Top 50 Beauty VC Funds & Investors in Japan (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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ANRI
VC Fund
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8 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $268k–$41M |
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UntroD Capital
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, Singapore, Austria | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care | $316k–$15M |
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W ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Content, Internet | $382k–$37M |
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TLM
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series B | Information Technology, Content, SNS | $123k–$5.2M |
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Real Tech Japan
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Singapore, Austria | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics | $316k–$21M |
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Fundinno
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, France | Equity Crowdfunding, Product Crowdfunding | Information Technology, Content, Health Care | $123k–$582k |
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Medical | $455k–$12M |
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DNX Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $482k–$38M |
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iSGS Investment Works
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | E-Commerce, Internet, Software | $351k–$52M |
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Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology | $1.5M–$64M |
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NH Foods
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A | Health Care, Beauty, Education | $3.9M–$7.4M |
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Euglena
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage | $527k–$5.6M |
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Arco Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Malaysia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Education, Beauty, Robotics | $217k–$943k |
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Nexyz.Group
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Beauty, SNS, Apps | |
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East Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $250k–$30M |
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Yamaguchi Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed | Apps, Software, Internet | $650k–$132M |
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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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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed | Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence | $286k–$12M |
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Angel Bridge
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Consulting | $648k–$47M |
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VU Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Colombia | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology | $1.4M–$64M |
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Global Hands-On VC
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Information Technology, Video, Beauty | $2M–$43M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $800k–$34M |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $470k–$21M |
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MARUI GROUP
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, India, United States | Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series D | E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet | $2.8M–$26M |
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Glocalink
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Robotics, Biotechnology | $41k–$3.3M |
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STRIVE
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, India, Indonesia | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $800k–$142M |
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Astellas Venture Management
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Japan | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics | $10M–$65M |
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ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Belgium | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $1.3M–$38M |
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Kusabi
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Logistics, Consulting | $130k–$2.6M |
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SBI Group
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Series C | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $2.8M–$134M |
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AgFunder
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, India | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology | $100k–$28M |
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Gree
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Mobile, Gaming, Content | $1.2M–$38M |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore | Series D, Series B, Series C | Internet, Software, Health Care | $9.6M–$1.2B |
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UTokyo Innovation Platform
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing | |
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Tsuneishi Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Apps, SNS, Translation Service | |
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Cathay Capital
VC Fund
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1 | China, France, United States | Series B, Private Equity | Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology | |
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Bridge Global Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | Beauty | |
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Freebit Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet of Things, Content, Retail Technology | |
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Mitsubishi Research Institute
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Seed | Internet of Things, Nursing and Residential Care, Medical | |
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Energy & Environment Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B | Software, Energy, Internet of Things | |
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Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Cyberdyne
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Series B, Seed | Health Care, Medical, Information Technology | |
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Mizuho Bank
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Debt Financing, Series A | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software | |
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Future Food Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Denmark | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Food Processing | $1.2M–$26M |
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Resona Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series B, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $924k–$32M |
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partyfactory
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | Content, Education, Video | $90k–$109k |
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Plan-Do-See Co., Ltd.
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Series B | Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Apps | |
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Apricot Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Food and Beverage, Internet, Fashion | $135k–$4.5M |
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Mistletoe
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Education | $702k–$44M |
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Kemuri Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Agriculture, Food Processing, Food and Beverage | $1.4M–$7M |
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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.
UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 148
- Round size: Seed $316k–$6M; Series A $2.1M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $438k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- JAOPS — JAOPS develops space mission operations software, tools, training, and services for spacecraft control and simulation.
- Eco-Pork — Eco-Pork is a co-creation solution farm that supports farmers' food productivity improvement. It is connecting the pig and technology, pork ( Pork ) new business ecosystems ( Ecosystem By building a), in the pork growing demand around the world, to get the most out of the food supply capacity is finite.
- Teragen Energy — Teragen Energy develops an energy technology platform based on advanced regenerative solid oxide fuel cells that provide both power generation and energy storage in a single system. The company’s systems generate electricity from external fuels such as natural gas or hydrogen without combustion and can operate in reverse to store power as hydrogen.Teragen designs modular systems that can be scaled from megawatt-scale installations for data centers to deployments for microgrids, renewable projects, and utilities. Its technology is intended to help operators manage variable renewable output, ride through outages, and address daily capacity needs using one device. Teragen focuses on applications including AI and cloud data centers, manufacturing and cold storage facilities, remote communities, and electric grid infrastructure. The platform is positioned to replace separate diesel generators and battery systems by combining fuel-flexible generation and low-cost storage in a compact footprint.
W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Seed $382k–$14M; Series A $1.3M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $45M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Ness — Ness is a tech company that offers 3 service websites and analytic tools for NFT marketing tool, TikTok product and NFT holders.
- Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
TLM is a venture capital that invests basically in seed rounds, including some Series A startups.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, SNS
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $180k–$4.3M; Angel $123k–$374k; Series B $723k–$5.2M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $418k in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
- Nanameue — Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way.
- Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.
Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Round size: Seed $316k–$5M; Series A $2.1M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $421k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
- Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec provides labor-saving solutions that promote productivity improvement and reduce the burden on workers at construction sites. The company contributes to the evolution and development of the construction industry. The objective of Ken Robotec is to create a joyful construction site where robots and humans may collaborate.
- MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
Fundinno is an equity investment crowdfunding platform.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, Health Care
- Stage:Equity Crowdfunding, Product Crowdfunding
- Geography: Japan, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Round size: Equity Crowdfunding $131k–$582k; Product Crowdfunding $123k–$444k
- Lead/follow: 70% lead, 30% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Atto — Atto operates in the healthcare and preventive medicine field as a technology venture. Its main business is the development, manufacturing, and sale of health inspection equipment. The core product is a capillary blood flow observation device called Kekkan Bijin. This device allows users to observe capillary blood flow simply by placing a finger onit, without any blood sampling.
- FUNDiT — FUNDiT is an IT-focused M&A and business consolidation company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and scaling IT companies.
- Novius Company — Founder & CEO | Building AI and Medtech for Global markets Healthcare, computer vision, and frontier technology
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: 324
- 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
- OptQC — OptQC commercializes cutting-edge optical quantum computing technologies developed by the Furusawa-Endo Laboratory. Because optical quantum computers are more scalable than superconducting and other quantum computing implementations, OptQC's optical quantum computers should reach this scale. They also have benefits like faster processing andreduced power consumption, which makes optical quantum computers a possible long-term pinnacle of quantum technology.
- Eight Knot — Eight Knot is a developer of autonomous navigation systems intended for water mobility. They provide autonomous ship maneuvering technology using robotics, enabling customers with water-on-demand transportation using environment-friendly EV robotic boats.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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.
iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $351k–$3.1M; Series A $1.3M–$52M; Venture - Series Unknown $661k–$8.4M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
- Inter Holding — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
- Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.
Keio Innovation Initiative (KII) is a venture capital established by Keio University. In order to make more effective use of the research results of Keio University, we aim to contribute to the development of society by creating investment for venture companies that utilize research results and creating new industries.The key to thinking aboutJapan's future growth strategy is to utilize advanced research results of the university. In addition to GDP, in addition to GDP, Japan is the world's third largest R & D exporter in R & D expenses, but as the low growth rate shows, it has a problem in investment efficiency in research and development. There are also reports on the entrepreneurial spirit that is indispensable for creating new industries, with the lowest entrepreneurial activity rate among developed countries.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$57M; Series A $2.3M–$64M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Eco-Pork — Eco-Pork is a co-creation solution farm that supports farmers' food productivity improvement. It is connecting the pig and technology, pork ( Pork ) new business ecosystems ( Ecosystem By building a), in the pork growing demand around the world, to get the most out of the food supply capacity is finite.
- Grafenary — Graphenary creates unique graphene optical devices using graphene materials with a variety of remarkable features.
- Orbital Lasers — Orbital is a space tech company that provides space debris business to remove debris and a satellite LiDAR business to provide surface data.
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Browse database — It's Free!NH Foods produces and sells processed meats and cooked foods, and also provides packaging services. It manufactures and sells hams, sausages, and other processed food. The company also operates in the breeding of pigs, cattle, and broilers, as well as the processing, and sale of meat products. The company is also engaged in the production and saleof dairy products and aquatic products. It manages overseas subsidiaries and the production and sales of processed food, meat, and aquatic products.NH Foods was founded on 1949 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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- Industry: Health Care, Beauty, Education
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Series A $3.9M–$7.4M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Integriculture — Integriculture makes cellular agriculture products to improve sustainability, food security, and reduce public health problems. The company offers a developed patented general-purpose large-scale cell culture system that can culture wide range of cells without external addition of expensive growth factors and provide consumers with affordable cleanmeat.Founded in 2015, Integriculture is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- CoreTissue BioEngineering — CoreTissue BioEngineering is a development of an artificial ligament for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in Japan.
euglena Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of microalgae with a focus on euglena. The company also manufactures and sells foods and cosmetics using euglena. It offers green juices, cookie bars, beverages, dietary supplements, and raw materials, as well as contract manufacturing/processing services; and skincare products.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $527k–$3.7M; Series A $2.2M–$5.6M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KAICO — KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company.
- Misaky Tokyo — Marine plant-based, handmade Japanese sweets. These crystal treats are individually handcrafted, the perfect gift idea! Vegan, gluten-free, and additive-free confectionery, with stunning flavors such as Yuzu, Matcha, and Rose. Supporting artisans in their craft. Japanese luxury sweets with a surprise inside.
- Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate — Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate sells cacao beans and handmade chocolate. Their product line includes chocolate rare cheesecake, cacao tours, chocolate bars, sweets, chocolate sandwich cookies, and sweets. Their products serve consumers.
Arco Partners is a venture support and investment company.
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- Industry: Education, Beauty, Robotics
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $217k–$532k; Venture - Series Unknown $234k–$943k
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Univrs — UNIVRS is a popular market and entertainment platform.
- Palplat — Palplat specializes in IT consulting and DX promotion utilizing as well as offers beauty counseling platform.
- TOY EIGHT — Toy Eight is a children's education company that provides experiential edutainment playgrounds. The company nurtures child's untapped potential through its platform.
Nexyz.Group provides facility installation service for LED lighting.
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- Industry: Beauty, SNS, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nailie — Nailie is an app that lets you connect to a nail specialists just for you.
- Timee — Timee is a Planning, development and management of Internet media company.
- DiNA — Focused Salesforce and AI products built from real operational work.
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: 692
- 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.
- Tokoshie — Building infrastructure that inspires everyone to create.
Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm. Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. was established in 1996 and is based in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan.
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- Industry: Apps, Software, Internet
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Round size: Seed $650k–$3.6M; Series B $2.2M–$132M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.9M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- LiLz — LiLz is a technology startup that combines machine learning and IoT technology to reduce fieldwork operations. The startup's LiLz Gauge captures and analyzes values by using a low-power IoT camera to capture the current analog meter, uploading it to the cloud, and performing character and image recognition. Analog meters can perform the samefunctions as smart meters. They are also working on a sound search service (LiLz Sound Search) for detecting signs of abnormalities in equipment.
- Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
- NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
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: 240
- 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
- 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.
- Gravity Design — Gravity Design is a full-stack platform consolidating supply chains for home interior materials.
Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $286k–$1.5M; Series B $4.2M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $498k–$5.3M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.7M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- GEMBA — GEMBA develops on-site improvement DX services specialising in the manufacturing industry.
- PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
- Global Trust Networks — GTN is a Japanese real estate brokerage firm. Foreigners can use the company's rent guarantee and real estate rental brokerage services to acquire brokerage services at a low cost.
Angel Bridge is a angel investor groups in Japan and provide high quality and abundant funds to excellent companies.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Consulting
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $648k–$10M; Series A $2.5M–$19M; Series B $6.5M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
- PeopleX — PeopleX encourages and assists employees in their professional development.
- Power Laser — Power Laser is a startup company that offers a range of power laser technologies and applications. The company develops high-power laser systems, related components, and software for advanced industrial and scientific applications. Its mission, “Power lasers open the future,” reflects its focus on next-generation photonics and precision laserinnovation for manufacturing and research sectors.
A multi-stage investment fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, & PropTech
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Colombia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 125
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$9M; Series A $5M–$64M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Natilus — We are creating a new generation of hyper-efficient blended wing body aircraft designed to make commercial aviation more sustainable and efficient, ensuring a healthier planet for future generations.
- ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.
- HEARTio — Heart I/O is a digital diagnostic startup helping emergency providers identify heart abnormalities in Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Video, Beauty
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $5.9M–$43M; Series A $2M–$2M; Venture - Series Unknown $3M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
Portfolio highlights
- U-ZERO — U-ZERO provides services as an integrated partner for its implementation and establishment.
- TYLsemi — Advancing AI with production-ready chiplets. Standards-based silicon for AI infrastructure.
- Edgecortix — At Edgecortix, we automate the design of AI accelerators for on-device deep learning. Our Dynamic Neural Accelerator IP, and performance optimized AI Software & Hardware Co-exploration framework, reduces time to market and brings massive cost savings across multiple industry verticals.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.
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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: 667
- 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.
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: 685
- 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
- Caguuu — Caguuu offers high-quality designer furniture at affordable prices, through e-commerce, eliminating middlemen and store operating costs.
- Smart Craft —
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
MARUI GROUP's web-site provides company information such as Group companies, as well as IR and Sustainability information.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
- Stage:Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series D
- Geography: Japan, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Series B $3.1M–$15M; Series D $3M–$26M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.8M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Anique — Anique is a service that utilizes blockchain technology to make artworks.
- SHE — SHE Japan is a financial services company that specializes in the fields of asset management, financial services, and accounting. It provides creative skill lessons, coaching programs, and job acquisition support opportunities for millennial careers.
- Gojo & Company — We are enabling financial inclusion for everyone by partnering with financial service providers.
OUR STRATEGY Members of Glocalink have extensive experi
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- Industry: Health Care, Robotics, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $41k–$3.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $128k–$1.9M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOVeLOT — MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.
- Kisui Tech — Kisui Tech is an agricultural AI robotics company that help farmers for farming.
- LYMPHOGENiX — LYMPHOGENiX is the pioneer company for lymphatic vessels regeneration. Our proprietary technology revitalizes the function of lymphatic vessels, making us experts in treating various health conditions. Our treatment is also great for skin-aging, obesity, Alzheimer's diseases and infertility. We believe in helping our clients improve their vitality and energy, one treatment at a time.
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, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, India, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 143
- Round size: Seed $800k–$33M; Series A $2M–$142M
- 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!
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Round size: Series A $10M–$65M; Series B $12M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2005
Portfolio highlights
- SyntaxBio — SyntaxBio develops CRISPR/Cas9-based, genetic programming platform that converts cells into biological computers using DNA-based instructions that read like lines of code. SyntaxBio's platform can program cells without the need for consistent external intervention.
- Solu Therapeutics — Solu Therapeutics is a dynamic group of hard-working professionals dedicated to transforming the treatment of diseases by developing groundbreaking medicines.
- Restore Vision — Restore Vision is a startup based in Japan aiming to develop a visual restoration gene therapy.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 153
- Round size: Series A $2M–$38M; Series B $3.4M–$37M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $93M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Eight Knot — Eight Knot is a developer of autonomous navigation systems intended for water mobility. They provide autonomous ship maneuvering technology using robotics, enabling customers with water-on-demand transportation using environment-friendly EV robotic boats.
- CMerTV — CMer TV is a platform that connects advertisers with newspapers, magazines, and specialized media by video
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
Venture Capital Fund in JAPAN
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- Industry: Information Technology, Logistics, Consulting
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $140k–$2.6M; Pre-Seed $130k–$130k
- Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow
Portfolio highlights
- knowuit — knowuit is a company that provides supply chain efficiency solutions to shippers.
- Palplat — Palplat specializes in IT consulting and DX promotion utilizing as well as offers beauty counseling platform.
- Pulsiv8 — Pulsiv8 is an IT company that offers innovation strategy, DX project support, digital transformation, and AI product development services.
SBI Group aims to become a corporate entity that provides a variety of one-stop financial services over the Internet now that two major events, the Financial Big Bang resulting from deregulation, and the Internet Revolution resulting from IT innovation, have radically transformed the financial industry.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 171
- Round size: Series A $2.8M–$62M; Series B $7M–$54M; Series C $13M–$134M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Fasset — Fasset is an all-in-one financial super app that allows people and businesses to receive money, invest, earn, and make payments from anywhere in the world.
- GeoDreams — GeoDreams is a clean energy and geothermal technology company focused on next-generation closed-loop geothermal power generation.
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- Industry: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 159
- Round size: Seed $700k–$9M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.1M; Series A $4.5M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $362k in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Scindo — Creating a novel biological process to turn low-value plastic landfill waste into high-value molecules.
- Resurrect Bio — Resurrect Bio is a disease resistance trait discovery company. Using AI and our high-throughput in planta screening platform we provide traits for breeders.
- IIF — A farm in your pocket.
Gree is a Japanese internet media company that provides mobile social networking, and mobile technology services for its users. Gree shares development and operational expertise across all its studios as Gree always works to create new game models for its customers.
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- Industry: Mobile, Gaming, Content
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$6.2M; Series A $3.7M–$38M; Series B $1.9M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Oasys — The Dedicated Gaming Blockchain. Oasys is an eco-friendly blockchain built for the gaming community, offering the best user experience with fast transactions and zero gas fees.
- Oasys — The Dedicated Gaming Blockchain. Oasys is an eco-friendly blockchain built for the gaming community, offering the best user experience with fast transactions and zero gas fees.
- YGG Japan — YGG Japan elevates blockchain games to provide accessible content for all gamers in Japan and lead them to the world of “Play-to-Earn”.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust provides Japanese equity products for corporate and governmental pension funds. SMTB also provides products investing in Asian equities. The capability was developed through its experience in Japanese equity, although it maintains an investment team in Hong Kong.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series D, Series B, Series C
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Series B $9.6M–$411M; Series C $22M–$369M; Series D $12M–$1.2B
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $633M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- SDP Japan — SDP Japan is a provider of super Doctor Produce Business and procurement and sales of surgical components, pharmaceuticals, and consumables.
- ALGO ARTIS — ALGO ARTIS is a software company that offers optimization in plant operations, tanking, ship allocation plan, and logistics.
- Think Nature — Think Nature is a researcher startup that specializes in the solutions related to the sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
The University of Tokyo IPC is a company responsible for expanding the innovation ecosystem of the University of Tokyo. Accelerate global innovation from the University of Tokyo through three activities: start-up support, investment business, and corporate innovation support.It was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University ofTokyo in 2016 with the enforcement of the revised law of the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Law, which is the basis law. The investment targets of the Todai IPC are venture companies that utilize the research results and human resources of the University of Tokyo, but they also make FOF (fund of funds) investments in funds managed by some private venture capital companies. In 2019, it started a consortium-type incubation program (University of Tokyo IPC 1stRound) to support the establishment and financing of Tokyo University-related ventures.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Issin — Issin manufactures bath mats that can measure weight and automatically record daily weight changes on your smartphone.
- RoboTruck — RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications.
- Leading Mark — Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers.
Tsuneishi Partners provides services and products in shipbuilding, shipping, environmental, energy, and services. With regard to product development, the company has a lineup of container carriers and tankers centered on bulk cargo ships to meet the needs of various markets. It was established in 1917 and is based in Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Industry: Apps, SNS, Translation Service
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- JaQool, Inc. — JaQool is a company that will leverage social innovation and new technologies to create convenient services that are something to get excited about. Three entrepreneurs from different backgrounds have gathered together to utilise these new technologies and techniques to develop services that can help to make the world a better place.JaQool willinitially work on a mobile translation service for tourists coming to Japan from overseas. The number of tourists from overseas has been increasing rapidly in recent years, but many have encountered difficulties due to being unable to understand Japanese. Removing the language barrier is a pressing challenge that needs to be addressed, particularly in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics that will be held in 2020. JaQool can help contribute towards a solution.
- Kotozna — Kotozna is an IT service company that aims to solve the social problem of "language cave" using cutting-edge technologies such as AI and machine translation. Multilingual translation services such as "Kotozna Chat", which provides messaging with simultaneous translation between different SNS platforms, and "KotoznaCamera", which translates Japanese content such as restaurant menus and displays them by QR code scanning.
- Blossom Energy — Developed advanced nuclear reactors that are able to produce clean energy, Blossom Energy manufactures nuclear reactors for the nuclear energy industry. The focus of the company is on providing affordable, stable, and sustainable energy for the world. The company utilizes HTGR, which is a fourth-generation nuclear reactor.
Cathay Capital is a global private equity and venture capital investment firm supporting companies at every stage of their lifecycle.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series B, Private Equity
- Geography: China, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 120
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Yanshengchao — Room A204-1, Floor 2, Building 2, Yard 9, Yike Road Life Science Park, Changping District Beijing China
- Vita Dynamics — Vita Dynamics involves learning through real-world interactions by developing robots that can physically engage with their environment, they can adapt more naturally and efficiently.
- Zhiwei Xingyi — Zhiwei Xingyi provides enterprises with digital project management, delivery, and operation.
Bridge Global Capital Group is an independent investment banking and strategic growth advisory firm. We help mid-sized and high-potential emerging growth companies refine and articulate strategy, recalibrate positioning, substantiate value, secure capital, and achieve transactions, including exits.Our customized, end-to-end solutions provideclients with a cost-effective and balanced way to pursue and achieve strategic transactions while still maintaining focus on the day-to-day business. We leverage the resources of our affiliated strategic growth advisory platform, 360accel, to help clients substantiate value and better prepare for transactions.
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- Industry: Beauty
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Go Today Shaire Salon — GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON is a private room-type shared salon where freelance hairdressers and teams gather.
Freebit Investment is a venture capital that invests in early stage and seed stage.
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- Industry: Internet of Things, Content, Retail Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Housmart — Housmart is a real estate media company
- Go Today Shaire Salon — GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON is a private room-type shared salon where freelance hairdressers and teams gather.
- Ambient Intelligence Technology — Ambient Intelligence Technology is a manufacturing company that produces underwater drones with advance information.
The Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) is a Japanese think tank, founded in 1970 in commemoration of the centenary of the Mitsubishi Group. Their mission is to resolve societal issues both in Japan and throughout the world through our think tank, consulting, and ICT capabilities.They employ roughly 800 researchers with high levels ofexpertise in a broad range of fields, particularly in the natural sciences, and with exceptional technical and analytical abilities. They stringently maintain a neutral position which has enabled us to develop an extensive, interdisciplinary network with members of industry, academia, and government. They act as a hub connecting all sectors to overcome increasingly complex societal issues. They provide integrated solutions that encompass everything from conceptualization to realization and implementation.
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- Industry: Internet of Things, Nursing and Residential Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- SImount — SImount is a database management system platform that connects all data such as Excel, CSV, PDF. Moreover, It can utilize all the data related to business, leading to higher business efficiency and higher sales.
- Pocket Sign — Pocket Sign develops digital platforms that store e-signatures and other authentication details for it's users privacy and security.
- LocationMind — LocationMind is an IT company that provides human flow analysis, IoT solutions, and security for positioning signals. Through AI analysis of location information and big data, they provide end-to-end services to customers in a variety of fields. A position critical to the advancement of next-generation technology. They have independently developedmultiple AI models that specialize in people flow to make predictions for the near future, in addition to analyzing people flow in the past.
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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- Industry: Software, Energy, Internet of Things
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ubiden — Ubiden provides Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things mobile network services. The company develops applications for electric vehicle charging services.
- Shippio — Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoicemanagement; and documentation support.
- MetaSensing — MetaSensing specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of advanced attachable Raman sensors, designed to provide precise, real-time chemical and molecular analysis across a wide range of applications, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Opt Fit — Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services.
- Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
- ARCS — ARCS specializes in developing assisted reproductive medical devices using robotics and artificial intelligence technology.
CYBERDYNE Inc. is a venture firm which is established by Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai, University of Tsukuba, Japan, in order to materialize his idea to utilize Robot Suit HAL® for the benefits of humankind in the field of medicine, caregiving, welfare, labor, heavy works, entertainment and so on. Robot Suit HAL® was developed with the technologies createdin Sankai Laboratory of Tsukuba University as an application of “Cybernics*” advocated by Prof. Sankai.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- LIFESCAPES — LIFESCAPES is a research and manufacturer of brain-computer interface equipment.
- Metcela — Cells hold endless possibilities. Through science, we will unlock these potentials and harness them to improve the lives of patients worldwide.
- Hirosaki Lifescience Innovation — Hirosaki Lifescience Innovation is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of regenerative medicine products.
Mizuho Bank is a commercial bank that began operation on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. It offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities. It also provides current and ordinary, deposits at notice, time, and specified deposits, deposits for tax,nonresident deposits in yen, foreign currency deposits, negotiable time deposits and loans by bill, loans on a deed, and overdrafts as well as discounts for bank acceptances, commercial papers, and documentary bills. Moreover, it offers investment banking and custodial, syndication, bond administrative, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate restructuring, project, and asset finance services, settlement and asset management services. It operates as a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
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- Total investments: 146
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
- KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
- Credit Saison India — Credit Saison India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Saison Co. Ltd, a Japanese credit card/prepaid card issuer. Credit Saison India has offices in Bangalore and Mumbai.
Future Food Fund is a corporate venture capital company that specializes in the field of food.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Food Processing
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$26M; Series B $1.5M–$7.2M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$3.1M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $19M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a food technology and biotechnology company that develops AI-powered algae fermentation technology to produce sustainable food ingredients, nutritional compounds, and bioproducts. The company leverages proprietary AI-driven cultivation and fermentation systems to convert underutilized food byproducts into high-value microalgae rich innutrients such as DHA, umami compounds, and other functional ingredients. Its mission is to build a circular bioeconomy by reducing food waste while providing sustainable alternatives to marine- and animal-derived ingredients.The company's core technology is Touji-24, an AI-powered algae cultivation and fermentation control system that automates and optimizes microalgae production. Using proprietary fermentation processes and food byproducts such as awamori lees, AlgaleX cultivates algae that can be used to produce Umamo, a plant-based ingredient combining seafood-like umami flavor with high concentrations of DHA. This approach reduces reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids while upcycling food industry byproducts into valuable nutritional ingredients.
- Mycoverse — Mycoverse is a agri-biotech startup specializes in developing fungal-based biological crop protection solutions to replace chemical pesticides, targeting row crops with an initial focus on potato late blight.
- GrubMarket — GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fatfoods.GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.
Resona Capital is a micro-venture capital fund specialized in early-stage investments. The firm was founded in 1988 and based in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 89
- Round size: Series A $924k–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Lavol — Lavol aims to promote the widespread and efficient use of money as a fair and timely payment for valuable labor, recognizing the essential role that work plays in building both individual livelihoods and broader economic stability.
- OPTEMO — OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website.
- 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.
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- Industry: Content, Education, Video
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $90k–$109k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dely — Dely is running Japan's best cooking video service, Kurashiru. It strives every day to make services that impact the world. Kurashiru helps many people per day. It introduces a variety of tasty food recipes that color the dining table with cooking videos. Tens of millions of people watch and listen to the monthly recipe service in Japan.
- Flights — FLIGHTS is a multidisciplinary drone services from EC, media, pilot training, consulting, insurance and localization of foreign softwares.
- Flamingo — Flamingo is to contribute to a multicultural society through IT.
Plan-Do-See Co., Ltd. is a hotel & restaurant management firm that deals with Hotel / restaurant / banquet management services.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- UMITO — UMITO is a real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the planning, development, and management of property investment schools, providing structured educational programs, expert guidance, and practical training designed to help individuals and investors build knowledge, evaluate opportunities, and succeed in the real estate market.
- Shikomel — Shikomel is a restaurant app that receives recipes from the store. The menu offered by other shops can also be ordered. The app can be used to develop new menus.
- TableCheck — TableCheck empowers restaurant operators worldwide to maximize guest engagement, reservations, and table utilization.We analyze and evaluate data from restaurants and use this information to create a more vibrant dining experience for their customers.Our team of creative minds is continuously seeking to drive innovative solutions to support ourrestaurant partners. TableCheck’s restaurant management tools give restaurants the power and flexibility to provide seamless customer experiences for every guest from the moment they make reservations. "
Apricot Ventures is a seed venture capital that mainly supports those who start businesses independently from large companies.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Internet, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $135k–$2.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $273k–$4.5M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.3M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- YAGO — YAGO operates in the IT field and provides internet and software services.
- Nudge — Provider of financial planning platform designed to create a financial institution with new values and behaviors from scratch. The company's platform has been strengthening its team, developing the first service, and preparing for the necessary financial license acquisition, enabling users to secure their future financially.
- Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.
Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Education
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 102
- Round size: Seed $702k–$5.4M; Series A $2.2M–$44M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ULUU — ULUU is an ocean material that replaces plastic and actively benefits the world.
- Aquaria — Aquaria provides solutions to secure access to clean water. The organization adapts its approaches based on the needs of these communities. It addresses water-related challenges through various methods.
- Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.
Kemuri Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$1.9M; Series A $2.1M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.5M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- AccordX — AccordX is a platform that allows individuals to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens and sell food by online delivery.
- HarvestX — HarvestX manufactures fully automatic robots which contributes to the shortage of agricultural human resources and stable food production
- Quantum Flowers & Foods — Quantum Flowers & Foods is a technology firm that develops and creates agricultural business models and technologies.
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