Top 35 Automotive VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in January 2025
A list of 35 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Automotive startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Automotive companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.Top 35 Automotive VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in January 2025
Investor | Automotive Japan investments |
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Lifetime Ventures | 2 |
BroadBand Tower | 2 |
XTech Ventures | 2 |
Mobility Technologies | 2 |
Drone Fund | 2 |
Legend Partners | 1 |
Nippon Venture Capital | 1 |
ITOCHU Technology Ventures | 1 |
Incubate Fund | 1 |
Sojitz | 1 |
Innovation Engine | 1 |
Quanta Computer | 1 |
Ryugin research Institute | 1 |
JR West Innovations | 1 |
Yamaha Motor | 1 |
CGV FoF | 1 |
K24 Ventures | 1 |
STRIVE | 1 |
JapanTaxi | 1 |
Z Corporation | 1 |
SUKOYAKA HOLDINGS | 1 |
Prime Rock VI Investment | 1 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking | 1 |
DMM.com | 1 |
ANRI | 1 |
T-Fund | 1 |
Best In Class Producers | 1 |
Mirai Creation Fund | 1 |
B Dash Ventures | 1 |
Okinawa Development Finance Corporation | 1 |
KDDI | 1 |
Energy & Environment Investment | 1 |
LandScape Capital | 1 |
CatcherVC | 1 |
SHIKIGAKU | 1 |
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
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- Kwahuu Ocean — Kwahuu Ocean develops sustainable squid farming systems.
BroadBand Tower supports IoT (internet of things) through its advanced technological capabilities.
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Investment focus
- Software, Automotive, Taxi Service
- Series A, Funding Round
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- DennoKotsu — Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service
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
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- &Jam — &Jam &Jam is a real social production that provides creative consultation services.
- 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.
- Creator's X — Creator's X is an anime production firm that focuses on developing animation production assistance tools using AI.
Mobility Technologies provides vehicle allocation systems for taxi operators.
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Investment focus
- Software, Automotive, Taxi Service
- Series A, Funding Round
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- DennoKotsu — Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service
Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy. It offers capital investment and financing and aims to create a Drone Ecosystem where LPs and startups can benefit from membership within the Drone Fund.
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- Drones, Robotics, Aerospace
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, Canada
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- LOMBY — LOMBY is a logistic firm that delivers orders through its robotic machines.
- Triorb — Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions.
- Proxima Technology — Proxima Technology is an IT company that provides artificial intelligence and deep learning solutions for the manufacturing industry.
Legend Partners mainly engages in venture investment development and business creation development. It focuses on the field of real estate, state-of-the-art technology, and medical.
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- Marketing, Automotive, Enterprise
- Seed, Series A
- Japan
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- Sukedachi — Sukedachi had focused on the unique business habit in the Japanese construction industry that construction workers are order receivers as workmen themselves and are also orderers as small enterprises, and the firm started this service. Sukedachi allows workpeople specialized in construction works receive to notification of recruitment ofconstruction jobs which meet their pre-registered conditions including residence and occupation. With this service, construction workers who are seeking jobs can contact directly to each desired construction site, and constructors suffering from chronic manpower shortage can recruit workers on almost ideal on-demand conditions.
- Mantra — MANTRA is a developer of machine translation technology.
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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- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan, United States
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- Gecipe — Gecipe is a video service for e-sports players.
- Rege Nephro — Rege Nephro is a biotech company that specialized in R&D, production and marketing of renal disease therapeutics.
- Renalys Pharma — Renalys Pharma is a private, late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical firm in Japan dedicated on developing new therapies that address unmet needs in the management of renal illness in Japanese and Asian patients.
ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV), based in Tokyo, is the venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is one of the world's largest corporations with offices in over 80 countries and operations that cover a broad spectrum of industries. ITV's mission is to invest and help build leading information technology companies by leveraging avast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies. The ITOCHU group has a long history of funding information technology companies with successes including Siebel Systems, NVIDIA, Openwave and Aruba Networks. Current portfolio includes, Box, Fab, Ooyala, WHILL, Tokyo Otaku Mode, etc.
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- E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Belgium
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- KAICO — KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company.
- Aeterlink — Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power.
- Quollio Technologies — Quollio Technologies is an IT company that specializes in corporate data governance, SaaS, metadata management, and software solutions.
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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- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- Letara — Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology.
- Kaguoku — Kaguoku develops and provides the AI-based home staging services. It offers a service that uses AI to process interior photos of real estate properties to increase the property's ability to attract customers.
- Time Prediction — Time Prediction focuses on development of diagnostic pharmaceuticals, drugs and medical devices for the treatment of neurological diseases.
Sojitz is operates as a general trading company. The company exports built-up vehicles; assembles, manufactures, and sells local vehicles; and sells automobiles and motorcycle components, commercial aircraft, defense and related equipment, business jets, tires, surface-mounting machines, bearings, oil, natural gas, LNG, petroleum products, nuclearfuels, and nuclear power-related equipment and machinery.
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- Health Care, Medical, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Corporate Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- Ripplr — Ripplr is a full-stack tech distribution and logistics player that offers data-driven analytics and plugs and play system.
- VLP Therapeutics — VLP Therapeutics, LLC (VLP) was established in 2012 by seasoned biopharmaceutical veterans with mission to develop innovative medical treatment which transforms traditional vaccine and targeted antibody therapies to address global unmet medical needs. Its vision is to combat the 21st century global public health problems through revolutionary nextgeneration i-αVLP (inserted alpha VLP) Technology. The company is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Hycamite TCD Technologies — Hycamite is decarbonising industry using its proprietary methane pyrolysis technology. It provides its industrial clients with low-carbon hydrogen and sustainable carbon products for demanding applications.
Innovation Engine has been is promoting investment to create and grow promising business areas created from technology.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series A, Series C
- Japan
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- Asilla — Asilla develops and provides AI specialized in image and video analysis. Its services, the Vehicle recognition AI, recognizes the manufacturer and model from the image of the vehicle. It also has a censorship service that detects inappropriate images that can not be released, including copyrights and obscene expressionsAsilla was founded in 2015and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Ranimaru — Ranimaru is pet service providing company that offers pet sitting, care of your pet dog in events, professional course about pet sitting.
- Drone Show Japan — Drone Show Japan company specializes in drone shows for events, aerial photography, and workshops.
Quanta Computer is a provider of design and manufacturing services in hi-tech markets.
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Investment focus
- Semiconductor, Software, Consumer Electronics
- Series B, Series C, Series A
- United States, Japan, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Plus — Plus.ai develops self-driving trucks to enable large-scale commercialization of autonomous transport. Based in Silicon Valley, Plus.ai was founded in 2016 by a group of Stanford PhD classmates who saw the strong potential of artificial intelligence to make a big impact on business and society. With trucking being the primary means of shipping inAmerica, the founders decided to focus on self-driving technology to transform the trillion-dollar commercial trucking industry. Plus.ai specializes in developing full-stack self-driving technology to enable large scale autonomous commercial fleets. We are one of the most advanced autonomous trucking companies today in terms of technological progress and were the first to obtain California’s Autonomous Testing License. The company has since been working on improving the robustness and safety of its fully functional Level-4 autonomous trucks. Plus.ai closely collaborates with the largest OEMs to build self-driving trucks that are safer than human-operated vehicles. The company operates a fleet of autonomous trucks in pilot programs with the top freight shipping companies.
- QT Medical — World's leading medical ECG/EKG machine company that aims to make hospital-grade 12-lead ecg machines available for everyone. Best portable ecg device during the pandemic. Focusing on innovations in the field of telemedicine and home care, we continue to invest in research and development of products that will bring better cardiac care to patients.
- CesiumAstro — CesiumAstro builds high-throughput, software-defined phased array communication payloads for airborne and in-orbit platforms.
Ryugin Research Institute Co., Ltd., took over its business from the Economic Research Office of the Corporate Support Department, which is the economic research division of the Bank of the Ryukyus, and became independent on June 28, 2006 in a form that further strengthened its functions.The Ryukyu Bank Research Department was the predecessor ofthe Economic Research Office, but since the foundation of the Ryukyu Bank in 1948, it has conducted various economic and industrial surveys and made proposals and proposals, etc. We have been committed to development.
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- Internet, Automotive, Web Design
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- EC-GAIN — Ec Gain is a service to fulfill the EC operator's "want to sell more".
- Re:Build — Re:Build is to create the world where we can help each other. Re:Build company was born from the desire to help those who challenge.Our mission is to create a world where help and support circulate throughout the business .
- 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.
JR West Japan Group, they will utilize innovation based on external technologies and know-how to realize sustainable operation of the railway and expansion of business creation, contributing to the revitalization of areas including the West Japan area.
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- Software, Internet, Product Design
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Japan
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- GiXo — GiXo provides analysis support services using big data and solving business problems. GiXo is a data-driven company founded by strategists and analytics experts. GiXo solves client companies' management issues by utilizing analytics and supporting all types of data-driven decisions.
- SPACER Japan — SPACER is a 24-hour handover IoT locker that can open and close doors with a smartphone.
- Infcurion — The Infucurion Group is a business development professional that is pushing the cashless era with the power of technology .
Corporate profile and facts about Yamaha Motor.
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Investment focus
- Transportation, Robotics, Logistics
- Series A, Series B, Corporate Round
- India, Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- RIOS — We are helping enterprises automate their entire factories, warehouses or supply chain operations by deploying AI-powered end-to-end robotic workcells.
- Joyride — Make mobility instantly connected, keyless, shareable and trackable on the world's leading software platform.
- River — Empowering people, improving lives.
CGV FoF is an Asia-based Fund of Funds (FoF) that focuses on investments in Crypto Fund and Crypto Studio. CGV FoF is composed of family funds from Japan, Korea, and China's mainland and Taiwan, with headquarters in Japan and branches in Singapore and Canada.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Cayman Islands
Portfolio highlights
- Metya — Metya is an innovative dating platform that combines AI with Web3 technologies to offer a new approach to online dating.
- MiniTon — MiniTon is a social competition platform powered by TON that allows users to play engaging games and earn actual prizes.
- LSP Finance — LSP is a full-featured digital asset management platform that is transforming DeFi by enabling Proof of Stake (PoS) networks to provide liquidity. The goal of the asset issuance protocol LSP.Finance is to develop tradable and interest-bearing solutions for assets such as beta tokens, Alpha project shares, and POS node shares.
K24 Ventures is a investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Bitcoin, Web Apps, Blockchain
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Cayman Islands
Portfolio highlights
- PinGo Lab — PinGo is an innovative platform that integrates artificial intelligence, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), and advanced GPU technology. Its mission is to democratize access to computational resources, making them available to a broader audience. By leveraging user-contributed resources, PinGo enables the decentralization of AImodel training, fostering collaboration and innovation in the AI field. This approach not only enhances accessibility but also empowers individuals and organizations to contribute to and benefit from cutting-edge AI advancements.
- LSP Finance — LSP is a full-featured digital asset management platform that is transforming DeFi by enabling Proof of Stake (PoS) networks to provide liquidity. The goal of the asset issuance protocol LSP.Finance is to develop tradable and interest-bearing solutions for assets such as beta tokens, Alpha project shares, and POS node shares.
- Zulu Network — Zulu Network is the first DePin-focused Bitcoin Layer 2 to achieve the tokenization of computing power, allowing anyone to power DePIN innovation and earn Bitcoin.
STRIVE focuses on investing in early-stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies. It seeks out companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India with top-notch management teams and strong market potential. It is not tied to strategic investments for GREE Inc. and leverages its pan-Asia expertise for guiding its portfolio in an engaged,hands-on role.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, India, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Asuene — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
- YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
- Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!
JapanTaxi is a Provider of taxi booking services designed to cater the needs of people in Japan. The company's services offer a fare calculator application if users took a taxi offline, enabling users to easily travel from one place to another.
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Investment focus
- Software, Automotive, Taxi Service
- Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- DennoKotsu — Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service
3D Systems has the largest portfolio of 3D Printers. We offer 3D Printing solutions for manufacturing, prototyping, casting, dental and more.
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Investment focus
- Drones, Robotics, Automotive
- Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- SkyDrive — SkyDrive is developing a lightweight, three-seater eVTOL aircraft that will play a key future role in the coming urban transport revolution. SkyDrive is working with civil aviation authorities in Japan and the US to acquire type certification.
SUKOYAKA HOLDINGS is a mental and physical health care service provider.
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Investment focus
- Automotive, Mobile Apps, Restaurants
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
Prime Rock VI Investment is an investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Rental, Leasing, Automotive
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- IDOM CaaS Technology — IDOM CaaS Technology provides a free car life that is not limited to buying and selling cars.
MUFG manages the affairs of its subsidiaries within the group and the business of the group as a whole along with all relevant ancillary business.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Health Care, Software
- Series A, Funding Round, Series C
- Japan, China
Portfolio highlights
- Yoii — Yoii Fuel is a software company which analyzes a company's KPIs and enables them to obtain a means of financing based on this data.
- Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
- IDOM CaaS Technology — IDOM CaaS Technology provides a free car life that is not limited to buying and selling cars.
DMM.com Group provides digital content distribution, online rental, internet connection, manufacturing support, and solar power generation services. The company was established in November 1999 and is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
- Automotive, E-Commerce, Machine Learning
- Seed
- Japan, United States
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Information Technology, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
- ARCH — ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions
- Upsider — - Vue - Nuxt.js - TypeScript - SCSS
T-Fund offers both token and equity investments to fuel the development of groundbreaking technologies and applications. Its mission is to drive the growth of the TON Blockchain and attract more users into the ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Automotive, Cloud Computing, Telecommunications
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- PinGo Lab — PinGo is an innovative platform that integrates artificial intelligence, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), and advanced GPU technology. Its mission is to democratize access to computational resources, making them available to a broader audience. By leveraging user-contributed resources, PinGo enables the decentralization of AImodel training, fostering collaboration and innovation in the AI field. This approach not only enhances accessibility but also empowers individuals and organizations to contribute to and benefit from cutting-edge AI advancements.
- GameBeast — GameBeast is a multi-chain gaming platform developer in the Solana ecosystem.Gamebeast offers a wide range of games, from minigames to AAA blockbusters, giving consumers more token consumption options.
Best In Class Producers is a marketing and production company.
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Investment focus
- Rental, Leasing, Automotive
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- IDOM CaaS Technology — IDOM CaaS Technology provides a free car life that is not limited to buying and selling cars.
The Mirai Creation Fund invests in companies and projects that use the latest technologies and business models, supporting the growth of value in these companies and projects, wherever they are found around the world.
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Investment focus
- Robotics, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan, United States, Israel
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- MUSVI — MUSVI is an informartion technology company that provides spatial connectivity solutions, and community platform services.
- Triorb — Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions.
- elleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
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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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Internet, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Taiwan, United States
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- Newmo — newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort.
- Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
- Qlay — Qlay is an AI-automated global engineer hiring platform
Okinawa Development Finance Corporation provides policy-based financial services.
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- Apps, Medical, Nursing and Residential Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan
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- LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
- 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.
- Swivel — Swivel's mission is to create the fishing brand.
KDDI Corporation is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was created in 2000 through a merger of DDI, KDD and IDO and now employs over 15,000 people.The company provides a broad range of services, including fixed-line phone communication, mobile phone and web services, and Internet services. It also has a ownership stake in two Japanesecable television companies, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and Japan Cablenet (JCN). KDDI's mobile phone and web arm is branded as "au". The company is the current No. 2 in Japan's mobile communications market, trailing NTT DoCoMo and ahead of SoftBank.
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- Mobile, Software, Internet
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, South Korea
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- ATOMica — ATOMica is a co-working space and business management company for conference rooms, event venues, circles, and schools. The company uses coworking spaces as HUBs to provide services that maximize individuals' power. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including coworking space, shared office space, meetings, events, and web seminars. Itis also possible to use it only once. They plan and run local communities that bring together a diverse range of people, including students, workers, businesses, universities, and governments.
- Allganize — Allganize provides Alli, an AI document understanding platform that revolutionizes enterprise productivity. If you want a proper AI chatbot, enterprise chatGPT, or AI OCR, Allganize is the answer.
- Secret Double Octopus — Provider of industry-leading FIDO-certified, rotation-based passwordless MFA with the fullest support for enterprise complexity. Click here for more!
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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- Software, Energy, Internet of Things
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Germany
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- YourTrade — ONE KEY TO GLOBAL TRADE
- 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.
LandScape Capital is an investor in decentralized networks and digital assets.
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- Automotive, Cloud Computing, Telecommunications
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- PinGo Lab — PinGo is an innovative platform that integrates artificial intelligence, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), and advanced GPU technology. Its mission is to democratize access to computational resources, making them available to a broader audience. By leveraging user-contributed resources, PinGo enables the decentralization of AImodel training, fostering collaboration and innovation in the AI field. This approach not only enhances accessibility but also empowers individuals and organizations to contribute to and benefit from cutting-edge AI advancements.
- LSP Finance — LSP is a full-featured digital asset management platform that is transforming DeFi by enabling Proof of Stake (PoS) networks to provide liquidity. The goal of the asset issuance protocol LSP.Finance is to develop tradable and interest-bearing solutions for assets such as beta tokens, Alpha project shares, and POS node shares.
CatcherVC is an investment fund dedicated to blockchain.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Financial Services, Privacy
- Seed, Corporate Round
- Singapore, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- PinGo Lab — PinGo is an innovative platform that integrates artificial intelligence, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), and advanced GPU technology. Its mission is to democratize access to computational resources, making them available to a broader audience. By leveraging user-contributed resources, PinGo enables the decentralization of AImodel training, fostering collaboration and innovation in the AI field. This approach not only enhances accessibility but also empowers individuals and organizations to contribute to and benefit from cutting-edge AI advancements.
- LSP Finance — LSP is a full-featured digital asset management platform that is transforming DeFi by enabling Proof of Stake (PoS) networks to provide liquidity. The goal of the asset issuance protocol LSP.Finance is to develop tradable and interest-bearing solutions for assets such as beta tokens, Alpha project shares, and POS node shares.
- Agents World — Agents World operates as an web3 AI firm.
SHIKIGAKU is an organization management theory based on a unique theory focusing on the behavior of thinking.
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- Consulting, Retail, Payments
- Seed, Corporate Round, Series B
- Japan
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- Paytner — yup is providing services to support freelance people's funding.The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation where problemssuch as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated.
- AROUSAL Tech. — AROUSAL Tech is a consulting company that offers a wide range of AI consulting services. It provides digital training, AI reskilling, AI consulting, and AI integration services.
- Treasury — Treasury delivers extensive electronic contract and commercial transaction services.
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