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# GFR Fund Is Now Independent: Announcing Our Management Buyout

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- November 10, 2026

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[Teppei Tsutsui](https://gfrfund.com/blog/author/teppei-tsutsui)

## **A new chapter for GFR**

I'm thrilled to share some big news: GFR Fund is now fully independent. Our partners recently completed a management buyout from our former parent, GREE Holdings, Inc, a publicly traded gaming company in Japan.

GREE backed us from day one, and we wouldn't be here without them. We are sincerely grateful to them. But this is a moment Yasushi, Patrick, and I have been working toward for a long time: owning the firm we built and shaping its future on our own terms.

## **What it means: the same team, the same strategy**

First, what stays the same. It's the same team, the same seed-stage focus on gaming, consumer, AI, and the same bridge between Silicon Valley and Asia. Every commitment we've made to our companies, from reserves to board seats, stands.

What's new is what excites us most. The partners you meet now own the firm, so we can move faster, take bigger swings on unconventional ideas, and stay with founders for the long haul. And for founders with an eye on Asia, we're more committed than ever to opening doors to partners, customers, and investors there.

## **What's next**

Independence isn't the finish line; it's the starting point. We'll keep backing bold founders building at the intersection of entertainment, consumer, and AI.

To our founders, LPs, and friends at GREE: thank you for getting us here. The best is still ahead, and we can't wait to build it with you.

— Teppei Tsutsui, General Partner, GFR Fund

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