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

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Cryptocurrency startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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
East Ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan, Indonesia, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Internet $649k–$38M
JAFCO
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2.7M–$298M
MIRAISE
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting $383k–$14M
Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund
2 Japan, Indonesia, South Korea Series B, Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Internet $953k–$553M
Money Forward
VC Fund
2 Japan, Singapore, India Seed, Series A Software, Accounting, Financial Services $1.6M–$92M
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $414k–$99M
D4V
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, Apps $1.4M–$89M
DeNA
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Content, Internet $1.2M–$142M
FreakOut Holdings
VC Fund
2 Japan, India, Singapore Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Internet, Information Technology $102k–$59M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Health Care, Software $4.5M–$425M
Kakao Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Japan Seed, Series A Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $743k–$20M
Monex Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, FinTech $1M–$64M
Nippon Technology Venture Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Series B Blockchain, FinTech, Mobile $6.2M–$184M
AG Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Seed Finance, Software, Internet $1M–$71M
Smart Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, Tunisia Seed, Debt Financing Blockchain, SNS, Retail
JAFCO Asia
VC Fund
1 China, United States, India Series B, Series A, Series C Software, E-Commerce, Internet $2.5M–$70M
Suneight Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, India Series A, Series B Internet, Social Media, Content $1.8M–$47M
SEPTENI HOLDINGS Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Series A, Corporate Round Internet, Content, Apps $39M–$113M
iSGS Investment Works
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $730k–$57M
GMO Internet
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Seed, Series A, Series C Finance, Software, Financial Services
Miyako Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Medical, Biotechnology, Information Technology $5.6M–$3B
KDDI
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, South Korea Series A, Series B Mobile, Software, Internet $3.3M–$950M
Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Seed Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage $1.5M–$170M
VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund
1 Japan, China, Germany Seed, Series A Software, Internet, Content $200k–$77M
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt Financial Services, Energy, Information Technology $6.6M–$3B
Kyowa
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A, Series C Beauty, Finance, Computer
OKWave
VC Fund
1 Japan, Switzerland Seed, Series A FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
Asteria
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series B FinTech, Finance, Security
SECOM
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Internet, Security, Software
SV FRONTIER
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Seed Financial Services, Finance, Software $99M–$131M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $3M–$369M
Gree
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Mobile, Gaming, Internet $880k–$78M
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Internet, Web Apps, Cryptocurrency
Bullet Group Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan Angel Finance, Security, Blockchain
Japan Post Bank
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Seed Financial Services, Finance, Internet
Voyage Group
VC Fund
1 Japan, India Seed, Series B Financial Services, Finance, Asset Management $7.1M–$131M
SBI Group
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology $3M–$213M
Arara
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A FinTech, Security, Cryptocurrency
Mitsubishi Corporation
VC Fund
1 United States, Japan, United Kingdom Corporate Round, Series A Software, Energy, Internet $3M–$19B
Caica
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A FinTech, Security, Cryptocurrency
FISCO Capitals
VC Fund
1 Japan, Switzerland Series A, Initial Coin Offering FinTech, Security, Software
Sansei Capital Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, China, Belgium Series A, Series B Content, Medical, Task Management
Internet Initiative Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Internet, Web Apps, Cryptocurrency
Fundamental Labs
VC Fund
1 Singapore, United States, China Seed, Initial Coin Offering Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency
SBI Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, South Korea, United States Series B, Series A Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
Shima Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Nomura
VC Fund
1 India, United States, Japan Debt Financing, Corporate Round Financial Services, Energy, Finance
DD Holdings Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Content, Ethereum, Education
Orient Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series D Apps, Logistics, Information Services
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Ceres
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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East Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 448
  • Round size: Seed $649k–$18M; Series A $2.1M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FR8Labs — FR8Labs offers a practical freight forwarder solution that includes all of the modules required, without the extraneous trappings of overly sophisticated features that may not use but wind up paying for.
  • Runchise — Runchise is an integrated restaurant and franchise management system to increase operational efficiency and profit.
  • Fresh Factory — Fresh Factory runs a web of hyperlocal cold-chain fulfilment centers in Indonesia.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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MIRAISE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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Money Forward
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Money Forward provides online personal accounting for individuals, allowing them to easily manage their daily expenses by integrating with their bank passbooks and credit purchase history with information scraped from their web bank and credit accounts. The service is also available for desktop, as well as iOS and Android platforms. The companyalso announced that it will launch a cloud-based accounting service for individual and corporate users, and it will also start publishing an online newsletter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Accounting, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $3M–$85M; Series A $1.6M–$92M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Lisse — Lisse offers legal business innovation through the use of AI.
  • Chatwork — Chatwork is a communication platform designed for companies and teams, also comes with fully integrated task and file management feature.
  • Stock — Stock develops products that relieve the stress of sharing information from teams around the world.
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

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, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 157
  • Round size: Seed $414k–$23M; Series A $4.9M–$99M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Autify — AI software testing company aimed at solving the challenges associated with automation testing. We are passionate about making software testing faster and easier, empowering companies to release faster and keep their applications stable.
  • Nekonome — Nekonome creates a game platform with global character designs, in-game updates, and regular events, providing a personalized gaming experience based on data.
  • AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.
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D4V
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer and enterprise technology startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$41M; Series A $5.7M–$89M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $687M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Sazo — Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI.
  • Pragtech — Pragtech develops and operates parking lot service software that helps to eliminate payment congestion and reduce operating costs.
  • Shinsekai Technologies — SHINSEKAI Technologies focuses on supporting companies, enabling them to advance their services to Web3 and NFT technologies.
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DeNA
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

DeNA provides a social game platform, social games, e-commerce, and other Web services for mobile devices and PCs. Its current flagship business is its mobile social games platform Mobage which offers first, second, and third-party games on multiple localized player networks worldwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Content, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$14M; Series A $2.5M–$142M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tane — Dubai/NYC/Tokyo-based crypto-focused investment research firm. Investing in the Future of Decentralization.
  • Buzzreach — Buzzreach is a Tokyo-based MedTech Company.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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FreakOut Holdings
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

We are spread out into global with our mission "Give people work that requires a person" through our freak'in technology.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $747k–$14M; Series A $102k–$47M; Series B $10M–$59M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Progate — Progate is an online platform to learn programming. Learn to build your own apps and services.
  • Coco — Coco is a communication tool. They develop software that will help the service sector become more customer-oriented. They improve customer satisfaction by digitizing customer surveys and converting telephone interactions with customers to text chat.
  • 91springboard — Explore 91Springboard, the best co-working company offering premium co-working spaces and shared office solutions. Whether you're a startup, freelancer, or team, enjoy flexible workspaces, modern amenities, and prime locations tailored to your needs.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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Kakao Investment
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Incorporated in 2015, Kakao Investment is a 100% subsidiary of Kakao which specializes in venture capital investments.Based on Kakao’s philosophy of “Connect Everything”, Kakao Investment seeks to invest and support innovative start-ups that can realize interpersonal connection and the connection of all of us to the things around us. Also KakaoInvestment strives to foster a virtuous circle with in the venture environment by facilitating M&As and IPOs.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $743k–$20M; Series A $743k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
  • Tommoro Robotics — Tommoro Robotics is an AI robotics company spun out from Seoul National University, developing Robot Foundation Models (RFM) for humanoid robots. It builds the HABILIS platform enabling robots to understand language, perceive environments, and perform tasks autonomously. The company focuses on Physical AI, aiming to create scalable humanoidworkforce solutions for real-world industrial and service applications.
  • Adrock Adverttainment — Adrock Adverttainment is a mobile application for drivers' license test.
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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Nippon Technology Venture Partners
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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AG Capital
VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

AG Capital is an investment firm that provides investment and property management solutions for middle-size businesses. The company was founded on December 12, 1985 and its headquarters are located in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$71M; Series A $14M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mento — UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service.
  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
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Smart Capital
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

SMART CAPITAL is an advisory company with professionals who have extensive experience in business investment and corporate management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, SNS, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
  • Geography: Japan, Tunisia

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Pafin — Cryptact is a technology company providing solutions and platforms utilizing blockchains, smart contracts and virtual currencies.
  • Farm Trust — Farm Trust is an E-commerce platform for fruits and vegetables that provide traceability through blockchain.
  • Topica Japan — Topica operate video media and conduct video marketing business.Topica company philosophy is "Create a place where the topic starts, connect hearts, and color our everyday life." .
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JAFCO Asia
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Since its establishment in 1990, JAFCO Asia has grown to become a leading brand in the venture capital industry in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, JAFCO Asia has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Beijing.With more than US$1.2 billion funds under management in aggregate, JAFCO Asia's experienced investment team hasinvested in over 368 companies in 13 countries (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, India, Israel and Vietnam) and divested more than 260 companies of which at least 86 have been publicly listed.Since the new millennium, JAFCO Asia has shifted its focus entirely to technology related investments and is now one of the pre-eminent venture capital technology investors in the region. They believe that their existing portfolio in the Asia Pacific region and the worldwide business network offer their portfolio companies significant potential for synergistic partnerships.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Internet
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: China, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 152
  • Round size: Series A $2.5M–$21M; Series B $2.9M–$40M; Series C $8M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • LetzRyd — LetzRyd is a fleet management and vehicle leasing company.
  • Only Sanbio — Only Sanbio is a synthetic biotechnology company integrating R&D, production, and sales. Itsmed vision is to focus on the field of great health and great beauty, based on synthetic biology technology
  • PrimaNova Lab — The time to resolve critical, significant unmet medical needs in neurosurgery is now. PrimaNova sets sight on resolving unmet medical needs by tackling life-threatening neuro conditions. As an innovator, leveraging decades of experiences in overcoming clinical challenges, harnessing capital, and succeeding to deliver clinical solutions thatfundamentally change treatment paradigms. Collaborating closely with leading neurosurgeons, we are dedicated to offering products that save lives and redefine the standard of care.
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Suneight Investment
VC Fund · Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Suneight is a independent Venture Capital firm that invests and supports business development of all the stages of the venture companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Social Media, Content
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Series A $3M–$47M; Series B $1.8M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Niro — Niro is embedding personal credit products into leading consumer internet platforms. The fintech startup aims to disrupt the consumer lending ecosystem in the country by democratizing access to convenient and hassle-free embedded credit products for 624 million internet users in India.
  • Aquaconnect — Aquaconnect was founded in 2017 as a full-stack aquaculture technology venture to offer data-driven farm advisory solutions and market place solutions to Shrimp and Fish farmers. As a part of promoting sustainable farming practices in aquaculture ecosystem, we have launched an Artificial Intelligence farm advisor 'FarmMOJO' - a friendlyfarm companion. FarmMOJO's data intelligence improves farm productivity and connects farmers with aquaculture industry stakeholders under its market place. Aquaconnect works with about 3000 farmers in Indian states of Andhra, Tamilnadu, and Gujrat to improve their farm revenues through technology intervention.
  • Virohan — Virohan is India's leading professional training partner of NSDC, providing paramedical diploma courses in MLT, OTT, HA, etc for 12th pass and graduates.
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SEPTENI HOLDINGS Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Septeni Holdings started as a recruitment consulting company and become an internet advertising company in the year 2000. The company was established in October 1990 and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Content, Apps
  • Stage:Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Series A $40M–$113M; Corporate Round $39M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Gokko Club — Gokko Club operates in the digital entertainment industry, focusing on content creation, public relations, and video production. The company is known for its short drama productions, which are characterized by their condensed content and fast-paced development. Gokko Club handles all aspects of these productions in-house, including scriptwriting,directing, production, and editing. The company also has a strong presence on social media platforms like TikTok, where it has amassed a significant following. In addition to its entertainment offerings, Gokko Club also provides music streaming services.
  • Brave group — Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services.
  • FUNDiT — FUNDiT is an IT-focused M&A and business consolidation company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and scaling IT companies.
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iSGS Investment Works
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $730k–$50M; Series A $20M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
  • Inter Holding — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
  • Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.
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GMO Internet
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

GMO Internet Group comprehensively develops Internet Infrastructure, Internet Security, Online Advertising & Media, Internet Finance, and Cryptoasset businesses. Under the corporate slogan 'Internet for Everyone', we aim to create smiles and inspiration for our customers while contributing to society.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fundbox — Fundbox offers fast, easy access to business financing, up to $150,000. Learn how our line of credit and term loan options can unlock growth for your business.
  • SHOWROOM — SHOWROOM provides live performance broadcasts by idols and celebrities in virtual stadiums.
  • Crossover Markets Group — Crossover Markets Group, Inc is a digital asset exchange designed to meet the liquidity needs of institutional clients trading cryptocurrencies.
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Miyako Capital
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Miyako Capital is the venture capital that manages Kyoto University 2nd Venture Fund (KUVF). The company was founded in 2013 and based in Kyoto & Tokyo, Japan. Investment fields are: 1) Life Science, Biotechnology: Drug creation, regenerative medicine, medical beauty equipment, medical services.2) Agri-Food: Industrialization,agricultural and fishery products growth-promoting technology, specified health food, health food.3) Environment, Energy: Alternative energy, and related technologies.4) IT, Electronics: Web, mobile related devices and application, telecommunication technology, security, consumer and business oriented application, mechatronic, robot.5) New services utilizing state-of-art technology.Investment stages: Primary investment stages are initial-growth stages of seed and early. However, we aim at all growth stages and make investment in post-IPO portfolio companies as well as public companies that are related with Kyoto University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $5.6M–$118M; Series A $6.1M–$70M; Series B $99M–$3B
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
  • VLP Therapeutics — VLP Therapeutics, LLC (VLP) was established in 2012 by seasoned biopharmaceutical veterans with mission to develop innovative medical treatment which transforms traditional vaccine and targeted antibody therapies to address global unmet medical needs. Its vision is to combat the 21st century global public health problems through revolutionary nextgeneration i-αVLP (inserted alpha VLP) Technology. The company is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • XFOREST Therapeutics — xFOREST Therapeutics develops a drug discovery platform that targets RNA structures.
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KDDI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

KDDI Corporation is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was created in 2000 through a merger of DDI, KDD and IDO and now employs over 15,000 people.The company provides a broad range of services, including fixed-line phone communication, mobile phone and web services, and Internet services. It also has a ownership stake in two Japanesecable television companies, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and Japan Cablenet (JCN). KDDI's mobile phone and web arm is branded as "au". The company is the current No. 2 in Japan's mobile communications market, trailing NTT DoCoMo and ahead of SoftBank.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Series A $8.5M–$950M; Series B $3.3M–$638M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8B in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
  • RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
  • Lebo Robotics — Lebo Robotics is an inspection robot for the maintenance of wind power generation blades.
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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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: 54
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$23M; Series B $4.7M–$170M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $69M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Ababa — Ababa provides recruitment and employment solutions.
  • PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
  • RICOS — RICOS is a tech company that optimizes manufacturing processes using AI, simulation, and high-performance computing technologies.
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VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and othergrowing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, China, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$34M; Series A $1.4M–$77M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
  • ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation offers a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital, and other credit-related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the various businesssegments.It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Energy, Information Technology
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 258
  • Round size: Post-IPO Debt $48M–$3B; Debt Financing $6.6M–$1.2B
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Drip Capital — Drip Capital is a Trade Finance company providing collateral-free post-shipment finance to Exporters and Importers with instant approvals and minimal documentation.
  • UltraTech Cement — UltraTech Cement is an Indian multinational cement firm that produces and distributes gray cement, ready-mix concrete, and white cement. It serves as a home-building partner, providing a complete range of building materials and support throughout the process. It is committed to actively maintaining the environment and conserving natural resourcesfor the future, with a focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling.
  • Waypoint Leasing Services — Waypoint Leasing is a global helicopter leasing company founded in 2013 to provide financing solutions to helicopter operators worldwide. Headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, Waypoint differentiates itself with a senior management team possessing direct helicopter operating and helicopter leasing experience. Their deep operational backgroundtranslates directly to a passion for rotary-wing aviation and a commitment to building long-lasting partnerships.
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Kyowa
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Kyowa provides health and beauty care products to customers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Finance, Computer
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Hmcomm — Hmcomm is a provider of AI technology-based voice recognition and abnormal sound detection services for business applications. The company offers speech recognition / natural language processing solutions such as cloud-based voice recognition, text recognization in voice calls, bone conduction, automatic answering machine and meeting minutescreation, thereby enabling businesses to improve efficiency through technology.
  • lafool — lafool is a mental health tech company that provides an organizational diagnostic tool "Laful Survey" to realize health management.
  • 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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OKWave
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

OKWAVE created Japan's first Q&A community site. The origin behind the company name comes from 'Oshiete' (Japanese for 'tell me') and 'Kotaeru‘ ('answer') which outlines the flow of Q&A. Being centred on the concept of gratitude as being a Q&A 'community' user's help each other,OKWAVE aims to spread the concept of 'arigato' (meaning 'thanks' in Japanese) throughout the world like a 'wave'.After achieving the top spot in the Japanese market, OKWAVE aspires to bring all the people of the world together in one international Q&A community through high quality service and by focusing on the concept of 'arigato'. In October of 2010, OKWAVE launched the world's first 'international social Q&A' service ARIGATO and aims to expand its services to over 20 languages and over 200 countries by 2012.Although up until now many Japanese companies have failed at entering foreign markets, OKWAVE is confident that the concept of gratitude or 'arigato' is one that truly transcends geographical and linguistic boundaries. With this mission in heart, OKWAVE is determined to provide the best Q&A experience for users around the world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BRD — BRD designs, develops, and markets financial software. It offers a platform that delivers crypto purchasing, commercial register, credit rating information, management, figures, contact and news, trading, and merchant services. BRD serves customers worldwide. Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Zurich inSwitzerland.
  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
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Asteria
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Infoteria Corporation is a Japanese company that specializes in providing software and related support, consulting, and training.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Finance, Security
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TECHFUND — TechFund is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation and seed stage investments. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
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SECOM
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

SECOM was the first security company in Japan, and provides its services to the largest number of corporate and individual clients. In Japan, SECOM is synonymous with security service and we provide the "SECOM brand" on-line security systems with emergency response in 12 countries and territories, including Asia, Europe and Oceania.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Security, Software
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Safie — Safie is a smart security cameras and home security of the smartphone.
  • Asilla — Asilla develops and provides AI specialized in image and video analysis. Its services, the Vehicle recognition AI, recognizes the manufacturer and model from the image of the vehicle. It also has a censorship service that detects inappropriate images that can not be released, including copyrights and obscene expressionsAsilla was founded in 2015and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • DeCurret — DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business.
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SV FRONTIER
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

SV FRONTIER was founded in October 2013 in Silicon Valley. It is a VC fund that provides strategic investors with rich functions such as screening, consulting, investing, business development, SV representative functions, and OJT assistance. It invests in SF/Silicon Valley and develops business in Japan. Targeting at Series A companies withstrong revenue traction.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Software
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Series B $99M–$131M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Funds — Funds is an online marketplace for lending funds.
  • Crowdport, Inc. — Crowdport operates “Funds,” a P2P platform, connecting individual investors who wish to manage their assets with companies that wish to borrow operating funds.
  • ABCash Technologies — ABCash Technologies provides advice on financial products such as insurance, mortgages, and investment products.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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: 532
  • Round size: Series A $3M–$142M; Series B $4M–$369M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Eyeota — Engage your best customers with trusted audience data | enrich insights, enhance personalization and transform audience targeting.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
  • Logly — Logly is a media Technology Business / Ad Technology Business.
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Gree
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Gree is a Japanese internet media company that provides mobile social networking, and mobile technology services for its users. Gree shares development and operational expertise across all its studios as Gree always works to create new game models for its customers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Gaming, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 48
  • Round size: Seed $880k–$50M; Series A $4M–$78M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Oasys — The Dedicated Gaming Blockchain. Oasys is an eco-friendly blockchain built for the gaming community, offering the best user experience with fast transactions and zero gas fees.
  • Oasys — The Dedicated Gaming Blockchain. Oasys is an eco-friendly blockchain built for the gaming community, offering the best user experience with fast transactions and zero gas fees.
  • Bankers Holding — Bankers Holding controls the bankers group companies that provide financial services via internet.
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SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES specializes in the provision and management of security and disaster prevention services. It operates through the segments which include security services, total building management, disaster prevention services, and nursing care.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Web Apps, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DeCurret — DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business.
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Bullet Group Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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Japan Post Bank
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Japan Post Bank provides general banking services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • DeCurret — DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business.
  • Auba — Auba is engaged in open innovation program, consulting specialized in Ol, and media outreach activities.
  • Smart Bank — Smart Bank is a softawre firm that has developed an application for money spending management.
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Voyage Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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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SBI Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

SBI Group aims to become a corporate entity that provides a variety of one-stop financial services over the Internet now that two major events, the Financial Big Bang resulting from deregulation, and the Internet Revolution resulting from IT innovation, have radically transformed the financial industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Series A $3M–$142M; Series B $7M–$213M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DriveWealth — DriveWealth, the global fintech investment rail and pioneer of fractional equities trading, is a visionary technology company that empowers more than 100 partners around the world to engage their customers by placing the markets in the palm of their hands. We believe the future is fractional, transactional, and mobile. Every mobile device should bea gateway to accessing investing and savings products, services, advice, and assistance for global citizens of all ages, wealth stages, and levels of financial expertise. DriveWealth’s consultative support and cloud based, modern technology platform allow partners to seamlessly offer branded investing experiences to drive customer acquisition, loyalty, retention, and revenue growth.
  • Oasys — The Dedicated Gaming Blockchain. Oasys is an eco-friendly blockchain built for the gaming community, offering the best user experience with fast transactions and zero gas fees.
  • My Zoi Financial Inclusion Technologies — MyZoi, a Standard Chartered subsidiary, aims for global Digital financial inclusion of the underbanked. Based in the UAE
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Arara
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

With new ideas and technologies, arara offer an innovative service that is enjoyable yet convenient. Arara strive to make the world better and make the people happier. It offers an innovative service to people around the world using new ideas and technologies. Arara service is convenient, enjoyable, thrilling and exciting.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Security, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
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Mitsubishi Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations asits diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Energy, Internet
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Japan, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 107
  • Round size: Series A $4.1M–$567M; Corporate Round $3M–$19B
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Divert — Divert is a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted. We make social and environmental impact by creating sustainable infrastructure and innovative technologies that help prevent food from being wasted.
  • Rancon Auto Industries — Rancon Auto Industries is a Bangladeshi vehicle assembly and body manufacturing company.
  • Thai Union Group — Thai Union Group produces shelf-stable seafood products for a global customer base. The company’s product portfolio includes tuna, shrimp, salmon, sardine and mackerel, cephalopod, bakery, and pet food products. Its brand portfolio includes Sealect, Fisho, Bellottaas, Chicken of the Sea, John West, King Oscar, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu,and Century.As a company committed to innovation and globally responsible behavior, Thai Union is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and a founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). In 2015, Thai Union introduced its SeaChange® sustainability strategy. Thai Union’s on-going work on sustainability issues was recognized in 2018 and 2019 by being ranked number one in the world in the Food Products Industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, achieving a 100th percentile ranking for total sustainability score.
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Caica
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Caica provides information systems solution services for the financial, manufacturing, and telecommunication sector. It provides services such as software development and maintenance support. CAICA serves customers in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Security, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
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FISCO Capitals
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

FISCO Capitals is a principal investment firm in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Security, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Initial Coin Offering
  • Geography: Japan, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
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Sansei Capital Investment
VC Fund · Koto, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Sansei Capital provides portfolio management, corporate management support, and financing services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Medical, Task Management
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, China, Belgium

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 50
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • RABO — RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology.
  • MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
  • Asoview — ASOVIEW Inc. is an online booking website that provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa.
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Internet Initiative Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Internet Initiative Japan is an Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions provider. IIJ and its group of companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers. The company's services include high-quality systems integration and security services, Internet access, hosting/housing, and contentdesign. Moreover, the company has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States. IIJ was listed on NASDAQ in 1999 and on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Web Apps, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Allm — Allm is a medical ICT company dedicated to shaping healthcare. The company seeks to benefit society by launching next-generation technologies and medical communications platforms for the healthcare industry. The solutions are installed more than 18 countries across US, South America, EU, Japan, Middle East and Africa.
  • DeCurret — DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business.
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Fundamental Labs
VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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 — Make Bitcoin Smart
  • 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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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups, 16 in the past 12 months

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 311
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Prorata.AI — ProrataAI builds technology that enables generative AIs to properly attribute contributing content and share revenues on a per-use basis.
  • Innovacell — Wir entwickeln innovative zelltherapeutische Arzneimittel zur Behandlung von Stuhl- und Harninkontinenz durch Regeneration.
  • ASTRO — Situs Belanja Kebutuhan Harian Online dengan Harga Terjangkau dan Kualitas Terbaik. Pesan Kebutuhan Harian di ASTRO Pasti Sampai dalam Hitungan Menit
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Shima Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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: 239
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • 3RM — Verified contact at any decentralized organization. Manage new business, partnerships, and engagement across organizations like never before.
  • ELYZIO — MENA's Leading Developer & Publisher for Indies
  • Cedro Finance — An Omnichain Liquidity Protocol that connects fragmented liquidity across chains for greater capital efficiency.
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Nomura
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

Nomura is an investment banking and securities firm that serve the needs of individuals, institutions, corporate and governments.Nomura is a financial services group and global investment bank. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 26,000 staff worldwide. It operates through fivebusiness divisions: retail (in Japan), global markets, investment banking, merchant banking, and asset management.Nomura with a nationwide network of branch offices, call centers and Internet services, the company continues to provide world-class products and services centered on consulting-based sales, and implement a series of strategic initiatives to ensure we remain a trusted partner to its clients.Asset Management achieves stable and sustainable growth as an asset management company that is trusted by investors around the world and will contribute to an increase in earnings by expanding the client franchise of the Nomura Group.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Energy, Finance
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Corporate Round
  • Geography: India, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 74
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Prezent AI — Presentation productivity platform for enterprise teams. Add zen to your presentations!
  • Odata Brasil — Odata Brasil S.A. operates a network of data centers. The Company provides colocation services, as well as infrastructure solutions for electronic equipment.
  • XCL Education — Facebook-f Envelope Linkedin-in Shape your future, find your way About Us Our Locations Our Institutions Our People Why we are here XCL Education aspires to be a trusted and respected future-focused family of schools, fostering curiosity, excellence, and creating life-shaping impact on our students, staff, and communities we serve. 1 Students across Southeast Asia 1
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DD Holdings Venture Capital
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency startups

DD Holdings Venture Capital is the investment arm of DD Holdings, a restaurant and amusement brand.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Ethereum, Education
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • 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.
  • KOMPEITO — Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • CoCooking — CoCooking uses food and cooking to create ample opportunity for dialogue and thought, fostering creativity, diversity, and well-being of individuals and communities.
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Orient Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Cryptocurrency 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: 8
  • 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.
  • Ecommit — Ecommit is a venture company that creates new environmental businesses with reuse and recycling as the main axis
  • Baseconnect — 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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Cryptocurrency VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 110 deals from 223 investors.

223
investors
in Japan Cryptocurrency startups
110
deals
in Japan Cryptocurrency startups
$15M
median round
in Japan Cryptocurrency startups
24%
lead investors
lead at least one round
18%
Seed
most common funding stage

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