Top 50 Energy Startup Investors in Japan in July 2025
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Energy startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Energy companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Energy Startup Investors in Japan in July 2025
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
- EX-Fusion — EX-Fusion develops the first commercial laser based nuclear fusion reactor for power generation.
- NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Internet
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Miletos — Miletos is the provider of AI expense scrutiny SaaS services.
- Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas.
Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.
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Investment focus
- Software, Energy, Internet of Things
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Asusola — Asusola engaged in the renewable energy power generation business
- Aeterlink — Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power.
- NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
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
- Wiom — Provides affordable and unlimited Internet to Middle and lower middle income households
- HIVED — Looking for a greener, cheaper and better way to send your parcels? All parcels tracked and insured. Same-day, next-day and other options. Contact us today.
- Things — Things offer product development and various information such as CAD, drawings, parts configuration, and price information.
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
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Tokyo Epic — Tokyo Epic provides planning and development of webtoon, and animation services.
- Nominal — Nominal empowers the next-generation economy.Nominal modernizes and automates accounting and financial management, providing robust reporting, multi-entity consolidation, workflow automation (including accruals and revenue), lease compliance (ASC 842/IFRS 16), period-end close collaboration, and much more.Nominal's generativesubledgers transform business logic into actions and insights using Generative AI - without the need for costly engineering or lengthy IT projects. Our shadow-ledger is implemented in days, not months, and seamlessly integrates with existing general ledgers and ERPs.
- Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.
Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Content
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Amoibe — Amoibe is a company providing engineer training services for the AI era called “amoibe OJT".
- Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Handpickd — Sorted operates as an omnichannel platform for fruits and vegetables. Sorted provides fruits and vegetables that come straight from the farms.
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.
UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, Singapore, India
Portfolio highlights
- Alternō — Alternō was founded with a vision to create Asia's first low-cost thermal energy storage solution for renewable energy, to be deployed widely across the region by 2050. Alternō received early stage funding from Antler VC in Jan 2023 to kick off the research & development.
- Q5D Technology — Additive manufacturing with conductors. Eliminate traditional wiring, saving space and weight. Unique 5-axis robots add power and data functions to products. Simplify supply chains and manufacturing. Transform productivity with our hardware, software, and support.
- Optieum Biotechnologies — Optieum Biotechnologies Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company committed to developing innovative scFv antibody-based therapies for the treatment of patients with cancers. Their proprietary platform technology, Eumbody System™, enables to develop and detect a scFv-based product candidates that specifically bind to, and modulate tooptimize the immune-cell function for oncology targets.We are committed to helping patients with severe diseases by bringing life-changing therapies to the patients in need.
DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in June 2010 through the integration of two venture capital firms of the DBJ Group, New Business Investment Co., Ltd. and Intellectual Properties Development & Investment, Inc. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc.At DBJ Capital, we focus on venture firms which use newtechnologies and business models to grow and compete on the global market, regardless of their industry or scale. To meet the particular needs of each client, we mobilize the entire DBJ Group to arrange the best investment solutions, ranging from growth-spurring equity investment to financing schemes drawing on DBJ's vast networks.We also assist in venture start-ups. Our value enhancement team provides the kind of comprehensive, hands-on support needed to commercialize outstanding intellectual property and technologies developed by firms, research labs, and universities, and to carve out a place for them in the market.DBJ Capital will continue to play in a part in Japan's economic revival - by helping the firms we invest in to grow, and by encouraging the creation of new industries in Japan.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Medical
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Forest — Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology.
- Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan, Singapore, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
- Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions.
- MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- AiCAN — AiCAN provides system planning and development, data analysis, IT, and consulting services related to child welfare.
- Asusola — Asusola engaged in the renewable energy power generation business
- Linea Innovations — Linea Innovations is an energy production company that develops commercial fusion reactors with advanced fuel technology.
MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
- OPTEMO — OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website.
- Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.
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.
Spiral Capital is a venture capital fund.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Bloomo Securities — Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.
- BACKSEAT — BACKSEAT provides embedded crypto exchange and Web3 Services.
- Acompany — Acompany provides products and consulting development related to secret computing.
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
- Health Care, Internet, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Portfolio highlights
- Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
- Knowhere — Knowhere is a company that applies high-performance AI to sports.
- Linea Innovations — Linea Innovations is an energy production company that develops commercial fusion reactors with advanced fuel technology.
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.
Keio Innovation Initiative (KII) is a venture capital established by Keio University. In order to make more effective use of the research results of Keio University, we aim to contribute to the development of society by creating investment for venture companies that utilize research results and creating new industries.The key to thinking aboutJapan's future growth strategy is to utilize advanced research results of the university. In addition to GDP, in addition to GDP, Japan is the world's third largest R & D exporter in R & D expenses, but as the low growth rate shows, it has a problem in investment efficiency in research and development. There are also reports on the entrepreneurial spirit that is indispensable for creating new industries, with the lowest entrepreneurial activity rate among developed countries.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Linqmed — Linqmed is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research and development of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.
- Aeterlink — Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power.
- Linea Innovations — Linea Innovations is an energy production company that develops commercial fusion reactors with advanced fuel technology.
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.
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.
Yokohama Capital as a venture capital firm conducts investment and rehabilitation support for small and medium-sized companies.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- GooPass — GooPass is a subscription-based camera equipment rental platform that offers users cameras, interchangeable lenses, and drones. It also allows users to buy or rent photography equipment by reserving it online.
- NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
- Reborna Biosciences — Reborna Biosciences provides research and development in the field of genetic diseases. The company develops therapeutic options for area of unmet medical needs in genetic rare disease. The company's technology enables low-molecular compounds to target ribonucleic acid. The company provides new disease-modifying drugs for patients sufferingfrom rare genetic diseases including spinal muscular atrophy.
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
- Software, Information Technology, Content
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Utaite — Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content.
- EX-Fusion — EX-Fusion develops the first commercial laser based nuclear fusion reactor for power generation.
- Brainbuddy — Brainbuddy specializes in sales support, business growth, recruiting, consulting, and training services.
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance prove worthy of the trust of customers, shareholders and employees as contribute to realize a more prosperous society.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Medical, Internet
- Seed, Series B, Debt Financing
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- PXP — PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements.
- SPACECOOL — Spacecool offers zero-energy cooling materials that radiate heat to space, reducing temperatures and mitigating global warming.
- Clean Energy Connect — Clean Energy Connect is into offering green energy solutions. It invests in its own generation capacity for a stable electricity supply by not harming nature.
QB Capital is make equity investments in venture companies.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Medteria — Medteria is a medtech startup developing pathology AI. It is the provider of the “Medteria” communication cloud platform for healthcare professionals and medical students.
- Equmenopolis — Equmenopolis is an information services company that specializes in conversational AI agent platforms and application developments.
- Power Diamond Systems — Power Diamond Systems is a research and development firm that focuses on diamond semiconductor devices.
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
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- OSHIAI — OSHIAI is an AI chat software that lets you communicate with your favorite idol's "Ai" avatar, which represents their hobbies, preferences, and speaking style.
- NaLaLys — NaLaLys is a business consulting firm that provides management, distribution, research, and consulting services.
The Mirai Creation Fund invests in companies and projects that use the latest technologies and business models, supporting the growth of value in these companies and projects, wherever they are found around the world.
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Investment focus
- Robotics, Information Technology, Software
- Series B, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- MUSVI — MUSVI is an informartion technology company that provides spatial connectivity solutions, and community platform services.
- SPACECOOL — Spacecool offers zero-energy cooling materials that radiate heat to space, reducing temperatures and mitigating global warming.
- Aeterlink — Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power.
Spurcle is a venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
- Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
- ForestFolks — ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection.
- Zip Infrastructure — Inquiry : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDmxd1TpPP331TY4VoRsvn0yWX3Ca5Jd-bfBiuPwvpD2SKtA/viewform
OPT Ventures is an investment and incubation firm that offers startups with venture capital, investments, IPO advice, management information services, and more. The company was established on February 27, 2015, and operates as an investment subsidiary of Opt Holding Corporation, an e-marketing company based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Task Management
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- CirclePe — Backed by India's Top Investors, connect us with your new Landlord & get a Zero Deposit move-in for the 1st time ever.
- Receptionist — Delighted develops an application for reception services. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Zeelab Pharmacy — Zeelab Pharmacy brings to you a high quality affordable generic medicines delivered to your doorstep with ecommerce & network of over 200+ stores in India.
K4 Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Kansai Electric Power based in Osaka, Japan. The firm prefers to invest in seed, early, middle, and later-stage companies. The firm focuses on the storage battery, mobility, artificial intelligence, internet of things, big data, robotics, and new technology sectors.K4 Ventures was established inSeptember 1998.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Renewable Energy, Software
- Funding Round, Series B, Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
- Ms.Engineer — Ms.Engineer is an education platform that helps to study coding and get placed in companies for women.
- Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.
NCB Venture Capital provides investment to companies.
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Investment focus
- SNS, Recruiting, Task Management
- Series B
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- GooPass — GooPass is a subscription-based camera equipment rental platform that offers users cameras, interchangeable lenses, and drones. It also allows users to buy or rent photography equipment by reserving it online.
- Medteria — Medteria is a medtech startup developing pathology AI. It is the provider of the “Medteria” communication cloud platform for healthcare professionals and medical students.
- Live Search — Live Search provides the real estate industry with online room availability management, property photography, and floor plan services.
Yosemite is an investment management company.
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Investment focus
- Legal, Water, AgTech
- Seed, Funding Round
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Fools — Fools is a footwear manufacturing company.
- 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.
- ACCEL Stars — ACCEL Stars is a fitness and wellness firm that offers sleep diagnosis and examinations like sleep health, hygiene and medical devices.
Kamakura Investment Management is a nonprofit organization that focuses on consignment investment and financial instruments businesses.
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Investment focus
- Environmental Consulting, Apps, Recycling
- Seed, Series A, Series C
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
- Digireha — Digireha is an IT company that provides a tool for rehabilitation by combining digital art and sensors.
- Experisus — Experisus provides Website production, development and management, and software.
MT Partners provides real estate management and financial services.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Beauty, Energy
- Seed, Series A
- Japan
Osaka University Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage ventures in the fields of life innovation, green innovation, and platform technology.
The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Osaka, Japan.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Ayumo — Ayumo is a research and development company that provides deep learning services with medical insights and AI technology.
- RegCell — RegCell aims to generate novel therapeutic technologies through augmenting or controlling the immune system and our goal is to save patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases and cancer .
- EX-Fusion — EX-Fusion develops the first commercial laser based nuclear fusion reactor for power generation.
Kips is a venture fund focused on investing in early-stage startups in Japan.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Travel
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan
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- Ecommit — Ecommit is a venture company that creates new environmental businesses with reuse and recycling as the main axis
- Co-LABO MAKER — Co-LABO MAKER is a service that matches research equipment that can be used on an hourly or daily basis and organizations.
- AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.
FFG Venture Business Partners is a large-scale enterprise that offers in traditional regional bank venture capital.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
DNX Ventues is an early stage VC firm focusing on B2B Startups that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- OPERe — OPERe is an IT company that specializes in the development of semi autonomous hospitalization guidance solutions.
- 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.
- NaLaLys — NaLaLys is a business consulting firm that provides management, distribution, research, and consulting services.
THVP is a venture capital corporation for startup innovation. It was established in 2015 and is based in Nagoya, Japan.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Nursing and Residential Care, Manufacturing
- Series A, Seed, Series C
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Rege Nephro — Rege Nephro is a biotech company that specialized in R&D, production and marketing of renal disease therapeutics.
- Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is established to contribute to medical treatment for suffering patients, .
- Hakko Holdings — Hakko Holdings is a food-tech company that specializes in producing and manufacturing fermented plant-based food with unique fermentation technology for healthy and sustainable lives.
Kemuri Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
- Food Processing, Food and Beverage, Agriculture
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a firm that utilizes discarded food waste to create ingredients such as plant-based proteins.
- HarvestX — HarvestX manufactures fully automatic robots which contributes to the shortage of agricultural human resources and stable food production
- Quantum Flowers & Foods — Quantum Flowers & Foods is a technology firm that develops and creates agricultural business models and technologies.
Toyota Tsusho is the trading arm of the Toyota Group. It enriches society by creating value by the company as Metals; Global Production Parts; Logistics; Automotive; Machinery; Energy; Project; Chemicals; Electronics; Food and Agribusiness; Consumer Products and Services;.
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, Automotive
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- PXP — PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements.
- PowerX — PowerX strives to build a sustainable energy ecosystem to drive the world's transition to a decarbonized future.
- Electra — Electra is decarbonizing ironmaking for green steel production using intermittent renewable energy and low-grade iron ores.
Kyoto Capital Partners is an investment company affiliated with the Bank of Kyoto.
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- Retail, Medical, Elder Care
- Series C, Funding Round
- Japan
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- Medigle — Medigle is a consulting firm that provides medical consulting and B2B services.
- RadioNano Therapeutics — RadioNano Therapeutics is developing innovative drugs for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), a type of radiation therapy that utilizes the nuclear reaction between thermal neutrons and boron-10 (¹⁰B) to destroy cancer cells by releasing alpha particles and lithium nuclei.
- Sunda Technology Global — Sunda Technology Global is a manufacturing company that designs and produces automatic hand-pump water charge collection systems.
Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm. Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. was established in 1996 and is based in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan.
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- Apps, Manufacturing, Software
- Funding Round, Series B, Seed
- Japan, India
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- LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
- Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
- NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, Hong Kong
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- SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
- Inter — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
- Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.
Global Infrastructure Management Co creates infrastructure assets and improves its operations in line with the times.
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- Recycling, Management Consulting, Environmental Consulting
- Series A
- Japan
At dentsu, innovation is our strength, and your growth is our mission. We help you keep up with technological changes in the digital economy.
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- Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Advertising
- Funding Round, Corporate Round, Series B
- Japan, United States, India
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- TBM — TBM is a company that develops, manufactures and sells paper and plastic alternative products made from a limestone-based material known as “LIMEX”.
- FIREBUG — FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses.
- IDN Media — IDN Media is the leading media platform company for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia.
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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- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Japan, United States, Estonia
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- 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.
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- Energy, Robotics, Solar
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States
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- Zypp Electric — Zypp Electric is an EV delivery app that operates in the last-mile space. Zypp is working to convert all deliveries for e-commerce, grocery, medicine, and food verticals to go electric with an e-scooter sharing app. Making last-mile delivery more affordable, time-saving, and with zero emission. Zypp, through its continuous efforts to invest andstrategize toward the mission of zero-emission, has become the first EV logistics player to turn into an EBITDA-positive business.
- Sensyn Robotics — Sensyn Robotics they have been developing business solutions that combine robotics technology such as drones with advanced technology. In particular, by promoting automation and generalization, they are proposing new ways to solve business problems, including saving labor and enabling unattended operations. In this way, in addition to helpingtackle the social issues facing Japan, they plan to offer a diverse range of solutions developed in Japan, a front-runner of global challenges, to the rest of the world.
- Green Revolution Cooling — Learn about how immersion cooling technology can help cool 400 to 1000+ W chips while lowering energy use and the total cost of ownership. Ideal for HPC, AI, or any advanced computing operation.
Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.
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- Information Technology, Software, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- ULUU — ULUU is an ocean material that replaces plastic and actively benefits the world.
- Aquaria — Discover how you can secure access to safe, clean water from air using Aquaria's atmospheric water generators.
- Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.
Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.
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- Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Japan, United States, Myanmar
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- Nagaku — Nagaku is a web magazine that publishes about culture along with web development, PR, marketing, and consulting services.
- Perkup — Perkup is a coworking company that conducts off-site meetings and training camps for organizations.
- Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
Chubu Electric Power generates, distributes, and sells electricity, natural gas, and on-site energy products and services. Its chief segments include electric power, which supplies electric power to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and energy, which sells natural gas and operates cogeneration facilities.
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- Energy, Health Care, Renewable Energy
- Corporate Round, Series B, Funding Round
- Japan, United States, India
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- JOYCLE — JOYCLE is a waste management company that specializes in trash recycling, disposal, and environmental consulting services.
- Ecommit — Ecommit is a venture company that creates new environmental businesses with reuse and recycling as the main axis
- NewGreen — NewGreen is an agricultural service firm that provide services that contribute to improving farmers' incomes in the green market.
NOBUNAGA Capital Village is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in early-stage and later-stage companies.
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- AgTech, Fitness, Medical
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Japan
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- 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.
- CuboRex — CuboRex realizes creative mobility using its crawler technology.
- Robofull — Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage.
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