Top 50 Agriculture (agtech) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in December 2024
A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Agriculture (agtech) startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Agriculture (agtech) companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Agriculture (agtech) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in December 2024
UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, Singapore, India
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- Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
- MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
- Emulsion Flow Technologies — Emulsion Flow Technologies offers rare metal recycling, utilizing emulsion flow technology, emulsion.
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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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan, Singapore, Austria
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- 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.
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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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan, Singapore, Austria
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.
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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Vieu — Learn about us, our team, our backers and the story behind Vieu.
- KOMPEITO — Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Phi — Build your web3 cities from your wallet activities
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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
- ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
- Mycel — Mycel is a decentralized cross-chain asset management platform with an intent-based token transfer layer.
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 hasmanaged 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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Japan, United States, United Kingdom
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, China
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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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
- Creatura — Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources.
- Drone Show Japan — Drone Show Japan company specializes in drone shows for events, aerial photography, and workshops.
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 hasmanaged 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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Japan, United States, United Kingdom
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- Symbiobe — Symbiobe develops and promotes a resource-recycling material production platform that effectively utilizes natural biomass resources and photosynthetic organisms, which have not been fully exploited in the past, and to update manufacturing around the world to a form that can be passed on to the next generation, thereby making sustainable society...
- DoctorMate — DoctorMate is a service that allows you to consult with your doctor about problems at your nursing home.They will reduce the risks and burdens related to medical care from the field of nursing care, and support the creation of a system that allows nursing care providers to concentrate on daily care with peace of mind.
- GC Therapeutics — Discover GC Therapeutics, a pioneer in scalable, cutting-edge cell therapies designed to revolutionize treatment across a broad range of therapeutic areas.
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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Investment focus
- Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan
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- knowuit — knowuit is a company that provides supply chain efficiency solutions to shippers. It develops and provides "Newit," a supply chain DX tool for shippers.
- Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
- Auba — Auba is engaged in open innovation program, consulting specialized in Ol, and media outreach activities.
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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
- NEL — NEL is a creative agency that offers a platform that connects brands and customers through purchases and SNS posts.
- Okuma Diamond Device — Okuma Diamond Device supplies cutting-edge technologies that make diamond semiconductors vital.
Kemuri Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
- Food Processing, Food and Beverage, Agriculture
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a firm that utilizes discarded food waste to create ingredients such as plant-based proteins.
- 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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Investment focus
- Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- knowuit — knowuit is a company that provides supply chain efficiency solutions to shippers. It develops and provides "Newit," a supply chain DX tool for shippers.
- Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
- Auba — Auba is engaged in open innovation program, consulting specialized in Ol, and media outreach activities.
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, United States, China
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. Inaddition 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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Investment focus
- Software, Content, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- JOYCLE — JOYCLE is a waste management company that specializes in trash recycling, disposal, and environmental consulting services.
- Livetoon — Livetoon creates intellectual property characters to access various content artificial intelligence.
- 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.
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. Inaddition 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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Investment focus
- Software, Content, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- JOYCLE — JOYCLE is a waste management company that specializes in trash recycling, disposal, and environmental consulting services.
- Aimytech — Aimytech is a developer of buyer enablement tools that provides business negotiation and sales support cloud services.
- AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, United States, China
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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Investment focus
- Apps, Manufacturing, Task Management
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Japan, India
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- ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
- KOMPEITO — Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Live Search — Live Search provides the real estate industry with online room availability management, property photography, and floor plan services.
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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Investment focus
- Apps, Manufacturing, Task Management
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Japan, India
Portfolio highlights
- Loglass — Loglass offers corporate intelligence to enhance business management.
- ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
- MUSE — MUSE is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions for retail stores to support in-store operations.
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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Investment focus
- Software, Energy, Internet of Things
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Germany
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- OOYOO — OOYOO Co., Ltd. is a DeepTech venture that combines international entrepreneurial spirit, and a 'Made In Japan' excellence, to bring the latest innovations in clean technology to society for a smarter, cleaner, and more mobile world.
- Advance Composite — Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products.
- Impact Circle — Impact Circle social investment platform that focuses on providing impact finance and visualization services by creating job opportunities.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, China
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- Flucle — Flucle provides company rule building and risk mitigation, cloud advisor, human resource development, training & labor management services.
- Triorb — Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions.
- Symbiobe — Symbiobe develops and promotes a resource-recycling material production platform that effectively utilizes natural biomass resources and photosynthetic organisms, which have not been fully exploited in the past, and to update manufacturing around the world to a form that can be passed on to the next generation, thereby making sustainable society...
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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Investment focus
- Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, Myanmar
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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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Investment focus
- Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, Myanmar
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- Flucle — Flucle provides company rule building and risk mitigation, cloud advisor, human resource development, training & labor management services.
- CoCooking — CoCooking uses food and cooking to create ample opportunity for dialogue and thought, fostering creativity, diversity, and well-being of individuals and communities.
- Second Heart — Second Heart is a medical center that offers preventive diabetic care and awareness programs to avoid foot amputations.
Startup First. A global VC focused on IoT small lot manufacturing and startup investment. Support to hardware growth from business model to supply chain
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Investment focus
- Software, Hardware, Internet of Things
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- REVORN — REVORN is a fragrance AI and DX research and development company. They develop products such as odor sensors that can respond to odor issues and needs. They provide consultation at a range of levels, from identifying issues to developing solutions.
- ImaCreate — ImaCreate provides planning, development and operation of VR / AR / MR system.
- Edgecortix — At Edgecortix, we automate the design of AI accelerators for on-device deep learning. Our Dynamic Neural Accelerator IP, and performance optimized AI Software & Hardware Co-exploration framework, reduces time to market and brings massive cost savings across multiple industry verticals.
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 othergrowing 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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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Content
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, China, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
- 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.
- ventus Japan — 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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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Agriculture, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- DAIZ — DAIZ produces and sells plant-based meat, 'Miracle Meat' which uses germinated soybeans by the proprietary 'Ochiai Germination Method.' Also, DAIZ engages in research & development of raw materials and drug discovery from germinated soybeans.
- T2 Co — T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service.
- Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
The Seed Capital is a Japan-based venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Audio, Video Games
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Japan, Singapore
AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system. Founded in 2013, AgFunder manages a portfolio of over 50 companies across four funds from offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Through its media platform AFN, it has built a global ecosystem of over 90,000 subscribers.
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Investment focus
- Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Klim — Klim enables farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture at scale by providing them financial support, knowledge, documentation tools, and a community via our digital companion for farmers.Klim-verified carbon removal credits, generated by Klim farmers, help companies to transition to net zero by offsetting their carbon emissions locallyand with maximum impact and transparency.
- Uviquity — Uviquity is a firm that wants to encourage safety for their clients. The company is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States.
- Eion — Eion removes atmospheric CO2, permanently and verifiably, with enhanced rock weathering on soil
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 othergrowing 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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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Content
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, China, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
- 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.
- ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
Leave a Nest thrives to achieve global happiness by enhancing everyday life through science and education for future generation.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Corporate Round, Funding Round
- Japan, Singapore, Malaysia
Portfolio highlights
- ARK — ARK is a manufacturer of special wards that designs and delivers a sustainable aquaculture solution.
- Robopreneur — Robopreneur brings the future by empowering robotics capabilities for use in human's environment to become human's partner and enhance sustainable lifestyles.
- Crown Digital — Crown Digital harnesses the future-ready power of robotics and Artificial Intelligence to open doors with cutting-edge solutions for the not-so-distant future.
Lifetime Ventures is a VC firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed investments.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Medical
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- ekei labs — build your longevity strategy with ekei labs
- Artio — Early stage carbon creditSecure your carbon credits with early-stage insurance solutions driven by real-time risk monitoring. Mitigate risks and safeguard your investments in the carbon market. insurance with real-time risk monitoring
- Kwahuu Ocean — Kwahuu Ocean develops sustainable squid farming systems.
NOBUNAGA Capital Village is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in early-stage and later-stage companies.
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Investment focus
- AgTech, Fitness, Medical
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- CuboRex — CuboRex realizes creative mobility using its crawler technology.
- RemitAid — RemitAid is a fintech company that operates an overseas payment platform for cross-border transactions between companies.
- Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system. Founded in 2013, AgFunder manages a portfolio of over 50 companies across four funds from offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Through its media platform AFN, it has built a global ecosystem of over 90,000 subscribers.
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Investment focus
- Agriculture, AgTech, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- BioDefense — BioDefense presents Bioshield, which is made from food to protect your food, and it maximizes safety, freshness, and self-life for any fresh produce.
- Wittaya Aqua — A better approach to aquaculture management
- Cargill Hong Kong — Cargill Hong Kong is an agricultural technology service provider dedicated to optimizing food production and supply chain management with sophisticated agricultural technologies, resulting in increased sustainability and efficiency in agricultural production.
Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Task Management, Medical
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Thinca — Thinca is an IT system planning, development, and operations company that provides a cloud-based CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) hospitality & communication solution for corporate offices.
- Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
- Regional Fish — Regional Fish provides seed, seedlings, aquaculture methods and fisheries services.
ENEOS MIRAI HUB is working to build a new future by collaborating with start-up companies creating advanced technologies and bringing new ideas and business models to the table.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Internet, Internet of Things
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Nature — Nature offers a product that enables its users to save money by controlling the use of their air conditioners.The product that the company offers is an air conditioner controller that transforms any window-mounted or through-wall AC into a smart one, equipped with infrared, power control, and sensors that, along with a mobile app for voicesensors, enabling users to operate household appliances with just one smartphone to control their ACs. It transforms the operation of room air conditioners (ACs) to improve comfort and efficiency for consumers while reducing energy demand peaks for utilities with simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-install device.The Boston, Massachusetts-based company was incorporated by Mash Ohtsuka and Haruumi Shiode in 2014.
- alt — alt is a technology company that develops personal AI, SaaS, and infrastructure solutions to create lasting value in human life.
- H Cycle — H Cycle deploys proven waste gasification technology to produce low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen for industrial and retail customers.
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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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Content
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Flucle — Flucle provides company rule building and risk mitigation, cloud advisor, human resource development, training & labor management services.
- Haul — Haul is a human resources company that provides recruitment consulting and marketing SaaS development services.
- THE PHAGE — The phage is a medical device company that focuses on developing AI technology to predict postprandial blood glucose levels.
W ventures is a Japan-based venture capital firm investing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds. They have been conducting investment to 25 companies in a total of about a year from the start of investment activities in April 2019. The company works not only with investment business but also with companies that provide services related to HR, PR,infrastructure, legal and accounting, etc., as incubation support after investment. It is also characteristic to provide support for the investor companies. In addition, in cooperation with other venture capital companies, Ar Rase TAGE startups regularly hold office hours that allow financing and business consultations to two companies at the same time and actively support startups are doing.
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- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Indonesia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Uniam — Uniam is a manufacturing company that produces and sells pet food and other pet-related products.
- Edukita — Belajar Bahasa Inggris jadi menyenangkan, interaktif, dan memberi hasil yang nyata. Diajar oleh guru asing berpengalaman.
- Fogg Japan — Fogg is a platform that makes life styles more convenient without being affected by trends and deprecation like media and content
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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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Content
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Congrant — Congrant is a fundraising platform that collects donations and charity for NPOs, social enterprises, and voluntary organizations.
- Logipeace — Logipeace is a SaaS communication platform that offers semi-automation of logistics operations and communication using generative AI.
- Japan Career — Japan Career is a company that offers a job change and employment help platform tailored to international talent.
W ventures is a Japan-based venture capital firm investing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds. They have been conducting investment to 25 companies in a total of about a year from the start of investment activities in April 2019. The company works not only with investment business but also with companies that provide services related to HR, PR,infrastructure, legal and accounting, etc., as incubation support after investment. It is also characteristic to provide support for the investor companies. In addition, in cooperation with other venture capital companies, Ar Rase TAGE startups regularly hold office hours that allow financing and business consultations to two companies at the same time and actively support startups are doing.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Indonesia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Uniam — Uniam is a manufacturing company that produces and sells pet food and other pet-related products.
- Tradom — Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk.
- Fogg Japan — Fogg is a platform that makes life styles more convenient without being affected by trends and deprecation like media and content
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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Gecipe — Gecipe is a video service for e-sports players.
- ARCH — ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions
- Aplaca.Lab — Aplaca.Lab is a driver substitution platform that provides an unprecedented new driving experience. They released a driving agency application for providing comfortable driving experiences. It enables driving agencies to optimize their resources and clients' safety, prevent accidents, and receive assistance in areas with limited transportationoptions.
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) is a public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing value.Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through “openinnovation,” or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures.INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of green energy, electronics, IT and biotechnology to infrastructure-related sectors such as water supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions.INCJ is capitalized at 280 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 266 billion yen and 26 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 14 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 1,800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 2,000 billion yen. INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Software, Robotics
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Cloudian — Cloudian provides exabyte-scale storage for your capacity-intensive workloads: S3-compatible storage for on-prem, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud.
- Seajacks — Cadeler is a global leader in offshore wind farm construction, maintenance, and decommissioning.
- Vehicle Energy Japan — Vehicle Energy Japan specializes in development, manufacturing and sales of automotive lithium-ion batteries.
Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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- Task Management, Manufacturing, Software
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan
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- ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
- MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
- Industrial-X — INDUSTRIAL-X provides business consulting, structure transformation support, DX human resource development, solution procurement support, and BPO solutions. Their customers inquiries are addressed through online applications.
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- Software, Agriculture, AgTech
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, Japan
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- Drovo — The GIG economy driven on-car mobility media Platform that delivers high reach at low cost CPM via vehicle wrapped advertising campaigns for D2C brands. Adverttu - Get your brand on the road.
- Good Life Sorted — Discover comprehensive elderly care services in the UK with Good Life Sorted. Maintain independence with our personalised home help solutions.
- Quantum Flowers & Foods — Quantum Flowers & Foods is a technology firm that develops and creates agricultural business models and technologies.
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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- Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, China
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- Teleo — Teleo is revolutionizing material moving industries by turning heavy equipment into supervised autonomous machines.
- Zenflow — Zenflow was founded in 2014 by a team of Stanford University Biodesign Fellows working in collaboration with top global urologists. After witnessing patients' frustration with existing treatment options, the founders made it their mission to find a better solution to this large unmet clinical need.
- Lighthouse — Lighthouse is a commercial platform for the travel & hospitality industry. The company transforms complexity into confidence by providing actionable market insights, business intelligence, and pricing tools that maximize revenue growth. Lighthouse was previously known as OTA Insight.
The Seed Capital is a Japan-based venture capital firm.
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- Information Technology, Audio, Video Games
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Japan, Singapore
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- FiT — FiT encourages the use of information technology in fitness to address industrial concerns. We will build a highly sustainable fitness facility using a business model that allows consumers to easily use the gym without being burdened by price or procedures, while also allowing owners to build a very successful business with low running costs.
- Chai — Chai empowers small businesses centered on EC. It provides end-to-end e-commerce services that everyone can enjoy and continue to use in order to unlock the great potential of Japan's many small businesses.
- Resta — Resta manages an IT-based business that specializes in assisting people with impairments.
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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- Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, China
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- Odaseva — Odaseva is the leading enterprise data platform for Salesforce. Industry leaders rely on Odaseva to keep data protected, compliant, and agile.
- Chaos Labs — Chaos Labs is a fully automated on-chain economic security system that allows crypto protocols to optimize risk management and capital efficiency while safeguarding user funds. Chaos Labs offers a more secure and safe operating environment for crypto protocols. Chaos Labs uses technology and risk management expertise to help protocols navigate theoften volatile crypto markets and make informed decisions. The platform is currently available for protocols on the Ethereum network, with plans to expand to other blockchains such as Terra, NEAR, and Polygon in the future.
- Rippl Care — Dementia care for seniors, ready when you are
Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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Investment focus
- Task Management, Manufacturing, Software
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
- MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
- Industrial-X — INDUSTRIAL-X provides business consulting, structure transformation support, DX human resource development, solution procurement support, and BPO solutions. Their customers inquiries are addressed through online applications.
Startup First. A global VC focused on IoT small lot manufacturing and startup investment. Support to hardware growth from business model to supply chain
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Investment focus
- Software, Hardware, Internet of Things
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Japan
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- REVORN — REVORN is a fragrance AI and DX research and development company. They develop products such as odor sensors that can respond to odor issues and needs. They provide consultation at a range of levels, from identifying issues to developing solutions.
- ImaCreate — ImaCreate provides planning, development and operation of VR / AR / MR system.
- Edgecortix — At Edgecortix, we automate the design of AI accelerators for on-device deep learning. Our Dynamic Neural Accelerator IP, and performance optimized AI Software & Hardware Co-exploration framework, reduces time to market and brings massive cost savings across multiple industry verticals.
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) is a public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing value.Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through “openinnovation,” or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures.INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of green energy, electronics, IT and biotechnology to infrastructure-related sectors such as water supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions.INCJ is capitalized at 280 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 266 billion yen and 26 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 14 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 1,800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 2,000 billion yen. INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Software, Robotics
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Cloudian — Cloudian provides exabyte-scale storage for your capacity-intensive workloads: S3-compatible storage for on-prem, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud.
- Seajacks — Cadeler is a global leader in offshore wind farm construction, maintenance, and decommissioning.
- Vehicle Energy Japan — Vehicle Energy Japan specializes in development, manufacturing and sales of automotive lithium-ion batteries.
Leave a Nest thrives to achieve global happiness by enhancing everyday life through science and education for future generation.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Corporate Round, Funding Round
- Japan, Singapore, Malaysia
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- ARK — ARK is a manufacturer of special wards that designs and delivers a sustainable aquaculture solution.
- Robopreneur — Robopreneur brings the future by empowering robotics capabilities for use in human's environment to become human's partner and enhance sustainable lifestyles.
- Crown Digital — Crown Digital harnesses the future-ready power of robotics and Artificial Intelligence to open doors with cutting-edge solutions for the not-so-distant future.
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