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Top 50 Hospitality Startup Investors in Japan (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Japan Hospitality startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Hospitality startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, China Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Internet $2.7M–$553M
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Health Care $788k–$68M
JR East Start Up
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States Series B, Seed Information Technology, Internet, Task Management $140k–$283M
Monex Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, FinTech $1M–$64M
NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Tanzania Series B, Series A Internet, Manufacturing, Information Technology $5.1M–$553M
iFund
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Apps, Music, Content
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Nissay Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Ethiopia Seed, Series A Health Care, Internet, Information Technology
Animal Spirits Ltd.
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A B2B, Legal, Farming
Shintaro Yamada
Angel
1 Japan, United States, Kenya Seed, Angel Internet, Finance, Content $320k–$28M
Venture United
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A Software, Travel, Content
Norinchukin Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, Germany, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B B2B, Agriculture, Health Care
Mizuho Bank
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Debt Financing, Series B Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
Sagin Capital & Consulting
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Series A Information Technology, Food and Beverage, Software
NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A CRM, Career Planning, Management Consulting
Change Holdings
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Corporate Round Hotel, Finance, Hospitality
Zeroichi Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Apps, Fitness, Wellness
Japan Airport Terminal
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Hotel, Hospitality
Learning Entrepreneurs Lab
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Hospitality, Food and Beverage
Shibuya Startup Oasis
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Employment, Recruiting, Hospitality
FGN ABBA Lab
VC Fund
1 Japan, Hong Kong Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Aerospace, Information Technology
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Daishi Management Consulting
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A Travel, Content, Tourism
Ken Takayama
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel Reservations, Travel, Apps $6.2M–$43M
Kiyohiro Sugashita
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Series A Marketing, Travel, Reservations $8.5M–$45M
DK Gate
VC Fund
1 Japan, Singapore Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, Internet $3.7M–$113M
VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund
1 Japan, China, Germany Seed, Series A Software, Internet, Content $200k–$77M
Evolable Asia Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan Corporate Round, Seed Task Management, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence $1.4M–$14M
Robot Home
VC Fund
1 Japan Corporate Round, Seed Security, Hospitality, Real Estate $8.5M–$21M
Kakaku.com
VC Fund
1 Japan, Singapore Series B, Seed, Series A Hospitality, Web Development, Travel $10M–$10M
JR West Innovations
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Seed Information Technology, Software, Apps $897k–$142M
Chihiro Asano
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Content, Legal, FinTech $733k–$48M
North Pacific Bank
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Corporate Round Manufacturing, Aerospace, Consulting $12k–$1.7B
DCM Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, China, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Internet, E-Commerce $4.3M–$134M
Goshi Yamaguchi
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round Digital Media, Food and Beverage, Apps
500 Startups Japan
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A Internet, Software, SaaS $2.8M–$300M
Kotaro Chiba
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Series A Content, Information Technology, Travel $700k–$75M
TeNY
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Corporate Round Travel, Content, Tourism
SOURCENEXT
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Seed, Angel, Series B Reservations, Travel, Software $43M–$43M
Concord Executive Group
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Travel, Content, Tourism
Paul Kuo
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Reservations, Travel, SaaS $43M–$43M
Hideto Fujino
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Series A Travel, Reservations, Real Estate $2.6M–$43M
Midland Incubators
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Hospitality, Food and Beverage
JTB Corp.
VC Fund
1 Japan, Denmark Seed, Series A, Series B Travel, Leisure, Sales $1.5M–$85M
JAFCO
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $2.7M–$298M
Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Seed Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage $1.5M–$170M
Nobuyuki Idei
Angel
1 Japan, France, United States Seed, Corporate Round Information Technology, Internet, Manufacturing $4.5M–$31M
Yusuke Sato
Angel
1 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Angel Content, Internet, Food and Beverage $320k–$43M
Mamoru Taniya
Angel
1 Japan, Singapore, Spain Seed, Series A, Angel Apps, Content, FinTech $2.1M–$47M
FUKUOKA BROADCASTING SYSTEM
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A Travel, Content, Tourism
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Hospitality 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, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 439
  • Round size: Series A $2.7M–$156M; Series B $5.2M–$553M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Logiless — Logiless is a cloud type all-in-one software dedicated to net shop. Since both orders and stocks can be managed together in a logical manner, efficiency of operations can be realized at low cost.
  • LUC — LUC is a provider of the AI ​​x experience analysis platform "TERUS," .
  • Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Hospitality 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: 208
  • Round size: Seed $788k–$28M; Series A $1.5M–$68M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $589M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Mokable — MOKABLE is a startup introducing a new concept called "eating coffee," aiming to let consumers fully enjoy the flavor of carefully grown coffee beans. Their product uses finely ground whole coffee beans to enhance and maximize the rich aroma and taste of the coffee.
  • Syukatsu Labo — Syukatsu Labo is a leading company that solves various problems in an aging society.
  • Tensor Energy — Creating the operating system of our zero-carbon, distributed energy future
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JR East Start Up
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

JR East Startup Program is a program operated by East Japan Railway that provides incubator and accelerator services to startups in Japan. The firm was founded in February 2018 and is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Task Management
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 47
  • Round size: Seed $140k–$43M; Series B $1.2M–$283M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ARK — ARK is a manufacturer of special wards that designs and delivers a sustainable aquaculture solution.
  • MODE — With offices in both San Mateo, California, and Tokyo, Japan. The company is rapidly growing with now over fifty employees and is in business to provide end-to-end semi-custom IoT and AI solutions for organizations to improve their operations by connecting them to their data, giving them “real-time” insights, so they can turn innovative ideas intosustainable solutions that address a wide range of challenges.Simple, yet powerful, our latest "next generation" BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions are comprised of a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from any sensor, device, product, equipment, or legacy system. The data is then sanitized, uniquely structured, and provided to highly customizable, intuitive dashboards with powerful insights, along with proper security in the cloud for ongoing IoT and AI applications.BizStack can be deployed 4X faster and 75% less expensively than in-house developers or outside consultants.
  • Lineside Marugoto — Lineside Marugoto is a lineside rehabilitation company that entails converting derelict houses along railway lines into hotel rooms and treating the entire lineside neighborhood as a hotel.
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Hospitality 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, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 90
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$34M; Series A $4.3M–$64M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Degas — Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa.
  • pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Hospitality 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: Internet, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Tanzania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Series A $5.1M–$142M; Series B $7.1M–$553M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • A*QUANTUM — A*QUANTUM is an quantum computer software.
  • AI Samurai — AI Samurai specializes in the development and sales of artificial intelligence technology. It also supports patent research and technical research. The company was founded in 2015.
  • Liberaware — Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company.
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iFund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Music, Content
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Hagino — Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries.
  • YUIMEX — YUIMEX specializes in copyright, digital content, animation, and network entertainment services.
  • Nekonome — Nekonome creates a game platform with global character designs, in-game updates, and regular events, providing a personalized gaming experience based on data.
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality 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: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 145
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Torana — Torana provides "Toysub!" well known as educational toy subscription service in Japan market. We plan to go global and will be more bigger market share holder in East Asia. We collect month-age base toy feedback data and children's development status information. We plan best combination of toys and deliver. Customer returns and getsnew toys which fit children's growth and it is eco friendly service. We plan to build our own brand toys based on massive customer feedback and growth data and enter D2C market.
  • Omnis — OMNIS
  • Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality 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, Internet, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 206
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Welyco — Welyco is an information technology company.We operate smart restaurant "solto". Utilize IT to realize efficient and diverse restaurant management.
  • Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
  • Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.
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Animal Spirits Ltd.
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Animal Spirits is an investment firm that raises funds for seed and early-stage startups and provides relevant advisory services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2B, Legal, Farming
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
  • NanoFrontier — NanoFrontier continues to market technologies that are widely available and incredibly inexpensive.
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Shintaro Yamada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

During his years at Waseda University, Shintaro worked at Japan’s biggest e-commerce mall, Rakuten, Inc. On August 1st 2001, Shintaro established “Unoh Inc.” after graduating university. At Unoh he was responsible for designing and developing several web services, one of which was the online magazine subscription . Services provided by Unohinclude planning, development and management of the film enthusiast community site “Movie Life” (acquired by PIA Corporation) as well as “Sugu.CC” , “NeoAd” (both acquired by GMOAP) and the photo sharing site “Photozou” (acquired by Digital Garage).In 2009 Unoh entered into social gaming, creating multiple successful social games. Among these games, “Machitsuku!” has been its biggest hit with over 5 million users. On August 3rd 2010, Unoh joined Zynga and Shintaro became General Manager of Zynga Japan. He resigned on January 2012. After traveling around the world, He established the new company “Mercari, Inc.” on February 2013 and released the resale shopping app “Mercari” on July 2013 in Japan.He is a true Internet geek, spending a lot of time on the Internet and boasts around 180,000 followers on Twitter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Finance, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$28M; Angel $320k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
  • Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
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Venture United
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Travel, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 50
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
  • FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
  • Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.
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Norinchukin Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Norinchukin Capital is a private equity fund management firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2B, Agriculture, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Terass — TERASS is a High-end real estate information site.
  • Tazapay — Experience Tazapay's best-in-class global payment solutions for businesses. Our extensive network supports cards, local payment options, and bank transfers in over 173 countries, ensuring seamless collections, secure holding, and efficient payouts worldwide.
  • Beads — Beads provides hospice housing and independent living facility.
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Mizuho Bank
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups, 31 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, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 163
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Landit — Landit manages transportation infrastructure and real estate technology firms.
  • Terra Charge — Terra Charge offers EV charging infrastructure business, EV charger installation proposals, installation work, operation, and maintenance.
  • Dr.’s Prime — Doctor's Prime is a technology company that provides is a part-time job information service for optimizing the working style of doctors.
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Sagin Capital & Consulting
VC Fund · Saga, Saga, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Food and Beverage, Software
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • KAICO — KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company.
  • Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
  • Coco — Coco is a communication tool. They develop software that will help the service sector become more customer-oriented. They improve customer satisfaction by digitizing customer surveys and converting telephone interactions with customers to text chat.
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NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE offers real estate services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: CRM, Career Planning, Management Consulting
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
  • SAGOJO — SAGOJO is a planning and operation of the amazing traveler recruiting site "SAGOJO" and production, direction, and editing of accompanying content.
  • Arsaga Partners — Arsaga Partners, Inc., "develop with the fastest and highest quality" as concept, is a one-stop IT system development company.- All functions necessary for IT system development such as IT strategy consulting, UX/UI consulting, planning, engineering, designing, maintenance and operations are provided through our one-stop solution.- With engineers accounting for over 90% of our company structure we can work directly with our clients. - Our motto is to providing services at a reasonable cost without outsourcing and to bring our Japanese omotenashi spirit to our development services. - We think of Digital transformation (DX) Not as a trendy word, but as IT system development that truly contributes to our clients' business needs.Main Services - One-stop IT System Development Business, Start-up/New IT Business Consulting, Enterprise System/New Business Planning and Development(Digital Transformation/DX), Web System Planning and Development, Application Planning and DevelopmentKey Clients - Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate, ShionogiV-CUBE, Mizuho Securities, Sciseed inc.
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Change Holdings
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Change is offers AI and voice Internet, mobility, library of various algorithms such as IoT big data, cloud, security, etc. and training of services and IT human resources development utilizing basic technology.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hotel, Finance, Hospitality
  • Stage:Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • LisB — LisB provides cloud service development, smartphone, tuplet, PC application development web system.
  • Japan DX — Japan DX platform provides a comprehensive data-driven services to inbound tourists to Japan.
  • AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.
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Zeroichi Capital
VC Fund · Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Zeroichi Capital is an independent venture capital firm that invest/R&D startups. Zeroichi Capital assists in a variety of areas, including pre-startup consultation, ideation, business plan planning, establishment procedures, teaming up, and financing, with the goal of reaching the Series A round as soon as possible and putting you on agrowth trajectory beyond that.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Fitness, Wellness
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Vitom — Vitom is a FoodTech startup that addresses the issues of sustainability and reliability in the food industry.
  • CrossVision — CrossVision offers solutions and services specific to the VTuber market.
  • WorkCircle — WorkCircle is an online application that offers an anonymous community for the IT industry where professionals connect and discuss careers.
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Japan Airport Terminal
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Japan Airport Terminal is a facility management business that supports customers' safe travels, a product sales business that meets diversifying needs, and a restaurant business. They also involve the management and operation of airport passenger terminal buildings. They sell materials and equipment used in passenger terminals and invite andhold bonded art auctions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hotel, Hospitality
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Anveshan — At Anveshan, we make food products that are natural, healthy and chemical free. Anveshan provides the best quality food products through the use of technological solutions. We have cold-pressed/wood pressed oils, A2 vedic bilona ghee and super seeds for healthy diet and immunity boosting.
  • Japan DX — Japan DX platform provides a comprehensive data-driven services to inbound tourists to Japan.
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Learning Entrepreneurs Lab
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Learning Entrepreneurs Lab is a process-oriented startup accelerator that introduces startup tools and practice it with entrepreneurs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hospitality, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.
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Shibuya Startup Oasis
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Shibuya Startup Oasis is a place where new connections between entrepreneurs, senior entrepreneurs, and investors can be naturally formed.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Employment, Recruiting, Hospitality
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Hagino — Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries.
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FGN ABBA Lab
VC Fund · Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • neuet — neuet develops and operates a smartphone application that offers bike-sharing services.
  • HMS — HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
  • Sorano Me — Sorano Me is a content creation and media company that provides space related content, space data and consulting services.
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups, 14 in the past 12 months

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

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 188
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Ichirou — Ichirou provides digital senior care support services to connect elderly people with caretakers. It offers caretaker services for different types of support, including housework, hospital care, nursing, hospital and doctor visits, and shopping assistance.
  • 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.
  • Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.
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Daishi Management Consulting
VC Fund · Niigata, Niigata, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Daishi Management Consulting is a subsidiary of Daishi Bank engages in venture capital and consulting services

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Content, Tourism
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
  • Creative Coatings — Creative Coatings is a manufacturing company that develops a state-of-the-art coating process that has both liquid phase and gas phase coating technologies.
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Ken Takayama
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Ken Takayama - External Audit & Supervisory @ Media Do

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $43M–$43M; Angel $6.2M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SakeWiz — SakeWiz is an App to enjoy, buy and record sake located in Tokyo
  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
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Kiyohiro Sugashita
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Mr. Sugashita joined Polaris as Advisor in May 2011. He is Director and CEO of Sugashita Partners, Ltd since 1998 and provides consulting services to financial institutions and ventures in and outside of Japan. Prior to that position, he was CEO of Lazard Japan Asset Management from 1991 to 1998. His business career also includes positions at DaiwaSecurities and Merrill Lynch Securities, Tokyo Branch. On the academic front, Mr. Sugashita received a BA in Economics from Ritsumeikan University and since 2009 is Special Advisor for the Dean of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Marketing, Travel, Reservations
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $8.5M–$45M; Series A $14M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • G-Next — G NEXT is an Information Technology based company.
  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
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DK Gate
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

DK Gate is a joint venture company of Digital Garage and Kodansha.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $14M–$15M; Series A $3.7M–$28M; Series B $60M–$113M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Jiraffe — jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management.
  • TRiCERA — TRiCERA is a contemporary art global platform management company.
  • Psychic VR Lab — Psychic VR Lab is a startup company that handles fashion VR and MR shopping service STYLY. They are creating a future where they will live in space.
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VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and othergrowing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, China, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$34M; Series A $1.4M–$77M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
  • ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
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Evolable Asia Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Evolable Asia operates a comparison site for travel products focused on domestic airline tickets (the largest in the transaction volume industry), as well as providing travel content and products on an OEM basis. It specializes in wholesale and business trip services for corporations, and it is the fifth-largest online travel agent in Japan.Furthermore, it is expanding its IT offshore development business, employing approximately 500 engineers in Vietnam and becoming the largest Japanese IT offshore development company in Southeast Asia. It specializes in lab-type offshore development, with dedicated teams for clients, and provides services to a variety of Japanese companies as a solution to Japan's engineer shortage and rising labor costs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Task Management, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Corporate Round $1.4M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LS Japan — LS Co., Ltd. is a company that plans, operates and manages lifestyle hotels, cafes and bars by launching its own inbound brand using Japanese content .
  • Ancar — Ancar is a company offering personal buying and selling services in Japan.
  • Upsell Technologies — Upsell Technologies is Customer data analysis service platform.
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Robot Home
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

TATERU is a company that creates new solutions in the real estate industry by utilizing technologies such as IoT. Development and operation of IoT.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Security, Hospitality, Real Estate
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Corporate Round $8.5M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Secual — Secual (Sekyuaru) detects the intrusion from windows and doors, is a service that reaches the immediate notification to your existing smartphone. Secual of equipment can be unnecessary and easy to install wiring, direction and moving of rental living went better with the many, so far Even if you were not available to home security, you can feelfree to introduce.
  • KabuK Style — KabuK Style provides services that combines co -working spaces, accommodation facilities and cafes.Our service will be started from Nagasaki and We aim to expand the services all over the world.
  • Property Access Japan — Property Access Japan is a Wealth management in domestic and overseas real estate investment Brokerage of brokerage and leasing transactions in domestic and overseas real estate, agency business.
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Kakaku.com
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Kakaku.com, Inc. is mainly engaged in the operation of electronic commerce (EC) businesses. The Company has two business segments. The Internet Media segment is engaged in the provision of prices comparison services, gourmet food rankings and reviews services, discount hotels and last minute hotels reservation, newly built condominiums and rentalproperties searching services, as well as reviews of travel through the operation of Websites. The segment also generated revenue from the sale of advertising spaces.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hospitality, Web Development, Travel
  • Stage:Series B, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Series B $10M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AGE Technologies — AGE technologies is a website production company which provides Operation of web services related to inheritance procedures.
  • TabSquare — Look to the future of the F&B industry - Tabsquare's POS integrated online restaurant system increases hospitality profitability through AI Technology.
  • LivingStyle — Living Style is a service provider that provides IT services for the interior industry.
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JR West Innovations
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

JR West Japan Group, they will utilize innovation based on external technologies and know-how to realize sustainable operation of the railway and expansion of business creation, contributing to the revitalization of areas including the West Japan area.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $31M–$142M; Series B $897k–$132M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Torihada — Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing.
  • Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
  • SPACER — SPACER is a 24-hour handover IoT locker that can open and close doors with a smartphone.
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Chihiro Asano
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Chief Technology Officer at Money Forward.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Legal, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $14M–$48M; Angel $733k–$3.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HERP — HERP is a recruitment management platform.
  • Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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North Pacific Bank
VC Fund · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
  • Alyaum — Aryaum supports "regional revitalization through NFT" by offering local governments all around the nation hometown tax and tourism NFT solutions.
  • Mechano Cross — Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions.
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DCM Ventures
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

DCM Ventures assists entrepreneurs in building companies that will change how institutions and people use and live with technology.DCM Ventures focuses on the size of its team, the money they raise, and the investments they make all so that it can focus on the business of helping portfolio companies succeed. Collectively, the DCM investingpartners have over a century of investing and operational experience and each DCM partner has experience building hyper-growth startups into billion-dollar businesses.DCM Ventures manages ten funds totaling $4.0 billion and has made investments in more than 400 technology companies across the United States and Asia. With offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Tokyo, DCM provides hands-on operational guidance and a vast network of global business and financial resources to its portfolio companies.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 427
  • Round size: Series A $4.3M–$64M; Series B $8.5M–$100M; Series C $8.5M–$134M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $780M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Eaze — Get the best THC and CBD products delivered same-day with Eaze. Shop flower, vapes, edibles, and joints from legal marijuana brands. Free, fast weed delivery for first-time customers.
  • EvenUp — EvenUp is a legal tech company that develops cloud and AI-based legal case management solutions for personal injury AI and document generation. Its ligation cost software values personal injury claims and automates aspects of personal injury legal practices.
  • Weekend Health — Weekend Health is a telehealth platform that connects clients with trained clinicians to make science-based weight loss accessible.
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Goshi Yamaguchi
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Goshi Yamaguchi

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Digital Media, Food and Beverage, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ReadHub — ReadHub is a Information technology , Planning, development and management of Internet media and applications company.
  • Pan For You — Pan For You is a Food & Beverage Company. We deliver delicious bread from all over the world with our unique freezing technology and propose a lifestyle where you can enjoy freshly baked bread anytime.
  • ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.
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500 Startups Japan
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality 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

  • Koska — Koska is a service that automates highly accurate cost calculation without trouble in the IoT system.
  • Zehitomo — Zehitomo is an Japanese online platform that enables user to hire local service professionals, from photographers to personal trainers.
  • Pocket Concierge — Pocket Concierge is an online service for people to make online reservations at selected restaurants. The company's mission is to broadcast Japanese culinary culture worldwide and provide guests with exclusive dining experience.
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$48M; Series A $13M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
  • ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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TeNY
VC Fund · Niigata, Niigata, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

TeNY is a broadcasting and media production company that produces documentary programs and local TV shows.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Content, Tourism
  • Stage:Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
  • socialups — Socialups is a startup accelerator that bridges the gap between social innovators and key stakeholders like governments and investors. They build urban support ecosystems to cultivate entrepreneurs and solve global challenges through collaborative business.
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SOURCENEXT
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

SOURCENEXT is principally engaged in the planning, development and sale of software.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $43M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Owl Labs — Owl Labs is a collaborative tech company revolutionizing how the world communicates through inclusive and immersive video experiences. Built for modern organizations, we’re dedicated to empowering hybrid and remote teams with our award-winning collaborative technology and product suite.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
  • Fun Group — Hello! We are Fun Group (formally Tabinaka) and we are Japan's first Travel and Leisure startup offering unique tours and experiences. We currently offer experiences in 7 different locations globally.
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Concord Executive Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Concord Executive Group is a career design firm that strives to create a prosperous society through career support for “leaders who create the future”.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Content, Tourism
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
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Paul Kuo
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Paul Kuo - Director - Board of Directors @ Tamecco

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $43M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
  • Fun Group — Hello! We are Fun Group (formally Tabinaka) and we are Japan's first Travel and Leisure startup offering unique tours and experiences. We currently offer experiences in 7 different locations globally.
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Hideto Fujino
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Hideto Fujino - President, Cheif Investment Officer @ Rheos

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Reservations, Real Estate
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $2.6M–$43M; Series A $8M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • HOMMA — Inspired Modern Living. Homes to elevate healthy urban lifestyles. Design. Build. Technology.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
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Midland Incubators
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Midland Incubators is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hospitality, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.
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JTB Corp.
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

One the most biggest company in Japan dealing with tourism.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Leisure, Sales
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Denmark

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$57M; Series A $2.2M–$85M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Goodwings — Choose responsible travel options, track emissions, and offset them for free with Goodwings. Our sustainability-focused travel management system helps you travel responsibly while reducing your carbon footprint.
  • byFood.com — Food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences & tastings in Japan. Enjoy a meal in Japan and help children around the world thr
  • Tablecross — Tablecross is a Marketing consulting business for restaurants.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to thecreations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 271
  • Round size: Series A $2.7M–$255M; Series B $6.4M–$298M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Plott — Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name.
  • Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.
  • The Chain Museum — The Chain Museum creates a platform for connecting individuals .
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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 54
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$23M; Series B $4.7M–$170M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $69M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Ababa — Ababa provides recruitment and employment solutions.
  • PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
  • RICOS — RICOS is a tech company that optimizes manufacturing processes using AI, simulation, and high-performance computing technologies.
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Nobuyuki Idei
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Nobuyuki Idei has served as our independent director since June 2007.Being an experienced director, Nobuyuki Idei currently also serves as director of Accenture, director of FreeBit Co, Ltd., director of Lenovo Group, and chairman of the National Conference on Fostering Beautiful Forests in Japan.Nobuyuki Idei is the founder and chief executiveofficer of Quantum Leaps Corporation, a specialist consultancy that advises private and public institutions on the changing role of technology in the 21st century.Nobuyuki Idei is also the founder and chairman of the board of Asia Innovators’ Initiative, a private non-profit organization that he established in 2011 to serve as a catalyst for social innovation in Asia by bringing together a diverse range of individuals and promoting knowledge sharing.Nobuyuki Idei was chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation from 2000 to 2005, chief corporate advisor from 2005 to 2007, and chairman of the advisory board from 2007 to 2012.Prior to that, Nobuyuki Idei held a range of leadership positions at Sony including general manager of the audio division, senior general manager of the home video group, and president and representative director.Nobuyuki Idei has also served in a number of other advisory positions including as counselor to the Bank of Japan, member of Japan’s national IT Strategy Council, and vice-chairman of Nippon Keidanren.Nobuyuki Idei received a bachelor of science degree in economics and politics from Waseda University in Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan, France, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $4.5M–$31M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pyrenee — Pyrenee is a hardware startup that creates devices that protect people's lives.
  • Antescofo — Antescofo is the mariage of world-class R&D and Business endeavours. Their technology is the result of 7+ years of R&D in the world’s largest laboratory dedicated to Music and Technology, IRCAM in Paris, and public experience with the most important musicians and orchestras around the world. The principle? Through Intelligent MachineListening, they recognize how humans perform music in real-time and use that information to synchronize content and provide an immersive experience! Antescofo was incorporated in July 2016 and based in Paris, France.
  • Stake Technologies — Stake Technologies is a technology company that provides blockchain solutions to enterprises.
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Yusuke Sato
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder of Pulit.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Internet, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $3.6M–$43M; Angel $320k–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kaimak — Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates.
  • Meetscare — Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo.
  • Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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Mamoru Taniya
Angel · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined Solomon Brothers, where he became the youngest managing director in Asia, where he was in charge of Asian investment. After that, he created one of the largest independent Asuka assets. He also launched Japan's first independent online life insurance company,LifeNet Life Insurance, and inspired Japan's first International.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Content, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$43M; Angel $2.1M–$20M; Series A $2.3M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
  • RIMM Sustainability — RIMM Sustainability provides a SaaS platform that enables companies of all sizes to optimise their sustainability management effort. It builds tools for sustainability management, reporting and optimisation.
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FUKUOKA BROADCASTING SYSTEM
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Hospitality startups

FUKUOKA BROADCASTING SYSTEM is a TV station that produces and broadcasts various programs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Content, Tourism
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
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Hospitality Investor funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 95 deals from 220 investors.

220
investors
in Japan Hospitality startups
95
deals
in Japan Hospitality startups
$18M
median round
in Japan Hospitality startups
17%
lead investors
lead at least one round
24%
Seed
most common funding stage
83/17
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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