Top 50 Art Startup Investors in Japan (August 2026)
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $558k–$17M |
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Globe Advisors
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | SNS, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence | $966k–$156M |
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DK Gate
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $3.7M–$113M |
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Ryosuke Matsumoto
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Art, Software, Reservations | $2.8M–$28M |
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $2.5M–$100M |
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PKSHA Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, South Korea, China | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet | $698k–$25M |
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Fuji Startup Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, China, United States | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, News, Internet | $1.2M–$28M |
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mixi
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Series A, Series B | Media and Entertainment, Apps, Information Technology | $970k–$283M |
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Wealth Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | Art, Blockchain, Advertising Platforms | |
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KDDI Open Innovation Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series B, Series A | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence | $1.3M–$553M |
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YoStar
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Series B | Video, Art, Music | |
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Asu Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Art | $634k–$2.2M |
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Makers Fund
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Finland | Seed, Series A, Series B | Gaming, Video Games, Online Games | $2M–$80M |
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Chishima Real Estate
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Series B, Series C | Apps, Manufacturing, Art | $6.8M–$12M |
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Shunsuke Oyu
Angel
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1 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, E-Commerce | $480k–$11M |
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Akatsuki Games Inc.
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, India, United States | Seed, Corporate Round | Media and Entertainment, Content, Gaming | $1.5M–$255M |
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Nippon Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.5M–$269M |
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Oki Matsumoto
Angel
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1 | Japan, Taiwan, Australia | Angel, Seed, Series A | Information Technology, FinTech, Software | $2.1M–$20M |
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YJ Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Apps | $150k–$101M |
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Miraidoa
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Myanmar | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology | $186k–$16M |
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JAFCO
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $2.1M–$184M |
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Morinaga
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series B, Corporate Round | Art, Pet, Mobile | |
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B Dash Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Apps, Internet | $804k–$44M |
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $2.4M–$109M |
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Cygames capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Video, E-Commerce, Health Care | $400k–$33M |
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, China | Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, Information Technology | $458k–$30M |
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Gakken Plus Japan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Art, EdTech, Robotics | |
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East Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $473k–$35M |
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Shota Horii
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Internet, Information Technology, Art | $786k–$7.9M |
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Dentsu
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, India | Corporate Round, Series B | Advertising, Information Technology, Software | $7.1M–$553M |
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Sachiko Kuno
Angel
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1 | Japan | Angel | Art, Social Media, Museums and Historical Sites | |
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Hankyu Hanshin
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series C, Series A, Series E | Video, Virtual Reality, Art | $1.2M–$2.2M |
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Soma Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $125k–$35M |
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Sotaro Karasawa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Blockchain, Art | $948k–$14M |
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Kunihiro Tanaka
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Consulting, Manufacturing, Cloud Computing | $482k–$7.5M |
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Darwin Venture Management
VC Fund
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1 | Taiwan, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $350k–$45M |
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Ken Soga
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D | Music, Content, E-Commerce | $457k–$9.9M |
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Kenji Yabuno
Angel
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1 | Japan | Angel, Venture - Series Unknown | Art, Social Media, Product Design | |
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Taiga Matsuyama
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Internet, Analytics | $250k–$9.2M |
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Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $892k–$64M |
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Shiny Chemical Industrial
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | Art, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing | |
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Kazuma Yamauchi
Angel
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1 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Software, Information Technology | $1.5M–$2.5M |
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Mai Fujimoto
Angel
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1 | Japan, Canada, Vietnam | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Marketplace, Information Technology | $1.2M–$8.5M |
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SX Capital Japan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Series B | Marketing, Task Management, Information Technology | $1.3M–$170M |
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ThirdwaveSolutions
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | Art, Video, UX Design | |
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Ryutaro Katayama
Angel
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1 | Japan | Series A | Art, Blockchain, Information Technology | |
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TOPPAN Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, China | Series B, Seed, Angel | Art, AgTech, Content | |
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Kasagi Labo
VC Fund
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Carta ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series C | Art, Content, FinTech | $1.1M–$4.3M |
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Hodl1
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Art, Software | |
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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
- Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $558k–$17M; Series A $2M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $415M 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.
Globe Advisors is an independent investor that finds companies that are expected to grow significantly in the future. A growing company is one that a good manager and his team can put in a good product in a good market. Such companies are properly valued, funds for growth are raised and a better future is created. Globe Advisors wants to be acompany that can contribute to the creation of such a society.
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- Industry: SNS, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $966k–$107M; Series A $9.8M–$156M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Iwaya Giken — Iwaya Giken manufactures and sells gas balloons, airtight cabins, and other space-travel equipment.
- Galapagos — Galapagos is a manufacturing company that focuses on results.They trying to create an application that produces results in the application market where only good things are evaluated.
- Galapagos — Galapagos offers a service that uses artificial intelligence to create and refine advertising visuals, under a product called AIR Design. The company also provides development and management for smartphone applications.
DK Gate is a joint venture company of Digital Garage and Kodansha.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $14M–$15M; Series A $3.7M–$28M; Series B $60M–$113M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jiraffe — jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management.
- TRiCERA — TRiCERA provides a platform for artists to advance their careers. It breaks down the barriers of language and distance that artists from all over the world face. It fosters an environment in which participating artists can freely sell their works to collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide.
- Psychic VR Lab — Psychic VR Lab is a startup company that handles fashion VR and MR shopping service STYLY. They are creating a future where they will live in space.
Ryosuke Matsumoto is the Founder / CEO at Kankak. Ryosuke Matsumoto attended Chuo University.
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- Industry: Art, Software, Reservations
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $2.8M–$14M; Series A $15M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 6curry — 6curry is a brand that creates a new community around “curry”, one of the world's best Japanese foods. The concept is to mix many people and ideas like curry made by mixing various ingredients and spices. Original menu development, weekly events are held in the central kitchen, open only to members. We design and produce communication bornfrom food, such as event catering for over 500 people and communication proposals within the company.
- TRiCERA — TRiCERA provides a platform for artists to advance their careers. It breaks down the barriers of language and distance that artists from all over the world face. It fosters an environment in which participating artists can freely sell their works to collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide.
- Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 195
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$35M; Series A $2.8M–$64M; Series B $2.8M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
- TXP Medical — TXP Medical build a next-generation medical system through acute care.
- Startbahn — Startbahn aims to realize a richer society by providing the technology needed by artists and people involved with art all over the world. We are developing Startbahn Cert., a service that issues blockchain certificates for artworks, and promoting the development of Startrail, a blockchain infrastructure that is the basis for Startbahn Cert. We alsorun joint projects with other companies.
We are a venture capital firm accelerating the innovation and the algorithm transformation of existing industries with artificial intelligent technology.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, South Korea, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $698k–$3.4M; Series A $2.4M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LobbyAI — LobbyAI provides a wide range of services related to artificial intelligence, particularly around database construction and management.
- Ludens AI — Ludens AI develops AI systems for companion robots, focusing on interactive and responsive robotic experiences.
- Sales Retriever — Sales Retriever is a software company that offers corporate research-based sales negotiation with AI.
Fuji Startup Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fuji Media Holdings, specializes in startup to early stage investments.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, News, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, China, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$28M; Series A $4.3M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $736M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Tasogare — Tasogare distributes high-quality coffee.
- The ROOM4D — The ROOM4D is a contract data analysis consulting service company.
- PeaceTecLab — PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business.
Mixi is a Japanese social networking service that allows users to connect with their friends in a convenient way.It enables users to send and receive messages, write in a diary, read and comment on others' diaries, organize and join communities, and invite their friends.
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- Industry: Media and Entertainment, Apps, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Series A $970k–$51M; Series B $5.9M–$283M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Final Aim — Final Aim has been driving the global adoption of blockchain and smart contracts technologies in industrial design and manufacturing. In November 2021, the company announced the beta version of its blockchain platform, “Final Chain.” In April 2022, the company established its headquarters in the United States. In September of the same year, FinalAim was accepted into “Berkeley SkyDeck,” a world-renowned Silicon Valley startup accelerator. In February 2023, it was also chosen as “The Most Likely to Become the Next Unicorn” within the Berkely SkyDeck program. In June 2023, the company won the “Japan-US Innovation Awards – Innovation Showcase,” a co-program by the Japan Society of Northern California and the Stanford University US-Asia Technology Management Center.
- Volve Creative — Volve Creative is a media company that provides virtual artist management, events, advertising video, and music production services.
- Lightfury Games — India's true AAA game studio with a vision to pioneer a new era of gaming by creating groundbreaking AAA titles that entertain and inspire players worldwide.
Wealth Capital Partners is a wealth management and investment firm.
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- Industry: Art, Blockchain, Advertising Platforms
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HIGHRESO — GPUSOROBAN is a GPU cloud service that enables anyone to perform high-speed calculations on high-end GPUs with ease. Hi-Res, the running business, is the first GPU cloud operator in Japan to be accredited as a "NVIDIA Elite Partner," the program's highest level (CSP Compute field). Furthermore, it received the "Best CSP Partnerof the Year" award at the NVIDIA NPN Partner Award 2022. It is widely used by university research institutes, large corporations, and AI venture firms, with over 100 uses per year.
- Regist ART — Regist ART offers art ownership and transfer registration services using blockchain. ART uses blockchain technology to provide a single platform to connect artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, investors, curators, and exhibitors so they can freely interact. Members of Regist ART can use the site as a virtual portfolio that can be accessed viathe internet. They can look through all of the artwork that has been registered, including their own, at any time and from any location.
KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund that will support promising startup companies. Total size of the fund is JPY10 billion. This is the first corporate venture capital fund established by KDDI. The fund will be managed by Global Brain Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO, Yasuhiko Yurimoto),which has a strong track record in the venture capital business. By combining KDDI’s know-how and assets with Global Brain’s investment and management support capabilities, we will work together to accelerate cooperative activities with promising startup companies. Through this fund, as well as "KDDI ∞ Labo," a startup incubation program currently inviting a second round of applications, we will continue to support the growth of the next startup companies.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$142M; Series B $8M–$553M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RevComm — RevComm develops AI-powered voice analytics software that helps organizations analyze and improve business conversations. Its MiiTel platform supports phone calls, web conferences, face-to-face meetings, and contact center interactions by converting voice data into insights for communication, sales, and operational analysis. The company alsoprovides tools for call management, meeting analysis, and voice data management.
- Starlight Engine — Starlight Engine develops and commercializes fusion energy power plant technologies.
- 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.
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- Industry: Video, Art, Music
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Utaite — Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content.
- Brave group — Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services.
- Thinkr — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
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- Industry: Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Art
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $634k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- megli — Megli is a company dedicated to transforming the entertainment industry by leveraging artificial intelligence, with the vision of developing and enhancing all aspects of entertainment through innovative AI-powered technologies, creative solutions, and immersive digital experiences.
- NEULO — NEULO is a footwear brand dedicated to enriching people's bodies and minds through thoughtfully designed shoes that combine comfort, functionality, and style, promoting a healthier and more enjoyable everyday lifestyle.
- Volve Creative — Volve Creative is a media company that provides virtual artist management, events, advertising video, and music production services.
Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. The team supports founders through an extensive network and deep experience in the industry.
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- Industry: Gaming, Video Games, Online Games
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 147
- Round size: Seed $2M–$12M; Series A $6.7M–$50M; Series B $13M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $500M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Bold Games — Passionate team building mobile games to reach millions.
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Chishima Real Estate engages in a range of business including real estate, aircraft leasing, and regional revitalization activities.
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- Industry: Apps, Manufacturing, Art
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Series B $7.6M–$11M; Series C $6.8M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
- Manpuku Holdings — Manpuku Holdings is a food and beverage company that specializes in sushi, yakiniku, fried chicken, bento, and rice balls.
- Bee Informatica — Bee Informatica is a fintech startup offering digital microfinance and alternative credit scoring solutions for underserved SMEs. Utilizing psychometric testing and behavioral analytics, the company enables fair lending access to entrepreneurs lacking traditional credit histories. Their platform supports inclusive economic growth through innovativefinancial services.
Shunsuke Oyu is the co-founder of Connehito Inc. Started an online Q&A platform “mamari” which is the largest platform for moms in Japan. Connehito was acquired by one of the telecom giant KDDI in 2016. Selected as a “Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia” at consumer technology department. Angel-investing 50+ companies globally.
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- Industry: Content, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $480k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
- Ai-Dounyu.com — Ai-Dounyu.com is a platform that helps organizations looking to integrate AI choose their ideal AI implementation partner for free.
- Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
Akatsuki offers MobileSocialGame services. They utilize cutting edge technology and ideas to realize and deliver their ambitions to their users. They provide new value to society through the services we manage daily. Providing services throughout the world that brighten up everyone's daily lives.
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- Industry: Media and Entertainment, Content, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$23M; Corporate Round $1.5M–$255M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $824M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Hitcard — Hitcard is a trendy card culture brand that uses technology to upgrade card-like consumer products.
- Stems Labs — community and platform for collaborative creativity
- MetaverseGo — MetaverseGo is a web 3.0 app that offers easy access to Play-and-Earn Games, Guilds, NFTs, and Decentralized Applications allowing users to own assets, connect with industry players, and use their earnings across multiple payment platforms.
Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 172
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$74M; Series B $3.3M–$269M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $278M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Space BD — Space BD aims to become a one-stop shop to respond to all issues related to industrialization of space, and alleviate the work of businesses that are developing new technologies.
- KUZEN — KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices.
- Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
Oki Matsumoto is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the Executive Chairperson of Coincheck Group. Oki previously worked at JPX Market Innovation & Research as a Outside Director. Oki Matsumoto attended The University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Angel, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Taiwan, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Angel $2.1M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Toposware — From pioneering cryptographic research to engineering global-scale distributed systems technologies, Toposware is committed to solving the hardest problems to advance open internet standards.
- WATASHIHA — WATASHIHA is a communication company.
- Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel.YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Oursole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Round size: Seed $992k–$71M; Series A $150k–$101M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.9B in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- LEAN BODY — Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos.
- Stacked — Stacked is a new membership platform where fans get the most out of their support for creators.
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:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Myanmar
Investor stats
- Total investments: 154
- Round size: Seed $338k–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $186k–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $36M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
- Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
- Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
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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 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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 304
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$142M; Series B $6.4M–$184M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
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- 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.
Morinaga is a confectionery company that manufactures, purchases, and sells confectionery food and healthy drinks. The company aims to contribute to the realization of abundant, safe eating choices, and the promotion of health among the people of the world. Its diverse range of confectionery products is divided into five groups that includeconfectioneries, food, frozen desserts, weider, and healthcare.
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- Industry: Art, Pet, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- YAMAP — YAMAP is born to make your outdoors, such as hike or ski, more safety, and more enjoyable with your iPhone. YAMAP App can track and log your outdoors, view elevation info, and build an online outdoor journal. Love & share the outdoors with YAMAP ! ■■ Three Main Features of YAMAP ■■ 1) Safe ◆YAMAP App makes your iPhone a special GPSdevice for the outdoors. YAMAP App could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your iPhone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions. 2) Convenience ◆ YAMAP Hybrid Maps YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your iPhone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC (or tablet PC). 3) Share ◆You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP Web service. Once you finish your outdoor and save your data, YAMAP App automatically uploads to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' on YAMAP Web service (http://yamap.co.jp) where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history. In addition, YAMAP gives you the ability to easily share your outdoor data with friends and family.
- Toletta Cats — Toletta Cats is a healthcare approved by cat lovers company they aim to create a world in which we all live longer and happier with our beloved cats around us. Simple, safe and easy to use at home,in a Japanese cat-friendly way.
- GranSky Studios — GranSky Studios makes good stories as well as animations which all ages can enjoy. GranSky Studios brings light of dream and hope to people worldwide through our production.
B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Apps, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 92
- Round size: Seed $804k–$34M; Series A $1.6M–$44M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Spike Studio — Spike Studio Inc., established in November 2023, is a Tokyo-based company specializing in generative AI and large language models. Their mission is to enhance Japan’s labor productivity tenfold by integrating advanced AI solutions into client operations and services. The company offers customized AI solutions, system integration, data analysis,predictive modeling, and training programs to help clients leverage generative AI effectively. Co-founded by CEO Shigeru Kuroyanagi and COO Hirohide Sano, Spike Studio aims to address challenges such as declining international competitiveness, an aging population, and labor shortages in Japan.
- Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
- Innovative Space Carrier — Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 677
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$63M; Series B $4.3M–$109M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Eyeota — Engage your best customers with trusted audience data | enrich insights, enhance personalization and transform audience targeting.
- Moi — Moi Corporation was founded to deliver on the promise of the Twitcasting social live streaming platform. We developed Twitcasting to enable people to stream and share live video anytime, anywhere - connecting the world in real-time. TwitCasting provides a live streaming social platform that enables real-time chat between broacasters andviewers, through apps or desktop. Users can follow their favorite broadcasters and receive notifications when new a new live stream is about to start. Broadcasters can save and publish their live streams for later viewing.In early 2014 we added "Collabo" to Twitcasting, enabling as many as 6 users to broadcast together, in a single display. Viewers can join a broadcast that is already streaming live and broadcast together. It is the first app to support multi-device broadcasting in a single stream on mobile and PC. Our user base has doubled every year, and hit 7.5 million in September, 2014. While the largest part of our base is in Asia, users in US, Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries are now growing rapidly. About 70% of our users are under 25 years old, & approximately 95% of broadcasters shoot on mobile. 
- 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.
Cygames capital is an Investment firm.
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- Industry: Video, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $400k–$598k; Series A $5M–$33M; Series B $4.1M–$7.7M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ichirou — Ichirou provides digital senior care support services to connect elderly people with caretakers. It offers caretaker services for different types of support, including housework, hospital care, nursing, hospital and doctor visits, and shopping assistance.
- Samansa — Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series.
- Pocket Sign — Pocket Sign develops digital platforms that store e-signatures and other authentication details for it's users privacy and security.
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, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 92
- Round size: Seed $458k–$30M; Series A $1.5M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% 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.
Gakken Plus is a publishing business offering a catalog of books and magazines.
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- Industry: Art, EdTech, Robotics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
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- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- OurPhoto — OurPhoto is a service that matches clients and photographers. Professional and semi-professional shooting is surprisingly high quality and reasonable.
- MiRaY School — MiRaY School is an Education based company that service Gifte (! Kifte) is a service that offers a learning experience for the future of children and children.
- GranSky Studios — GranSky Studios makes good stories as well as animations which all ages can enjoy. GranSky Studios brings light of dream and hope to people worldwide through our production.
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, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 522
- Round size: Seed $473k–$13M; Series A $2M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
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- Reject — Reject is an esports firm that focuses on management of its team REJECT, players, apparel business, and event management services.
- Holo-X — Holo-X provides augmented, virtual, and mixed realities services and products.
- 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.
Shota Horii
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- Industry: Internet, Information Technology, Art
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $786k–$7.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Lecto — Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
- Respo — Respo is a service that enables people to save money by buying things at a discount.
- TripBox Japan — TripBox Japan aim of providing a service where information can be obtained with the same quality as your country anywhere in the world.
At dentsu, innovation is our strength, and your growth is our mission. We help you keep up with technological changes in the digital economy.
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- Industry: Advertising, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Corporate Round, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Series B $10M–$553M; Corporate Round $7.1M–$496M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $42M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- TBM — TBM is a company that develops, manufactures and sells paper and plastic alternative products made from a limestone-based material known as “LIMEX”.
- IDN Media — IDN Media is the leading media platform company for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia.
- SilkChart — SilkChart helps growth teams improve campaigns based on what users are doing in product - without relying on expensive data scientists. We do this through a no code analytics tool that combines marketing and product usage data to identify which channels, audiences, and content maximize revenue growth.
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- Industry: Art, Social Media, Museums and Historical Sites
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- ARTLOGUE — ARTLOGUE is an arts tech company that innovates in the art industry through technology. It is also a social art media that works to solve social problems that make use of art. It was established on July 7, 2017.
Hankyu Hanshin operates in the urban transportation, real estate, entertainment and communications, travel, international transportation, and hotels businesses in Japan and internationally. It provides various urban transportation services linking railways, buses, and taxis; and advertising services. Hankyu Hanshin is also involved in theretailing business; development, lease, and administration of condominiums, commercial facilities, and office buildings; real estate fund management; and communication and media businesses, such as information services business, and broadcast and communications business. Moreover, it engages in the sports businesses, including professional baseball, Hanshin Koshien stadium, and related businesses; and stage businesses comprising Takarazuka Revue and related businesses. Further, Hankyu Hanshin is involved in the provision of travel and international transportation services, as well as ownership and management of hotels. It operated 46 hotels with 10,000 rooms as of March 31, 2018. Hankyu Hanshin began operation in 1907. It has its headquarters in Osaka in Japan.
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- Industry: Video, Virtual Reality, Art
- Stage:Series C, Series A, Series E
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Series C $1.2M–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Favy — Favy is a platform that enables businesses such as restaurants and beauty salons to launch subscription services.
- MyDearest — MyDearest is a Full dive product planning and development company
- Thinkr — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, India, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 928
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9M; Pre-Seed $125k–$3.8M; Series A $6.5M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
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- Mason America, Inc. — Mason is the device innovation platform for product leaders who dare to deliver the next innovation in their field.
- Mudafy — Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker for LatAm.
- Gecko Robotics — To collect and make useful physical data in order to protect civilization's most critical infrastructure
Sotaro Karasawa - Chief Technology Officer @ STAR FESTIVAL
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- Industry: Software, Blockchain, Art
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $948k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- 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.
- Cloudbase — Cloudbase is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cloud services and management.
- OPERA TECH — OPERA Lead is a sales-focused AI web chatbot service from Opera Technology that turns websites into 24/7 "exhibit booths" for lead generation.It deploys AI sales assistants on existing sites (via simple tag embedding, no redesign needed) to engage the 99% of visitors who don't convert via inbound methods alone. Key capabilitiesinclude direct booking of meetings, guiding users to whitepapers/webinars, and targeted lead qualification for efficient deal progression.
Kunihiro Tanaka is a President/CEO of Sakura Internet Inc.
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- Industry: Consulting, Manufacturing, Cloud Computing
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $482k–$1.1M; Series B $1.5M–$7.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Stayway — Stayway is operating the world's largest hotel and vacation facility search and comparison site.
- Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .
- Acompany — Acompany provides products and consulting development related to secret computing.
Darwin Venture Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with offices in Hsinchu and the United States. Since our founding in 2009, we have managed eight funds, investing primarily in Series A/B, late-stage, and secondary funds. In 2022, we also launched an evergreen angel fund to enable more nimble bets onpromising early-stage teams, and especially those coming from Taiwan’s superb academic and research institutions. This exposure across stages and borders, coupled with the strong technical background of our team, is the source of Darwin’s differentiation. We recently launched our 8th fund Darjune.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Taiwan, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 151
- Round size: Seed $350k–$3.1M; Series A $3M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- bestat — bestat is a developer of platforms for 3D data creation, management, and utilization using AI and offers digital twins services.
- BitBiome — BitBiome is a biotechnology company focused on analyzing microbial genomes and discovering enzymes and proteins that can be applied across industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production, and sustainable manufacturing. The company uses single-cell microbial sequencing technology to study microbes that are difficult to culture throughconventional laboratory methods, enabling the creation of a large microbial genome database called bit-GEM. Its platform supports enzyme discovery, genome analysis, and bioengineering efforts aimed at developing bio-based alternatives for industrial processes. bitBiome also works with academic institutions and commercial partners on research projects involving areas such as biodegradable materials, biomass conversion, and pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. The company positions microbes as a resource for advancing the bioeconomy by providing tools and data that support biotechnology research and industrial applications.
- PopChill — PopChill generates an online marketplace for second-hand trade, enabling users to share their fashion styles and sell idle items.
Ken Soga is an individual investor.
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- Industry: Music, Content, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $457k–$9.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .
- Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
- Volve Creative — Volve Creative is a media company that provides virtual artist management, events, advertising video, and music production services.
Kenji Yabuno is a Founder & CEO at Cookbiz Co.,Ltd.
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- Industry: Art, Social Media, Product Design
- Stage:Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- ARTLOGUE — ARTLOGUE is an arts tech company that innovates in the art industry through technology. It is also a social art media that works to solve social problems that make use of art. It was established on July 7, 2017.
- Replace — Replace operates " STAND3.0" that matches the opening of stalls and idle spaces.
Taiga Matsuyama graduated form Waseda University, Matsuyama has been engaged in venture company support for more than ten years in Tokyo, after experience as a consultant at Accenture.Matsuyama became one of the board member of NetAge, Inc (IPO 2006), start-up incubator known by having invested in MIXI – Japanese top SNS and support severalstart-up companies.He also has contributed to the activity for create the start-up eco-system in Tokyo through the NPO Organization BVA (Bit Valley Association). Currently he has established Kronos Fund with angel investors, venture capital fund for investment in emerging early-stage companies.Kronos Fund has invested in more than 20 companies.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Analytics
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $250k–$9.2M; Angel $320k–$3.7M; Series A $5M–$5.3M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shippo — Shippo is the best multi-carrier shipping software for e-commerce businesses. Find the best shipping rates, integrate with e-commerce platforms, print shipping labels, track package delivery, and verify addresses with either our shipping API or web app.
- CAMPFIRE — Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something."The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over700,000 people.
- Spectra Japan — Spectra is a Provision of services for artists and fans company.
Money Forward Venture Partners operates HIRAC FUND, a seed fund specializing in seed and early-stage startups.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong
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- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $913k–$64M; Series A $892k–$33M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $419M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- bellFace — bellFace is an InsideSales System specialized targetted for Business to business sales customer support.No log in, no installation required. No matter where you are, it connects in 5 seconds becacuse it operates in the browser (patented). The audio system is connected through the telephone lines, there is no interruption like with Web meetingsystems. bellFace which is specific to sales, comes with document sharing and script function, so your experience is just like face to face communication . It is also suited for inside sales.
- WineBank — "WineBank" is a real-time online wine management and investment solution that we offer. In addition to operating a restaurant, it runs a sales company for food, drink, and other items.
- Mourning Clothes Rescue — Mourning Clothes Rescue operates a specialized clothing rental model utilizing automated, 24-hour unmanned storefronts. Users complete reservations and payments through smartphones to instantly access physical retail outlets via smart locks. This continuous availability solves the immediate challenge of acquiring formal attire on short noticeduring unexpected bereavement. By removing traditional staff overhead, the system passes cost efficiencies to consumers while providing private, on-site fitting options and long-term rental periods.
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Browse database — It's Free!Shiny Chemical Industrial is a production and sales company for purity solvents used in semiconductors, flat-panel displays, photoresist manufacturing, packaging testing, and light-emitting diodes. They provide logistics management and professional services to customers.
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- Industry: Art, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- GAZAI — GAZAI is a design company that provides image generation solutions, anime, and cartoon design services.
Kazuma Yamauchi
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- Industry: Content, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Sozi — The core members of Sozi are information technology experts. I have been involved in communication and web service development in the information society. On the other hand, each is familiar with many contents such as manga, anime, and illustrations .
- Anique — Anique is a service that utilizes blockchain technology to make artworks.
- Misaky Tokyo — Marine plant-based, handmade Japanese sweets. These crystal treats are individually handcrafted, the perfect gift idea! Vegan, gluten-free, and additive-free confectionery, with stunning flavors such as Yuzu, Matcha, and Rose. Supporting artisans in their craft. Japanese luxury sweets with a surprise inside.
Mai Fujimoto is known domestically and internationally as Miss Bitcoin. She has been promoting the spread of Bitcoin around the world since 2011.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Marketplace, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Canada, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$8.5M; Series A $4M–$7.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- RSS3 — RSS3 is an open protocol designed for content and social networks in the Web 3.0 era.
- GCR DAO — Global Coin Research is a Community-led DAO for Web3 Research & Investing. We source, vet & fund Pre-Seed to Series A opportunities. Join to Invest Together!
- Brand New Vision — Brand New Vision uses smart contracts to help creators sell digital fashion and other accessories.
SX Capital is an asset management firm targeting private IT-related venture companies. It aims to provide all kinds of support for growth, not just investment. The firm was founded in 2000 and is based in Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Marketing, Task Management, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$44M; Series B $10M–$170M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Welmo — WELMO has currently been working on R&D to launch Japan's largest welfare AI service platform called "CPA(Care Plan Assistant)" which supports care coordinator (caregiver), who helps a daily activities of the elderly people, to create a care plan for them, with using ICT and advanced technology, especially NLP(Natural LanguageProcessing), in terms of knowledge support. It has mainly two fundamental technologies; data warehouse includes all fast date and big date about care, explainable AI that describes a reason why the care is provided for the users. It also reduces time and cost to create the care plan, which enables anyone to be able to use easily and get enough information that the users want to know and use.
- Fermenstation — Fermen Station provides consulting services on the utilization of local resources, adding value, and creating new products. In addition, develop product development business by utilizing fermentation technology. We also provide education and information on brewing and fermentation technology.
- Startbahn — Startbahn aims to realize a richer society by providing the technology needed by artists and people involved with art all over the world. We are developing Startbahn Cert., a service that issues blockchain certificates for artworks, and promoting the development of Startrail, a blockchain infrastructure that is the basis for Startbahn Cert. We alsorun joint projects with other companies.
ThirdwaveSolutions is a network, system integration, outsourcing and information equipment selling company.
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- Industry: Art, Video, UX Design
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Thinkr — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
He holds a BA in Economics and a Master of Sociology from Keio University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. After regenerating many companies as president, he served as a representative of Giuliani Partners Japan and the president of Japan's oldest and largest art auction company Christie's Japan. He has also served as a number ofprominent corporate outside directors and director of art groups. Participated in the creation of Whiz Partners, a leading venture capital firm, and is still a managing partner of international venture capital.
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- Industry: Art, Blockchain, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Startbahn — Startbahn aims to realize a richer society by providing the technology needed by artists and people involved with art all over the world. We are developing Startbahn Cert., a service that issues blockchain certificates for artworks, and promoting the development of Startrail, a blockchain infrastructure that is the basis for Startbahn Cert. We alsorun joint projects with other companies.
TOPPAN Holdings provides sustainable, integrated solutions in printing, communications, security, packaging, decorative materials, electronics, and digital transformation.
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- Industry: Art, AgTech, Content
- Stage:Series B, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, China
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- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
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- ReEir — ReEir is a research firm that develops global regenerative medicine and cell therapy products for ulcer patients.
- Ecommit — Ecommit is a venture company that creates new environmental businesses with reuse and recycling as the main axis
- 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.
Kasagi Labo is the leading anime venture studio that brings authentic Japanese craft to a global audience through licensing, distribution and merchandising.
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Anique — Anique is a service that utilizes blockchain technology to make artworks.
Carta Ventures is an investment firm that provides growth to businesses.
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- Industry: Art, Content, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.1M; Series A $2.1M–$4.3M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
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- Ukka — Ukka is a Creating the ideal form of food and agriculture.
- Xenodata lab — xenodata lab., In the mission "Technology proposal suggests naturally after five years", in order to make the shape of the future financial industry with novel technology, ideas February 2016 It was founded in. xenodata is a coined word that spells the idea of creating heterogeneous creatures according to data, and by means of thee intelligence created by the data, the meaning to pursue the substitution of human actions to the utmost is put in the meaning.
- The Blueprint — The Blueprint develops immersive video and marketing promotion businesses, creating engaging digital content and innovative marketing solutions that help brands enhance audience engagement, strengthen their online presence, and deliver impactful promotional campaigns.
Hodl1 is an Ethereum company that focuses on expanding the future financial infrastructure. The company facilitates cryptocurrency treasury and blockchain-related businesses. The company's vision is to develop the Ethereum ecosystem, which will lead to sustainable value creation through improved network security, increased liquidity, and thecreation of new use cases.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Art, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Turingum — Turingum provides digital transformation with cryptography and mathematics technology. They offer business idea proposals and consulting using blockchain and NFT. They crypto-asset research, evaluation and report creation essential for new crypto-asset handling in the crypto-asset exchange business smart contract code audit etc.
- Regist ART — Regist ART offers art ownership and transfer registration services using blockchain. ART uses blockchain technology to provide a single platform to connect artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, investors, curators, and exhibitors so they can freely interact. Members of Regist ART can use the site as a virtual portfolio that can be accessed viathe internet. They can look through all of the artwork that has been registered, including their own, at any time and from any location.
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