April 30, 2015
Company Name:

GMO Internet, Inc.
(TSE First Section, Code: 9449)

Address:

26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN

Representative:

Masatoshi Kumagai, CEO and FounderContact:

Masashi Yasuda, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone:+81 3 5456 2555

URL:

http://www.gmo.jp/en

New Fund Established by GMO Internet Subsidiary

GMO Internet, Inc. announces that new fund, GMO VenturePartners4 Limited Investment Partnership, establishedon March 9, 2015 by consolidated subsidiary GMO VenturePartners will be included in the GMO Internet Group
consolidation as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. Details are as follows.

1. Company to Establish Fund: GMO VenturePartners, Inc.
(1) Company Name

GMO VenturePartners, Inc.

(2) Address

26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo(3) CEOMasatoshi Kumagai(4) Business Description

Investment in unlisted/listed IT startups in Japan and globally(5) Capital

JPY220 million (as of March 31, 2015)

2. Objective of the New Fund
Under the corporate catchphrase, Internet for Everyone, GMO Internet Group operates in four business segments;
Internet Infrastructure, Online Advertising & Media, Internet Securities, and Mobile Entertainment.
GMO VenturePartners was established in 2005 to invest in both listed and unlisted IT startups in Japan andinternationally with the objective of growing business and enhancing corporate value. The company currently
operates funds totaling JPY4.6 billion.
New fund, GMO VenturePartners4 was established to promote “Internet conversion” of Japanese industries,encourage “Global Conversion” and support Japanese startups aiming to launch in the North America and Asia
markets.
The new fund is a consolidated subsidiary of GMO VenturePartners and an indirect consolidated subsidiary of GMOInternet.

13. Overview of New Fund(1)Fund name

GMO VenturePartners4 Limited Investment Partnership(2)

Address

26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo(3)Governing Law

Investment partnership established in accordance with the Limited Partnership Act forInvestment
To promote “Internet conversion” of Japanese industries, encourage “Global(4)Fund ObjectiveConversion” and support Japanese startups aiming to launch in North America andAsia.

Date(5)

March 9, 2015
Established(6)Total size

JPY2.1billion (current projection)(Major paid-in investors as of today)
1. 13.7% / JPY75 millionGMO VenturePartners, Inc. (consolidated subsidiary)

2. 18.3% / JPY100 million

GMO PaymentGateway, Inc. (consolidated subsidiary)

3. 4.6% / JPY25million

GMO Internet, Inc.

Major investors,(7)
investment ratio
others(8)Company Name

GMO VenturePartners, Inc.

Address

26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, TokyoCEO

Masatoshi Kumagai

Fund Operator
Business
Investment in unlisted/listed IT startups in Japan and globally
Description
Capital

JPY220 million
GMO Internet and its consolidated subsidiaries, GMO Payment

RelatedPartyGateway and GMO VenturePartners are investors in the newRelationships
fund.
Related Party
GMO Internet consolidated subsidiary, GMO VenturePartners will
Relationships(9)

Executiveoperate the new fund.

Relationships

Members on the Board of GMO Internet and GMO Payment

between GMO
Internet and theGateway serve concurrently on the GMO VenturePartners Board.
New FundNo reportable transactional relationships between GMO Internet
Transactionaland the fund. The fund is operated by GMO Internet consolidated
Relationships
subsidiary, GMO VenturePartners.

2

4．Schedule
EstablishedMarch 9, 2015

Agreement ExecutedMarch 9, 2015

Funds Paid in

Beginning March 16, 2015

5. Outlook
Impact on earnings in the current fiscal year (FY2015) is immaterial.

(Reference) Consolidated Results Forecast (announced February 5, 2015)
Consolidated

Consolidated

Consolidated

Consolidated

Net Sales

Operating Profit

Ordinary Profit

Net Profit

JPY 121,000 million

JPY 14,300 million

JPY 14,300 million

JPY 6,500 million

JPY 109,368 million

JPY 12,931 million

JPY 12,734 million

JPY 5,841 million

Current Forecast(FYE12/2015)
Previous Term Results(FYE12/2014)3