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Top 50 Cryptocurrency VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in July 2025

A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Cryptocurrency startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Cryptocurrency companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Cryptocurrency VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in July 2025

Investor Cryptocurrency Japan investments
Ceres 5
East Ventures 4
JAFCO 3
SMBC Venture Capital 2
MIRAISE 2
FreakOut Holdings 2
Money Forward 2
DeNA 2
D4V 2
ANOBAKA 2
Venture Labo Investment 2
Internet Initiative Japan 1
Fundamental Labs 1
SBI Investment 1
Global Brain Corporation 1
Mitsubishi Corporation 1
Money Partners Group 1
Coconala Skill Partners 1
DWF Labs 1
KDDI 1
Gree 1
Asteria 1
SLD Entertainment 1
Stone System 1
MTG Ventures 1
MUFG Bank 1
VOYAGE VENTURES 1
Shima Capital 1
SBI Group 1
Nomura 1
Remixpoint 1
DD Holdings Venture Capital 1
Orient Corporation 1
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 1
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 1
Mizuho Financial Group 1
Polygon Studios 1
Republic capital 1
AU21 Capital 1
Synchrolife 1
Kyowa 1
I'LL 1
Hiroshima Venture Capital 1
Caica 1
NOW Japan 1
Giftee 1
GameWith 1
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone 1
SECOM 1
GoldenTree Asset Management 1
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Ceres VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Cryptocurrency, Content, Internet
  • Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • DINETTE — DINETTE is a cosmetics manufacturing company.
  • SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
  • Indent — Indent creates products that help writers create original works such as novels, manga, screenplays, and game scenarios. They will work to create an environment in which artists can focus on their creations and enjoy sharing their work.
East Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 37 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • AccordX — Cookpy operates a ghost restaurant service for individuals, allowing anyone to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens, and sell food via online delivery platforms.
  • Napcial — Napcial is an innovative AI-powered legal application designed to help couples update and personalize their wedding vows in a way that reflects their evolving relationship, values, and legal commitments.
  • Ness — Ness is a tech company that offers 3 service websites and analytic tools for NFT marketing tool, TikTok product and NFT holders.
JAFCO VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 21 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series A, Funding Round, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Israel
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.
  • OPERe — OPERe is an IT company that specializes in the development of semi autonomous hospitalization guidance solutions.
  • Skygate Technologies — Founded in 2020, Skygate Technologies is building a network to deliver a large volume of data from observation satellites around the Earth to the ground and integrating the network into the web architecture. “Make Space accessible on the Web” is its motto, and the ability to develop both hardware and software is its strength. More information aboutSkygate Technologies can be found at www.skygate-tech.com.
SMBC Venture Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 45 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • OPTEMO — OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website.
  • Skygate Technologies — Founded in 2020, Skygate Technologies is building a network to deliver a large volume of data from observation satellites around the Earth to the ground and integrating the network into the web architecture. “Make Space accessible on the Web” is its motto, and the ability to develop both hardware and software is its strength. More information aboutSkygate Technologies can be found at www.skygate-tech.com.
  • Phytolipid Technologies — Phytolipid Technologies specializes in the research and production of lipids in plants and algae and is an expert in lipid analysis.
MIRAISE VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Japan, United States, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
  • XDeli — XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees.
  • CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
  • SUSHI TOP MARKETING — SUSHI TOP MARKETING is an IT company that offers marketing, NFT utilization, and consulting services.
FreakOut Holdings VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Japan, India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Progate — Progate is an online platform to learn programming. Learn to build your own apps and services.
  • StaffAny — Workforce management software connecting Operations and HR for seamless scheduling and time tracking.
  • 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.
Money Forward VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Software, Financial Services, Accounting
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, India, Vietnam
Portfolio highlights
  • Starley — Starley offers end-to-end development and implementation of artificial intelligence-related products.
  • Leading Mark — Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers.
  • Mesh — Mesh enables safer, easier crypto transfers and payments from 300+ leading exchanges and wallets, all without leaving your platform
DeNA VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • E-Commerce, Education, Internet
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
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.
D4V VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 8 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Financial Services, Software, Apps
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
  • Lecto — Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
  • Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
ANOBAKA VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 13 investments 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
  • Software, Content, Food and Beverage
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Amoibe — Amoibe is a company providing engineer training services for the AI ​​era called “amoibe OJT".
  • hicrea — hicrea is an AI-powered SaaS platform for fashion companies.
  • Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
Venture Labo Investment VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Venture Labo Investment is venture capital firm that provides financial supports to invested companies at each growth stage.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Internet, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Series B, Seed
  • Japan, Indonesia, South Korea
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.
  • Batton — Batton is a product-developing company that sells AI-enabled RPA buttons and AI formats that allow papers to be automatically formatted.
Internet Initiative Japan VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Internet, Web Apps, Cryptocurrency
  • Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan
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.
Fundamental Labs VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China
A Web3 specialized VC fund, investing in the fundamental innovations that reshape the economy and the society.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency
  • Seed, Initial Coin Offering, Funding Round
  • Singapore, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • NexGami — NexGami is a gamefi platform that empowers the next generation of players by reshaping the gaming landscape.
  • Bitlight Labs — Bitlight Labs builds infrastructure using the RGB protocol and the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
  • Pop Social — Pop Social is the ultimate social gateway to Web3. Experience a multi-chain social ecosystem and discover your online social lifestyle. Connect and engage with a decentralized global community to leverage content and ownership economy.
SBI Investment VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 22 investments 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
  • Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • OPTEMO — OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website.
  • Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas.
  • Tokyo Artisan Intelligence — Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students.
Global Brain Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 57 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Cellid — Cellid developing the waveguide-architecture display module for AR glasses and high-performance spatial recognition software.
  • Tokenz — Tokenz is your all-in-one platform for global digital payments, cross-border tax compliance, and seamless payouts.
  • Boston Medical Sciences — Boston Medical Sciences conducts research, prevention, and diagnostics procedures to eliminate colorectal cancer deaths.
Mitsubishi Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Software, Internet, Logistics
  • Corporate Round, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Ample — Ample is a new energy delivery solution for electric vehicles. It uses Modular Battery Swapping to deliver 100% charge to any EV in a few minutes.
  • Mangrove Lithium — Mangrove Lithium is a ground-breaking refining platform that redefines the industry standard for battery grade lithium refining
  • Preferred Networks — Preferred Networks (PFN) was established in March 2014 in Tokyo with the goal to develop practical, real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies. PFN is currently focused on three priority areas – transportation systems, manufacturing and bio-healthcare – and also exploring the use of deep learning in personalrobots, plant optimization, materials discovery, sports analytics and entertainment. PFN has a U.S. subsidiary in Burlingame, California.
Money Partners Group VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
MONEY PARTNERS GROUP CO., LTD. as a holding company, is comprised of MONEY PARTNERS CO., LTD. which is engaged in Foreign Exchange Trading business and MONEY PARTNERS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. which is engaged in Financial System Development business.MONEY PARTNERS GROUP not only provides services to individual investors but also provides its ownsystem and ASP business to other financial institutions placing Foreign Exchange Margin Trading (FX) business at the core. MONEY PARTNERS GROUP will establish a management base as a group and promote new business opportunities using our experience and know how cultivated in the FX business, in a wide range of sectors including over-the-counter trading (OTC) and derivatives (financial derivative products).
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Bitcoin, Ethereum
  • Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Kraken — Kraken is more than just a Bitcoin trading platform. Come see why our cryptocurrency exchange is the best place to buy, sell, trade and learn about crypto.
  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
Coconala Skill Partners VC Fund · Japan, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia · 2 investments in the past 12 months
coconala Skill Partners is a matching platform venture capital firm that creates encounters between seed / early-stage entrepreneurs and skill partners who want to support their aspirations.
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Investment focus
  • Human Resources, Online Portals, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Comvey — Comvey provides a shopping experience that is friendly to people and the earth. It primarily offers a foldable share bag online.
  • SoVa — SoVa operates an accounting firm that combines technology and experts.
  • ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
DWF Labs VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 16 investments in the past 12 months
DWF Labs is the leading crypto venture capital company, market maker & liquidity provider. We help build strong web3 companies.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • ForU AI — ForU AI operates as a real-world AI agent.
  • Domin Network — Domin Network is a decentralized business network that connects software and hardware in many business situations using the NFT middleware protocol and DePIN rollup technology.
  • World Liberty Financial — World Liberty Financial intends to function as a cryptocurrency platform primarily focused on stablecoins, which are digital currencies fixed to a constant value, often $1. The network is supposed to offer services such as borrowing and lending, with a new cryptocurrency called $WLFI at its basis.
KDDI VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Mobile, Software, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
  • ATOMica — ATOMica is a co-working space and business management company for conference rooms, event venues, circles, and schools. The company uses coworking spaces as HUBs to provide services that maximize individuals' power. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including coworking space, shared office space, meetings, events, and web seminars. Itis also possible to use it only once. They plan and run local communities that bring together a diverse range of people, including students, workers, businesses, universities, and governments.
  • Secret Double Octopus — Provider of industry-leading FIDO-certified, rotation-based passwordless MFA with the fullest support for enterprise complexity. Click here for more!
Gree VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Mobile, Gaming, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
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.
Asteria VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Infoteria Corporation is a Japanese company that specializes in providing software and related support, consulting, and training.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Finance, Security
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • Japan
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.
SLD Entertainment VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan
SLD Entertainment operates and manages cafes and restaurants under "kawara CAFE&DINING" brand.
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Investment focus
  • Content, Ethereum, Marketing
  • Series A
  • Japan
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.
Stone System VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Stone System provides web application development, system consulting, and server administration services. The company was founded in 1990 and based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Fressets — Fressets is a Startup to challenge the creation of social infrastructure using blockchain technology.
MTG Ventures VC Fund · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Health Care, Food and Beverage, Media and Entertainment
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • knowuit — knowuit is a company that provides supply chain efficiency solutions to shippers. It develops and provides "Newit," a supply chain DX tool for shippers.
  • Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
  • 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.
MUFG Bank VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 21 investments in the past 12 months
MUFG Bank is Japan's largest bank. ; MUFG
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Investment focus
  • Energy, Renewable Energy, Financial Services
  • Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
  • Japan, India, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • AdaniConneX — AdaniConneX is the largest Hyperscale Data Center provider. Avail the maximum uptime, highest energy efficiency, full scalability and security to your business and customers.
  • Akaysha Energy — Akaysha Energy offers full-cycle development for projects including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and renewable energy.
  • Adani Green Energy — Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) is developing a renewable portfolio of 25 GW by 2025 which includes wind power, solar power, and hybrid power projects.
VOYAGE VENTURES VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Software, Internet, Content
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, China, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • pickupon株式会社 — 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.
Shima Capital VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Ava Protocol — For web3 builders, DeFi users, and teams automating on-chain workflows.
  • Goldilocks DAO — Goldilocks is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) dedicated to creating custom defi infrastructure for Berachain. The Goldilocks Protocol is comprised of three primary components: Goldiswap, Goldilend, Goldivaults.
  • Distinct Possibility Studios — Distinct Possibility Studios operates as a game development studio. Distinct Possibility Studios is an indie game studio led by MMO and FPS veterans.
SBI Group VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Bluwhale — Unlock Web3 Wallet Potential with AI Insights. Supercharge Your Business Growth
  • BLOCKSMITH&Co — BLOCKSMITH&Co. is developing and distributing of Game&SocialFi services such as blockchain technology, crypto assets and virtual currency utilising NFTs on the Web3
  • DeepForest Technologies — DeepForest Technologies is an IT firm that offers drone photography, forest information analysis, DF Scanner, and data processing services.
Nomura VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Financial Services, Energy, Finance
  • Debt Financing, Funding Round, Corporate Round
  • India, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Sunraycer — Accelerate your energy transition goals with Sunraycer, a well-capitalized company driving change at scale through innovative clean energy solutions. Our portfolio of 25 projects delivers long-term power solutions while avoiding 300 Mt of direct CO2 emissions. Benefit from our strategic partnerships with industry leaders, landowners, and communities. Discover the latest news and insights as we speed towards a sustainable future. Explore Sunraycer today and unlock the potential of clean energy solutions for your industry.
  • Tipico Group — Tipico is the market provider of sports betting in Germany, with a strong position across other European markets as well. The company operates an innovative, digital multichannel offering with leading online and mobile portals, as well as more than 1,000 betting shops. As a premium brand, Tipico is able to offer a large range of bets whilecontinuing to uphold the highest standards in customer service and consumer protection. Tipico currently has more than 5,000 employees and operates in five countries.
  • XCL Education — SHAPE YOUR FUTURE, FIND YOUR WAY. Our mission is to produce the best outcomes for our students, not just with excellent, world-class academics and co-curriculars, but also with the tools, mindset, and exposure they need to confidently navigate the uncertain future, find their own place, and leave their own mark in the world.
Remixpoint VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Remixpoint is an electric services company engaged in the used car sales business and retail electricity business.
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Investment focus
  • Finance, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management
  • Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Gaia Japan — Gaia is a Financial based Company
DD Holdings Venture Capital VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan
DD Holdings Venture Capital is the investment arm of DD Holdings, a restaurant and amusement brand.
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Investment focus
  • Content, Ethereum, Education
  • Series A
  • Japan
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.
Orient Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Apps, Logistics, Information Services
  • Series A, Funding Round, Series D
  • Japan
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”.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 28 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Financial Services, Finance, Energy
  • Debt Financing, Funding Round, Post-IPO Debt
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Asuene — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
  • Avantus — Reliable Solar Infrastructure and Grid-Ready Power. 8minute has established a reputation as a trusted partner with both utilities and communities alike.
  • Grenergy Renovables — GRENERGY RENOVABLES produce energy independently through the development, financial structuring, building, operation, and maintenance of large-scale renewable energy plants. Grenergy has a strong international presence in Latin America, through a regional strategy that counts with various offices in countries like Mexico, Chile or Peru. In thesemarkets, Grenergy has developed a significant portfolio of wind and solar photovoltaic energy projects, consolidating a diversified and flexible business model that can adapt to the particular circumstances of each market.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group primarily conducts commercial banking through the following financial services such as leasing, securities, consumer finance, system development, and data processing. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Banking, FinTech, Payments
  • Series A, Corporate Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Axiata — As one of Asia's leading telecommunications groups, Axiata has grown into a Triple Core Business centred on digital telco, businesses and infrastructure.
  • BitFlyer — BitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins.
  • Kyash — Kyash is a fintech platform providing mobile banking services with full-stack banking technology currently offering digital wallet app. It has built proprietary full-stack banking infrastructure from the ground up to offer mobile-first consumer-facing digital wallets in Japan.The platform offers online payment and personal remittance apps underthe Kyash service name, and issues prepaid cards that can be used at Visa merchants. It also provides a new card that is available in three colors, navy, silver, and pink and adopts a simple design with card numbers and card names placed on the back. The first Visa card in Japan with an IC chip and contactless payment function that has no card number on the front side.Kyash was founded on January 23, 2015, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Mizuho Financial Group VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company which manages and engages in ancillary operations related to the management of its legally–owned subsidiaries as defined by the Japanese Banking Act. Its activities include streamlining group management functions, creating synergies across various business fields and capabilities, andleveraging the defining strengths and characteristics of the Mizuho group.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
  • Funding Round, Series A, Post-IPO Debt
  • Japan, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • CoreWeave — CoreWeave provides flexible compute services and products to empower innovators. The company provides GPU accelerated compute solutions to the CGI and machine learning industries. Backed by quality hardware and systems management infrastructure, CoreWeave is built to help clients scale and adapt to evolving compute requirements at industry leadingeconomics.
  • Zap Energy — Zap Energy's fusion reactor stabilizes plasma using sheared flows rather than magnetic fields. Driving electric current through the flow creates the magnetic field, which confines and compresses the plasma. The higher the current, the greater the pressure and density in the plasma. Zap Energy's reactor is the least expensive, mostcompact, most scalable solution with the shortest path to commercially viable fusion.
  • MARELLI — MARELLI develops and delivers automotive-grade electronics solutions to address these requirements. The offer features flexible solutions for HMI, telematics, infotainment, body electronics, ADAS, camera-based applications, and perception technologies, always meeting the standards for safety and cyber security requirements.
Polygon Studios VC Fund
Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Gaming, Marketplace
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Singapore, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • MetaZone — MetaZone's mission is to harness and expand the application layer of the metaverse to onboard a billion citizens. MetaZone is the first content distribution platform designed to facilitate the open digital economy. At its core, creators submit Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs) to the marketplace, allowing anyone to own,experience, and deploy them to any virtual world. Anyone connected to the platform can host high-quality functional 3D content on digital lands with the click of a few buttons.
  • Anima — A new way to play.
  • Stems Labs — community and platform for collaborative creativity
Republic capital VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
Republic Capital is driven by a multifaceted value proposition and invests in companies across deep tech, fintech, and web3.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Singapore, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Hone Health — Hone Health provides telehealth services that support hormone health and longevity, including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)
  • Sentient — Community-built open AGI
  • Nfinite Nanotech — Nfinite Nanotechnology has developed a functional nanocoating technology that accelerates the development and commercialization of cleantech for a sustainable future through transformative technologies, such as sustainable packaging, batteries, and photovoltaics.
AU21 Capital VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in the past 12 months
A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
  • Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
  • United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • A-World — A-world is a super metaverse card tower defense battle game based on BNB CHAIN.
  • NeuronX — NeuronX Protocol is the pioneering decentralized lending protocol on Dfinity, setting the stage for smart DeFi. By focusing on AI-driven automation and enhanced user experiences, NeuronX aims to revolutionize the DeFi landscape and appeal to a broader audience. At the core of NeuronX is a groundbreaking innovation: AI-Powered Smart LiquidityPlatforms (AILPs). These AILPs are advanced vault strategies operated by intelligent AI algorithms. Users can effortlessly gain leverage by simply depositing a base asset. Behind the scenes, AILPs leverage AI to automate complex transactions and continuously rebalance positions, ensuring optimal leverage without the risk of liquidation. This integration of AI streamlines the process, making advanced financial strategies accessible and hassle-free.
  • Vue Protocol — Vue Protocol operates as a layer2 for Web3 Social.
Synchrolife VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
SynchroLife is the world's first social restaurant discovery service with a blockchain-based reward system for reviewers. It uses borderless cryptocurrency to give review rewards and cashback for dining out to users, and to connect users and restaurants to solve marketing problems for restaurants.
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Investment focus
  • Content, Ethereum, Marketing
  • Series A
  • Japan
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.
Kyowa VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kyowa provides health and beauty care products to customers.
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Investment focus
  • Beauty, Finance, Computer
  • Seed, Series A, Series C
  • Japan
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.
  • 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.
I'LL VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan
I'LL offers its clients with IT sales solutions specializing in system engineering, programming, and product development. The company was founded in 1991.
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Investment focus
  • Cryptocurrency, Telecommunications, Cloud Infrastructure
  • Funding Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Sivira — SIVIRA is a log storage service that utilizes the blockchain Broof developed by Sybilla .
Hiroshima Venture Capital VC Fund · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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Investment focus
  • Task Management, Manufacturing, Software
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Anipos — Anipos is an application that allows you to easily claim pet insurance.
  • SmartRyde — October 5, 2021 Bloomberg featured CEO Sota Kimura's thoughts on the company's founding and future business development. March 19, 2021 What We Do to Protect Our Customer All staff are required to wear masks. Provision of alcohol-based disinfectants in
  • SPACER Japan — SPACER is a 24-hour handover IoT locker that can open and close doors with a smartphone.
Caica VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan
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
  • FinTech, Security, Cryptocurrency
  • Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
NOW Japan VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Next One for the World.
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Investment focus
  • Content, Marketing, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • GEOFLA — Geofra develops Planning and creation of items that rejuvenate the movement of people in physical areas, regional revitalization initiatives
  • Nagaku — Nagaku is a web magazine that publishes about culture along with web development, PR, marketing, and consulting services.
  • Wunderbar — Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services.
Giftee VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
giftee is an online service where you can send a small 'thank you' through small gifts by twitter and email. Supported by Open Network Lab.
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Investment focus
  • Marketing, Internet, CRM
  • Series A, Funding Round, Debt Financing
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • DIRIGIO — DIRIGIO is an Operation and development of mobile order & pay platform.
  • Domuz — Domuz is a firm that wants to utilize technology and design to create a lifestyle that makes potted plants and flowers more comfortable.
  • Treasure in Stomach — Treasure in Stomach is a food manufacturing company that develops vegan, gluten-free, and Muslim-friendly products and content.
GameWith VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan
GameWith is an online game information community that provides its users with hints and tips for smartphone games. Its initial focus is providing strategy guides for the rapidly expanding (and updating) mobile gaming market. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, eSports, Video Games
  • Seed, Corporate Round
  • India, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Game Server Services — Game Server Services is an asset, game keeps important player data such as billing currency and character level.
  • GamingMonk — Choose from a variety of more than 30 real money-winning games games on MPL and win big! Download the app now and experience online gaming like never before.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
NTT Group's website. Learn about NTT Group, Press Release, Business, Investor Relations, R&D, CSR, Disaster Countermeasures, Environmental Activities, Procurement, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Profile, Careers information.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Education, SaaS
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, France, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • VACAN — VACAN is a vacant seat information platform such as restaurants and cafes and parking lots.
  • DeCurret — DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business.
  • Laugh & Peace_Mother — Laugh & Peace_Mother provides production and distribution of educational and other content/applications.
SECOM VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
  • Internet, Security, Software
  • Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan
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.
GoldenTree Asset Management VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
GoldenTree is an employee-owned, global asset management firm that specializes in opportunities across the credit universe in sectors such as high yield bonds, leveraged loans, private credit, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets, private equity and credit-themed equities. GoldenTree was founded in 2000 and is one of the largestindependent asset managers focused on credit. GoldenTree manages over $48 billion for institutional investors including leading public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. GoldenTree is headquartered in New York and has offices in West Palm Beach, FL, Charlotte, NC, London, Dublin, Sidney, Singapore, Tokyo, and Dubai.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Blockchain, FinTech
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Australia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • XION — THE FIRST WALLETLESS L1 BLOCKCHAIN PURPOSE BUILT FOR CONSUMER ADOPTION
  • Smartsheet — Smartsheet is the best way to plan, track, automate, and report on work, enabling you to move from idea to impact - fast. This cloud-based work management platform empowers collaboration, drives better decision making, and accelerates innovation for over 70,000 brands in 190 countries, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500. Named by Forbes asone of the world’s top private cloud companies, Smartsheet complements existing enterprise investments by deeply integrating with applications from Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, Atlassian, and many others.
  • Burnt — Creators of XION, The Blockchain Built To Make Crypto Human.
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