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Top 50 Climate VC Funds & Investors in Japan (September 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Climate startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Climate startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Venture - Series Unknown round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
55 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $1.2M–$38M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
37 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $1.2M–$51M
Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
36 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $661k–$47M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
32 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $2M–$48M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
31 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $317k–$20M
ANRI
VC Fund
24 Japan, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Information Technology $268k–$41M
UntroD Capital
VC Fund
22 Japan, Singapore, Austria Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care $316k–$15M
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
20 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, Health Care $482k–$17M
Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund
19 Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology $826k–$41M
Energy & Environment Investment
VC Fund
17 Japan, United States, Canada Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Energy, Software, Internet of Things $915k–$96M
Miraidoa
VC Fund
15 Japan, United States, Myanmar Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology $96k–$11M
XTech Ventures
VC Fund
15 Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $480k–$11M
Nissay Capital
VC Fund
15 Japan, United States, Ethiopia Seed, Series A Health Care, Information Technology, Medical $457k–$21M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
15 Japan, South Korea, United States Series B, Series A Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $1.9M–$60M
Spiral Capital
VC Fund
14 Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Internet $768k–$63M
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
14 Japan, United States, India Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $275k–$5M
JAFCO
VC Fund
13 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.3M–$71M
DBJ Capital
VC Fund
13 Japan, United States, Australia Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $1.1M–$57M
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
13 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $404k–$11M
Real Tech Japan
VC Fund
13 Japan, Singapore, Austria Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics $316k–$21M
Drone Fund
VC Fund
12 Japan, United States, Canada Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Drones, Robotics, Aerospace $319k–$15M
MTG Ventures
VC Fund
11 Japan Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Manufacturing, Health Care, Marketing $367k–$33M
Spurcle
VC Fund
11 Japan Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture $95k–$6.8M
Tohoku University Venture Partners
VC Fund
11 Japan, China Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology $271k–$8.8M
Japan Science and Technology Agency
VC Fund
10 Japan Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing $1.4M–$18M
MIRAI SOUZOU
VC Fund
10 Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Manufacturing, Robotics, Software $300k–$11M
QB Capital
VC Fund
10 Japan, Singapore, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology $585k–$14M
FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund
8 Japan, Indonesia, United States Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $547k–$50M
Osaka University Venture Capital
VC Fund
8 Japan Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $480k–$17M
Kyoto Capital Partners
VC Fund
8 Japan Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical $102k–$29M
Delight Ventures
VC Fund
8 Japan, United States, South Korea Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $556k–$19M
Kyogin Lease & Capital
VC Fund
8 Japan Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Manufacturing, Medical, Information Technology $90k–$16M
Chugin Capital Partner
VC Fund
7 Japan Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology $246k–$7.1M
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $900k–$20M
Universal Materials Incubator
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, India Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Chemical $628k–$40M
Z Venture Capital
VC Fund
7 Japan, South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Content $613k–$52M
Coral Capital
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, Denmark Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $468k–$184M
NOBUNAGA Capital Village
VC Fund
7 Japan Series A, Seed, Series B Manufacturing, Agriculture, Content $276k–$16M
DIMENSION
VC Fund
7 Japan, India, Romania Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Content, Manufacturing $1.9M–$79M
Shinkin Capital
VC Fund
6 Japan, China Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Industrial $263k–$26M
Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, France Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Software, Manufacturing, Health Care $310k–$9.2M
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A Manufacturing, Software, Robotics $3.6M–$213M
Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
6 Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $212k–$13M
MPower Partners
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, Indonesia Series B, Seed, Series A Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing $846k–$43M
OKB Capital
VC Fund
6 Japan Series A, Seed, Series B Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, AgTech $1.1M–$84M
Central Japan Seed Fund
VC Fund
6 Japan Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology $868k–$6.6M
Mirai Creation Fund
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, Israel Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Robotics, Information Technology, Software $4M–$90M
Mizuho Bank
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, Singapore Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $834k–$5.6B
Nippon Venture Capital
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, Indonesia Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, Information Technology $1.5M–$45M
Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund
5 Japan Series B, Seed Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage $881k–$12M
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 55 investments in Japan Climate startups

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 668
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$29M; Series B $3.5M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • ADiXi — Adixi is a tech-driven business that supports the idea that people and technology may work together. It strives to open doors by utilizing cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence, to promote long-term, sustainable corporate and societal progress.
  • Caguuu — Caguuu offers high-quality designer furniture at affordable prices, through e-commerce, eliminating middlemen and store operating costs.
  • Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is a biotechnology firm dedicated to promoting the practical use of safe and effective nucleic acid therapies. Utilizing nucleic acid chemistry technology, the company strives to provide nucleic acid medicines to patients suffering from diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 37 investments in Japan Climate 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, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 652
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$51M; Series B $2.3M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
  • Fermelanta — Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption.
  • Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 36 investments in Japan Climate 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, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 537
  • Round size: Series A $1.4M–$41M; Series B $2.4M–$47M; Venture - Series Unknown $661k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • CaTe — CaTe is based in Tokyo. CaTe develops and manufactures a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) for remote cardiac rehabilitation. Their invention allows heart disease patients to safely and successfully complete cardiac rehabilitation utilizing standing exercise in a confined space, such as at home, without the use of ergometers or similar instruments.
  • Paytner — Paytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding. The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation whereproblems such as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated.
  • 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.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 32 investments in Japan Climate startups

Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 795
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$31M; Series B $3.5M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
  • Valt Japan — VALT JAPAN is a social business compan that continues to pursue solutions to social issues.
  • Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 31 investments in Japan Climate startups

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 376
  • Round size: Seed $317k–$10M; Series A $1.9M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Black Cat Carnival — Black Cat Carnival Inc. is a communication service development company.
  • Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.
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ANRI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 24 investments in Japan Climate startups

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 311
  • Round size: Seed $268k–$9.9M; Series A $967k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $616k–$28M
  • 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.
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UntroD Capital
VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 22 investments in Japan Climate startups, 14 in the past 12 months

UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 145
  • Round size: Seed $316k–$6M; Series A $2.1M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $451k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

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.
  • 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.
  • IGrid Solutions — IGrid Solutions will promote “eDCM” to optimize power energy demand.
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 20 investments in Japan Climate startups

MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 323
  • Round size: Seed $482k–$12M; Series B $2.2M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • GAAAT — GAAAT created unique artwork in partnership with a major Japanese IP content provider and hosted an art event in New York.
  • Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
  • Smart Craft —
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Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 19 investments in Japan Climate startups, 12 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 91
  • Round size: Seed $826k–$14M; Series A $2.2M–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.6M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • ElleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
  • Starlight Engine — Starlight Engine develops and commercializes fusion energy power plant technologies.
  • Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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Energy & Environment Investment
VC Fund · Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan · 17 investments in Japan Climate startups, 11 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Software, Internet of Things
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 133
  • Round size: Series A $2.2M–$14M; Series B $3.7M–$96M; Venture - Series Unknown $915k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.1M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • TWO — TWO is a health and wellness company that offers innovative lifestyle solutions 2foods, a line of healthy and delicious food products.
  • ElleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
  • Advance Composite — Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products.
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Miraidoa
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 15 investments in Japan Climate startups, 10 in the past 12 months

Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Myanmar

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 170
  • Round size: Seed $338k–$5.3M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $96k–$4.6M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.5M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Naorai — Naorai is a food and beverage firm that manufactures wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages.
  • Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 15 investments in Japan Climate startups

XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $480k–$3.7M; Series A $1.1M–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $549k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
  • Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
  • Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 15 investments in Japan Climate startups

Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 306
  • Round size: Seed $457k–$21M; Series A $1.2M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% 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.
  • Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
  • 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.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 15 investments in Japan Climate startups

SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 452
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$29M; Series B $4.5M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $77M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
  • Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
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Spiral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 14 investments in Japan Climate startups, 15 in the past 12 months

Spiral Capital is a venture capital fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 111
  • Round size: Seed $768k–$9.3M; Series A $1.1M–$63M; Series B $5.7M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • POLASTECH — POLASTECH promotes structural transformation in energy-intensive industries, including data centers, by integrating materials technology and systems technology.
  • AZUL Energy — AZUL Energy is a next-generation energy device that improves air battery performance, develops air battery-related products, and proposes eco-friendly and comfortable new lifestyles. They discovered that a catalyst electrode containing one of these pigments performed better than platinum carbon or existing catalyst electrode materials.
  • 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.
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 14 investments in Japan Climate startups, 12 in the past 12 months

ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 176
  • Round size: Seed $275k–$1.9M; Series A $944k–$5M; Venture - Series Unknown $365k–$2.8M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • IGU — IGU is a professional team dedicated to designing, refining, and delivering exceptional entertainment experiences. With a strong focus on creativity, quality, and innovation, IGU brings together talented professionals who transform ideas into engaging and memorable experiences.
  • PIMTO — PIMTO Corporation is a technology company that provides digital solutions for location and facility management. Through its PIMT-0 service, it supports airports, stations, commercial facilities, hotels, factories, and public organizations in improving operations, profitability, and customer satisfaction. The company also focuses on addressingsocial challenges such as overtourism, regional revitalization, remote work creation, and improving access to essential services.
  • NexusAdvisors — NexusAdvisors operates AvaCareer, an AI-powered recruitment platform that leverages intelligent AI agents to support both companies and job seekers by streamlining hiring processes, enhancing candidate matching, and improving recruitment efficiency.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in Japan Climate 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, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 337
  • Round size: Series A $2.4M–$71M; Series B $5M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $567M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • ADiXi — Adixi is a tech-driven business that supports the idea that people and technology may work together. It strives to open doors by utilizing cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence, to promote long-term, sustainable corporate and societal progress.
  • EISHIN — EISHIN is a technology company that specializes in pet tech business, recruitment consulting, website creation, and development services.
  • Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
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DBJ Capital
VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in Japan Climate startups, 12 in the past 12 months

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, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 164
  • Round size: Series A $2.4M–$57M; Series B $4.6M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$9.5M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Creattura — Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources.
  • 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.
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in Japan Climate 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, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 239
  • Round size: Seed $462k–$4.8M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $404k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Beff — Beff is a company that focuses on Global AI and battery development. It intends to reduce material waste and CO2 emissions during battery production and secure resources in a sustainable manner.
  • 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.
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Real Tech Japan
VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in Japan Climate startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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 $438k–$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.
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Drone Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 12 investments in Japan Climate startups

Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy. It offers capital investment and financing and aims to create a Drone Ecosystem where LPs and startups can benefit from membership within the Drone Fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Drones, Robotics, Aerospace
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Seed $448k–$7.1M; Series A $319k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $947k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
  • FullDepth — FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.
  • Sunflower Labs — Fully autonomous AI-powered drone security with thermal imaging and real-time threat detection for commercial, industrial, and residential properties.
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MTG Ventures
VC Fund · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · 11 investments in Japan Climate startups

MTG Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of MTG that invests in beauty and wellness tech, food tech, and sports tech sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Marketing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 44
  • Round size: Seed $367k–$1.2M; Series A $1.8M–$9.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.3M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dwilar — Dwilar is an AI-powered global credit platform that unifies credit data across borders. We provide instant credit assessments, global score conversion, and compliance-driven onboarding to help people access banking, rentals, and loans worldwide.
  • Synflux — Synflux is a fashion, design, and technology professional firm that does design and research and takes on the challenge of innovative development and social implementation. It is a digital technology combining AI, 3D technology, and blockchain. For inquiries, an online inquiry form is available on their website.
  • EF Polymer — EF Polymer Private Limited providing 100% Organic and fully Biodegradable Super Absorbent Polymer cum Fertilizer to reduce Water and Fertilizer requirement for your plant. Let's grow organically.
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Spurcle
VC Fund · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan · 11 investments in Japan Climate startups

Spurcle is a venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $369k–$1.4M; Pre-Seed $95k–$700k; Series A $964k–$6.8M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
  • Lx Design — Lx Design is an application that connects schools with people who wants to work as a teacher.
  • ForestFolks — ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection.
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Tohoku University Venture Partners
VC Fund · Sendai-shi, Miyagi, Japan · 11 investments in Japan Climate startups

THVP is a venture capital corporation for startup innovation. It was established in 2015 and is based in Nagoya, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 53
  • Round size: Seed $271k–$2.5M; Series A $1M–$7.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $459k–$8.8M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Koeda — KOEDA is researching and developing medical devices that are safe, painless, and easy to use for acute cholecystitis. KOEDA will transform the management of cholecystitis. So far, endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) has been a notably difficult procedure carried out by skilled doctors at specific advanced centers. Althoughinserting a tube into the gallbladder is less invasive, it is complex, and there may be concerns regarding bile leakage. By combining clinical expertise with precision engineering, KOEDA addresses a clearly defined medical need in a growing global market and is currently moving forward on schedule for regulatory clearance and commercialization.
  • Scohia Pharma — Scohia Pharma is a biotech venture that will have both substantial research and development resources and be nimble enough to make decisions quickly, will strive to improve patient quality of life by providing patients and healthcare professionals with new therapeutic medications for renal, metabolic.
  • SiccaNova Therapeutics — SiccaNova Therapeutics is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating sicca (dryness) related medical conditions. The company’s lead drug candidate, XF8302, is a novel, small-molecule M3 muscarine receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator (M3 PAM). Developed initially for dry mouth in Sjögren’s syndrome patients, the drug enhancesnatural acetylcholine signaling to stimulate salivation without the systemic side effects common in traditional agonists.
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Japan Science and Technology Agency
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in Japan Climate startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Japan Science and Technology Agency is an integrated organization of science and technology that implements science and technology policy in Japan.  It handles many projects, including the government’s Science and Technology Basic Plan and knowledge creation. The European Sustainability School ESSSR is the owner of Japan Science and TechnologyAgency.Japan Science and Technology Agency undertakes its task in a comprehensive manner. It also works to provide a sound infrastructure of science and technology information and raise awareness and understanding of science and technology-related issues in Japan.Japan Science and Technology Agency is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$5M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$9.8M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
  • ANRis — ANRis is a hybrid drug discovery venture that develops medicines to provide medical care for patients with cancer and genetic diseases.
  • Solaris — Solaris commercializes, manufactures, and sells soft robotics using pneumatic artificial muscles. Solaris was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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MIRAI SOUZOU
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in Japan Climate startups

MIRAI SOUZOU operates as a venture capital firm that invests in institutional lookup and supporting projects. The Company invests in institutional research and development supporting projects, medicine, agriculture, ocean field, and other industries. Innovations and Future Creation conducts businesses in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Robotics, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$2.7M; Series A $1.7M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $887k–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $39M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Singular Machines — Singular Machines is an engineering automation company that provides solutions to engineering issues.
  • Equitas Medical Co. — Equitas Medical provides management support for clinics, including operational improvement, strategic planning, recruitment, digital transformation, and back-office administration. It supports business succession for clinic owners by providing transition options intended to maintain patient and staff continuity. The company also promotes healthcaredigital transformation through AI, cloud services, remote-care tools, hospital real-world data use, and medical department digitalization. Its services are intended for healthcare professionals, clinic owners, and healthcare organizations.
  • Trash Technologies — Trash Technologies is an AI-powered sustainability company focusing on sourcing recycled materials with cost-offsetting benefits.
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QB Capital
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 10 investments in Japan Climate startups

QB Capital is make equity investments in venture companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $633k–$2.9M; Series A $585k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $732k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $26M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Equmenopolis — We dispatch conversational AI agents to schools and workplaces to improve creativity and productivity.
  • Mechano Cross — Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions.
  • Surv Biopharma — Surv Biopharma develops a drug discovery platform that facilitates research and development of veterinary drugs and pharmaceutical products.
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FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Climate startups

FFG Venture Business Partners is a large-scale enterprise that offers in traditional regional bank venture capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 87
  • Round size: Seed $706k–$50M; Series A $1.2M–$8.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • MW — MW is a smart home solution company that develops smart residential physical AI, robotics, and home design services.
  • InsightX — InsightX is a technology platform focused on empowering businesses by simplifying complex processes and enabling smarter, more personalized user experiences.
  • Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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Osaka University Venture Capital
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Climate startups

Osaka University Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage ventures in the fields of life innovation, green innovation, and platform technology. The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Osaka, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Seed $480k–$4.5M; Series A $1.5M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $685k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Toregem BioPharma — Toregem BioPharma is a startup from Kyoto University that develops a treatment for congenital adentia. Toregem BioPharma is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
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Kyoto Capital Partners
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Climate startups

Kyoto Capital Partners is an investment company affiliated with the Bank of Kyoto.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $102k–$2.9M; Series A $955k–$29M; Series B $1.2M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
  • Serendip Consulting — Serendip Consulting refers to business portfolio optimization and provision of effective solutions.The Serendip Group operates not only strategic and financial consulting, but also a business company with a focus on manufacturing. Aiming for further growth of the entire group by restructuring the "business portfolio" based on the know-howof nurturing small and medium-sized businesses cultivated over 10 years since its foundation and investment experience, and "modernizing management" by dispatching professional managers You.
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Delight Ventures
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Climate startups

Delight Ventures is a venture capital firm that thoroughly reduces the hurdles of entrepreneurship in Japan and supports entrepreneurs in the world. Entrepreneurship is taken as a natural career path, and we aim to be a society where both successful and unsuccessful people can continue to take on challenges.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 89
  • Round size: Seed $556k–$4.3M; Series A $1.9M–$11M; Series B $3.1M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $93M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Ababa — Ababa provides recruitment and employment solutions.
  • CraftBank — CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021.
  • Josh Collaboration — Josh Collaboration is a software company that provides mailing, fax transmission, and partner management services.
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Kyogin Lease & Capital
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Climate startups

Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Medical, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $91k–$3.8M; Series A $1.1M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $90k–$9M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • TSK Corporation — TSK is a manufacturing company that develops organic synthesis technology to supply innovative and long-lasting catalysts to industries. The company develops and manufactures iron catalysts that are used in the production of agrochemicals, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, giving enterprises the option of switching from palladium catalysts tomore environmentally friendly iron catalysts.
  • IKOU — IKOU is an inclusive brand for babies and children that creates products valued by all users. The company's featured products include portable seats, bibs, and children's clothing products along with online services.
  • Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
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Chugin Capital Partner
VC Fund · Okayama, Okayama, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate startups

Chugin Capital Partner is a venture capital firm that invests in startups and business succession.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $246k–$7.1M; Series A $1.2M–$4M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.9M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
  • Waku — Waku is a manufacturing company that specializes in the research and development of organic fertilizers for the agriculture industry.
  • xCARE — xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate 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, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 209
  • Round size: Seed $900k–$14M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $2.8M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $326M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Mujin — At Mujin, we design automation platforms to enhance any robot, enable advanced capabilities and lower operating costs.
  • Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
  • X Mile — Corporate Site:https://www.xmile.co.jp/ Service Site:https://x-work.jp/
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Universal Materials Incubator
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate startups

Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. is venture capital firm specializing in materials and chemical industry investments. The firm was established on October, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Chemical
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$17M; Series B $2.8M–$40M; Venture - Series Unknown $628k–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $85M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Polyuse — Polyuse Co., Ltd. is developing technology centered on "3D printers for construction" for the construction and civil engineering industries under the mission of "updating the construction industry with the power of technology".
  • EF Polymer — EF Polymer Private Limited providing 100% Organic and fully Biodegradable Super Absorbent Polymer cum Fertilizer to reduce Water and Fertilizer requirement for your plant. Let's grow organically.
  • Fermelanta — Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption.
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Z Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate startups, 19 in the past 12 months

Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 109
  • Round size: Seed $613k–$16M; Series A $2M–$45M; Series B $3.2M–$52M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $190M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • But Beautiful — A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.
  • Melife — Melife offers training programs, web services,computer education and system development.
  • Cosmobloom — Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails.
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Coral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Denmark

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 107
  • Round size: Seed $468k–$8.5M; Series A $3.2M–$41M; Series B $7.6M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $6M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Henry — Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals.
  • Ruten — Ruten is a brain-machine interface company that specializes in reconstructive treatments for infeasible and ineffective conditions.
  • Tokenz — Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Supporting payment methods worldwide, Tokenz enables brands to build customizable web stores, optimize conversions, and expand direct-to-consumer sales. As a Merchant of Record (MoR), Tokenz ensures global tax compliance,fraud protection, and multi-currency transactions—allowing businesses to sell with confidence across international markets.
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NOBUNAGA Capital Village
VC Fund · Gifu, Gifu, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate startups, 10 in the past 12 months

NOBUNAGA Capital Village is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in early-stage and later-stage companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Content
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $276k–$2.2M; Series A $1.3M–$16M; Series B $2.1M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
  • Stayway — Stayway is operating the world's largest hotel and vacation facility search and comparison site.
  • Blue Farm — Blue Farm is a agricultural company that provides optimal tea cultivation environments for companies.
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DIMENSION
VC Fund · Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Climate 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: 57
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$79M; Series B $2.5M–$52M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Utaite — Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content.
  • 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.
  • Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.
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Shinkin Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups, 9 in the past 12 months

They , the "M & A brokerage advisory services" for small and medium-sized enterprises, They are "investment business" to supply the equity funds as support to small and medium-sized enterprises.Shinkin Capital is a group company is the central financial institution of the credit union industry, "Shinkin CentralBank." To meet the credit union and Shinkin Central Bank and the force of the country, is facing the challenges of small and medium-sized enterprises, corresponds with full force to solve problems, They are working to create new value of small and medium-sized enterprises as Value Creator of the credit union industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Industrial
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 109
  • Round size: Series A $696k–$15M; Series B $1.2M–$26M; Venture - Series Unknown $263k–$4.1M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • ONSENDOJO — Onsen Dojo mainly engages in management consignment and business revitalization support for hot bath facilities and lodging facilities. It deals with regional business investment revitalization support for campsites, outdoor facilities, and local sports teams. The company's business also covers regional revitalization, media production,business evaluation of designated management facilities, consulting in collaboration with local governments, etc.
  • E-Dash — E-Dash drives decarbonization that embraces unknown challenges to accelerate transformation and creates a sustainable future for all.
  • Blue Farm — Blue Farm is a agricultural company that provides optimal tea cultivation environments for companies.
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups

Daiwa Corporate Investment is a private investment firm of Daiwa Securities Group that has been engaged in overseas VC investments by taking advantage of an extensive business network in Japan and foreign countries, long experience and professional knowledge, and by supporting the growth of a number of overseas portfolio companies and their stockexchange listings.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 141
  • Round size: Seed $310k–$1.3M; Series A $1.1M–$6.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $910k–$9.2M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
  • AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
  • Sonire Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future.
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Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups

Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) is a public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing value.Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through “openinnovation,” or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures.INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of green energy, electronics, IT and biotechnology to infrastructure-related sectors such as water supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions.INCJ is capitalized at 280 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 266 billion yen and 26 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 14 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 1,800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 2,000 billion yen. INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Robotics
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Series A $4.3M–$85M; Series B $4.5M–$213M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.6M–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cloudian — Cloudian provides exabyte-scale storage for your capacity-intensive workloads: S3-compatible storage for on-prem, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud.
  • Seajacks — Cadeler is a global leader in offshore wind farm construction, maintenance, and decommissioning.
  • Vehicle Energy Japan — Vehicle Energy Japan specializes in development, manufacturing and sales of automotive lithium-ion batteries.
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups, 70 in the past 12 months

Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 380
  • Round size: Seed $282k–$1.6M; Debt Financing $212k–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $635k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Medteria — Medteria is a medtech startup developing pathology AI. It is the provider of the “Medteria” communication cloud platform for healthcare professionals and medical students.
  • Xperisus — Xperisus provides solutions to government agencies and local governments, such as support for the development of value-added experiences.
  • SoVa — SoVa operates an accounting firm that combines technology and experts.
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MPower Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups

MPower Partners empower bold, globally-minded entrepreneurs providing tech-enabled solutions to societal challenges.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series B, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $846k–$6.5M; Series A $4.9M–$41M; Series B $7.7M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ikura — Ikura is a travel company that provides personalized travel experiences, connecting travelers with local communities and businesses.
  • MamaWell —
  • SiccaNova Therapeutics — SiccaNova Therapeutics is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating sicca (dryness) related medical conditions. The company’s lead drug candidate, XF8302, is a novel, small-molecule M3 muscarine receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator (M3 PAM). Developed initially for dry mouth in Sjögren’s syndrome patients, the drug enhancesnatural acetylcholine signaling to stimulate salivation without the systemic side effects common in traditional agonists.
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OKB Capital
VC Fund · Gifu, Gifu, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups

OKB Capital seeks to invest in companies aiming to go public and gives advice on capital policy. OKB Capital supports the growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, AgTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.2M; Series A $1.3M–$15M; Series B $1.5M–$84M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • REVORN — REVORN is a fragrance AI and DX research and development company. They develop products such as odor sensors that can respond to odor issues and needs. They provide consultation at a range of levels, from identifying issues to developing solutions.
  • Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas. It is a spin-off startup from the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan that provides a fusion reactor based on the stellarator design, a magnetic confinement approach that enables inherently stable,continuous plasma operation.
  • Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
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Central Japan Seed Fund
VC Fund · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups

Central Japan Seed Fund invest in and support startups nationwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.4M; Series A $868k–$2.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.4M–$6.6M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CELLORB — CELLORB provides player management, sports event planning, and event management services.
  • L&F — L&F is a real estate company that develops rental portals and tools for vacant houses, family trusts, and rental property management.
  • Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
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Mirai Creation Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups

The Mirai Creation Fund invests in companies and projects that use the latest technologies and business models, supporting the growth of value in these companies and projects, wherever they are found around the world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Robotics, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$90M; Series B $5.4M–$69M; Venture - Series Unknown $4.9M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ubiden — Ubiden provides Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things mobile network services. The company develops applications for electric vehicle charging services.
  • Direava — Direava is a medical device company that manufactures, sells, leases, and maintains medical equipments along with consulting services.
  • Nanofiber Quantum Technologies — Discover how NanoQT builds the foundation for scalable quantum computing with nanofiber cavity-QED technology and high-fidelity quantum connectivity.
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Mizuho Bank
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups, 89 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 323
  • Round size: Post-IPO Debt $150M–$5.6B; Debt Financing $834k–$1.2B
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $200M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Fujisash — Fujisash It produces and distributes construction supplies for homes and buildings. Building sashes and curtain walls, building renovation services for a range of apartment and office buildings, frontage items including apartment and office entrances as well as aperture facades of stores and showrooms, and housing construction supplies are alsooffered. The company also offers plant engineering for recycling and large-scale trash disposal facilities, urban waste processing systems for manufacturing agents, and commodities as a supplier of light metals like aluminum.
  • Xperisus — Xperisus provides solutions to government agencies and local governments, such as support for the development of value-added experiences.
  • SoVa — SoVa operates an accounting firm that combines technology and experts.
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Nippon Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Climate startups, 15 in the past 12 months

Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 194
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$45M; Series B $3.3M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $15M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • KUZEN — KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices.
  • AOI Biosciences — AOI Biosciences is a biotechnology company that creates testing and drug discovery businesses.
  • Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Climate startups

Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $881k–$1.5M; Series B $4.2M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.7M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • JIZAIE — JIZAIE is an artificial intelligence firm that wants to combine VR, robots, and wearable computing to create solution.
  • 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.
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Climate VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 1.7k deals from 1.6k investors.

1.6k
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1.7k
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in Japan Climate startups
$3.1M
median round
in Japan Climate startups
37%
lead investors
lead at least one round
24%
Venture - Series Unknown
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