Top 50 B2B VC Funds & Investors in Japan (October 2026)
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
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7 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $602k–$48M |
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ANRI
VC Fund
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5 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $268k–$41M |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $470k–$21M |
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DNX Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $482k–$38M |
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $480k–$11M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $800k–$34M |
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YJ Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Content | $63k–$30M |
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500 Startups Japan
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Internet, Software, Task Management | $91k–$30M |
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Delight Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Malaysia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $556k–$19M |
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, France | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care | $310k–$9.2M |
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Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Israel | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $1.7M–$69M |
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JAFCO
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1.4M–$41M |
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East Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $250k–$30M |
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $404k–$11M |
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Tsuneishi Capital Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series C | Drones, Information Technology, Energy | $269k–$2.4M |
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Agribusiness Investment Development
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A, Series B, Seed | Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Manufacturing | $1.4M–$31M |
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $372k–$17M |
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Lotte Ventures Japan
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Food and Beverage, Restaurants, B2B | $621k–$4.4M |
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $482k–$16M |
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FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $547k–$50M |
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $288k–$20M |
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Venture United
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Travel, Apps | $200k–$14M |
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong | Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $212k–$13M |
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Medical | $455k–$12M |
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Spiral Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Indonesia, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet | $500k–$15M |
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THE OKAZAKI SHINKIN BANK
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A | B2B, Carbon Capture, Industrial Engineering | $2.9M–$15M |
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Osaka University Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $480k–$19M |
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aSTART
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series C, Series A | Aerospace, Information Technology, B2B | $308k–$80M |
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Gazelle Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, China, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Apps, SaaS | $268k–$52M |
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Archetype Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $605k–$32M |
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JAFCO Group
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Series B, Series C | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $3.1M–$283M |
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Drone Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Canada | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Drones, Robotics, Aerospace | $319k–$15M |
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Suneight Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, India, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Internet, E-Commerce, Social Media | $924k–$43M |
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Vector
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Indonesia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round | Software, Apps, Internet | $174k–$14M |
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance | $665k–$30M |
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SBI Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, South Korea | Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Financial Services | $1.3M–$62M |
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Monoful
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Robotics, B2B, Big Data | $18M–$20M |
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Recruit Strategic Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Japan, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | E-Commerce, Software, FinTech | $100k–$33M |
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STRIVE
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, India, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, E-Commerce | $560k–$37M |
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Mitsubishi UFJ
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Malaysia | Debt Financing, Series A | Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | |
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Kyoto Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series C | Retail, Medical, Elder Care | |
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Vela Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Germany, Japan | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $1.9M–$32M |
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Sansan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series C | SaaS, B2B, Legal | $1.6M–$2.5M |
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31Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Thailand, United States | Series B, Series A, Series C | Retail, Internet, E-Commerce | $4.3M–$369M |
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West Japan Railway
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WASEDA University Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Series A, Seed, Convertible Note | Biotechnology, Information Technology, Medical | $1.2M–$38M |
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JMTC Capital
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1 | Japan, United States | Series A, Series B | Robotics, Medical Device, Manufacturing | $2M–$156M |
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ALI Technologies
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Corporate Round | Artificial Intelligence, Drones, B2B | $544k–$1M |
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Intloop
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | B2B, Service Industry, Food and Beverage | |
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AVANT
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | B2B, Finance | |
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Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain has managed a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 834
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$31M; Series B $3.4M–$48M; Venture - Series Unknown $602k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
- Essen — Essen is a technological company that specializes in mobility and data analysis, as well as using data to improve transportation.
- Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 315
- Round size: Seed $268k–$9.9M; Series A $967k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $616k–$9.1M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Any Style — Any Style develops a messaging app from voice actors that regularly sends messages via subscription. It also engages in the planning and production of audio content and the VTuber production business.
- Arrowsmith — Arrowsmith is committed to unlocking the full potential of bacteriophages to revolutionize the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Through transformative science, Arrowsmith strive to create a world free from the pain and fear caused by antimicrobial resistance.
- Typewriter Therapeutics — Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc. develops mRNA-based gene therapies using a gene writing, or gene writing, platform for precise insertion of therapeutic genes into the genome. The company builds on transposon-based technologies originating from research by Professor Emeritus Haruhiko Fujiwara at the University of Tokyo. Its programs focus on all‑RNA,nonviral gene writing systems that repurpose natural genetic elements to address severe genetic disorders with limited treatment options. Typewriter Therapeutics conducts research and development across its U.S. and Japan operations and collaborates with investors and partners to advance genetic medicine candidates toward the clinic.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 689
- Round size: Seed $470k–$16M; Series A $1.2M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $525k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
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- Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is a biotechnology firm dedicated to promoting the practical use of safe and effective nucleic acid therapies. Utilizing nucleic acid chemistry technology, the company strives to provide nucleic acid medicines to patients suffering from diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
DNX Ventues is an early stage VC firm focusing on B2B Startups that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 395
- Round size: Seed $482k–$11M; Series A $2.2M–$25M; Series B $2.7M–$38M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $20M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Hibot — Hibot offers robotic platforms, and related hardware and software solutions. The company offers robots for hazardous operations as well as for maintenance and inspection of infrastructure, search, and rescue missions. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Kauli — Kauli is an Online Ad Network Management System pioneered in Japan. Kauli supports Real Time Bidding. This service allows advertisers to place bids for their ads in real time and according to users' characteristics.Kauli frequently reviews Ad Networks so that the Ad Network with the best expected ad revenue will be selected. As aresult, every ad frame always has the best expected ad revenue.
- FLUX — FLUX provide “FLUX Header Bidding Solution” that creates fair competition opportunities and significantly increases advertising revenue within the header bidding server, ad requests are sent to SSPs and ad exchanges all at once, so it is possible to have a pure price competition without prioritization, and to determine the highest bid amount andvalue of the advertising space. I can. Then, the price of the highest bid ad in the header bidding and the ad set in the ad server are competed, and the ad with the higher bid is delivered.
XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $480k–$3.7M; Series A $1.1M–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $549k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
- Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries and affiliates in the various business segments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 672
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $800k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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. Our sole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Content
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 122
- Round size: Seed $63k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $180M 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.
500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Task Management
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $275k–$4.3M; Series A $3.6M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $91k–$1.6M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $35M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
- GITAI — GITAI is the world’s leading space robotics startup, aiming to provide safe and affordable means of labor in space and reduce operational costs by 100 times. GITAI is developing highly capable, safe, and reliable robots to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and cities on Mars.
- Connected Robotics — Connected Robotics is an information technology company that designs and manufactures robotic arms for enterprises. The company's product, OctoChef, provides cooking services. It caters to individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. The company was founded in 2014 and is basedin Koganei-shi, Japan.
Delight Ventures is a venture capital firm that thoroughly reduces the hurdles of entrepreneurship in Japan and supports entrepreneurs in the world. Entrepreneurship is taken as a natural career path, and we aim to be a society where both successful and unsuccessful people can continue to take on challenges.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $556k–$4.3M; Series A $1.9M–$11M; Series B $3.1M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $93M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- 10pct. — 10pct. is a consulting firm that provides hotel management, marketing, and operation support services to its clients.
- Ocean — Ocean is a technology-driven company dedicated to promoting digital transformation in the tax-free and retail shopping sectors. By developing innovative digital platforms and integrated solutions, the company streamlines tax refund processes and enhances the overall shopping experience for international travelers and retailers alike.
- Voxela, Inc. — Voxels is an AI powered platform on a mission to reinvent caregiving by making incident detection intelligent and actionable.
Daiwa Corporate Investment is a private investment firm of Daiwa Securities Group that has been engaged in overseas VC investments by taking advantage of an extensive business network in Japan and foreign countries, long experience and professional knowledge, and by supporting the growth of a number of overseas portfolio companies and their stock exchange listings.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 144
- Round size: Seed $310k–$1.3M; Series A $1.1M–$6.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $910k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
- AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
- Sonire Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future.
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Browse database — It's Free!Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 208
- Round size: Series A $2M–$35M; Series B $4.4M–$69M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $51M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- CADDi — CADDi analyzes and connects manufacturing data fragmented across departments, locations, and systems, turning it into an enterprise asset. It uses AI to transform how manufacturers make decisions and execute work.
- Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
- kikitori — kikitori engages in the development and operation of applications and web systems in the fruit and vegetable distribution field.
Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to the creations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 370
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$41M; Series B $4.2M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $567M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- CaTe — CaTe is based in Tokyo. CaTe develops and manufactures a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) for remote cardiac rehabilitation. Their invention allows heart disease patients to safely and successfully complete cardiac rehabilitation utilizing standing exercise in a confined space, such as at home, without the use of ergometers or similar instruments.
- 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.
East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 693
- Round size: Seed $250k–$5M; Series A $1.9M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $366k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
- BASE — BASE provides web-based services that develop and build e-commerce platforms. The company provides its services across Japan, such as net shop creation, development of shopping applications, development of online payment, and other services.
- EveryWill — Every WiLL will hasten the creation of a new logistical infrastructure that addresses social problems, beginning with the "way we receive" our products.
Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance, RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Seed $462k–$5.7M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $404k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- THE PHAGE — The phage is a medical device company that focuses on developing AI technology to predict postprandial blood glucose levels.
- AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
- Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
Tsuneishi Capital Partners is a company that formulates and operates investment partnerships.
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- Industry: Drones, Information Technology, Energy
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $269k–$1.1M; Series A $1.1M–$2.4M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- GooPass — GooPass is a subscription-based camera equipment rental platform that offers users cameras, interchangeable lenses, and drones. It also allows users to buy or rent photography equipment by reserving it online.
- Gojo & Company — We are enabling financial inclusion for everyone by partnering with financial service providers.
- POWERNEXT — POWERNEXT provides electric power supply & demand management, rate calculation, customer management & environmental value trading services.
Agribusiness Investment Development is a venture capital firm that offers agriculture investment for agricultural corporations. It was established in 2002 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$1.4M; Series A $1.6M–$31M; Series B $2.6M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KAICO — KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company.
- kikitori — kikitori engages in the development and operation of applications and web systems in the fruit and vegetable distribution field.
- Newlocal — Newlocal offers planning, development, and consulting services related to real estate, construction, and community development sectors.
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 99
- Round size: Seed $372k–$2.9M; Series A $1M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $473k–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
- Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
- Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
Lotte Ventures Japan supports and collaborates with businesses that embrace challenges and strive to build a better society in the future.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $621k–$1.4M; Series A $2M–$4.4M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CoA Nexus — CoA Nexus develops and operates a skillshare matching platform for human resource research and development.
- Minnano Shashoku — Minnano Shashoku is a company cafeteria service based on restaurants and provides offices with daily and weekly menus.
- Crisp — CRISP SALAD WORKS offers a focused menu of signature salads and grains made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods on-site.
MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 330
- Round size: Seed $482k–$12M; Series A $1.2M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $957k–$8.3M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- 9lione — 9lione is a cloud drug management system that can perform complicated drug management easily. It uses optical character recognition technology (OCR) whereas information can be read simply by taking a prescription, and drug inventory lists are automatically created and updated. It was established on August 8, 2018, and is headquartered in Tokyo,Japan.
- Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
- Smart Craft —
FFG Venture Business Partners is a large-scale enterprise that offers in traditional regional bank venture capital.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 89
- Round size: Seed $706k–$50M; Series A $1.2M–$8.4M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
- InsightX — InsightX is a technology platform focused on empowering businesses by simplifying complex processes and enabling smarter, more personalized user experiences.
- DeltaForesight — DeltaForesight is a business that creates B2B services and goods with a focus on stablecoins and cryptocurrencies. In order to develop solutions that may be applied in Japan, it emphasizes bridging laws, business practices, and technological advancements.
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Browse database — It's Free!Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 395
- Round size: Seed $288k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $368k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
- Black Cat Carnival — Tell us about anything development-related. Our founder, who launched Niconico Live, SUGAR and GANMA! from scratch, helps with planning, design, development and operations.
- Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.
Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Travel, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $200k–$14M; Series A $354k–$1.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $440k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
- FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
- Meetcareer — Meetcareer offers a career programme. The users can understand their strengths and make use of them. The company identifies organizational issues for clients to investigate further, as well as issues based on hidden real intentions. The services help users consult with a professional career counsellor online and offer a text programme that isconducted by email, enabling clients to solve career development problems.
Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 390
- Round size: Seed $282k–$1.8M; Debt Financing $212k–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $635k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
- Indent — Indent creates products that help writers create original works such as novels, manga, screenplays, and game scenarios. They will work to create an environment in which artists can focus on their creations and enjoy sharing their work.
- Intentia — Intentia is a technology startup that specializes in developing and implementing operational support AI agents tailored for the manufacturing and wholesale sectors. The company designs AI tools that seamlessly integrate into existing workflows instead of completely replacing legacy IT architecture.
Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Medical
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 327
- Round size: Seed $455k–$9.6M; Series A $1.2M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $899k–$7M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Indent — Indent creates products that help writers create original works such as novels, manga, screenplays, and game scenarios. They will work to create an environment in which artists can focus on their creations and enjoy sharing their work.
- Spectronix — Spectronics is a development of new technologies and new applications to bring about innovation, focusing on the future of laser technology.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
Our former entity “IMJ Investment Partners” was established in 2012 by IMJ Corporation (“IMJ”), a major digital marketing company, as an independent venture capital subsidiary in Japan. After IMJ was acquired by Culture Convenience Club (“CCC”) in 2013, we continued our investment activities independently, and eventually relocated our office toSingapore to change our strategy and start a venture capital fund for the Southeast Asia market. In 2015, we established the Japan office and started a venture capital fund for the Japanese market.In tandem with the expansion of our business, we left the CCC Group, changed our name to “Spiral Ventures” in 2017, and made a fresh start as an independent venture capital firm.taken from https://spiral-ventures.com/en/group-info/
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 106
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4M; Series A $1.4M–$9.3M; Series B $2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $64M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Bumame — Bumame menghadirkan layanan kesehatan terpadu, medical check up, vaksinasi, konsultasi dokter, dan informasi kesehatan.
- TWO — TWO is a health and wellness company that offers innovative lifestyle solutions 2foods, a line of healthy and delicious food products.
- SPUN — The most reliable online visa platform in Indonesia with 24/7 dedicated assistance and money-back guarantee.
THE OKAZAKI SHINKIN BANK is a trust and cooperative financial institution company.
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- Industry: B2B, Carbon Capture, Industrial Engineering
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Series A $2.9M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GX MINERALS — GX MINERALS develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance fillers that promote decarbonization.
Osaka University Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage ventures in the fields of life innovation, green innovation, and platform technology. The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Osaka, Japan.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $480k–$4.5M; Series A $1.5M–$19M; Venture - Series Unknown $751k–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- RegCell — RegCell aims to generate novel therapeutic technologies through augmenting or controlling the immune system and our goal is to save patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases and cancer .
aSTART is a venture capital firm that invests in tech companies. The firm invest in companies that have the potential to develop new services, contents, products and technologies by making full use of advanced technologies in each field
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- Industry: Aerospace, Information Technology, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Series C, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $308k–$27M; Series A $1.5M–$80M; Series C $3.1M–$44M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $569M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
- ZeamiCyberSecurity — ZeamiCyberSecurity develops and provides enterprise cybersecurity software as a service. The company offers Zeami Intelligence, a browser-based security intelligence platform that serves as a next-generation foundation for managing security information. Its services focus on helping organizations understand and monitor their security posture andinternal environments. ZeamiCyberSecurity targets enterprise customers that require structured security intelligence to support internal risk management and defense operations. The company delivers its offerings as SaaS, enabling deployment and use through standard web browsers.
- Oceanic Constellations, Inc — Oceanic Constellations empowers ocean visualization with a network of autonomous surface drones and advanced marine monitoring technology.
Gazelle Capital is a venture capital and investment firm.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, China, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $268k–$2.2M; Series A $483k–$52M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Lingble — Tsuro-san plans, and Lingble Link and our own people in 34 countries carry it out. Global e-commerce for brands of every size.
- Vlightup — Vlightup is a technology company dedicated to enhancing security and trust in the Web3 ecosystem. Vlightup develops innovative solutions that integrate blockchain technology to create transparent and fair digital economic infrastructures. Vlightup continues to develop cutting-edge technologies that reinforce digital security, empowering users toengage in blockchain transactions.
- Bridgesmile Corporation — Bridgesmile operates an on-site installation and replacement service platform for consumers and businesses. Its service, The Butler Next Door, enables customers to arrange technician visits for products purchased through e-commerce sites and manufacturers. Supported categories include dash cameras, security cameras, smart locks, and air conditioners. The platform coordinates online reservations with offline installation work and provides pricing and service coverage information. Bridgesmile also develops and operates the service for business partners, including e-commerce companies and manufacturers.
Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in B2B Tech seed and early stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 131
- Round size: Seed $605k–$6.8M; Series A $1.2M–$32M; Series B $1.7M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Nocall — Nocall develops an automated calling system utilizing AI voice technology.
- Voxela, Inc. — Voxels is an AI powered platform on a mission to reinvent caregiving by making incident detection intelligent and actionable.
- Bulwark Dynamics — Bulwark Dynamics develops autonomous maritime systems for contested logistics and distributed military operations. Its CARAVEL platform is an autonomous beach-landing resupply vessel that delivers cargo from ship to shore without requiring port infrastructure. The vessel supports JMIC and ISO containers, autonomous cargo handling, GPS-deniednavigation, and operations in shallow or degraded maritime conditions. The company also develops vessel autonomy, command-and-control, hull production, payload integration, and sustainment capabilities for defense and maritime logistics applications.
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Browse database — It's Free!JAFCO Group is a venture capital firm that primarily invests in domestic and foreign private companies.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Series B $3.7M–$283M; Series C $3.1M–$198M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Parallel — Parallel is the hangout app where you can enjoy games, videos, music, and more with friends.
- Blue Laser Fusion — Blue Laser Fusion is a commercial fusion company. Blue Laser Fusion is a laser startup to commercialize laser fusion by inventing its own laser and fusion reactor.
- Nanofiber Quantum Technologies — Discover how NanoQT builds the foundation for scalable quantum computing with nanofiber cavity-QED technology and high-fidelity quantum connectivity.
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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- Industry: Drones, Robotics, Aerospace
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $448k–$7.1M; Series A $319k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $947k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- LOMBY — LOMBY is a logistic firm that delivers orders through its robotic machines.
- Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
- FullDepth — FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.
Suneight is a independent Venture Capital firm that invests and supports business development of all the stages of the venture companies.
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- Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Social Media
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Series A $924k–$43M; Series B $1.8M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Niro — Niro is embedding personal credit products into leading consumer internet platforms. The fintech startup aims to disrupt the consumer lending ecosystem in the country by democratizing access to convenient and hassle-free embedded credit products for 624 million internet users in India.
- Teatis — Teatis helps save lives through automated video review + coaching workflows integrated with fleet dashcam solutions
- Thinker — Thinker provides sales of proximity sensors and proposed solutions using these products.
Vector is a Japan-based PR agency that provides PR planning and implementation services for its clients. The agency also offers other services covering areas such as management, finance, accounting, human resources, administration, internal controls, and audits. Vector was founded in 1993.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Round size: Seed $541k–$5M; Corporate Round $174k–$2.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $226k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
- CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
- Snack Technologies — Snack Technologies specializes in the development and operation of “SnaTech,” an innovative business support application designed for snack bars, helping operators streamline daily management, improve customer engagement, optimize inventory and sales tracking, and enhance overall business efficiency through digital solutions tailored to the foodand hospitality industry.
An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 169
- Round size: Seed $665k–$9.4M; Series A $2M–$15M; Series B $2.7M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- 10pct. — 10pct. is a consulting firm that provides hotel management, marketing, and operation support services to its clients.
- Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.
- 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.
SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator". SBI Investment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 456
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$28M; Series B $4.5M–$62M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $77M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
- Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
Monoful creates a synergetic logistics ecosystem where everyone can achieve optimal logistics.Due to changes in purchasing styles, such as online shopping, it is now natural that physical distribution, which used to be just delivered, will be delivered tomorrow, and will be delivered tomorrow. Monofuru's mission is to build a seamless andmore open supply chain structure.The company was established in 2017 and is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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- Industry: Robotics, B2B, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Series A $18M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Souco — Souco is a service that enables logistics bases to be quickly available and warehouses to be used when and where needed and souco aim to provide services that contribute to society by making logistics smooth.
- Rapyuta Robotics — Rapyuta Robotics is a global technology startup that builds cloud robotics solutions. Spun out of the Swiss Federal Institute (ETH Zürich) in 2014, the company now has about 90 employees global, and offices in Japan, and India. While improvements in technology are helping to make robotics more accessible to markets, the ability to integrate all therequired expertise remains a barrier for most companies. Rapyuta Robotics’ platform makes it significantly easier for businesses to deploy robotics solutions without needing in-house robotics expertise. By integrating robot hardware, software, sensor data, and applications in the cloud -- where powerful data centers manage the heavy computation -- Rapyuta’s platform lets end-users focus on their business processes instead of on managing robot hardware or software infrastructure.
- Telexistence — TELEXISTENCE Inc. aims to be the systematic innovator of scale in robotics. Innovator means new stuff. And scale means big, systematic ways of looking things done in a way that’s reproducible.
Recruit Strategic Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in innovative startups from all around the world. It is a corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings that seeks to invest in education and financial technology, digital healthcare, and infrastructure sectors. It was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, Japan, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Seed $100k–$8.5M; Series A $3M–$13M; Series B $1.7M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Blacklane — Blacklane is the global chauffeur service that offers safety, sustainability, and stress-free travel. Since 2017, the company has been carbon-neutral, combining a five-star guest experience with care for the planet. The customers can book their travels using Blacklane’s mobile app or website.Blacklane was co-founded by Jens Wohltorf and FrankSteuer and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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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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- Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, India, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 157
- Round size: Seed $560k–$6.5M; Series A $1.2M–$20M; Series B $3.3M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10B in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- ASUENE — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
- Recompound — Recompound is a financial services startup that acts as a personal investment advisor for individuals to grow their stock market portfolios.
- Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!
We have the largest domestic and global customer base of any Japanese bank, consisting of a network of 500 offices in Japan and 40 other countries. We apply our values of integrity and responsibility by contributing to the improvement of the economic and social infrastructure wherever we do business.Our portfolio includes 40 million retailbanking accounts and 500,000 corporate customers. The extensive network that this represents is itself a valuable component of our financial role as part of the global social infrastructure.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Tryeting — TRYETING provides an AI platform that integrates various types of software. One of the strengths of the company is materials informatics, a field that applies the techniques of informatics, such as AI and big data, to materials. This approach can significantly speed the development of new materials.
- HelloWorld — EdTech, International Exchange between Schools
- Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
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Browse database — It's Free!Kyoto Capital Partners is an investment company affiliated with the Bank of Kyoto.
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- Industry: Retail, Medical, Elder Care
- Stage:Series C
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Mui Lab — Mui is an aesthetically-pleasing wooden IoT device connected to a cloud service. By accessing information through natural wood, we can rethink a new type of lifestyle.
- Cizucu — Cizucu is a stock photo community that helps creators and brands to create photos.
- Xperisus — Xperisus provides solutions to government agencies and local governments, such as support for the development of value-added experiences.
Vela Partners is an AI-enabled venture investor based in San Francisco.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Germany, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 59
- Round size: Seed $1.9M–$15M; Series A $6.3M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ReFiBuy — The NC Tweener Fund, Powered by NC IDEA strategy is to build an index: smaller investments in a relatively large number of NC-based companies. At the current fund size, this translates to 10-15 investments a quarter, or 40-60 a year.
- Mirelo AI — Mirelo AI offers AI-driven tools that generate custom sound effects and music to match video content through upload or API integration. It enables users to produce synced audio from silent footage and refine or edit audio tracks with an intuitive online editor. The platform also provides APIs and model fine-tuning options that let other productsembed its video-to-sound capabilities directly into their workflows. Mirelo’s technology is based on proprietary AI models designed to interpret visual media and automatically generate corresponding audio elements. The company sources and processes input files to output audio that aligns with visual action and creative intent.
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- Industry: SaaS, B2B, Legal
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Lisse — Lisse offers legal business innovation through the use of AI.
- Monit — Monit menggabungkan manajemen kas, pembayaran bisnis, kontrol pengeluaran, dan kartu kredit korporat dalam satu pengalaman terintegrasi
- Pickleball One — Pickleball one is to become an enabler of the pickleball industry , spreading the joy of "Fun as one" to the world.
31VENTURES provides necessary financial and managerial support.
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- Industry: Retail, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: Japan, Thailand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Series A $7.9M–$34M; Series B $4.3M–$369M; Series C $7.7M–$156M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pragtech — Pragtech develops and operates parking lot service software that helps to eliminate payment congestion and reduce operating costs.
- Reiwa Travel — Reiwa Trave is a digital travel agency intended that optimizes overseas travel. The company's platform uses online travel booking tools that provide digitalized contracts along with trip management, thereby enabling its customers' vacation and leisure experiences.
- SUPER STUDIO — SUPER STUDIO provides consulting services from product development to operation.
West Japan Railway is one of the Japan Railways Group that operates in Western Honshu. The company is founded April 1, 1987, and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Newlocal — Newlocal offers planning, development, and consulting services related to real estate, construction, and community development sectors.
WASEDA University Ventures (WUV) is a venture capital firm specialising in founding investments by creating new start-up companies that make use of academia and are based on "the practical application of scholarship". Our mission is to be a capitalist that implements academic knowledge and
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$38M; Series A $1.3M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
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- Pestalozzi Technology — Pestalozzi Technology is a development and provision of educational products in the fields of physical education and club activities.
- Gel-Coat Biomaterials — Gel-Coat Biomaterials is a biotechnology company that develops innovative bio-based materials and new medical technologies.
- CoreTissue BioEngineering — CoreTissue BioEngineering is a development of an artificial ligament for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in Japan.
JMTC Capital (JMTCキャピタル) is the venture capital arm of Japan Material Technologies Corporation. It focuses on investments in R&D-oriented hardware startups in areas such as robotics, drones, personal mobility, wearables, AR/VR, and sensing.
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- Industry: Robotics, Medical Device, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
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- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Series A $2M–$156M; Series B $3.8M–$99M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- FullDepth — FullDepth is a drone development company.
- Physiologas Technologies — Physiologas Technologies is a manufacturing company that designs and develops medical equipment for the healthcare industry.
Aerial Lab Industries focuses on research and development of UAV (unmanned miniature aircraft).
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Drones, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $544k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Woodman — WOODMAN is a Blockchain farm construction consulting,selection and procurement of hardware necessary for mining and consulting work on blockchain technology.
- Pegara — Pegara is a trailblazing enterprise that specializes in the creation of innovative solutions designed to expedite the digital transformation (DX) of various industries and facilitate the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By harnessing the power of our advanced, proprietary computer vision technology, we strive to revolutionizethe way industries operate, fostering a more sustainable and technologically advanced future.Pegara proudly serves an esteemed clientele, including Toyota Connected, a distinguished Tier 1 subsidiary of the globally renowned automotive giant, Toyota Motor Corporation. Additionally, our client roster features Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West, NTT PRAVITA, and other esteemed machinery manufacturers.Moreover, our subsidiary, Pegara Japan G.K., is engaged in a dynamic collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Acceleration Labs, striving to address the pressing issue of grain pest damage in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, a consequence of severe climate change. To this end, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI), state-of-the-art robotics, and sustainable renewable energy solutions.
- Trajectory — Trajectory is a operator of an AI Traffic Control system designed for fully autonomous navigation of unmanned aircraft.The company's products include automated drones which can fly for a long time, enabling clients access to an environment where everyone can use UAV (Unmanned Aircraft) easily and safely, and contributes to solving customerproblems.
Intloop is a consulting firm that offers management consulting, technology solutions, and professional recruitment services.
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- Industry: B2B, Service Industry, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AoyamaLab — AoyamaLab is a food and beverage EC venture that provides a welfare shopping site exclusively for employees.
AVANT engages in formulation and management of group management strategy by holding shares of the group company.
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- Industry: B2B, Finance
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Figurout — Figurout is a financial firm that provides information regarding investment, dividends, stock markets and mutual funds.
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