establish the fund, with Main Sequence set to serve as fund manager.
• Parties flagged space, clean energy, food and agriculture, quantum and AI, healthcare as priority themes.

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