Top 15 Digital Media Angel Investors in Japan (September 2026)

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• Menew — Menew is an online platform that enables users to organize and set menus for family meals. Users can track family preferences and trends; make shopping lists; and get an easy-to-read calendar format for the menus.
• Valise — Valise provides insider access & unique experiences to the modern day internationalist. A perfect jump start to who & what is hot in creative capitals. At its core is the Valise Society - a global private members association for innovative leaders of the creative class.
• Valise — Valise is an operator of an online travel agency intended to support female millennials in their travels. They offer services that promote women's overseas travel based on the experiences of travel-loving members of the female community. They produce various other miscellaneous travel items.

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• G-Next — G NEXT is an Information Technology based company.
• Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
• Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.

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• ReadHub — ReadHub is a Information technology , Planning, development and management of Internet media and applications company.
• Pan For You — Pan For You is a Food & Beverage Company. We deliver delicious bread from all over the world with our unique freezing technology and propose a lifestyle where you can enjoy freshly baked bread anytime.
• ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.

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• DoubleL — Doublel is a general trading company of pop culture that develops Japanese manga, anime, and games internationally. The company was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

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• Grafto — Grafto operates “Mylo Magazine,” a platform dedicated to sharing and promoting trend culture, where readers can explore the latest developments in lifestyle, fashion, art, and emerging cultural movements through engaging and curated content.
• FLASH — FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup.
• OPERA TECH — OPERA Lead is a sales-focused AI web chatbot service from Opera Technology that turns websites into 24/7 "exhibit booths" for lead generation.It deploys AI sales assistants on existing sites (via simple tag embedding, no redesign needed) to engage the 99% of visitors who don't convert via inbound methods alone. Key capabilitiesinclude direct booking of meetings, guiding users to whitepapers/webinars, and targeted lead qualification for efficient deal progression.

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• Go Visions — Go Visions engages in the edutainment tech for children and human resources services.
• Ai-Dounyu.com — Ai-Dounyu.com is a platform that helps organizations looking to integrate AI choose their ideal AI implementation partner for free.
• Compass — Compass is a Solve problems in the local labor market with Consultation x Technology

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• EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
• LOOV — LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics.
• Mantra — MANTRA is a developer of machine translation technology.

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• Chipee — Chipee is a social networking platform that enables its users to send digital gratitude in the form of chips.
• GEOFLA — Geofra develops Planning and creation of items that rejuvenate the movement of people in physical areas, regional revitalization initiatives
• Runtrip — This is one way to enjoy running without being bound by numbers.You can walk along the way. You can stop.It's all your freedom to run with whom.There are scenery in the world that can only be seen by running,There are friends who can only meet by running.The discovery or encounter may be in the immediate vicinityIt may beon the back of the earth.Occasionally, time, order, and distance are set aside.To a world where you can run more freely and enjoyably.

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• ReadHub — ReadHub is a Information technology , Planning, development and management of Internet media and applications company.
• Everyplus — Every Plus is a Nursing care facility recreation planning and dispatch service.

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• ZUU — ZUU is a Japan-based company that supports financial advisors with related consultancies and manages monetary websites. It also supports the asset management and asset advisor business of executives with finance and IT.
• Zuu Online — ZUU online is a Tokyo-based financial media which provides original insights on financial market news,the latest business trend and personal finance advice
• Confidence — Confidence provides temporary staffing, recruitment, and outsourcing solutions for the gaming and entertainment industries. They also provide services such as QA to ensure quality, multilingual localization to support overseas expansion, and customer support.

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• Kudan — Built on spatial perception technology, we seamlessly connect the physical and digital worlds in 3D, driving industrial transformation through robotics and digital twins.
• DoubleL — Doublel is a general trading company of pop culture that develops Japanese manga, anime, and games internationally. The company was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

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• FromTo — FromToA is a digital platform for creating partnerships between local governments and startups
• Wakaze — Wakaze is a supplier of craft sake beer. They provide products that include beer, other alcoholic beverages, food products, snacks, and drinks. They provide products that are available for online shopping. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website.
• FLATBOYS — FLATBOYS specializes in planning, development and operation of internet business.

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• TableCheck — TableCheck empowers restaurant operators worldwide to maximize guest engagement, reservations, and table utilization.We analyze and evaluate data from restaurants and use this information to create a more vibrant dining experience for their customers.Our team of creative minds is continuously seeking to drive innovative solutions to support ourrestaurant partners. TableCheck’s restaurant management tools give restaurants the power and flexibility to provide seamless customer experiences for every guest from the moment they make reservations. "
• Dream Link Entertainment — DLE is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo. The mission of DLE is to turn people's dreams and imaginations into an experience.

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• PoliPoli — PoliPoli is a next-generation politics co-creation platform where you can participate like a game. Politicians from all over Japan post their policies in an easy-to-understand manner, and those who sympathize can enjoy working on the "missions" necessary to realize the policies.
• Astroscale — Astroscale is one of the few companies in the world proposing to aid in the removal of orbital debris through the provision of End of Life (EOL) and Active Debris Removal (ADR) services. In addition to providing a technical solution, Astroscale is helping to define the business case for this service and are working with national space agencies,international institutions, non-profit organizations, insurance companies and satellite operators to develop norms, regulations and incentives that contribute to the responsible use of space.
• TECHFUND — TechFund is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation and seed stage investments. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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• Chipee — Chipee is a social networking platform that enables its users to send digital gratitude in the form of chips.
• AGRI SMILE — AGRI SMILE employs technology to create sustainable agriculture, communities, and production areas. It promotes agricultural industry development by combining software as a tool for accumulating and inheriting technology with science, which creates new technology based on accumulated data. They seeks to establish a cultivation system that is inharmony with the environment and the region, allowing agricultural workers to live a rich life both financially and spiritually.
• CharacterBank — CharacterBank offers game development and production services using VR technology.