# Top 50 Agriculture (agtech) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in June 2026

## Global Brain Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Health Care

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

## UntroD Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical

UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.

## ANOBAKA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## Real Tech Japan
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical

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.

## Incubate Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

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.

## Monex Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Chiba, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology

Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.

## Spurcle
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture, Manufacturing

Spurcle is a venture capital firm.

## MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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.

## MTG Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Food and Beverage

MTG Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of MTG that invests in beauty and wellness tech, food tech, and sports tech sectors.

## Energy & Environment Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Energy, Internet of Things, Software

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.

## Kemuri Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, Food Processing, Food and Beverage

Kemuri Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm.

## Genesia Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Health Care

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.

## Yamaguchi Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: Apps, Manufacturing, Software

Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm. Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. was established in 1996 and is based in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan.

## DOGAN beta
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Internet

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 KyushuMost companies with the highest annual income will be infrastructure company

## Future Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing

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.

## JAFCO
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence

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 thecreations 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.

## Miraidoa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology

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.

## Miyazaki Taiyo Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Agriculture, Biotechnology

Miyazaki Taiyo Capital is a venture capital company that specializes in seed investments, early stage venture investments and late stage venture investments.

## SMBC Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Software

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 andaffiliates in the various business segments.

## Lifetime Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical

Lifetime Ventures is a VC firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed investments.

## Hiroshima Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage

Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.

## Senshu Ikeda Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Manufacturing

Senshu Ikeda Capital offers financial consultancy services.

## Shizuoka Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Content

Shizuoka Capital Company Limited operates as a venture capital firm. It engages in the acquisition, holding, and, sale of securities.

## Kyogin Lease & Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Medical, Manufacturing, Task Management

Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.

## GREE Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

GREE Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups.

## Chiba Dojo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Chiba Dojo is an entrepreneurial community that supports startup companies in various stages from seed to pre-IPO.

## Leave a Nest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shinjuku, Yamanashi, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Leave a Nest thrives to achieve global happiness by enhancing everyday life through science and education for future generation.

## VOYAGE VENTURES
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Content

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.

## Sony Innovation Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care

Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.

## XTech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## NOBUNAGA Capital Village
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gifu, Gifu, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Manufacturing, Content, Robotics

NOBUNAGA Capital Village is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in early-stage and later-stage companies.

## Chushin Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing

Chushin Venture Capital is a venture capital fund established by Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank.

## Universal Materials Incubator
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Chemical

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

## Hakuhodo DY Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Chiba, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Media and Entertainment, Internet

Hakuhodo DY Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm.

## Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Robotics

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.

## JA Mitsui Leasing
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence

JA Mitsui Leasing is a leasing company combining the features of an organization linked to an affiliate.

## Partners Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Sales

Partners Fund is an Investment firm.

## Terrada Warehouse
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round, Series A
- Focus: Art, AgTech, Travel

Terrada Warehouse is a storage and warehousing services company that provides real estate management and agent services.

## Caygan Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Agriculture, AgTech

Hedge Fund - Multi Strat

## The Seed Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Consulting, Audio

The Seed Capital is a Japan-based venture capital firm.

## Agribusiness Investment Development
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Manufacturing

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.

## Monozukuri Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Hardware, Robotics

Startup First. A global VC focused on IoT small lot manufacturing and startup investment. Support to hardware growth from business model to supply chain

## Future Food Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nishi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Food Processing

Future Food Fund is a corporate venture capital company that specializes in the field of food.

## Globis Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet

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.

## ENEOS Innovation Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Manufacturing, Internet, Robotics

ENEOS Innovation Partners is an investment firm.

## W ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Content, Internet

W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas.

## F-Prime Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology, with a heritage that spans four decades.

## AgFunder
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Food and Beverage

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.

## Glocalink
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Robotics, Beauty

Glocalink provides seed funding and comprehensive support for emerging science & technology entrepreneurs. Members of Glocalink have extensive experiences of bringing laboratory technologies to the market. On top of seed funding, we will provide comprehensive supports for overcoming all the hurdles that science / technology entrepreneursface.

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