San Francisco · Venture Capital

Building the Next
Innovation Frontier,
Together

Across Ventures partners with the world's most exceptional micro VCs at the frontier of innovation — connecting their most promising ventures with the enterprises ready to shape what comes next.

Discover Our Approach
Overview

A new kind of
venture capital
connecting micro VCs
and leading enterprises

Across Ventures is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm seeking to invest in top-tier micro VCs across frontier technology domains. We believe the most significant innovations of our time begin at the earliest stages — in the hands of the most focused, specialized investors who see what others have yet to imagine.

By partnering with exceptional micro VC General Partners, we foster strategic connections with leading enterprises — building bridges between Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial dynamism and the industrial strength of forward-looking corporations worldwide.

Pre-Seed & Seed
The earliest stages where breakthrough ideas are born
Micro VC
The most specialized investors in the ecosystem
Frontier Technologies
AI, DeepTech, Health Tech, Climate Tech, Blockchain,
and other cutting-edge technology domains
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Earliest Signals
Pre-seed insights identified by domain-specialized micro VCs
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Partnership Platform
Building a platform that connects frontier startups with global enterprises
Focus

Two sides of the same frontier

We build partnerships on both sides of the innovation equation,
with the investors who identify the future,
and the enterprises positioned, to grow alongside it.

Micro VCs

Exceptional GPs building at the frontier

We partner with highly specialized micro VC General Partners operating at the frontier of AI, deeptech, and beyond.

  • Pre-seed and seed stage focus
  • Differentiated investment thesis
  • Frontier technology domains
  • Deep relationships with founders
  • Global perspective and ambition
Global Enterprises

Enterprises shaping what comes next

We connect forward-looking enterprises with the earliest innovations and the exceptional micro VCs who back them.

  • Access to frontier technology insights
  • Early visibility into emerging ventures
  • Strategic innovation partnerships
  • Deal flow & co-investment opportunities
Insights

Insights from the frontier

Insight #1 APR 1, 2026

Why “Specialized Micro VCs” — and Why Now?

The U.S. venture capital industry is undergoing rapid bifurcation. For decades, competitive advantage was thought to derive from brand recognition and abundant capital. That assumption is now giving way to a different reality.

Read Article → Insight #2 APR 1, 2026

Why Corporations Should Focus on the Earliest Stages of Innovation

Most new technologies are invisible at the moment of their creation. For many companies, the first encounter with a new technology comes not when it emerges, but only after it has already built some track record in the market.

Read Article → Insight #3 APR 1, 2026

How Corporations Should Partner with Micro VCs to Build Their Innovation Strategy

Historically, the relationship between large corporations and startups has been framed in transactional terms. In an era of accelerating change, however, this model alone is no longer sufficient.

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Team

The team behind Across Ventures

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Emi Yoshikawa, CFA

CEO & Managing Partner

Emi Yoshikawa is the Founder and CEO of Across Ventures. With over two decades of experience spanning finance and technology across Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Japan, she has cultivated a lifelong passion for connecting innovation between startups and leading enterprises. Prior to founding Across Ventures, Emi served as VP of Strategic Initiatives at Ripple, where she spearheaded corporate strategy, international expansion, and strategic partnerships — including a key role in launching Ripple's ecosystem fund to accelerate global blockchain adoption.

Emi also co-founded the Blockchain Research Center at Kyoto University, where she served as an adjunct associate professor, fostering collaboration between industry and academia. She has served on the boards of SBI Remit, SBI Ripple Asia, MoneyTap, and the Japan Society of Northern California, and is a CFA charterholder and Harvard Business School MBA graduate. Recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times in 2021, Emi is also a regular columnist for Forbes Japan, covering innovation and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.

Media

Latest from Across Ventures

FEB 3, 2026 Article Contributed to Nikkei Financial: “A Bifurcating U.S. VC Landscape: The Rise of Micro VCs” → NOV 28, 2025 Article Contributed to Forbes Japan: “Specialized Micro VCs Out of Silicon Valley: The Wave of Manufacturing Tech Innovation and Its Implications for Japanese Companies” → NOV 25, 2025 Book Across Ventures served as translation supervisor for the Japanese edition of ‘Unlocking Alpha: The Rise of Niche VC’. → JUL 1, 2025 Article Contributed to Forbes Japan: “The Rise of Micro VCs: The Democratization of Venture Investment Spreading Across Silicon Valley [Part 1]” →
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Connect

Let's build the frontier together

For corporate partners seeking access to the next frontier of innovation, and for micro VC GPs looking for a strategic partner — we would welcome the opportunity to connect.

Contact us at: info@across-ventures.com