Jon Soberg, Managing Partner of MS&AD Ventures Inc. ("MS&AD Ventures"), Corporate Venture Capital of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (President and CEO: Noriyuki Hara), has been selected as 20th rank of the "Seed 100" investors, started in 2021, announced by Business Insider, an online news media in the United States.
  "Seed 100" selects 100 investors from many seed investors around the world who have demonstrated outstanding skills in a sustainable manner. Jon is the only investor selected out of the CVC (Corporate Venture Capital) investors, and has received this honor for 4 years in a row.
  Through effective investment activities by MS&AD Ventures, MS&AD Insurance Group will continue to enhance customer experience value and operational productivity, and strive for sustainable growth and enhancement of corporate value, while incorporating new business models utilizing advanced technologies.

Business Insider, a well-known online news media in the U.S., selected top 100 investors after evaluating the performance of seed investors around the world using a valuation model developed by a seed venture capital firm called Tribe Capital.
The evaluation considers the seed investments
  -which have performed well as indicated by initial public offerings or exits meaningfully above liquidation preference.
  -which showed early signs of future success because their portfolios have cured well at the early stage, but have not yet exited.
  -which tended to reach growth stage as indicated by Series B+ follow-up rounds.
  -which had well-rounded success, showing well across all measured attributes.

(1) Awardee: MS&AD Ventures Managing Partner  Jon Soberg
(2) Ranking : 20th
 

<Jon Soberg’s comment>
It is a huge honor for me to be #20 on Business Insider's Seed 100 list in 2024, and to have received the honor 4 years in a row. I have so much respect and admiration for the great investors on the list and it is humbling to be included. I'm particularly proud of this honor because Seed 100 really identifies the investors who find great companies and help them succeed from the early stage by statistically analyzing track records and how much value is added from the time of investment.

<Overview of MS&AD Ventures>

1. Name:    MS&AD Ventures Inc.

2. Location:    Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.

3. Shareholder:    MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.  100%

4. Investment targets:    Start-ups aiming to generate synergies with the MS&AD Group *

* Overseas start-up companies focusing on early-stage (from the late start-up period to the early growth period) in areas such as InsurTech, FinTech, Mobility, Life & Health, Cyber Security

5. MS&AD Ventures website:    https://msad.vc/