BSD City, 25 September 2026 – Living Lab Ventures (LLV) hosted a working visit by Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, H.E. Mr. Yonetani Koji, at the Biomedical Campus, KEK ETKI Banten, BSD City, on Monday, 21 September 2026. The visit provided an opportunity to strengthen strategic dialogue on business opportunities, business expansion, and innovation collaboration between Japan and ASEAN, particularly Indonesia. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on Japan–ASEAN economic relations, including cross-border investment, market access, startup expansion, corporate collaboration, and opportunities to strengthen connectivity between the business and innovation ecosystems in Japan and Southeast Asia.
As an ASEAN-based corporate venture capital and fund management platform, LLV builds connections across global ecosystems, including Japan. The meeting also highlighted the role of the Japan Thematic Fund (JTF), an initiative established by LLV in partnership with Spiral Ventures to strengthen investment and business opportunities between Japan and Southeast Asia, with Indonesia as one of its key markets. Through JTF, Japanese startups and companies gain access that extends beyond funding, providing local market insights, strategic partners, business networks, and go-to-market opportunities to navigate, enter, and scale across ASEAN markets.
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Foundation for Further Japan–Southeast Asia Collaboration
Bayu Seto, Partner at Living Lab Ventures, explained, “Japan and Southeast Asia have built strong economic ties over several decades. This relationship provides an important foundation for further collaboration among startups, corporations, investors, and businesses across Japan and Southeast Asia. As the ASEAN economy becomes increasingly integrated, we see the importance of strengthening the connection between international capital and growth opportunities across Southeast Asia. This not only serves as a catalyst for investment, but also creates broader opportunities for companies to access technology, innovation, expertise, and markets across ASEAN. LLV seeks to connect global capital, businesses, and innovation with high-potential investment and growth opportunities in Southeast Asia.”
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LLV Combines Investment and Strategic Collaboration
For companies pursuing cross-border expansion, funding is one part of the process. Understanding local market dynamics, finding the right partners, navigating the business environment, and accessing regional networks remain vital to achieving sustainable growth. Through this approach, LLV combines investment with strategic collaboration to help companies understand new markets and gain access to market-entry opportunities, partnerships, and business development across the region. LLV’s cross-border network also connects companies with stakeholders and opportunities that can support their business expansion.
Based in Indonesia, LLV is supported by an integrated ecosystem in BSD City that enables startups, corporations, investors, and technology partners to interact and explore the application of innovative solutions in the Indonesian market. This approach allows companies to gain first-hand insights into the market and develop solutions suited to local needs before moving on to validation, commercial partnerships, and regional expansion.
