Brave Group and SBI Holdings Enter Strategic Partnership Talks for VTuber Business
The partnership would join a VTuber operator that just raised 8 billion yen in Series E funding with a financial conglomerate already deepening its entertainment bets, signaling a new scale of capital integration in the VTuber space.
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Brave Group, operator of VTuber projects Vspo! and HIMEHINA, announced on May 19 it has begun discussions toward a strategic partnership with SBI Holdings. Capital participation by SBI Group is also under consideration. The companies plan to explore collaboration combining SBI Neo Media Holdings' esports and VTuber operations with Brave Group's IP, metaverse, and overseas expansion.
Brave Group, the company behind VTuber projects Vspo! and HIMEHINA, said on May 19 it has started discussions toward a strategic partnership with SBI Holdings, with capital participation by the SBI Group also on the table. The collaboration would combine SBI Neo Media Holdings' esports and VTuber operations-including professional team SBI e-Sports and its official VTuber Harumizu Rei-with Brave Group's IP, metaverse work, and overseas expansion. Brave Group raised approximately 8 billion yen in a Series E round in April 2026, bringing total funding to about 14 billion yen. SBI Holdings separately signed a basic agreement for a capital and business partnership with animation company Twin Engine on the same day.
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