Metaplanet Launches $26M Bitcoin Venture Arm Despite $680M Loss

The establishment of a new venture capital subsidiary to assist the growth of Bitcoin-related financial infrastructure in Japan has been announced by the Japanese company Metaplanet Inc., commonly referred to as “Asia’s MicroStrategy”. CEO Simon Gerovich later acknowledged the move, which was first revealed through filings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Over the next two to three years, the new division, Metaplanet Ventures K.K., intends to invest roughly 4 billion yen, or $26 million. The project will be funded by the company’s

Bitcoin income division, which made most of its money from options premiums in fiscal year 2025.
According to Metaplanet, the venture arm will fund businesses constructing infrastructure within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

This covers industries including payment systems, stablecoin settlement solutions, Bitcoin lending platforms, Lightning Network development, custody services, compliance technology, infrastructure for trading derivatives, and tokenised financial products.

Additionally, the subsidiary will serve as a startup incubator and offer awards to educators and developers involved in the Bitcoin ecosystem. As blockchain-based financial systems continue to grow, the company expects the project will bolster Japan’s position in the global digital asset market.

JPYC Inc., a Japanese stablecoin issuer, is anticipated to receive the venture arm’s first investment. The investment’s quantity and structure have not yet been made public.

The announcement coincides with a difficult time for Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury plan. Despite having 35,102 BTC now, the corporation hasn’t increased its holdings in eight weeks.

Metaplanet is holding on to substantial unrealised losses as Bitcoin is currently trading between $65,000 and $70,000, much below its October 2025 top at $125,000.

The company’s holdings today represent nearly $680 million in unrealised losses because much of its Bitcoin was purchased at an average cost of roughly $107,716 per BTC; depending on current prices, some estimates place this amount closer to $1.35 billion.
Metaplanet’s fiscal 2025 statistics showed outstanding profitability despite the losses.

CEO Gerovich has argued that net profit is not the best metric for evaluating a Bitcoin treasury company. Instead, he highlights operating profit and BTC yield growth as more meaningful indicators of performance.

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