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

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Digital Media startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Digital Media startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Hakuhodo DY Ventures
VC Fund
3 Japan, Australia, Singapore Series A, Series B Marketing, Health Care, Information Technology $3.5M–$156M
JAFCO
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2.7M–$298M
HAKOBUNE
VC Fund
3 Japan Seed, Series A Sales, Video, Gaming $4.5M–$33M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $3M–$369M
GOLDEN EGG Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, Singapore Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Media and Entertainment, Apps, Events $2.1M–$85M
Antler
VC Fund
2 Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $104k–$29M
One Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, Finland Seed, Series B, Series A Information Technology, Software, Health Care $1.1M–$225M
Vector
VC Fund
2 Japan, Indonesia Seed, Corporate Round Software, Internet, Marketing $1.5M–$43M
Seiko Electric
VC Fund
2 Japan Seed, Series A Photography, Digital Media, Artificial Intelligence
Innovation Hayate V Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Sales, Video, Education
FGN ABBA Lab
VC Fund
1 Japan, Hong Kong Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Aerospace, Information Technology $1.4M–$24M
JIG-SAW
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Content, Marketing, Digital Media
SG INCUBATE
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Education $961k–$43M
GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B Financial Services, FinTech, Software
YoStar
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series B Video, Art, Music
Chiba Dojo
VC Fund
1 Japan, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A Information Technology, Content, Apps
Delight Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, South Korea Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Adways Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Seed, Series C Software, SNS, Web3
i-nest capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Series A, Seed Financial Services, Gaming, Video Editing
Toranomon Impact Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series B Training, EdTech, Education $1M–$17M
GREE Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $246k–$94M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, South Korea, United States Series B, Series A Information Technology, Software, Financial Services $4M–$283M
Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan, Hong Kong Debt Financing, Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $48k–$57M
AG Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Seed Finance, Software, Internet $1M–$71M
North Pacific Bank
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Corporate Round Manufacturing, Aerospace, Consulting $12k–$1.7B
Makers Fund
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Finland Seed, Series A, Series B Gaming, Video Games, Online Games $1.9M–$80M
FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, Indonesia, United States Series A, Seed Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $1.2M–$113M
Regional Revitalization Solution
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Corporate Round, Series A Travel, Reservations, Location Based Services $1M–$43M
W ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Series A Information Technology, Content, Internet $1.6M–$413M
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $2M–$369M
Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Content, Health Care $4M–$63M
S.T. Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Video, Animation, Digital Media
Hankyu Hanshin
VC Fund
1 Japan Series C, Series A Virtual Reality, Art, Video $1.2M–$300M
Shizuoka Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Content $1M–$600M
B Dash Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Taiwan, United States Seed, Series A Internet, Information Technology, Apps $229k–$928M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $362k–$113M
Sagin Capital & Consulting
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Series A Information Technology, Internet, Software $1M–$170M
SEPTENI HOLDINGS Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Series A, Corporate Round Internet, Content, Apps $39M–$113M
Gree
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Mobile, Gaming, Internet $880k–$78M
Quantum Leaps Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Malaysia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Consulting, Health Care, Information Technology $300k–$21M
UNITED
VC Fund
1 Japan, Nigeria, Indonesia Seed, Series A Apps, Software, Media and Entertainment $645k–$89M
DFR Asia
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Video, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment
Chishima Real Estate
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Art, Apps
Sazaby League
VC Fund
1 Japan, Germany Series A, Series B Fashion, Shopping, Software $1.8M–$133M
Regional Economy Revitalization Support Organization
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Photography, Digital Media, Artificial Intelligence
Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.8M–$928M
Nissay Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Ethiopia Seed, Series A Health Care, Information Technology, Medical $709k–$71M
KDDI Open Innovation Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Israel Series B, Series A Software, Internet, Information Technology $2M–$553M
ANRI
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Information Technology $628k–$624M
Hokkaido Electric Power Company
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series B, Corporate Round Video, Energy, Animation $843k–$24M
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Hakuhodo DY Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Hakuhodo DY Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Marketing, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Australia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 71
  • Round size: Series A $3.5M–$125M; Series B $5M–$156M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
  • Castee — Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators.
  • Tribeau — Tribute is a word-of-mouth app for aesthetic medicine for cosmetic surgeries, cosmetic dermatologists, and orthodontists who are not covered by health insurance.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Digital Media 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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HAKOBUNE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

HAKOBUNE is an independent venture capital business that invests in outliers and misfits.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Video, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $4.5M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Lokiar — Lokiar is a logistics network that links ports, manufacturers, and warehouses with customers.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
  • Japan GX Group — Shibuya Blend Green Energy platform analyzes company processes and resources, recommends and plans improvement initiatives, and addresses corporate ESG challenges, assisting companies in balancing business and environmental protection.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Digital Media 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: 535
  • 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

  • Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
  • YouAppi — Change the way the game is played and make a lasting impression, the second time around. YouAppi mobile advertising puts your app where you want it — top of mind. Find new users and reactivate lapsed users to grow your app revenue with YouAppi. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, or for more information, visit www.youappi.com.
  • Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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GOLDEN EGG Ventures
VC Fund · 2 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Golden Egg Ventures is a venture capital firm affiliated with Egg Forward, Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Media and Entertainment, Apps, Events
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $24M–$85M; Series A $3.6M–$3.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.1M–$5.7M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Utoniq — Utoniq service allows them to collect the works of the artists they support digitally in the form of trading cards. Trading cards will be collected as proof of support for the creators. It is a brand-new trading card service that is both enjoyable to collect and enjoyable to exchange. They provide a service lineup in order to continually increasefan engagement. They can make flexible proposals based on the needs of artists, creators, influencers, anime characters, and so on.
  • Pictoria — Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture.
  • Transcelestial Technologies — Secure, last mile connectivity with fiber-like speeds using next gen Wireless Fiber Optics or Lasercomms, at a fraction of the deployment time and cost of fiber.
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Antler
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1198
  • Round size: Seed $196k–$5.8M; Pre-Seed $104k–$1.1M; Series A $4.6M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $72M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Sapyen — We take the fear out of infertility for men. Test for it at home, without stepping out to the hospital and get personalised health recommendations to improve sperm health and increase your chances of conceiving.
  • Getplace.io — Delivery data intelligence platform. Track visibility, monitor competitors, analyze reviews, and optimize pricing across delivery platforms.
  • Leather Corp — The New Sound of Entertainment
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One Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$225M; Series A $28M–$113M; Series B $3.5M–$69M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.1B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Digireha — Digireha is an IT company that provides a tool for rehabilitation by combining digital art and sensors.
  • LOOV — LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics.
  • Mirror Fit — MIRROR FIT provides online fitness services. MIRROR FIT features include AI-assisted high-level form checks, game-like exercises, communication with friends, and positive support. They have programmes for novices and advanced users. It includes content such as live lessons from popular trainers, personal training, and over 300 different types ofon-demand classes.
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Vector
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Vector is a Japan-based PR agency that provides PR planning and implementation services for its clients. The agency also offers other services covering areas such as management, finance, accounting, human resources, administration, internal controls, and audits. Vector was founded in 1993.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Marketing
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 97
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$43M; Corporate Round $2.1M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
  • Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
  • CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
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Seiko Electric
VC Fund · Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Seiko Electric has contributed to society with the best products and services. They have continued to develop technologies that usher in new eras based on sound management and human resource development. They will work to develop new products and businesses using original information and control technology and contribute to the construction ofenvironmentally friendly, safe, and comfortable social infrastructure.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Photography, Digital Media, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • HMS — HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
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Innovation Hayate V Capital
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Innovation Hayate V Capital is a corporate venture capital business situated in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Video, Education
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • LOOV — LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics.
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FGN ABBA Lab
VC Fund · Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

FGN ABBA Lab is an investment fund that mainly supports pre-seed to series A early stage startups. In this FGN ABBA Lab fund, they will support startups with the idea of ​​creating “things and things” that make the world exciting without limiting the genre, investment, training, and social implementation.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $147M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • neuet — neuet develops and operates a smartphone application that offers bike-sharing services.
  • HMS — HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
  • Sorano Me — Sorano Me is a content creation and media company that provides space related content, space data and consulting services.
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JIG-SAW
VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

JIG-SAW (San Jose) offers neqto, an all-in-one solution for IoT. As an all-in-one, fully managed solution for IoT, neqto provides: hardware, embedded and edge software, communication mechanisms, and cloud. Through neqto, easy and secure bidirectional communication for transmitting, collecting, and controlling things and systems via IoT is madepossible.With their core competencies in monitoring services, cloud technologies, mobile communication modules, embedded systems, and IoT equipment they hope to support and accelerate the automation and decentralization of the next generation of technology companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Marketing, Digital Media
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • 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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SG INCUBATE
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

SG Incubation was born as an investment company for the formation of corporate venture capital (CVC), which invests in Kyushu's first startup company.Regardless of the stage of growth, the startup company that will be the investor will first value the “human nature” of the manager, determine whether it is a company that should support thefuture, and provide capital and management back up. The Seibu Gas Group will continue to aim for new business areas.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $961k–$16M; Series A $17M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Piazza — PIAZZA deploy the regional platform PIAZZA.
  • BI Brid — BI Brid provides IT solutions and services for the medical industry.
  • Ms.Engineer — Ms.Engineer is an education platform that helps to study coding and get placed in companies for women.
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 158
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Aperza — Aperza's mission is to contribute to redesigning the manufacturing industry by eliminating three barriers in the industry which are the barrier of information, transaction and communication which most of companies and people often face in this industry.Manufacturing industry is Japanese core industry. We would like to contribute to therebirth of this industry by those activities such as supporting those companies who challenges the global market and supporting those start-ups who tries brand-new industry trend such as Industry 4.0, smart factory or IoT. We believe that this lead to the increase of the people in this industry, and the growth of the industry eventually.
  • RightTouch — RightTouch is a media company that offers customer support with KARTE RightSupport, and media CS Mag for tailored solutions and insights.
  • Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
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YoStar
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

YoStar is an application that facilitates the adjustment of a telescope towards a space object.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Art, Music
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Utaite — Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content.
  • Thinkr — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
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Chiba Dojo
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Chiba Dojo is an entrepreneurial community that supports startup companies in various stages from seed to pre-IPO.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Content, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 58
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Univearth — Univearth is a tech company that specializes in developing a logistics digital transformation platform to modernize the logistics industry.
  • FormX — FormX is a technology company that provides cutting-edge AI software and services for automated document data extraction.
  • Paradigm AI — Paradigm AI is an entertainment firm that produces songs and creates virtual human idols using generative AI.
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Delight Ventures
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Cosomil — Cosomil develops early diagnostic drugs for diseases and provides research and development support to healthcare companies.
  • Shippio — Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoicemanagement; and documentation support.
  • NaLaLys — NaLaLys is a business consulting firm that provides management, distribution, research, and consulting services.
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Adways Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Adways Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on multiple sectors. Through its investment business, they intend to create what is this for the first time for people all over the world. They provide management resources in a timely manner by using our wide know-how and network gained after more than 10 years of experience in the industry.Adways Ventures was established on February 28, 2011, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SNS, Web3
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series C
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Anchi — Anchi is a technology company that provides user-friendly services to support V-talents.
  • Parallel — Parallel is the hangout app where you can enjoy games, videos, music, and more with friends.
  • Brave group — Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services.
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i-nest capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

i-nest capital is a venture capital firm that incubates emerging startups in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Gaming, Video Editing
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Utoniq — Utoniq service allows them to collect the works of the artists they support digitally in the form of trading cards. Trading cards will be collected as proof of support for the creators. It is a brand-new trading card service that is both enjoyable to collect and enjoyable to exchange. They provide a service lineup in order to continually increasefan engagement. They can make flexible proposals based on the needs of artists, creators, influencers, anime characters, and so on.
  • Things — Things offer product development and various information such as CAD, drawings, parts configuration, and price information.
  • Wunderbar — Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services.
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Toranomon Impact Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Toranomon Impact Capital provides impact investment in health sector.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Training, EdTech, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow

Portfolio highlights

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  • Hicky — Hicky is a manufacturing company that manufactures medical device for central sleep apnea.
  • Vreach — VrWillShine Inceach is a specialized Japanese online tutoring service and educational platform designed specifically for students with visual impairments (blind or low vision).
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GREE Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

GREE Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $246k–$94M; Series A $2M–$78M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Kickflow — kickflow provides a cloud-based workflow service.
  • Smartround — Smartround is a specialized finance management platform for startups and their investors. For start-ups, for entrepreneurs who are not familiar with finance, simply enter the necessary information according to the guide, prepare appropriate financing round, and prepare a function that can simulate and execute a capital increase. Support informationsharing and communication with shareholders even after the capital increase.
  • Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 350
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$170M; Series B $6.5M–$283M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.1B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Captain Fresh — Captain Fresh is a freshwater fish and seafood supply chain platform. Captain Fresh is a B2B marketplace leveraging technology to deliver the fastest harvest-to-retail in the industry. The company focuses on aggregating the fragmented retail demand across the country and linking them to the small fishermen and farmers throughout the Indian coast.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bengaluru, India.
  • Sonire Therapeutics — Sonire Therapeutics provides High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment for cancer.
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups, 49 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 204
  • Round size: Seed $48k–$24M; Debt Financing $536k–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pictoria — Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture.
  • Forward — Forward is a SaaS-based startup that offers recruitment agency services.
  • Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
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AG Capital
VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media 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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North Pacific Bank
VC Fund · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

North Pacific Bank provides various banking products and services for individuals and corporations in Japan. It offers deposits, and negotiable certificates of deposit, as well as loans. North Pacific Bank also offers ATM, foreign exchange, and investment trust services. It operates 171 branches and 3 overseas representative offices. HokuyoSogo Bank that began operation in 1917 became North Pacific Bank in 1989. It has its headquarters in 1917, with its headquarters in Sapporo in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Aerospace, Consulting
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $26k–$57M; Corporate Round $12k–$1.7B
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

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.
  • Alyaum — Aryaum supports "regional revitalization through NFT" by offering local governments all around the nation hometown tax and tourism NFT solutions.
  • Mechano Cross — Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions.
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Makers Fund
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. The team supports founders through an extensive network and deep experience in the industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Video Games, Online Games
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 130
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$12M; Series A $6.6M–$50M; Series B $13M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $500M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • mod.io — Support mods on PC, console and mobile with mod.io, a platform which makes it easy to grow, manage and integrate UGC in-game, using our API, SDK and plugins for Unity, Unreal Engine and more.
  • Magic Games — Magic Games is a mobile gaming company with new genre of casual multiplayer puzzle games.
  • Human Computer — Human Computer is an independent video game studio. Building games that matter. High-quality experiences that respect your time and push creative boundaries. Stories pull you in, computers provide the magic.
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FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 77
  • Round size: Seed $5.7M–$69M; Series A $1.2M–$113M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $691M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
  • ACCEL Stars — ACCEL Stars is a fitness and wellness firm that offers sleep diagnosis and examinations like sleep health, hygiene and medical devices.
  • Cellid — Cellid developing the waveguide-architecture display module for AR glasses and high-performance spatial recognition software.
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Regional Revitalization Solution
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Regional Revitalization Solution is a tourism industry fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Reservations, Location Based Services
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Corporate Round $21M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Chipee — Chipee is a social networking platform that enables its users to send digital gratitude in the form of chips.
  • COUNTERWORKS — Counter works is an Information technology company.
  • Earth Boat — Earth Boat is an accomodation company that specializes in manufacture, sales, and support services of trailer houses and portable saunas.
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W ventures
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Content, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 73
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$28M; Series A $28M–$413M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $688M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Fogg Japan — Fogg is a platform that makes life styles more convenient without being affected by trends and deprecation like media and content
  • Nagisa — Nagisa develops smartphone applications to facilitate free group chats, calls, and photo and movie sharing services. It was launched in 2010 by Yoshiyuki Yokoyama and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • ECloud — E-Cloud is combines the experience and know-how cultivated in finance, IT and venture capital to provide information and opportunities related to venture investment, which has been limited until now, through the equity investment type cloud founding platform e-cloud. It provides to the general investor, and provides entrepreneurs with new means ofraising funds in addition to traditional banks and venture capital.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 501
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$113M; Series B $5.7M–$369M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Diggle — DIGGLE is a service that provides fundamental management accounting management on the cloud called fraud management. It is possible to reduce the mistakes and man-hours of the fraud management task and easily carry out the fraud management task even if it is not an expert in finance or accounting.DIGGLE covers budget creation work and budgetrecord comparison work, especially in the foreman management work. In the budget creation work, the KPI and the budget are automatically created by inputting the target numerical value to the preset parameters utilizing the budget generator function, while the forecast contrasting work is made up of the financial information, non-financial information It is easy to calculate by simply entering the numerical value, and it is possible to carry out calculation of the forecast contrast.
  • Fermelanta — Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption.
  • Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
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Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

The information about the Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Content, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Round size: Series A $6.7M–$63M; Series B $4M–$8.4M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LacuS — LacuS is a food technology company, develops and sells complete nutrition ice cream, provides nutritious food option for people of all ages.
  • Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
  • Cierpa & Company — Cierpa & Company develops environmental, social, and governance management software. They offer services for the cloud, share information between departments, optimise workflows, and analyse and improve scores.
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S.T. Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

S.T. Company is a maker of deodorizers and air fresheners, mothproofing chemicals, gloves, dehumidifiers, and other items. Their products include soap, grapefruit, aroma chamomile, charcoal and sandalwood, air freshener, moth proofer, dehumidifier, gloves, green bouquets, cleaner, and other items.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Animation, Digital Media
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Forest Digital — Forest Digital is a media company that provides video, presentation, animation, and VR production services.
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Hankyu Hanshin
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Hankyu Hanshin operates in the urban transportation, real estate, entertainment and communications, travel, international transportation, and hotels businesses in Japan and internationally. It provides various urban transportation services linking railways, buses, and taxis; and advertising services. Hankyu Hanshin is also involved in theretailing business; development, lease, and administration of condominiums, commercial facilities, and office buildings; real estate fund management; and communication and media businesses, such as information services business, and broadcast and communications business. Moreover, it engages in the sports businesses, including professional baseball, Hanshin Koshien stadium, and related businesses; and stage businesses comprising Takarazuka Revue and related businesses. Further, Hankyu Hanshin is involved in the provision of travel and international transportation services, as well as ownership and management of hotels. It operated 46 hotels with 10,000 rooms as of March 31, 2018. Hankyu Hanshin began operation in 1907. It has its headquarters in Osaka in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Virtual Reality, Art, Video
  • Stage:Series C, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Series C $1.2M–$300M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Favy — Favy is a platform that enables businesses such as restaurants and beauty salons to launch subscription services.
  • MyDearest — MyDearest is a Full dive product planning and development company
  • Thinkr — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
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Shizuoka Capital
VC Fund · Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Shizuoka Capital Company Limited operates as a venture capital firm. It engages in the acquisition, holding, and, sale of securities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Content
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Round size: Series A $1.3M–$600M; Series B $1M–$156M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
  • LocationMind — LocationMind is an IT company that provides human flow analysis, IoT solutions, and security for positioning signals. Through AI analysis of location information and big data, they provide end-to-end services to customers in a variety of fields. A position critical to the advancement of next-generation technology. They have independently developedmultiple AI models that specialize in people flow to make predictions for the near future, in addition to analyzing people flow in the past.
  • Umee Technologies — Umee Technologies is an IT firm that offers full-stack development, conversational AI, and psychological analysis engine services.
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B Dash Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Taiwan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 89
  • Round size: Seed $840k–$92M; Series A $229k–$928M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Light — Light is a software development company that allows streamers and viewers to connect in real time through an application.
  • Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
  • Innovative Space Carrier — Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 279
  • Round size: Seed $362k–$48M; Series A $2.8M–$113M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $2.4B in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Paytner — yup is providing services to support freelance people's funding.The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation where problemssuch as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated.
  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Black Cat Carnival — Black Cat Carnival Inc. is a communication service development company.
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Sagin Capital & Consulting
VC Fund · Saga, Saga, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Sagin Capital & Consulting is the venture capital arm of The Bank of Saga.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$122M; Series B $1M–$170M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Precal — Precal is an information technology company that develops applications that are common with pharmacies, pharmacists, and dispensing clerks.
  • HIGHRESO — GPUSOROBAN is a GPU cloud service that enables anyone to perform high-speed calculations on high-end GPUs with ease. Hi-Res, the running business, is the first GPU cloud operator in Japan to be accredited as a "NVIDIA Elite Partner," the program's highest level (CSP Compute field). Furthermore, it received the "Best CSP Partnerof the Year" award at the NVIDIA NPN Partner Award 2022. It is widely used by university research institutes, large corporations, and AI venture firms, with over 100 uses per year.
  • Live Search — Live Search provides the real estate industry with online room availability management, property photography, and floor plan services.
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SEPTENI HOLDINGS Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media 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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Gree
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media 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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Quantum Leaps Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Quantum Leaps Ventures establish and invest in internet and technology companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Consulting, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Malaysia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$21M; Series A $961k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

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  • Swell — Swell is an information technology company that specializes in providing web and digital platforms.
  • Unyte — Unyte offers an integrated platform that enables technological growth in the field of blockchain, as well as the development and proficient management of DAOs.
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UNITED
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

UNITED, Inc. is developing the smart phone app and the advertising technology business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Software, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Nigeria, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $645k–$47M; Series A $3.8M–$89M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • xxxxnese — xxxxnese is a logistics company that focuses on import, export, domestic sales, influencer marketing, and software development businesses.
  • Kiwami — Kiwami offers sales promotion assistance and labor-saving solutions through the virtual store clerk.
  • Rehabilitation 3.0 — Rehabilitation 3.0 focuses on a preventive medical system that provides AI assessment and tracking on health, exercise, mood, and wellness.
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DFR Asia
VC Fund · Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

DFR is a digital media venture studio. DFR conceives, builds, and assumes ownership and execution responsibility for new ventures from inception. DFR is the first company in the world to deploy the emerging studio model in Asia, and the first venture studio dedicated exclusively to digital media.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Breaker — Breaker is Japan's global digital studio.
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Chishima Real Estate
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Chishima Real Estate engages in a range of business including real estate, aircraft leasing, and regional revitalization activities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Art, Apps
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Knowhere — Knowhere is a company that applies high-performance AI to sports.
  • Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
  • Manpuku Holdings — Manpuku Holdings is a food and beverage company that specializes in sushi, yakiniku, fried chicken, bento, and rice balls.
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Sazaby League
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Sazaby League is an online store that sells clothing, apparel goods, beauty accessories, household goods, food and restaurant products.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, Shopping, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Series A $1.8M–$133M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Comvey — Comvey provides a shopping experience that is friendly to people and the earth. It primarily offers a foldable share bag online.
  • Synflux — Synflux is a fashion lab comprising of fashion designers, software engineers & architects focused on fashion industry.
  • Experisus — Experisus provides Website production, development and management, and software.
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Regional Economy Revitalization Support Organization
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

The Regional Economy Revitalization Support Organization supports small and medium-sized companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Photography, Digital Media, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • HMS — HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
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Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Money Forward Venture Partners operates HIRAC FUND, a seed fund specializing in seed and early-stage startups.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 48
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$213M; Series A $18M–$928M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $419M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Opt Fit — Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services.
  • bellFace — bellFace is an InsideSales System specialized targetted for Business to business sales customer support.No log in, no installation required. No matter where you are, it connects in 5 seconds becacuse it operates in the browser (patented). The audio system is connected through the telephone lines, there is no interruption like with Web meetingsystems. bellFace which is specific to sales, comes with document sharing and script function, so your experience is just like face to face communication . It is also suited for inside sales.
  • Meson — Meson Tokyo provides Games, Entertainment, AR, software, game basic technology, application development, VR & AR.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 239
  • Round size: Seed $709k–$43M; Series A $2.7M–$71M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Menou — MENOU specializes in AI technology and sensing technology. It features a graphical image identification modeler software.
  • Castee — Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators.
  • 3S — 3S is a SaaS developer platform that provides and operates 24-hour home nursing care services through technology.
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KDDI Open Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund that will support promising startup companies. Total size of the fund is JPY10 billion. This is the first corporate venture capital fund established by KDDI. The fund will be managed by Global Brain Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO, Yasuhiko Yurimoto),which has a strong track record in the venture capital business. By combining KDDI’s know-how and assets with Global Brain’s investment and management support capabilities, we will work together to accelerate cooperative activities with promising startup companies. Through this fund, as well as "KDDI ∞ Labo," a startup incubation program currently inviting a second round of applications, we will continue to support the growth of the next startup companies.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$283M; Series B $10M–$553M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Recho — Recho’s voice AI solutions must offer some unique features. Recho has a mission to "create the future of communication" and provides the VoiceAI platform and its application, Voice Agent.
  • Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
  • UnaBiz — Based in Singapore, Taiwan and Japan, UnaBiz delivers end-to-end customised IoT solutions worldwide. Simple, cost-efficient & low maintenance
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ANRI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 240
  • Round size: Seed $628k–$92M; Series A $6.1M–$624M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • MOVeLOT — MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.
  • Chaintope — Chaintope is specializes in blockchain technology with a focus for FinTech and non-FinTech sectors.
  • xCARE — xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
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Hokkaido Electric Power Company
VC Fund · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Digital Media startups

Hokkaido Electric Power Company focuses in electricity generation, electricity distribution, and the sales of electricity. The company also operates on electrical and telecommunications construction work, general management of buildings, civil engineering and general construction work, periodic inspection, maintenance, and repair of power plants.Hokkaido Electric Power Company is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Energy, Animation
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $843k–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • JOYCLE — JOYCLE is a waste management company that specializes in trash recycling, disposal, and environmental consulting services.
  • Rapidus — Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector.
  • Forest Digital — Forest Digital is a media company that provides video, presentation, animation, and VR production services.
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Digital Media VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 72 deals from 118 investors.

118
investors
in Japan Digital Media startups
72
deals
in Japan Digital Media startups
$13M
median round
in Japan Digital Media startups
25%
lead investors
lead at least one round
22%
Seed
most common funding stage

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