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Top 50 FinTech VC Funds & Investors in Japan (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan FinTech startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan FinTech startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
30 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $1.5M–$184M
Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
22 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2M–$283M
East Ventures
VC Fund
20 Japan, Indonesia, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Internet $473k–$38M
DNX Ventures
VC Fund
17 Japan, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $684k–$71M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
17 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $2.4M–$109M
Monex Ventures
VC Fund
16 Japan, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, Information Technology $465k–$30M
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
15 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $1.2M–$198M
Nissay Capital
VC Fund
14 Japan, United States, Ethiopia Seed, Series A Health Care, Information Technology, Medical $610k–$71M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
14 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $317k–$57M
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
13 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Health Care $691k–$29M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
13 Japan, South Korea, United States Series B, Series A Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $2.3M–$142M
D4V
VC Fund
13 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce $876k–$89M
JAFCO
VC Fund
11 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2.1M–$184M
Archetype Ventures
VC Fund
10 Japan, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $875k–$78M
Ceres
VC Fund
9 Japan, Singapore Seed, Series A Cryptocurrency, Content, Blockchain $1.4M–$120M
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
VC Fund
9 Japan, China, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, FinTech, E-Commerce $661k–$103M
Spiral Capital
VC Fund
9 Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Internet $768k–$79M
AG Capital
VC Fund
9 Japan Series A, Seed Finance, Software, Internet $1M–$71M
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
9 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $330k–$75M
ITOCHU Corporation
VC Fund
8 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Software, Internet, E-Commerce $4M–$269M
ANRI
VC Fund
8 Japan, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A Software, Medical, Health Care $447k–$41M
Coral Capital
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, Denmark Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $764k–$184M
Sony Innovation Fund
VC Fund
7 United States, Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care $1.5M–$61M
GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $1.3M–$170M
MUFG Innovation Partners
VC Fund
6 United States, Japan, Indonesia Series A, Series C, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $6M–$103M
BEENEXT
VC Fund
6 India, Indonesia, Japan Seed, Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, FinTech $545k–$50M
Saison Ventures
VC Fund
6 Japan, Switzerland Seed, Series B Software, Finance, Internet $113k–$425M
NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, Tanzania Series B, Series A Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology $5.1M–$184M
Angel Bridge
VC Fund
6 Japan Series A, Seed, Series B Information Technology, Software, Consulting $792k–$47M
All Star SAAS Fund
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States Series A, Series B, Seed SaaS, Software, Medical $800k–$99M
500 Startups Japan
VC Fund
6 Japan Seed, Series A Internet, Software, SaaS $2.8M–$300M
FINOLAB
VC Fund
6 Japan Seed, Series B, Angel Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain $330k–$26M
Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Internet $2M–$340M
iSGS Investment Works
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage $730k–$57M
STRIVE
VC Fund
5 Japan, India, Indonesia Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, SaaS $800k–$142M
DBJ Capital
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, Australia Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $2.7M–$184M
XTech Ventures
VC Fund
5 Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $661k–$17M
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, India Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt Financial Services, Energy, Information Technology $6.1M–$3B
MIRAISE
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting $383k–$14M
ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Belgium Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $4M–$213M
Seven Bank
VC Fund
4 Japan, Singapore Series A, Seed, Series B Finance, Financial Services, FinTech $900k–$71M
Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund
4 Japan, Indonesia, South Korea Series B, Seed Software, Financial Services, FinTech $953k–$113M
Shinsei Corporate Investment
VC Fund
4 Japan, India, Belgium Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2.8M–$170M
W ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Series A Information Technology, Content, Internet $411k–$37M
Mitsubishi UFJ
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Malaysia Debt Financing, Series A Financial Services, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.3M–$1B
Mizuho Bank
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Singapore Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $1.3M–$5.6B
Voyage Group
VC Fund
4 Japan, India Seed, Series B Financial Services, Finance, Asset Management $7.1M–$131M
Chiba Dojo
VC Fund
4 Japan, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $895k–$369M
Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
4 Japan, Hong Kong Debt Financing, Seed Software, Information Technology, Internet $496k–$57M
DOGAN beta
VC Fund
4 Japan Seed, Series A Information Technology, Health Care, Task Management $275k–$152M
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 30 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 581
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$106M; Series B $3.1M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Letara — Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology.
  • 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.
  • Atom — Atom is a humanoid robot built platform. Its bipedal, dual-armed robots are designed not just as industrial tools but as collaborators that expand human capability. By combining advanced Physical AI—environmental perception, judgment, and action planning—with robust robotic hardware, Atom is creating adaptive agents capable of working acrossdiverse settings to augment or, where appropriate, replace human labor. The company positions these robots as a next step in societal evolution: a new class of machines that learn and behave in human-like ways to advance productivity, safety, and quality of life.
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 22 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 474
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$85M; Series B $2.4M–$283M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • CaTe — CaTe is based in Tokyo. CaTe develops and manufactures a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) for remote cardiac rehabilitation. Their invention allows heart disease patients to safely and successfully complete cardiac rehabilitation utilizing standing exercise in a confined space, such as at home, without the use of ergometers or similar instruments.
  • bestat — bestat is a developer of platforms for 3D data creation, management, and utilization using AI and offers digital twins services.
  • FunPep — FunPep is an Industry-university collaboration bioventure company.
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East Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 20 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 516
  • Round size: Seed $473k–$14M; Series A $2M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Reject — Reject is an esports firm that focuses on management of its team REJECT, players, apparel business, and event management services.
  • Hyper8 — Hyper8 has been expanding Mespo through profits earned by operating social events.
  • BASE — BASE provides web-based services that develop and build e-commerce platforms. The company provides its services across Japan, such as net shop creation, development of shopping applications, development of online payment, and other services.
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DNX Ventures
VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 17 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 346
  • Round size: Seed $684k–$21M; Series A $3M–$64M; Series B $4.7M–$71M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FLUX — FLUX provide “FLUX Header Bidding Solution” that creates fair competition opportunities and significantly increases advertising revenue within the header bidding server, ad requests are sent to SSPs and ad exchanges all at once, so it is possible to have a pure price competition without prioritization, and to determine the highest bid amount andvalue of the advertising space. I can. Then, the price of the highest bid ad in the header bidding and the ad set in the ad server are competed, and the ad with the higher bid is delivered.
  • Sight Machine — Sight Machine brings the complete AI stack to the factory floor in weeks, with one unified data foundation for every process, and agents that connect, structure, and analyze all plant data.
  • Empirical Security — Empirical Security builds precision AI tuned to your cybersecurity environment.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 17 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 675
  • Round size: Series A $2.4M–$63M; Series B $5.2M–$109M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • NBT — NBT specializes in the development of wind farms in the field of renewable energy in emerging markets.
  • 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.
  • Eyeota — Engage your best customers with trusted audience data | enrich insights, enhance personalization and transform audience targeting.
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 16 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Seed $465k–$30M; Series A $1.9M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
  • Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
  • Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 15 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 574
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$79M; Series B $4.3M–$198M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020

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.
  • WARPSPACE — ARPSPACE is a space startup originating from the University of Tsukuba, has been launching and working on a satellite development project at the University of Tsukuba for five years until the company was established.
  • Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is a biotechnology firm dedicated to promoting the practical use of safe and effective nucleic acid therapies. Utilizing nucleic acid chemistry technology, the company strives to provide nucleic acid medicines to patients suffering from diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 14 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 263
  • Round size: Seed $610k–$43M; Series A $2M–$71M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Welyco — Welyco is an information technology company.We operate smart restaurant "solto". Utilize IT to realize efficient and diverse restaurant management.
  • Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
  • Toranotec — TORANOTEC CORPORATION aims to create a world where investment is familiar to everyone by realizing "from consumption to investment" through the services of asset management subsidiaries , utilizing advanced technology.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 14 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 313
  • Round size: Seed $317k–$17M; Series A $2.7M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.4B in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 228
  • Round size: Seed $691k–$14M; Series A $1.5M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $589M in 2017

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.
  • AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
  • Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 13 investments in Japan FinTech 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: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 385
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$142M; Series B $5.3M–$142M
  • 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.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
  • Direava — Direava is a medical device company that manufactures, sells, leases, and maintains medical equipments along with consulting services.
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D4V
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 13 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 82
  • Round size: Seed $876k–$33M; Series A $2.5M–$89M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $687M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Sazo — Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
  • Free Standard — Free Standard is a developer platform that offers product development and recommerce business implementation for the retail industry.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 304
  • Round size: Series A $2.1M–$142M; Series B $6.4M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

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.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
  • Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
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Archetype Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in B2B Tech seed and early stage venture investments.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 121
  • Round size: Seed $875k–$23M; Series A $2.4M–$78M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Autoro — Autoro is a customer business automation company with web auto robot. Autoro combines browser automation, application programming interface linkage, and machine learning, and Autoro automatically completes tasks. They automate office tasks for businesses, including report preparation, accounting, document preparation, and more.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
  • RoboTruck — RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications.
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Ceres
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Ceres is a company providing internet marketing services and is engaged in the planning, development, and operation of smartphone media.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, Content, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 50
  • Round size: Seed $2.6M–$28M; Series A $1.4M–$120M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Samansa — Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series.
  • AndGAMER — AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players.
  • TASIMOVF — Founder of Asimov Foundation. Investing in the future of AI & Crypto (a much more meaningful space than FX) prev. @xbox
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Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 145
  • Round size: Seed $661k–$9.7M; Series A $2M–$41M; Series B $2.2M–$103M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Rimowa — Rimowa designs characters not as mere “content,” but as immersive character operating systems that integrate naturally into everyday life, creating emotionally resonant experiences that seamlessly connect digital interaction, storytelling, and real-world consumer engagement.
  • Tokenz — Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Supporting payment methods worldwide, Tokenz enables brands to build customizable web stores, optimize conversions, and expand direct-to-consumer sales. As a Merchant of Record (MoR), Tokenz ensures global tax compliance,fraud protection, and multi-currency transactions—allowing businesses to sell with confidence across international markets.
  • AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
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Spiral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 13 in the past 12 months

Spiral Capital is a venture capital fund.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 108
  • Round size: Seed $768k–$9.7M; Series A $1.1M–$79M; Series B $5.7M–$69M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • WAKA — WAKA is a studio that produces metaverse games and specializes in contract development for domestic businesses.
  • Mozu — MOZU operates a construction materials procurement platform.
  • AZUL Energy — AZUL Energy is a next-generation energy device that improves air battery performance, develops air battery-related products, and proposes eco-friendly and comfortable new lifestyles. They discovered that a catalyst electrode containing one of these pigments performed better than platinum carbon or existing catalyst electrode materials.
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AG Capital
VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 47
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$71M; Series A $3.3M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mento — UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service.
  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 9 investments in Japan FinTech startups

ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 167
  • Round size: Seed $330k–$13M; Series A $2.4M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kakutoku — Nitlon Inc. provides crowdsourcing management services. The company was founded by Seiya Mitsuda on February 02, and is headquartered in Beppu, Japan.
  • AlarmBox — AlarmBox develops services that make use of professional knowledge of technology and corporate screening, and changes common sense of risk management of enterprise.
  • NexusAdvisors — NexusAdvisors operates AvaCareer, an AI-powered recruitment platform that leverages intelligent AI agents to support both companies and job seekers by streamlining hiring processes, enhancing candidate matching, and improving recruitment efficiency.
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ITOCHU Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 8 investments in Japan FinTech startups

The history of ITOCHU Corporation (hereinafter "ITOCHU") dates back to 1858 when the Company's founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 150 years into a sogo shosha, engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textiles,machinery, information and communications-related products, metals, products related to oil and other energy sources, general merchandise, chemicals, and provisions and food. In addition, ITOCHU has made multifaceted investments in insurance agencies, finance, construction, real estate trading, and warehousing as well as operations and businesses incidental or related to those fields.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 166
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$184M; Series B $6.9M–$269M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Benefuel — Benefuel is commercializing the world’s most advanced, solid catalyst biodiesel refining platform, capable of producing high quality biodiesel from almost any type of feedstock and thereby transforming the old model of large batch, centralized fuel production and fragmented distribution into a new model of localized production and consumption fromthe vast array of renewable, inedible fats and oils available in the global market.
  • Moixa Technology — Moixa Technology develops the Maslow intelligent energy storage solution, enabling homes to store energy and benefit from revenue streams generated by trading energy through GridShare, an SaaS platform that aggregates energy from groups of Maslow energy storage systems. . The company develops smart DC technologies to power DC lighting, computing,electronics from grid-shifted storage or local PV from smart DC hubs, variable DC networks and sockets. The technology and IPR reduces grid peak by shifting DC device load and powering DC devices efficiently without inverters or AC/DC adaptors, together with providing smart control and energy management. The technology aims to address the 1 trillion kwh + lost annually in power conversion, and the significant growing DC demand in homes, offices from ICT, LED lighting and the rise in internet connected devices.
  • OUE Lippo Healthcare (OUELH) — OUE Lippo Healthcare Limited (“OUELH”) is a subsidiary company of OUE Limited (“OUE”) and is listed on the Catalist Board of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. OUE and OUELH are member companies of Lippo Group, one of the Asia’s largest and most diversified conglomerates with close to 20 listed companies across Asia and serving over 60million customers annually.
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ANRI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 8 investments in Japan FinTech 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, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 268
  • Round size: Seed $447k–$19M; Series A $2.3M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Any Style — Any Style develops a messaging app from voice actors that regularly sends messages via subscription. It also engages in the planning and production of audio content and the VTuber production business.
  • Chaintope — Chaintope is specializes in blockchain technology with a focus for FinTech and non-FinTech sectors.
  • Smile Robotics — Smile Robotics provides Service Robots in Japan.
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Coral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Denmark

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $764k–$27M; Series A $3.5M–$99M; Series B $7.6M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $128M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Henry — Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals.
  • Ruten — Ruten is a brain-machine interface company that specializes in reconstructive treatments for infeasible and ineffective conditions.
  • Tokenz — Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Supporting payment methods worldwide, Tokenz enables brands to build customizable web stores, optimize conversions, and expand direct-to-consumer sales. As a Merchant of Record (MoR), Tokenz ensures global tax compliance,fraud protection, and multi-currency transactions—allowing businesses to sell with confidence across international markets.
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Sony Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 208
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$50M; Series B $8.5M–$61M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $185M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • FLASH — FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup.
  • what3words — Every 3 metre square has a unique 3 word address.
  • Yellow Card — Yellow Card is a licensed stablecoin payments infrastructure provider powering global money movement across USD and 50+ local currencies. Talk to us.
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan FinTech 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: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 164
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$71M; Series A $2M–$41M; Series B $5.2M–$170M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $415M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Balus — Balus provides motion capture, Unity systems, and AR live permanent venues.The company provides character content infrastructure using real-time animation, we also support the production of original content. Balus provides the necessary technology for event planning, casting, VR events, recording and creation of production images, real-timemotion capture during live events, real-time transmission, event management, and systems that allow users to participate in the production.
  • 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.
  • 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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MUFG Innovation Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

MUFG announced today the establishment of MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. (“MUIP”) that will manage corporate venture capital funds of MUFG to accelerate open innovation and strengthening partnerships with FinTech related startups.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Series A $12M–$65M; Series B $6M–$102M; Series C $18M–$103M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $2.7B in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Grab — Grab operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for driver-partners and customers in South East Asia. It offers services like GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabHitch, GrabShare, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus, GrabFamily, JustGrab, GrabNow, and GrabRental. Grab offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines,Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Lng founded it in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore. It has additional offices in Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta, and Vietnam.
  • Knowledge Work — Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.
  • Fundamental — See the future in your data.
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BEENEXT
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

BEENEXT is a Venture Capital fund managed by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on assisting founders with its operational experience, network, trust, unique perspectives, and the capital. The team invests in early-stage tech start-ups that are focused on building the new digital platforms driven by the data network. BEENEXT aims to establish aplatform of founders, by the founders and for the founders across the globe, primarily in South East Asia, India and Japan. Since its establishment in 2015, the team has invested in over 180 companies globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: India, Indonesia, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 332
  • Round size: Seed $545k–$7.9M; Series A $2.8M–$29M; Series B $5.5M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.6B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Whizzo — Whizzo specializes in materials science-driven manufacturing of engineered fashion and technical textiles. Our expertise lies in creating and executing innovative textile blends tailored for applications across automotive, agriculture, medical textiles, and engineered fashion.
  • CREST — CREST Capital is a private investment firm that partners with founders, families, and institutions to build, manage, and preserve wealth with discipline, alignment, and foresight.
  • Quadric — quadric.io is a Burlingame, CA-based processor technology company. The q16 Processor is the most comprehensive AI processor that handles any AI and high-performance edge workload.
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Saison Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Saison Ventures is investment arm of Credit Saison.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $113k–$20M; Series B $1.2M–$425M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Snack Technologies — Snack Technologies specializes in the development and operation of “SnaTech,” an innovative business support application designed for snack bars, helping operators streamline daily management, improve customer engagement, optimize inventory and sales tracking, and enhance overall business efficiency through digital solutions tailored to the foodand hospitality industry.
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

NEC Capital Solutions Limited provides financial services in Japan. It's Main Business is Leasing for Information and Communication Equipment, Office Equipment, Industrial Equipment and Installment Sales, Business Loans, Factoring Services, Business Outsourcing and Sales of Used Equipment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Tanzania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Series A $5.1M–$142M; Series B $7.1M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • GITAI — GITAI is the world’s leading space robotics startup, aiming to provide safe and affordable means of labor in space and reduce operational costs by 100 times. GITAI is developing highly capable, safe, and reliable robots to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and cities on Mars.
  • Luup — Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets.
  • Idea Record — Idea;record specializes in web marketing, cloud services, and ICT solutions. They are creating a SaaS firm that will generate revenue. GATE is a SaaS that solves challenges for restaurant businesses and solutions to multiple problems faced by stores.
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Angel Bridge
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 17 in the past 12 months

Angel Bridge is a angel investor groups in Japan and provide high quality and abundant funds to excellent companies.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 73
  • Round size: Seed $792k–$28M; Series A $2.5M–$19M; Series B $6.5M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $152M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Recerqa — Recerqa is a supply chain management SaaS that utilizes advanced development technology and AI to improve the purchasing, inventory, and sales management experiences.
  • Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
  • Henry — Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals.
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All Star SAAS Fund
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

All Star SAAS Fund is a Japan-based SaaS specialized fund that provides support programs centered on "people".

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 54
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$11M; Series A $2M–$99M; Series B $3.3M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Mntsq — MNTSQ is a legal tech venture company that provides products to law firms to streamline legal due diligence operations.
  • AironWorks — AironWorks trains your team to recognize and stop phishing attacks with real-world simulations and clear, engaging cybersecurity education.
  • Sotas — Sotas provides services to chemical trading companies and bridges the gap between raw material producers and consumers.
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500 Startups Japan
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Seed $2.8M–$21M; Series A $7.9M–$300M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
  • Koska — Koska is a service that automates highly accurate cost calculation without trouble in the IoT system.
  • Connected Robotics — Connected Robotics is an information technology company that designs and manufactures robotic arms for enterprises. The company's product, OctoChef, provides cooking services. It caters to individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. The company was founded in 2014 and is basedin Koganei-shi, Japan.
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FINOLAB
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Promote FinTech ecosystem in Japan by supporting FinTech initiatives of both startup and corporate members. and accelerating open innovation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $330k–$26M; Series B $2.2M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

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.
  • Siiibo — Siiibo is a developer of an information platform intended to help private investors and companies to issue and purchase private bonds easily. The company's platform is creating a free, transparent, and fair direct finance that provides opportunities for an advisory to companies, such as support for diversification of funding using smallprivate placement bonds, and for building relationships with investors, enabling the private investors to get familiar with the issuance of corporate bonds.
  • Meme — MEME is a money app for parents and children to make money more familiar and simplifies the flow of money.
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Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 17 in the past 12 months

Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 198
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$142M; Series B $6.7M–$340M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $534M in 2023

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.
  • RoboTruck — RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications.
  • Knowledge Work — Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.
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iSGS Investment Works
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups

iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $730k–$50M; Series A $1.4M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
  • Inter Holding — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
  • Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.
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STRIVE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups

STRIVE focuses on investing in early-stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies. It seeks out companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India with top-notch management teams and strong market potential. It is not tied to strategic investments for GREE Inc. and leverages its pan-Asia expertise for guiding its portfolio in an engaged,hands-on role.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, India, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 143
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$33M; Series A $2M–$142M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10B in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • ASUENE — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
  • Recompound — Recompound is a financial services startup that acts as a personal investment advisor for individuals to grow their stock market portfolios.
  • Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!
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DBJ Capital
VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 159
  • Round size: Series A $2.7M–$85M; Series B $4.6M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ginco — Ginco's goal is to Change the relationship between individuals and assets by making full use of block chain technology. The primary focus of Ginco, its cryptocurrency wallet app, is centered around dApp and the On-Chain function, and the company plans to expand its business in a multifaceted manner while watching trends in the ecosystemdevelopment. In the future, they were told that they have the possibility of developing with DEXs (decentralized exchanges).
  • Creattura — Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources.
  • Arrowsmith — Arrowsmith is committed to unlocking the full potential of bacteriophages to revolutionize the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Through transformative science, Arrowsmith strive to create a world free from the pain and fear caused by antimicrobial resistance.
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups

XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $661k–$17M; Series A $2M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $415M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
  • Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
  • Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 323
  • Round size: Post-IPO Debt $107M–$3B; Debt Financing $6.1M–$1.2B
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
  • SoftBank — SoftBank Group Corp. (Chairman & CEO: Masayoshi Son) Corporate and IR site provides company information such as our company profile, an overview of the company and Group companies, as well as IR and CSR.
  • Waypoint Leasing Services — Waypoint Leasing is a global helicopter leasing company founded in 2013 to provide financing solutions to helicopter operators worldwide. Headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, Waypoint differentiates itself with a senior management team possessing direct helicopter operating and helicopter leasing experience. Their deep operational backgroundtranslates directly to a passion for rotary-wing aviation and a commitment to building long-lasting partnerships.
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MIRAISE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan FinTech startups

We are engineers investing in engineers. With experienced mentors, MIRAISE supports you hands-if basis, for business model, financial planning and presentation. All founders of our potfolio automatically join MIRAISE online community that gives you the peer-learning opportunities with other founders. Join us updating the normal!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $383k–$14M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$1.9M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Plainer — Plainer is an IT company that provides software development, data management, and SaaS solutions.
  • Packative — Platform to design and order custom packaging online
  • CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
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ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV), based in Tokyo, is the venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is one of the world's largest corporations with offices in over 80 countries and operations that cover a broad spectrum of industries. ITV's mission is to invest and help build leading information technology companies by leveraging avast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies. The ITOCHU group has a long history of funding information technology companies with successes including Siebel Systems, NVIDIA, Openwave and Aruba Networks. Current portfolio includes, Box, Fab, Ooyala, WHILL, Tokyo Otaku Mode, etc.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 148
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$128M; Series B $4.2M–$213M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.5B in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • CMerTV — CMer TV is a platform that connects advertisers with newspapers, magazines, and specialized media by video
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
  • Pixie Dust Technologies — Pixie Dust Technologies is a developer of computational technologies, including its ultrasonic phased array system with which one can generate force in mid-air; transport things in mid-air without touching anything; target and deliver different sounds from person to person in a crowd; direct guide-dogs; and even apply this in agricultural farming.
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Seven Bank
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Seven Bank offers a wide range of financial services, including ATM access, online banking, and loan solutions. Visit our official website to learn how to open an account and start banking with ease.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $11M–$71M; Series A $900k–$43M; Series B $1.6M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Miive — Mobile wallet-based employee benefit SaaS.
  • Smart Bank — Smart Bank is a softawre firm that has developed an application for money spending management.
  • SUSHI TOP MARKETING — SUSHI TOP MARKETING is an IT company that offers marketing, NFT utilization, and consulting services.
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Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Venture Labo Investment is venture capital firm that provides financial supports to invested companies at each growth stage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $953k–$47M; Series B $7.1M–$113M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $415M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • XDeli — XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees.
  • Jiraffe — jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management.
  • SImount — SImount is a database management system platform that connects all data such as Excel, CSV, PDF. Moreover, It can utilize all the data related to business, leading to higher business efficiency and higher sales.
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Shinsei Corporate Investment
VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Shinsei Corporate Investment supports the creation and development of the business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India, Belgium

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Series A $2.8M–$170M; Series B $10M–$142M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • RevComm — RevComm develops AI-powered voice analytics software that helps organizations analyze and improve business conversations. Its MiiTel platform supports phone calls, web conferences, face-to-face meetings, and contact center interactions by converting voice data into insights for communication, sales, and operational analysis. The company alsoprovides tools for call management, meeting analysis, and voice data management.
  • Leading Mark — Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers.
  • Hedgehog MedTech — Hedgehog Medtech is a medical firm focused on digital therapeutics (DTx). DTx is a pharmaceutically approved programmable medical device that assists patients' medical operations via smartphone apps.
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W ventures
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech 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: 76
  • Round size: Seed $411k–$17M; Series A $1.3M–$37M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $688M in 2019

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.
  • Ness — Ness is a tech company that offers 3 service websites and analytic tools for NFT marketing tool, TikTok product and NFT holders.
  • Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
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Mitsubishi UFJ
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

We have the largest domestic and global customer base of any Japanese bank, consisting of a network of 500 offices in Japan and 40 other countries. We apply our values of integrity and responsibility by contributing to the improvement of the economic and social infrastructure wherever we do business.Our portfolio includes 40 million retailbanking accounts and 500,000 corporate customers. The extensive network that this represents is itself a valuable component of our financial role as part of the global social infrastructure.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Malaysia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Series A $13M–$89M; Debt Financing $1.3M–$1B
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tryeting — TRYETING provides an AI platform that integrates various types of software. One of the strengths of the company is materials informatics, a field that applies the techniques of informatics, such as AI and big data, to materials. This approach can significantly speed the development of new materials.
  • HelloWorld — EdTech, International Exchange between Schools
  • Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
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Mizuho Bank
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 90 in the past 12 months

Mizuho Bank is a commercial bank that began operation on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. It offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities. It also provides current and ordinary, deposits at notice, time, and specified deposits, deposits for tax,nonresident deposits in yen, foreign currency deposits, negotiable time deposits and loans by bill, loans on a deed, and overdrafts as well as discounts for bank acceptances, commercial papers, and documentary bills. Moreover, it offers investment banking and custodial, syndication, bond administrative, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate restructuring, project, and asset finance services, settlement and asset management services. It operates as a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 313
  • Round size: Post-IPO Debt $150M–$5.6B; Debt Financing $1.3M–$925M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Polyuse — Polyuse Co., Ltd. is developing technology centered on "3D printers for construction" for the construction and civil engineering industries under the mission of "updating the construction industry with the power of technology".
  • Bank of India — Bank of India is a Nationalized bank with a presence in all the major trade centers of the world.
  • Atom — Atom is a humanoid robot built platform. Its bipedal, dual-armed robots are designed not just as industrial tools but as collaborators that expand human capability. By combining advanced Physical AI—environmental perception, judgment, and action planning—with robust robotic hardware, Atom is creating adaptive agents capable of working acrossdiverse settings to augment or, where appropriate, replace human labor. The company positions these robots as a next step in societal evolution: a new class of machines that learn and behave in human-like ways to advance productivity, safety, and quality of life.
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Voyage Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

Voyage Group is a media and technology business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Asset Management
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $7.1M–$47M; Series B $99M–$131M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CO-WELL — Cowell was one of the first companies in the industry to begin offshore development. It has accumulated software development know-how from professional engineers not only in Vietnam but also in Japan. It has achieved both high quality and low cost through a development system comprised of Japanese engineers with solid technology and Vietnameseengineers who graduated from top IT universities. It is used by a diverse set of customers, including major corporations and start-ups.
  • Kokopelli — Kokopelli is a Fintech start-up company that develops the management support platform "SHARES" for small and medium-sized businesses and the AI ​​loan screening engine "FAI" (* 2) that enhances credit for financial institutions.
  • ABCash Technologies — ABCash Technologies provides advice on financial products such as insurance, mortgages, and investment products.
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Chiba Dojo
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$23M; Series A $2M–$34M; Series B $895k–$369M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $342M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a food technology and biotechnology company that develops AI-powered algae fermentation technology to produce sustainable food ingredients, nutritional compounds, and bioproducts. The company leverages proprietary AI-driven cultivation and fermentation systems to convert underutilized food byproducts into high-value microalgae rich innutrients such as DHA, umami compounds, and other functional ingredients. Its mission is to build a circular bioeconomy by reducing food waste while providing sustainable alternatives to marine- and animal-derived ingredients.The company's core technology is Touji-24, an AI-powered algae cultivation and fermentation control system that automates and optimizes microalgae production. Using proprietary fermentation processes and food byproducts such as awamori lees, AlgaleX cultivates algae that can be used to produce Umamo, a plant-based ingredient combining seafood-like umami flavor with high concentrations of DHA. This approach reduces reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids while upcycling food industry byproducts into valuable nutritional ingredients.
  • Solafune — Solafune integrates multi-domain intelligence across space, cyber, and physical layers to create actionable, sovereign decision systems.
  • Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

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, Internet
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 199
  • Round size: Seed $496k–$24M; Debt Financing $536k–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AirKamuy — AirKamuy is an aviation company that designs and manufactures fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and drones with the help of modern technology.
  • Haul — Haul is a human resources company that provides recruitment consulting and marketing SaaS development services.
  • Sorabito — SORABITO is an eCommerce marketplace for used construction equipment and machinery.
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DOGAN beta
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 4 investments in Japan FinTech startups

They believe that the fundamental challenge facing the local economy is the lack of employment diversity. Although it is a simple example, it is easier to understand if you compare the Tokyo metropolitan area with Kyushu and list the companies that can achieve annual income of 10 million yen at the age of 30 (probably with a head office in KyushuMost companies with the highest annual income will be infrastructure company

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Health Care, Task Management
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 44
  • Round size: Seed $275k–$10M; Series A $1.5M–$152M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Foodcam — Foodcam aims to build a comprehensive overseas distribution infrastructure for Japanese food products, enabling manufacturers and suppliers to efficiently expand into international markets through streamlined logistics, supply chain management, and global distribution solutions.
  • EUV Photon — EUV Photon is an irradiation services company that conducts processing, evaluation, and measurement of materials for EUV lights.
  • 12 Pharmacy — 12 Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in manufacturing and providing medicines and services for veterinary hospitals.
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FinTech VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 1k deals from 1.2k investors.

1.2k
investors
in Japan FinTech startups
1k
deals
in Japan FinTech startups
$12M
median round
in Japan FinTech startups
31%
lead investors
lead at least one round
20%
Seed
most common funding stage

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