Top 50 Agriculture (AgTech) Startup Investors in Japan (October 2026)
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UntroD Capital
VC Fund
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15 | Japan, Singapore, Austria | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care | $316k–$15M |
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund
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14 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $288k–$20M |
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund
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11 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $283k–$10M |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
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11 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $470k–$21M |
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
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10 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $602k–$48M |
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Real Tech Japan
VC Fund
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8 | Japan, Singapore, Austria | Series A, Seed | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical | |
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Energy & Environment Investment
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, United States, Canada | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Energy, Software, Internet of Things | $915k–$96M |
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, United States, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $482k–$16M |
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Kemuri Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Agriculture, Food Processing, Food and Beverage | $1.4M–$7M |
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MTG Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Health Care, Marketing | $367k–$33M |
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Spurcle
VC Fund
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5 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture | $95k–$6.8M |
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Shizuoka Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $532k–$52M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $800k–$34M |
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Delight Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Malaysia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $556k–$19M |
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $372k–$17M |
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $404k–$11M |
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Yamaguchi Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed | Apps, Software, Internet | $650k–$132M |
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $480k–$11M |
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Agribusiness Investment Development
VC Fund
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4 | Japan | Series A, Series B, Seed | Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Manufacturing | $1.4M–$31M |
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NOBUNAGA Capital Village
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Agriculture, Content | $276k–$16M |
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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed | Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence | $286k–$12M |
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F-Prime
VC Fund
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3 | United States, China, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $1.6M–$112M |
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Miraidoa
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Myanmar | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology | $96k–$11M |
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W ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Content, Internet | $382k–$37M |
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Archetype Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $605k–$32M |
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Senshu Ikeda Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Internet | $395k–$17M |
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Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Israel | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $1.7M–$69M |
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Future Venture Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Myanmar | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing | |
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Miyazaki Taiyo Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Health Care, Agriculture, Biotechnology | $650k–$3M |
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DOGAN beta
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Information Technology, Apps, Software | $233k–$21M |
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JAFCO
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1.3M–$41M |
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Suzuki Tatsuya
Angel
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3 | Japan | Seed, Series A | AgTech, Agriculture, Internet | $367k–$4.7M |
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Chiba Dojo
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $689k–$32M |
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Lifetime Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Software, Medical | |
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East Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $250k–$30M |
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Chushin Venture Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical | $955k–$15M |
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Eight Roads Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, India | Series B, Series A, Series C | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology | $6M–$117M |
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VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, China, Germany | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Content | $190k–$7.1M |
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JA Mitsui Leasing
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Debt Financing, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence | $2.5M–$64M |
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Information Technology, Content, Software | $215k–$18M |
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The Seed Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Consulting, Architecture | $160k–$8.1M |
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Primal Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Spain, Switzerland | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $168k–$17M |
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ARCH Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics | $9.1M–$230M |
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Glocalink
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Robotics, Biotechnology | $41k–$3.3M |
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VU Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Colombia | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology | $1.4M–$64M |
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Sony Innovation Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Japan, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | $6M–$156M |
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Kagoshima Startup Support Investment
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed | Chemical, Agriculture | $642k–$1.9M |
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Universal Materials Incubator
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Chemical | $2M–$99M |
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Terrada Warehouse
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Corporate Round, Series A | Art, AgTech, Travel | $62k–$43M |
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Aqua Clara Lemon Gas Holdings
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed | Farming, Agriculture, Aquaculture | $2.1M–$15M |
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UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 148
- Round size: Seed $316k–$6M; Series A $2.1M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $438k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- JAOPS — JAOPS is dedicated to Operations as a Service and develops software, tools, and services for space mission operations, including data processing, mission planning, context evaluation, anomaly resolution, and real-time mission control and monitoring. The company provides mission operations design, training, and certification for operators, astronauts, and ground segment teams. JAOPS offers products such as Yamcs Gateway, mission control tools, and simulation environments to support spacecraft and lunar rover missions. Its services include turnkey mission control center design and deployment, operational reviews, and operations as a service. JAOPS works with open-source platforms like Yamcs, Grafana, and robotics simulators to support Earth orbit, cislunar, and lunar surface missions.
- Eco-Pork — Eco-Pork is a co-creation solution farm that supports farmers' food productivity improvement. It is connecting the pig and technology, pork ( Pork ) new business ecosystems ( Ecosystem By building a), in the pork growing demand around the world, to get the most out of the food supply capacity is finite.
- Teragen Energy — Teragen Energy develops an energy technology platform based on advanced regenerative solid oxide fuel cells that provide both power generation and energy storage in a single system. The company’s systems generate electricity from external fuels such as natural gas or hydrogen without combustion and can operate in reverse to store power as hydrogen.Teragen designs modular systems that can be scaled from megawatt-scale installations for data centers to deployments for microgrids, renewable projects, and utilities. Its technology is intended to help operators manage variable renewable output, ride through outages, and address daily capacity needs using one device. Teragen focuses on applications including AI and cloud data centers, manufacturing and cold storage facilities, remote communities, and electric grid infrastructure. The platform is positioned to replace separate diesel generators and battery systems by combining fuel-flexible generation and low-cost storage in a compact footprint.
Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 395
- Round size: Seed $288k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $368k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
- Black Cat Carnival — Tell us about anything development-related. Our founder, who launched Niconico Live, SUGAR and GANMA! from scratch, helps with planning, design, development and operations.
- Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.
ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. In addition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 180
- Round size: Seed $283k–$1.9M; Series A $944k–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $389k–$2.8M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- IGU — IGU is a professional team dedicated to designing, refining, and delivering exceptional entertainment experiences. With a strong focus on creativity, quality, and innovation, IGU brings together talented professionals who transform ideas into engaging and memorable experiences.
- GEMBA — GEMBA develops on-site improvement DX services specialising in the manufacturing industry.
- NexusAdvisors — NexusAdvisors operates AvaCareer, an AI-powered recruitment platform that leverages intelligent AI agents to support both companies and job seekers by streamlining hiring processes, enhancing candidate matching, and improving recruitment efficiency.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 689
- Round size: Seed $470k–$16M; Series A $1.2M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $525k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Smart Craft —
- Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is a biotechnology firm dedicated to promoting the practical use of safe and effective nucleic acid therapies. Utilizing nucleic acid chemistry technology, the company strives to provide nucleic acid medicines to patients suffering from diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain has managed a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 835
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$31M; Series B $3.4M–$48M; Venture - Series Unknown $602k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
- Essen — Essen is a technological company that specializes in mobility and data analysis, as well as using data to improve transportation.
- Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
- Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions.
- MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.
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- Industry: Energy, Software, Internet of Things
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 134
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$14M; Series B $3.7M–$96M; Venture - Series Unknown $915k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.1M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Esa — Esa offers plastic waste recycling, and also the development and distribution of plastic products
- ElleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
- Advance Composite — Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products.
MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 330
- Round size: Seed $482k–$12M; Series A $1.2M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $957k–$8.3M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- 9lione — 9lione is a cloud drug management system that can perform complicated drug management easily. It uses optical character recognition technology (OCR) whereas information can be read simply by taking a prescription, and drug inventory lists are automatically created and updated. It was established on August 8, 2018, and is headquartered in Tokyo,Japan.
- Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
- Smart Craft —
Kemuri Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$1.9M; Series A $2.1M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.5M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- AccordX — AccordX is a platform that allows individuals to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens and sell food by online delivery.
- HarvestX — HarvestX manufactures fully automatic robots which contributes to the shortage of agricultural human resources and stable food production
- Quantum Flowers & Foods — Quantum Flowers & Foods is a technology firm that develops and creates agricultural business models and technologies.
MTG Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of MTG that invests in beauty and wellness tech, food tech, and sports tech sectors.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Marketing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $367k–$1.2M; Series A $1.8M–$9.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.3M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dwilar — Dwilar is an AI-powered global credit platform that unifies credit data across borders. We provide instant credit assessments, global score conversion, and compliance-driven onboarding to help people access banking, rentals, and loans worldwide.
- Synflux — Synflux is a fashion, design, and technology professional firm that does design and research and takes on the challenge of innovative development and social implementation. It is a digital technology combining AI, 3D technology, and blockchain. For inquiries, an online inquiry form is available on their website.
- EF Polymer — EF Polymer Private Limited providing 100% Organic and fully Biodegradable Super Absorbent Polymer cum Fertilizer to reduce Water and Fertilizer requirement for your plant. Let's grow organically.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $369k–$1.4M; Pre-Seed $95k–$700k; Series A $964k–$6.8M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
- Lx Design — Lx Design is an application that connects schools with people who wants to work as a teacher.
- ForestFolks — ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection.
Shizuoka Capital Company Limited operates as a venture capital firm. It engages in the acquisition, holding, and, sale of securities.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$41M; Series B $790k–$52M; Venture - Series Unknown $532k–$6.2M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.7M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Yoom — Yoom is a consulting company that offers system development services on AI, IoT, data solutions, and cloud integration.
- Ocean — Ocean is a technology-driven company dedicated to promoting digital transformation in the tax-free and retail shopping sectors. By developing innovative digital platforms and integrated solutions, the company streamlines tax refund processes and enhances the overall shopping experience for international travelers and retailers alike.
- Equmenopolis — Equmenopolis is an information services company that specializes in conversational AI agent platforms and application developments.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries and affiliates in the various business segments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 673
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $800k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
Delight Ventures is a venture capital firm that thoroughly reduces the hurdles of entrepreneurship in Japan and supports entrepreneurs in the world. Entrepreneurship is taken as a natural career path, and we aim to be a society where both successful and unsuccessful people can continue to take on challenges.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $556k–$4.3M; Series A $1.9M–$11M; Series B $3.1M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $93M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- 10pct. — 10pct. is a consulting firm that provides hotel management, marketing, and operation support services to its clients.
- Ocean — Ocean is a technology-driven company dedicated to promoting digital transformation in the tax-free and retail shopping sectors. By developing innovative digital platforms and integrated solutions, the company streamlines tax refund processes and enhances the overall shopping experience for international travelers and retailers alike.
- Voxela, Inc. — Voxels is an AI powered platform on a mission to reinvent caregiving by making incident detection intelligent and actionable.
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 99
- Round size: Seed $372k–$2.9M; Series A $1M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $473k–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
- Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
- Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance, RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Seed $462k–$5.7M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $404k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- THE PHAGE — The phage is a medical device company that focuses on developing AI technology to predict postprandial blood glucose levels.
- AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
- Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm. Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. was established in 1996 and is based in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan.
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- Industry: Apps, Software, Internet
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Round size: Seed $650k–$3.6M; Series B $2.2M–$132M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.9M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- LiLz — LiLz is a technology startup that combines machine learning and IoT technology to reduce fieldwork operations. The startup's LiLz Gauge captures and analyzes values by using a low-power IoT camera to capture the current analog meter, uploading it to the cloud, and performing character and image recognition. Analog meters can perform the samefunctions as smart meters. They are also working on a sound search service (LiLz Sound Search) for detecting signs of abnormalities in equipment.
- Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
- NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $480k–$3.7M; Series A $1.1M–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $549k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
- Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
Agribusiness Investment Development is a venture capital firm that offers agriculture investment for agricultural corporations. It was established in 2002 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$1.4M; Series A $1.6M–$31M; Series B $2.6M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KAICO — KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company.
- kikitori — kikitori engages in the development and operation of applications and web systems in the fruit and vegetable distribution field.
- Newlocal — Newlocal offers planning, development, and consulting services related to real estate, construction, and community development sectors.
NOBUNAGA Capital Village is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in early-stage and later-stage companies.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Content
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $276k–$2.2M; Series A $1.3M–$16M; Series B $2.1M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
- Stayway — Stayway is operating the world's largest hotel and vacation facility search and comparison site.
- Blue Farm — Blue Farm is a agricultural company that provides optimal tea cultivation environments for companies.
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Browse database — It's Free!Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $286k–$1.5M; Series B $4.2M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $498k–$5.3M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.7M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- GEMBA — GEMBA develops on-site improvement DX services specialising in the manufacturing industry.
- PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
- Global Trust Networks — GTN is a Japanese real estate brokerage firm. Foreigners can use the company's rent guarantee and real estate rental brokerage services to acquire brokerage services at a low cost.
F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology, with a heritage that spans four decades.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, China, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 548
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$20M; Series A $8M–$87M; Series B $15M–$112M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Innovent Biologics — Innovent Biologics, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company that is dedicated to the development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies to be marketed in China and elsewhere around the world. Innovent is funded by the venture arm of Fidelity, which is a major investment firm in the US, Lilly Ventures, and Suzhou bioBay. Theregistered capital is 30Million US Dollars. The founders and senior management team of Innovent have over 70 years of combined work experience in the discovery, development and manufacture of biologics in the US, Europe and worldwide and were involved in the launch of such products as Bexxar, Conbercept, Natrecor, Oncorine, Recombivax HB, and others.
- PlasmaGen Biosciences — PlasmaGen BioSciences is an Indian Bio-pharmaceutical organization specializing exclusively in Plasma Protein Therapy.Headquartered in Bangalore- India, PlasmaGen has been making every effort in the domain of Plasma product Industry and has become an Imperative one stop destination for the medical fraternity for most of the plasma products need.They have a basket of plasma products and the widest range of immunoglobulins in India catering to the requisites of various realms viz. Haematology, Oncology, Immunology, Paediatrics, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Neurology.
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical — Ultragenyx is focused on developing first-ever approved treatments for rare and ultrarare diseases and moving the rare disease community forward.
Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Myanmar
Investor stats
- Total investments: 171
- Round size: Seed $338k–$5.3M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $96k–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.5M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Naorai — Naorai is a food and beverage firm that manufactures wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages.
- Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
- Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Seed $382k–$14M; Series A $1.3M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $45M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Ness — Ness is a tech company that offers 3 service websites and analytic tools for NFT marketing tool, TikTok product and NFT holders.
- Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in B2B Tech seed and early stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 131
- Round size: Seed $605k–$6.8M; Series A $1.2M–$32M; Series B $1.7M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Nocall — Nocall develops an automated calling system utilizing AI voice technology.
- Voxela, Inc. — Voxels is an AI powered platform on a mission to reinvent caregiving by making incident detection intelligent and actionable.
- Bulwark Dynamics — Bulwark Dynamics develops autonomous maritime systems for contested logistics and distributed military operations. Its CARAVEL platform is an autonomous beach-landing resupply vessel that delivers cargo from ship to shore without requiring port infrastructure. The vessel supports JMIC and ISO containers, autonomous cargo handling, GPS-deniednavigation, and operations in shallow or degraded maritime conditions. The company also develops vessel autonomy, command-and-control, hull production, payload integration, and sustainment capabilities for defense and maritime logistics applications.
Senshu Ikeda Capital offers financial consultancy services.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Internet
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 68
- Round size: Seed $395k–$3.8M; Series A $1.9M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $443k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $11M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
- Molmir — Molmir is a biotech company that conducts research and develops treatments for intractable diseases based on sensing technology.
- Eight Knot — Eight Knot is a developer of autonomous navigation systems intended for water mobility. They provide autonomous ship maneuvering technology using robotics, enabling customers with water-on-demand transportation using environment-friendly EV robotic boats.
Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 208
- Round size: Series A $2M–$35M; Series B $4.4M–$69M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $51M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- CADDi — CADDi analyzes and connects manufacturing data fragmented across departments, locations, and systems, turning it into an enterprise asset. It uses AI to transform how manufacturers make decisions and execute work.
- Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
- kikitori — kikitori engages in the development and operation of applications and web systems in the fruit and vegetable distribution field.
Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Myanmar
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Soxai — Soxai manufactures rings for healthcare purposes using IoT.
- Flucle — Flucle provides company rule building and risk mitigation, cloud advisor, human resource development, training & labor management services.
- Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
Miyazaki Taiyo Capital is a venture capital company that specializes in seed investments, early stage venture investments and late stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Health Care, Agriculture, Biotechnology
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $650k–$2.2M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.9M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.3M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- AGRIST — AGRIST Co., Ltd. is a venture company that solves agricultural problems with technology. An automatic harvesting robot solves the problem of a shortage of farmers who are aging and harvesting agricultural products.
- AMI — AMI Corp is engaged in medical consulting, medical device development and writing.
- MabGenesis — MabGenesis is a biopharmaceutical company that provides therapeutic monoclonal antibody drugs in human and animal fields.
Venture capital firm located in Kyushu (the westernmost of Japan’s four main islands). They believe that the fundamental challenge facing the local economy is the lack of employment diversity. Although it is a simple example, it is easier to understand if you compare the Tokyo metropolitan area with Kyushu and list the companies that can achieve annual income of 10 million yen at the age of 30 (probably with a head office in Kyushu Most companies with the highest annual income will be infrastructure company
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- Industry: Information Technology, Apps, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $233k–$5.4M; Series A $1.3M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $279k–$9.9M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Foodcam — Foodcam aims to build a comprehensive overseas distribution infrastructure for Japanese food products, enabling manufacturers and suppliers to efficiently expand into international markets through streamlined logistics, supply chain management, and global distribution solutions.
- EUV Photon — EUV Photon is an irradiation services company that conducts processing, evaluation, and measurement of materials for EUV lights.
- 12 Pharmacy — 12 Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in manufacturing and providing medicines and services for veterinary hospitals.
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Browse database — It's Free!Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to the creations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 371
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$41M; Series B $4.2M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $567M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- ADiXi — Adixi is a tech-driven business that supports the idea that people and technology may work together. It strives to open doors by utilizing cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence, to promote long-term, sustainable corporate and societal progress.
- Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
- Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
1985. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University. In 2008, he engaged in new business support and venture support for large companies at Inspire Co., Ltd. In 2011, he was appointed director of UXConsulting company wacul. In 2012, he was appointed director of giftee.
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- Industry: AgTech, Agriculture, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $367k–$4.7M; Series A $1.5M–$2.9M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pleap — Pleap is a medical engineering company specializing in the development of AI and IoT-based technology solutions tailored for medical institutions. The company's product offerings include "medimo" which is an AI tool that automatically creates medical record manuscripts from medical audio.
- Terrafarm — Terrafarm is a Tokyo-based agritech and aerospace start-up that develops fully automated, space-ready plant factory modules designed to operate in extreme environments.
- Conoris Technologies — Conoris Technologies is a staffing agency that offers security check support services for companies.
Chiba Dojo is an entrepreneurial community that supports startup companies in various stages from seed to pre-IPO.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Round size: Seed $689k–$20M; Series A $1.9M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a food technology and biotechnology company that develops AI-powered algae fermentation technology to produce sustainable food ingredients, nutritional compounds, and bioproducts. The company leverages proprietary AI-driven cultivation and fermentation systems to convert underutilized food byproducts into high-value microalgae rich innutrients such as DHA, umami compounds, and other functional ingredients. Its mission is to build a circular bioeconomy by reducing food waste while providing sustainable alternatives to marine- and animal-derived ingredients.The company's core technology is Touji-24, an AI-powered algae cultivation and fermentation control system that automates and optimizes microalgae production. Using proprietary fermentation processes and food byproducts such as awamori lees, AlgaleX cultivates algae that can be used to produce Umamo, a plant-based ingredient combining seafood-like umami flavor with high concentrations of DHA. This approach reduces reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids while upcycling food industry byproducts into valuable nutritional ingredients.
- Prossel Holdings — Prossel Holdings are a holding company based in Niigata, building the future of manufacturing and technology.
- Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
Lifetime Ventures is a VC firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed investments.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kinish — Kinish is a company leading a revolution in dairy products. To achieve environmentally friendly and delicious dairy products, we are developing a special rice variety that produces milk proteins.
- Kwahuu Ocean — Kwahuu Ocean develops sustainable squid farming systems.
- Spine Chronicle — Spine chronicle is a medical device manufacturing firm that specializes in developing orthopedic medical equipment.
East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 693
- Round size: Seed $250k–$5M; Series A $1.9M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $366k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
- BASE — BASE provides web-based services that develop and build e-commerce platforms. The company provides its services across Japan, such as net shop creation, development of shopping applications, development of online payment, and other services.
- EveryWill — Every WiLL will hasten the creation of a new logistical infrastructure that addresses social problems, beginning with the "way we receive" our products.
Chushin Venture Capital is a venture capital fund established by Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$2M; Series A $955k–$8.1M; Series B $1.5M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.7M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- AOI Biosciences — AOI Biosciences is a biotechnology company that creates testing and drug discovery businesses.
- Spectronix — Spectronics is a development of new technologies and new applications to bring about innovation, focusing on the future of laser technology.
- Toregem BioPharma — Toregem BioPharma is a startup from Kyoto University that develops a treatment for congenital adentia. Toregem BioPharma is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
Eight Roads has a 50+ year history of investing and partners with game-changing technology and healthcare companies, supporting them as they scale to become global leaders.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 486
- Round size: Series A $6M–$50M; Series B $9.4M–$70M; Series C $10M–$117M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $350M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- GoodData.AI — GoodData is a leading composable data and analytics platform. Build, embed, and scale analytics on demand, with zero vendor lock-in.
- specsmakers — Buy Eyeglasses, Eyeglass Frames, Computer Glasses, Contact Lenses, Sunglasses online at Specsmakers. Latest Collection of Frames. Free Shipping. Secure checkout. 14 Days Return Policy.
- PlasmaGen Biosciences — PlasmaGen BioSciences is an Indian Bio-pharmaceutical organization specializing exclusively in Plasma Protein Therapy.Headquartered in Bangalore- India, PlasmaGen has been making every effort in the domain of Plasma product Industry and has become an Imperative one stop destination for the medical fraternity for most of the plasma products need.They have a basket of plasma products and the widest range of immunoglobulins in India catering to the requisites of various realms viz. Haematology, Oncology, Immunology, Paediatrics, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Neurology.
Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and other growing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Content
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, China, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $200k–$7.1M; Series A $913k–$4.4M; Venture - Series Unknown $190k–$2.7M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- pickupon — Pickupon is a SaaS product that automatically records and inputs calls.
- Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
- HEARTBEATS — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
JA Mitsui Leasing is a leasing company combining the features of an organization linked to an affiliate.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Series B $2.9M–$25M; Debt Financing $3.7M–$64M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- e-dash — e-dash is an IT firm that develops and provides software e-dash for visualizing and reducing CO2 emissions.
- E-Dash — E-Dash drives decarbonization that embraces unknown challenges to accelerate transformation and creates a sustainable future for all.
- Q.ENEST Holdings — Q.ENEST Holdings is an electric power business holding company that focuses on renewable energy and greentech solutions. The company develops and operates solar power and other renewable generation assets and provides retail electricity services under the Q.ENEST brand. It offers gentailer-model services covering power generation through to sales,along with VPP and grid-scale storage businesses. Q.ENEST Holdings also provides greentech and ETRM services that use data science, machine learning, and proprietary algorithms for power trading and risk management. Its platform business aggregates and optimizes CO2-free power supply for households and corporate customers in Japan.
Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $215k–$18M; Series A $841k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $947k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
- ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
- Luup — Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets.
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Browse database — It's Free!The Seed Capital is a Japan-based venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Consulting, Architecture
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $160k–$8.1M; Series A $1.5M–$4.1M; Series B $2.6M–$5.1M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Cactuz — Bridging the social Gap through our services and contents.
- Kessaku — Own a piece of heritage, reimagined as your hospitality asset.
- TrueCamera — TrueCamera develops a blockchain-based platform designed to verify the authenticity of digital photographs and prevent image tampering. The system anchors cryptographic metadata directly into the image files at the moment of capture to ensure data integrity for legal and professional documentation.
Primal Capital, an independent venture capital " incubator bait fund at ", served as the Associate than July 2012 Hiroshi was Sasaki is the venture capital fund that serves as the representative partner. Representative of Sasaki, the seed acceleration program "Incubate Camp" operated by Incubate bait fund is carried out a total of four times of planning and management than in 2012, They have also engaged in support operations of portfolio companies. - See more at: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/primal-capital#sthash.m2z1DCbt.dpuf
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan, Spain, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $168k–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$2.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $415k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.6M in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- RemitAid — RemitAid is a fintech company that operates an overseas payment platform for cross-border transactions between companies.
- xCARE — xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
- Bizibl Technologies — Bizibl Technologies provides SaaS services for recruitment events.
ARCH Venture Partners provides seed / early stage venture capital for technology firms in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 475
- Round size: Series A $9.1M–$213M; Series B $15M–$230M; Series C $15M–$167M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $3B in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Oratomic — Oratomic is a Pasadena-based quantum computing company building fault-tolerant quantum computers with neutral atoms.
- Synchron — The endovascular brain computer interface.
- Soufflé Therapeutics — Soufflé Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of nucleic acid medicines designed for precise delivery and targeting of disease-causing cells. The company's mission is to create potent, precise, and safe medicines that can be tailored for a broad range of diseases by leveraging breakthroughs in genetic medicineand drug delivery technology.
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- Industry: Health Care, Robotics, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $41k–$3.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $128k–$1.9M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOVeLOT — MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.
- Kisui Tech — Kisui Tech is an agricultural AI robotics company that help farmers for farming.
- LYMPHOGENiX — LYMPHOGENiX is the pioneer company for lymphatic vessels regeneration. Our proprietary technology revitalizes the function of lymphatic vessels, making us experts in treating various health conditions. Our treatment is also great for skin-aging, obesity, Alzheimer's diseases and infertility. We believe in helping our clients improve their vitality and energy, one treatment at a time.
A multi-stage investment fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, & PropTech
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Colombia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 125
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$9M; Series A $5M–$64M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Natilus — We are creating a new generation of hyper-efficient blended wing body aircraft designed to make commercial aviation more sustainable and efficient, ensuring a healthier planet for future generations.
- ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.
- HEARTio — Heart I/O is a digital diagnostic startup helping emergency providers identify heart abnormalities in Pittsburgh, PA.
Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Japan, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 188
- Round size: Series A $6M–$50M; Series B $13M–$156M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $185M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Fivot — Fivot is a financial company that provides venture capital, financing, credit, money lending, and prepaid payment services.
- Agility — Agility develops humanoid robots and automation platforms for warehouse, manufacturing, and logistics operations. It provides robotic deployment solutions and software platforms that support industrial automation and the handling of repetitive tasks. The company also offers software platforms to manage and support robotic operations in industrialenvironments.
- Gastrograph — Gastrograph AI has designed the first artificial intelligence platform to interpret and predict flavor preferences for over a billion unique consumer groups. This technology empowers CPGs to look beyond trends, and formulate unique, novel and successful food and beverage products based on custom sensory intelligence.
Kagoshima Startup Support Investments Invests in startups that solve local problems.
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- Industry: Chemical, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $642k–$1.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Superworm — Superworm is a producer of environmentally friendly and long-term solutions to societal challenges. The company undertakes genome editing research and sells protein powders, biofuels, and organic fertilizers made from superworms, allowing customers to consume insect-derived proteins and biofuels.
Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. is venture capital firm specializing in materials and chemical industry investments. The firm was established on October, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Chemical
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Series A $2M–$17M; Series B $2.8M–$99M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.3B in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Polyuse — Polyuse Co., Ltd. is developing technology centered on "3D printers for construction" for the construction and civil engineering industries under the mission of "updating the construction industry with the power of technology".
- EF Polymer — EF Polymer Private Limited providing 100% Organic and fully Biodegradable Super Absorbent Polymer cum Fertilizer to reduce Water and Fertilizer requirement for your plant. Let's grow organically.
- Fermelanta — Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption.
Terrada Warehouse is a storage and warehousing services company that provides real estate management and agent services.
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- Industry: Art, AgTech, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $62k–$28M; Series A $160k–$43M; Corporate Round $244k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Creator's X — Creator's X is an anime production firm that focuses on developing animation production assistance tools using AI.
- Smooth — Smooth is a smart parking service that enables unmanned parking lots.
- Hero Produce — Hero Produce operates a hiring auction platform that connects job seekers with companies seeking mid-career hires. The company provides paid employment agency services, supporting both candidates and small to medium-sized enterprises through managed recruitment processes. Hero Produce focuses on optimizing mid-career hiring by using auction-stylemechanisms to streamline matching and offer decisions. Its online platform is designed to shorten the time from application to offer while providing structured support to both sides. In addition to the core platform, Hero Produce offers consulting related to recruitment strategies and mid-career hiring practices.
Aqua Clara Lemon Gas Holdings manufactures and sells soft drinks and provides energy and gas services to homes and businesses.
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- Industry: Farming, Agriculture, Aquaculture
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ukka — Ukka is a Creating the ideal form of food and agriculture.
- Openrec — Openrec is a live-streaming platform that focuses on game commentary and online event business.
- ARK — ARK specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of land-based aquaculture equipment for sustainable fish farming.
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