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Top 50 Blockchain VC Funds & Investors in Japan (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Blockchain startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Blockchain startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Ceres
VC Fund
5 Japan Seed, Corporate Round Cryptocurrency, Content, Internet $1.4M–$50M
MIRAISE
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting $383k–$14M
Mask Network
VC Fund
3 United States, Singapore, Japan Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software $900k–$12M
Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, China Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Internet $2.7M–$553M
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
VC Fund
3 Japan, China, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Financial Services, FinTech $758k–$213M
Shima Capital
VC Fund
2 United States, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming $1.2M–$11M
JAFCO
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2.7M–$298M
Triatomic Capital
VC Fund
2 United States, Japan, Spain Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence $7M–$500M
MZ Web3 Fund
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Angel Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency $500k–$198M
DIMENSION
VC Fund
2 Japan, India, Romania Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Content, Manufacturing $895k–$1.1B
Yokohama Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan Series A, Series D Health Care, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $38k–$780M
Presto
VC Fund
2 Singapore, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3 $1.5M–$225M
F Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, Hong Kong Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Software, Service Industry
Monex Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, FinTech $1M–$64M
PE&HR
VC Fund
2 Japan Seed, Series A Software, Fashion, Education $1.4M–$50M
MT Partners
VC Fund
2 Japan Seed, Series A Apps, Beauty, Energy
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $3.1M–$85M
KSK Angel Fund
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, SaaS $1M–$100M
Gmjp
VC Fund
2 United States, Japan, Singapore Seed Blockchain, Software, Web Apps $1M–$6M
Sora Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Taiwan, Japan Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin $500k–$7.6M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Health Care, Software $4.5M–$425M
Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, Indonesia, South Korea Series B, Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Internet $953k–$553M
Nippon Technology Venture Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Series B Blockchain, FinTech, Mobile $6.2M–$184M
LD Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Initial Coin Offering Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming $1.2M–$10M
NOW Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A Content, Marketing, Software $771k–$35M
FE Invest
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Finance, Security, Blockchain
Bullet Group Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan Angel Finance, Security, Blockchain
Brand New Retail Initiative Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Blockchain, Financial Services, Information Technology
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Orient Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series D Apps, Logistics, Information Services
Old Fashion Research
VC Fund
1 United States, India, Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Cryptocurrency, Gaming, Blockchain
Dentsu
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Corporate Round, Series B Advertising, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment $7.1M–$553M
Circle Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, Canada Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services $3.1M–$58M
Voyage Group
VC Fund
1 Japan, India Seed, Series B Financial Services, Finance, Asset Management $7.1M–$131M
NAC
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series C SaaS, Legal, Medical
Emoote
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Gaming, Web3
All Star SAAS Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, SaaS, Nursing and Residential Care
Startup Factory
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Video, Content, Film Production
Parallel Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Blockchain, Email, Gaming
Evolution Equity Partners
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B Cyber Security, Software, Network Security
Cygames
VC Fund
1 Japan, China, United States Corporate Round, Seed, Series D Gaming, Content, FinTech
DBJ Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Australia Series A, Series B Software, Medical, Health Care $4M–$510M
DeFimans
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Web3, Blockchain
Fundamental Labs
VC Fund
1 Singapore, United States, China Seed, Initial Coin Offering Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency
iU Z investment
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Security, Blockchain, Network Security
Giftee
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Content, Blockchain, Web Design
ChenXin Technology
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A News, Blockchain
IMO Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, China, Singapore Seed, Angel, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, E-Commerce
Bitfinex
VC Fund
1 United States, Chile, India Seed, Series A Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Bitcoin
DWF Labs
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
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Ceres
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Ceres is a company providing internet marketing services and is engaged in the planning, development, and operation of smartphone media.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, Content, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$39M; Corporate Round $7.1M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Samansa — Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series.
  • AndGAMER — AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players.
  • SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
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MIRAISE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

We are engineers investing in engineers. With experienced mentors, MIRAISE supports you hands-if basis, for business model, financial planning and presentation. All founders of our potfolio automatically join MIRAISE online community that gives you the peer-learning opportunities with other founders. Join us updating the normal!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $383k–$14M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • oVice — oVice is a virtual spatial platform that allows people to gather in one place, move, talk, and collaborate freely as avatars. With the mission of “maximizing effective online communication”, oVice develops and provides lifelike features that offer users a close-to-reality interactive online experience. Featuring customization, you can change thelayout to match the theme of your usage, build lockable rooms, place down static objects, and more!Use it as a remote office, an event venue, an academic conference hall, and even a space for parties!
  • Yozboshi — Yozboshi is a software firm that develops accounting software along with legal compliance consulting services.
  • Colega AI — Create engaging social media content every day with AI. Colega AI is your AI social media manager that helps your business grow and reach new customers.
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Mask Network
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 3 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Your Portal To The New, Open Internet.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 107
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$12M; Pre-Seed $900k–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Texts — The ultimate messaging app
  • AlchemyNFT — AlchemyNFT is a non-fungible token (NFT) service.
  • Splinterlands — Splinterlands is a decentralized, digital collectible trading card game built on blockchain technology. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Media, Pennsylvania.
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 439
  • Round size: Series A $2.7M–$156M; Series B $5.2M–$553M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Logiless — Logiless is a cloud type all-in-one software dedicated to net shop. Since both orders and stocks can be managed together in a logical manner, efficiency of operations can be realized at low cost.
  • LUC — LUC is a provider of the AI ​​x experience analysis platform "TERUS," .
  • Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
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Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 132
  • Round size: Seed $758k–$28M; Series A $1.8M–$85M; Series B $1.8M–$213M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Tradom — Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk.
  • AI Mage
  • Forest — Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology.
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Shima Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 242
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$11M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • 3RM — Verified contact at any decentralized organization. Manage new business, partnerships, and engagement across organizations like never before.
  • BullPerks — BullPerks is a community of like-minded individuals who want to leverage their power and invest together in the best projects on equal terms with VCs.
  • Faith Tribe — Faith Tribe is a open- source fashion design platform that focuses on NFT minting, P2P transactions.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to thecreations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 271
  • Round size: Series A $2.7M–$255M; Series B $6.4M–$298M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Plott — Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name.
  • Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.
  • The Chain Museum — The Chain Museum creates a platform for connecting individuals .
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Triatomic Capital
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Founder-driven venture capital firm helping great entrepreneurs build 'century-defining' businesses & technologies. Focused on deep tech, health tech, new economy, and AI.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Japan, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Series A $7M–$200M; Series B $35M–$500M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Elegen — Skip cloning with the only entirely cell-free DNA synthesis provider. Sequences up to 7 kb. Error rates as low as 1:70,000/bp. Manufactured in USA, NGS-verified and shipped globally in as few business days.
  • Betteromics — The Precision Biomarker and Digital Health Platform
  • Manifold Bio — Our innovative technology combines protein barcoding and high-throughput in vivo capabilities to design drugs with more precise molecular testing.
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MZ Web3 Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Accredited Venture Capital backing Japan Market Entry for All Web3 projects.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$198M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Lolli — Lolli is a rewards application that allows users to earn bitcoin when shopping online.The company has partnered with 1,000+ top brands to give people the ability to easily earn bitcoin rewards when they shop. When users shop on one of the partner sites, Lolli gets a percentage of each sale. The company then splits that percent with users, sendingbitcoin to users' Lolli wallet.Lolli was founded in 2018 by Alex Adelman and Matt Senter and is headquartered in New York, NY.
  • KEKKAI — KEKKAI is a wallet Security product create an environment where all users can enjoy Web3 with ease and secure.
  • Light — Light is a software development company that allows streamers and viewers to connect in real time through an application.
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DIMENSION
VC Fund · Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

DIMENSION is an investment fund management company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Content, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India, Romania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 54
  • Round size: Series A $4.2M–$928M; Series B $895k–$1.1B
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aracan — Aracan is an e-commerce business that provides online and offline car-sharing services for vehicles.
  • Biophilia — Biophilia is a company specializing in pet-related, consulting business, internet service business, and consignment development business. The company was established in August 2017 and is based in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Pacific Meta — Pacific Meta is a tech startup that creates a web3 platform with the goal of offering guidance to businesses using blockchain technology. The firm platform aids in the product's localization for the Japanese market and offers community management services, enabling businesses to promote themselves on social media platforms and work withinfluencers in the cryptocurrency space.
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Yokohama Capital
VC Fund · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Yokohama Capital as a venture capital firm conducts investment and rehabilitation support for small and medium-sized companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series D
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Series A $38k–$241M; Series D $7.4M–$780M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
  • Varinos — Varinos is a clinical laboratory contract analysis company that is a partner of medical institutions. Varinos provides genomic testing development and contract analysis services using the latest technology, the next-generation sequencer.
  • Reborna Biosciences — Reborna Biosciences provides research and development in the field of genetic diseases. The company develops therapeutic options for area of unmet medical needs in genetic rare disease. The company's technology enables low-molecular compounds to target ribonucleic acid. The company provides new disease-modifying drugs for patients sufferingfrom rare genetic diseases including spinal muscular atrophy.
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Presto
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Presto is an algorithmic trading firm where researchers and engineers solve challenging problems in global financial markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$12M; Series A $10M–$225M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Telos — Telos (TLOS) is the mass adoption, open finance network led by a community of visionary trailblazers. Telos is fast, scalable, accessible and fully decentralized, making it the ideal blockchain for real world use. Powered by its native asset, TLOS, the Telos network is home to a growing ecosystem of over 100 apps and integrations.
  • WOO Network — Discover WOO's ecosystem of centralized and decentralized apps to seize every opportunity in crypto.
  • Bloomingbit
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F Ventures
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Service Industry
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
  • Tripi — Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 90
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$34M; Series A $4.3M–$64M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Degas — Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa.
  • pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
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PE&HR
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

PE&HR is a private equity and venture capital firm that seeks to invest in incubation, start-up, and early-stage companies. PE&HR primarily invests in the human resources, internet, healthcare, IT, mobile, and social commerce-related industries.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Fashion, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$28M; Series A $9.2M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Landsview — Landsview is an IT company that provides software development, numerical analysis, testing equipment, and measurement services.
  • Flora — Flora develops a big data platform for female health, collecting data on individual symptoms, work performance, health conditions etc.
  • Izanagi Games — Izanagi Games is an entertainment company that focuses on producing and publishing interactive games.
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MT Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

MT Partners provides real estate management and financial services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Beauty, Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • aboon — Aboon develops is a coupon application that introduces shops that attract customers. Aboon was founded on 2018 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.
  • Updater — Minna Electric Power is an Electricity retail service for corporations and individuals company.
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 175
  • Round size: Seed $3.1M–$54M; Series A $5.2M–$85M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ImmunoScape — ImmuniScape discovers and develops novel TCR-based therapeutics against solid tumors
  • Metcela — Cells hold endless possibilities. Through science, we will unlock these potentials and harness them to improve the lives of patients worldwide.
  • Startbahn — Startbahn develops Startrail, a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of artworks.
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KSK Angel Fund
VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm that offers data about the technology for services sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$48M; Series A $2.2M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • warashibe — warashibe engages in the development and operation of blockchain-related products.
  • manebi — manebi is an Career development support platform business to support human transformation.
  • Terra Motors — Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market.
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Gmjp
VC Fund · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

gmjp is a web3 fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Software, Web Apps
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United States, Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dora — Dora is a block explorer that is building a cross chain search engine. Dora is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York and was founded in 2022.
  • Toonsutra — TOONSUTRA is home to award-winning comics & graphic novels across action, romance, fantasy, comedy & more. Read online or download the app.
  • Asymmetry Finance — The Home of The High-Yield Customized Stablecoins
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Sora Ventures
VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Sora Ventures acquires and operates publicly traded companies across Asia, integrating disciplined Bitcoin treasury strategies on the balance sheet.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Taiwan, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 87
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$7.6M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Satscreener — Satscreener is a developer of a data aggregation platform that provides extensive analytical tools for Bitcoin-native assets.
  • Best in Slot — Best in Slot offers an open-source indexing client for efficient blockchain data management in application development.
  • Swell — Swell Network is a permissionless, non-custodial, and liquid ETH staking protocol that is built for stakers, node operators, and the Ethereum ecosystem. A community-driven and open-source protocol backed by the industry’s leading funds and angels.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 513
  • Round size: Series A $4.5M–$170M; Series B $5.7M–$425M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Letara — Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology.
  • Pragtech — Pragtech develops and operates parking lot service software that helps to eliminate payment congestion and reduce operating costs.
  • Metro Weather — Metroweather is a venture from Kyoto University that develops a high-performance Doppler lidar that measures the direction and speed of wind several tens of kilometers away from minute movements of fine particles in the atmosphere. We aim to contribute to the safety of the sky by completing a three-dimensional wind map, which has never beenrealized,based on years of research at the Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Areas.
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Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Venture Labo Investment is venture capital firm that provides financial supports to invested companies at each growth stage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Seed $953k–$75M; Series B $7.1M–$553M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $415M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • XDeli — XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees.
  • Castee — Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators.
  • 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.
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Nippon Technology Venture Partners
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Nippon Technology Venture Partners is a Japanese independent investment firm that invests in technology-driven companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, FinTech, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Series A $6.2M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
  • COMSA — Comsa is a conduit for future ICOs that want to exist in the COMSA ecosystem. As part of the project, a COMSA team is now already in place to provide companies with consultation, expertise and solutions to support their very own ICOs and implement blockchain technology into their business practices using our Zaif exchange and mijin privateblockchain software, all at the same time, as a one-stop solution.
  • warashibe — warashibe engages in the development and operation of blockchain-related products.
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LD Capital
VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

LD Capital is one of Asia's earliest organizations focusing on value investing in blockchain field. Owing to industrial resource advantages and professional investment research teams, LD Capital has successively discovered and invested in projects such as Qtum, Vechain and Eos which all achieved over 100 times return.Their teams spread overChina, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, and have accumulated rich experience in areas of traditional internet, Fintech, and advanced blockchain technology. They are committed to the globalization of blockchain and quality investment in the entire industry.LD Capital focuses on blockchain innovation projects within finance, games, content publishing, Internet of Things and other circuits, and we have been propelling broad layout of blockchain technology and infrastructure construction to facilitate the comprehensive development of the global blockchain ecosystem.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 163
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$10M; Initial Coin Offering $1.2M–$9.5M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Intmax — INTMAX has developed significant innovations in ZK implementation making it a unique Layer2 rollup network that offers low cost, security, tunable privacy, and above all, scalability.
  • Joystream — Joystream is a block chain-based, decentralized video platform.
  • OMNIA Protocol — OMNIA Protocol offers a secure and private infrastructure for accessing blockchain technology. It provides high availability RPC endpoints for Ethereum, ensuring users can connect to the blockchain without being traced or monitored. The company focuses on delivering a compliant environment for handling personal data, including blockchain addressesand transactional information. OMNIA Protocol aims to democratize access to blockchain infrastructure, challenging the current concentration of this access among a few corporations. It supports various blockchains, including Bitcoin, Binance, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Optimism, through its platform, offering secure Arbitrum RPC Nodes features.
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NOW Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Next One for the World.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Marketing, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $771k–$18M; Series A $3.5M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

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.
  • LUC — LUC is a provider of the AI ​​x experience analysis platform "TERUS," .
  • Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
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FE Invest
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

FE Invest is an investment company in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Security, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Perpetuals.com (Formerly Earlyworks) — Earlyworks Co., Ltd. provides blockchain technology solutions. The Company develops hybrid blockchain product that is fast and secure. Earlyworks offers software and system development, consulting, and security solution services.
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Bullet Group Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Bullet Group is an AD Solution Business

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Security, Blockchain
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Perpetuals.com (Formerly Earlyworks) — Earlyworks Co., Ltd. provides blockchain technology solutions. The Company develops hybrid blockchain product that is fast and secure. Earlyworks offers software and system development, consulting, and security solution services.
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Brand New Retail Initiative Fund
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Brand New Retail Initiative Fund is an investment fund. It is operated by INNO Associates Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Questry — Questry is an industry-focused financial startup, revolutionizing the traditional funding model that supports content creation.
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 183
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Mined — Mined is a marketplace that provides online lessons in various subjects for elementary school students. Mind develops and operation of education-related services.
  • PartnerProp — PartnerProp is a PRM tool with outstanding potential and a wide variety of capabilities that resolves all partner business difficulties.
  • Takumi Giken Kogyo — Takumi Giken Kogyo is a price technology developer to help parts manufacturers quickly identify acceptable product prices. Takumi Giken Kogyo assists in estimate calculation and product function through AI drawing search and repeat project determination function, enabling manufacturers with flexible customization of product functions based oncustomer requirements.
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Orient Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Orient Corporation is a consumer credit company that provides auto loans, credit cards, and direct cash loan services. The company was founded in 1954 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Logistics, Information Services
  • Stage:Series A, Series D
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • GINKAN — GINKAN is the managing company of SynchroLife, the world's first restaurant recommendation platform where users and can earn cryptocurrency token rewards for dining out and posting restaurant reviews. GINKAN was selected for Plug and Play Japan Batch 1 in the fintech category and we won for best domestic fintech company and won the audienceaward at the Plug and Play Japan Batch 1 EXPO (Demo Day) in September 2018.GINKAN was also selected for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s MUFG Digital Accelerator’s Batch 4 and won the Grand Prix, Audience Award, and AWS Award in a triple win on their demo day on July 26, 2019.
  • New Revo — New Revo is a logistics start-up company that provides "strategic logistics".
  • Baseconnect Japan — Baseconnect Co., Ltd. connects people from all over the world and spends one-tenth the time it takes for people to “know”.
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Old Fashion Research
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Old Fashion Research

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, Gaming, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, India, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Playbux — At Playbux, we believe that the Metaverse is more than just another world; it is indeed a way for us to connect other platforms into our world.
  • Xverse — Xverse is the most advanced and user-friendly Bitcoin wallet. Earn BTC, trade Ordinals, and connect to Web3 apps powered by Stacks. Download for iOS, Android and Chrome.
  • Amnis Finance — Stake APT on the best liquid staking protocol on Aptos to receive daily rewards with an attractive APR of 9%.
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Dentsu
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

At dentsu, innovation is our strength, and your growth is our mission. We help you keep up with technological changes in the digital economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Advertising, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Series B $10M–$553M; Corporate Round $7.1M–$496M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $42M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • TBM — TBM is a company that develops, manufactures and sells paper and plastic alternative products made from a limestone-based material known as “LIMEX”.
  • FIREBUG — FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses.
  • IDN Media — IDN Media is the leading media platform company for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia.
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Circle Ventures
VC Fund · East Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Circle Ventures invests in projects that accelerate global crypto innovation and adoption in service. They foster crypto innovation by assisting founders and teams that are committed to open access, financial inclusivity, and programmable commerce, all of which may contribute to global economic success.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 117
  • Round size: Seed $3.1M–$15M; Series A $8M–$58M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
  • RedotPay — RedotPay is a leading crypto fintech bridging Web3 and traditional finance through innovative, cost-efficient blockchain solutions. Our intuitive crypto payment products enable millions of users globally to easily spend and send digital assets. We foster financial inclusion for the unbanked and serve crypto enthusiasts, advancing global adoption offast, accessible crypto payments.
  • Parallax — Parallax offers a cross-border payments platform for freelancers, remote workers, and businesses. The service enables receiving international client payments, holding funds in USD, exchanging currencies, and sending money to domestic bank accounts and mobile wallets. Users manage balances and transfers through a web app with quoted rates anditemized fees. The platform supports global payouts and recurring disbursements to partners and team members. Compliance measures include identity verification and transaction monitoring aligned with regulatory standards. Documentation and support resources guide account setup, funding, and cash-out.
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Voyage Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Voyage Group is a media and technology business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Asset Management
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $7.1M–$47M; Series B $99M–$131M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CO-WELL — CO-WELL is Offshore development, WEB system development, Smartphone application development, laboratory development.
  • Kokopelli — Kokopelli is a Fintech start-up company that develops the management support platform "SHARES" for small and medium-sized businesses and the AI ​​loan screening engine "FAI" (* 2) that enhances credit for financial institutions.
  • ABCash Technologies — ABCash Technologies provides advice on financial products such as insurance, mortgages, and investment products.
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NAC
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

NAC engages in delivery-related businesses such as home delivery and Duskin, and residential-related businesses.Since the company's founding, it has been engaged in various businesses. Starting with Duskin, NAC entered the environmental hygiene business for restaurants, architectural consulting utilizing the customer base, and in 2002, andthen home sales and home water distribution business. Furthermore, in 2013, JIMOS Co., Ltd., which handles the mail-order business, was grouped, and NAC's business is developing as a "useful company for living" centered on the two axes of living and living.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Legal, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series C
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • INNOPHYS — INNOPHYS is developing, designing, manufacturing, consulting and distributing robotics equipment for various industries. Their flagship product, Muscle Suit® is a wearable robot supported by artificial muscle technology, well known for its high quality and reasonable price compared with the same kind of support exoskeletons. The company is planningto expand its business to Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.
  • wakuwaku — WAKUWAKU is a Japanese real estate tech company that focuses on developing a platform that helps users to search for and renovate used housing. In addition, the company offers platforms for building materials e-commerce and marketing automation for the real estate and construction industries.
  • Robot Consulting Co., Ltd — [Metaverse, Intellectual Property, Legal Tech, SaaS] Robot Consulting Introduction Video>>> https://youtu.be/URCrcZ45lbY , Youtube Channel>>> https://www.youtube.com/@robotconsulting , Press Releases>>> https://robotconsulting.net/en-news/
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Emoote
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

"Entertain the world. Resonate with creators" Emoote is a Web3 venture capital firm based in Singapore and Tokyo. Focuses on Entertainment, Media and Lifestyle.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Web3
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • XPLA — XPLA, Universal Content Powerhouse for a Sublime Creative Experience. Layer 1 blockchain that serves as a hub for digital media content.
  • Rivalz Network — Join the connectivity infrastructure between AI Agents, DeFAI and Markets.
  • The Seeds Labs — Seeds Labs is the developer of the Web3 game Bladerite, which emphasizes high-quality games and game infrastructure.
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All Star SAAS Fund
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

All Star SAAS Fund is a Japan-based SaaS specialized fund that provides support programs centered on "people".

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Nursing and Residential Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 37
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • NutmegLabs — NutmegLabs takes care of tourism and leisure by helping with online booking and digitizing the business. It was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
  • toggle — toggle is the social implementation of technology in the real estate area.
  • VARIETAS — VARIETAS establishes a modern version of a conviviality system in cooperation with each stakeholder to face everyone's career. We create the online platform called Iverse, where students and working adults gather, where anyone can find and shape their interests. By forming an Opportunity Web in this virtual town, you can gain practicalexperience that matches your interests and build your skills.In the town, you can make all decisions based on your own interests, so you can create your own output. And as outputs are produced one after another, the town will continually evolve.
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Startup Factory
VC Fund · Chiba, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Startup Factory is a startup fund that provides one-stop support to startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Content, Film Production
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • HARTi — HARTi produces iconic artists worldwide. they are always on the lookout for partners who will bring art to expand the business.
  • Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
  • HA-LU — HA-LU is a Short Drama Label that aims to produce authentic "Youth 2.0 IP Contents" for the next generation.
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Parallel Ventures
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Crypto investment fund

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Email, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Dmail — Dmail Network is a decentralized mailbox that provides a safe and private environment for users' communication, storage, tokens, and NFTs. The company was founded by Mittal S. and Lucas L. in 2021.
  • Mahjong Meta — Mahjong Meta is a Web3 gaming platform on Ethereum, providing Mahjong lovers with an innovative gaming experience.
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Evolution Equity Partners
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital investor leveraging deep sector expertise to help exceptional entrepreneurs develop market-leading companies. The firm has a focus on cyber-security, enterprise software and consumer related opportunities and brings significant resources to portfolio companies seeking to expand ininternational markets. Evolution Equity Partners has invested in well-known companies including AVG Technologies, OpenDNS, Carbon Black, Onapsis, Security Scorecard, Cognitive Security, DF Labs, 60K Group and others. The firm purchases both primary and secondary shares investing in high growth businesses across multiple stages, primarily in North America, Europe and Israel. Visit us at www.evolutionequity.com or follow us on Twitter at @EvolutionEquity

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cyber Security, Software, Network Security
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Logpoint — Logpoint is the creator of a reliable, innovative cybersecurity operations platform — empowering organizations worldwide to thrive in a world of evolving threats. By combining sophisticated technology and a profound understanding of customer challenges, LogPoint bolsters security teams’ capabilities while helping them combat current and futurethreats. Logpoint offers SIEM, UEBA, SOAR and SAP security technologies converged into a complete platform that efficiently detects threats, minimizes false positives, autonomously prioritizes risks, responds to incidents, and much more. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices around the world, Logpoint is a multinational, multicultural, and inclusive company. For more information, visit http://www.logpoint.com
  • Cognitive Security — Cisco Completes its Acquisition of Cognitive Security
  • SecurityScorecard — SecurityScorecard is a global leader in cybersecurity ratings and the only service with over a million companies continuously rated. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 1,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management,board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their externally facing digital footprint. SecurityScorecard is the only provider of instant risk ratings that automatically map to vendor cybersecurity questionnaire responses - providing a true 360-degree view of risk. SecurityScorecard continues to make the world a safer place by transforming the way companies understand, improve, and communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees, and vendors.
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Cygames
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Cygames engages in animation creation services and mobile game applications development.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Content, FinTech
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Seed, Series D
  • Geography: Japan, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Funds — Funds is an online marketplace for lending funds.
  • Hitcard — Hitcard is a trendy card culture brand that uses technology to upgrade card-like consumer products.
  • Firstcard — All-in-One Student Credit Builder. Build credit. Earn cashback. Grow your deposit.
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DBJ Capital
VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in June 2010 through the integration of two venture capital firms of the DBJ Group, New Business Investment Co., Ltd. and Intellectual Properties Development & Investment, Inc. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc.At DBJ Capital, we focus on venture firms which use newtechnologies and business models to grow and compete on the global market, regardless of their industry or scale. To meet the particular needs of each client, we mobilize the entire DBJ Group to arrange the best investment solutions, ranging from growth-spurring equity investment to financing schemes drawing on DBJ's vast networks.We also assist in venture start-ups. Our value enhancement team provides the kind of comprehensive, hands-on support needed to commercialize outstanding intellectual property and technologies developed by firms, research labs, and universities, and to carve out a place for them in the market.DBJ Capital will continue to play in a part in Japan's economic revival - by helping the firms we invest in to grow, and by encouraging the creation of new industries in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 150
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$283M; Series B $6.9M–$510M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linqmed — Linqmed is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research and development of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.
  • Simple Form — Simple Form provides real-time information on all domestic corporations necessary for financial institutions. We will accelerate the time-consuming and labor-intensive research work of corporations and take on the role of new financial underpinnings.
  • Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
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DeFimans
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

DeFimans is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Web3, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • DM2C Studio — This is a web3 project by DMM Crypto,a group company of DMM. The project will be propelling New Entertainment Frontiers in the Digital Realm using proprietary tokens.
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Fundamental Labs
VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

A Web3 specialized VC fund, investing in the fundamental innovations that reshape the economy and the society.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • NexGami — NexGami is a gamefi platform that empowers the next generation of players by reshaping the gaming landscape.
  • Bitlight Labs — Bitlight Labs builds infrastructure using the RGB protocol and the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
  • Pop Social — Pop Social is the ultimate social gateway to Web3. Experience a multi-chain social ecosystem and discover your online social lifestyle. Connect and engage with a decentralized global community to leverage content and ownership economy.
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iU Z investment
VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

iU Z investing offers investment opportunities and solves the problem of Japan's startup environment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Security, Blockchain, Network Security
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • KEKKAI — KEKKAI is a wallet Security product create an environment where all users can enjoy Web3 with ease and secure.
  • Aruya Umu — Aryaum supports "regional revitalization through NFT" by offering local governments all around the nation hometown tax and tourism NFT solutions.
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Giftee
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Giftee is a service that makes it simple to give gifts via the internet. They offer simple presents that may be sent right away along with sentiments like thank you, congrats, and excellent job. via line, twitter, email, etc., It is a method for creating redeemable eGifts that can be used in stores as well as for selling the created eGifts on thewebsite of your business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Blockchain, Web Design
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Microverse — Microverse offers NFT-related services such as content creation, distribution, and customer service.
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ChenXin Technology
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

ChenXin Technology

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Investment focus

  • Industry: News, Blockchain
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Block001.cn — Block001.cn is a blockchain news portal based in China.
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IMO Ventures
VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

IMO Ventures is a privately held venture capital and seed investing company across China and the US.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: United States, China, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • 0G — The First Decentralized AI Operating System
  • Vessel Finance — Vessel Finance is a ZK-powered order book exchange, seeks to combine the dependability of DEXs with the speed of CEXs.
  • Merda Biopharma — Merda Biopharma is a AI-enabled drug discovery technology platform that produces small molecule drugs that helps immune metabolism.
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Bitfinex
VC Fund · Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

Bitfinex is the longest-running and most liquid major cryptocurrency exchange. Founded in 2012, it has become the go-to platform for traders & institutional investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Bitcoin
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Chile, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Orionx — Cryptocurrency exchange
  • DM2C Studio — This is a web3 project by DMM Crypto,a group company of DMM. The project will be propelling New Entertainment Frontiers in the Digital Realm using proprietary tokens.
  • Plasma — Plasma is an operational setting that supports payments, real-world assets, and DeFi, with trustless settlement on Bitcoin.
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DWF Labs
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Japan Blockchain startups

DWF Labs is the leading crypto venture capital company, market maker & liquidity provider. We help build strong web3 companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 108
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Rice AI — Rice AI is a decentralized AI smart-contract protocol designed to provide autonomous training and incentive mechanisms for robots.
  • Depinsim — DepinSim is a blockchain-based eSIM platform that lets users access global mobile data and earn rewards.
  • Block Street — Blockstreet is a multichain platform driving USD1 stablecoin adoption, smart contract deployment, and cross-chain DeFi growth tools.
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Blockchain VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 144 deals from 296 investors.

296
investors
in Japan Blockchain startups
144
deals
in Japan Blockchain startups
$14M
median round
in Japan Blockchain startups
27%
lead investors
lead at least one round
31%
Seed
most common funding stage

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