Top 50 Hospitality VC Funds & Investors in Japan (October 2026)
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $661k–$47M |
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JAFCO
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1.3M–$41M |
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $602k–$48M |
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500 Startups Japan
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Internet, Software, Task Management | $91k–$30M |
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Tanzania | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A | Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology | $452k–$184M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $800k–$34M |
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JR East Start Up
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $277k–$132M |
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $404k–$11M |
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $288k–$20M |
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $372k–$17M |
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Japan Airport Terminal
VC Fund
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1 | India, Japan | Seed, Series A | Hotel, Health Care, Hospitality | |
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DCM Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, China, Japan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Internet, E-Commerce | $4M–$100M |
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FGN ABBA Lab
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Hong Kong | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Software, Aerospace | $90k–$1.6M |
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Medical | $455k–$12M |
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Zeroichi Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Apps, Fitness, Wellness | |
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, France | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care | $310k–$9.2M |
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DK Gate
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $978k–$15M |
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Daishi Management Consulting
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Guides, Travel | $625k–$911k |
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Venture United
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Travel, Apps | $200k–$14M |
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $482k–$16M |
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NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, CMS | $5.5M–$24M |
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Sansei Capital Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, China, Belgium | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Content, Marketing, Medical | $166k–$6.9M |
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FUKUOKA BROADCASTING SYSTEM
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | Travel, Content, Tourism | |
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DBJ Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Australia | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Software, Health Care, Biotechnology | $887k–$34M |
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Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics | $1.4M–$136M |
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Hokuyo Bank
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | AgTech, Travel, Farming | |
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ANRI
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $268k–$41M |
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Change Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Corporate Round, Venture - Series Unknown | Mobile Apps, Web Hosting, Cloud Computing | $470k–$25M |
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TeNY
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Corporate Round | Travel, Content, Tourism | |
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance | $665k–$30M |
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Innoventure
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, E-Commerce, Hospitality | |
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Chukyo TV
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Content, Audio, Guides | $927k–$6.3M |
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JTB Corp.
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Denmark | Seed, Series A, Series B | Travel, E-Commerce, Tourism | $1.5M–$85M |
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SOURCENEXT
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series B | Software, Reservations, Travel | $2.6M–$2.6M |
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Evolable Asia Japan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round, Seed | Task Management, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence | $92k–$5.5M |
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Hokkaido Bank
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Debt Financing | Manufacturing, Sales, Retail | $95k–$3.7M |
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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed | Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence | $286k–$12M |
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North Pacific Bank
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round | Manufacturing, Aerospace, Consulting | $90k–$1.7B |
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Concord Executive Group
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Corporate Round | Internet, Video, Guides | |
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Vector
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Indonesia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round | Software, Apps, Internet | $174k–$14M |
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Dogan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Corporate Round | Health Care, Finance, Medical | $196k–$9.3M |
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JR West Innovations
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Apps | $270k–$132M |
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Kakaku.com
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Singapore, Indonesia | Series B, Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $5M–$13M |
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Saison Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Switzerland | Seed, Series B | Software, Internet, Content | |
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Norinchukin Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, India, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, B2B, SaaS | $203k–$26M |
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iMercury Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Mobile, Internet | $457k–$170M |
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Robot Home
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round | Real Estate, Property Management, Information Services | $534k–$4.2M |
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Midland Incubators
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | Hospitality, Food and Beverage | |
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Shibuya Startup Oasis
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | Employment, Recruiting, Hospitality | |
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15th Rock
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Canada | Series A, Series B, Series C | Health Care, Medical Device, Robotics | |
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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 the fifth-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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 550
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$32M; Series B $2.4M–$47M; Venture - Series Unknown $661k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M 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.
- Flyle — Flyle provides a cloud based platform for product management helping customers to improve productivity & creativity in product development.
- HEARTBEATS — HEARTBEATS builds fan engagement platforms and digital experiences for sports teams, artists, and entertainment brands.
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 the creations 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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 371
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$41M; Series B $4.2M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $567M 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.
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 has managed 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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 834
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$31M; Series B $3.4M–$48M; Venture - Series Unknown $602k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
- Essen — Essen is a technological company that specializes in mobility and data analysis, as well as using data to improve transportation.
- Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
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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- Industry: Internet, Software, Task Management
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $275k–$4.3M; Series A $3.6M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $91k–$1.6M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $35M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
- 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.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$142M; Series B $452k–$184M; Venture - Series Unknown $543k–$16M
- 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 Records provided various business support solutions since its founding as a company promoting digital transformation in the restaurant industry. Among them, the SaaS platform GATE, released in 2018, has many functions that are particularly suited to the needs of restaurants, and is being introduced in many stores.
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 and affiliates in the various business segments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 673
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $800k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $411k–$2.1M; Series B $1.2M–$132M; Venture - Series Unknown $277k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ugo — UGO is creating future avatar robots and a platform that connects the administration of multiple robots to achieve the ''fusion of humans and robots,'' or ''collaboration with robots to perform employment that used to be performed only by humans.
- ACIMUS Co. — ACIMUS Co. provides an AI-driven cloud BIM platform for the architecture and construction industry. The service lets users generate building 3D models through conversational AI without complex operations. It offers dimension suggestions based on common practices and building codes, and supports placement of a wide range of furniture, fixtures, and equipment in designs. ACIMUS Co. includes chat-based Q&A on building regulations and an AI feature that generates architectural renderings from models, images, sketches, or text instructions. The platform exports models in formats compatible with BIM and CAD tools. ACIMUS Co. also runs a sponsor program that lets manufacturers showcase 3D product models to architects and designers.
- New Space Intelligence — We provide Satellite data pipeline services and Remote sensing Satellite Solutions with AI, machine learning and Big data such as Change detection through optical and SAR time series data, crop pattern classification, Infrastructure monitoring.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Seed $462k–$5.7M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $404k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- THE PHAGE — The phage is a medical device company that focuses on developing AI technology to predict postprandial blood glucose levels.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 395
- Round size: Seed $288k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $368k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2024
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 — Tell us about anything development-related. Our founder, who launched Niconico Live, SUGAR and GANMA! from scratch, helps with planning, design, development and operations.
- 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.
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 99
- Round size: Seed $372k–$2.9M; Series A $1M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $473k–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% 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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Browse database — It's Free!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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- Industry: Hotel, Health Care, Hospitality
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: India, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
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 investing partners 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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- Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 558
- Round size: Series A $4M–$30M; Series B $8.5M–$53M; Series C $9M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $780M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Tandems — Tandems enhances the way financial advice is delivered by equipping advisors, bankers, and agents with data-driven insights and personalized recommendations. Tandems focuses on improving institutional operations through automation and intelligent decision-support tools that streamline workflows and client engagement. The company’s technology isdesigned to augment human expertise, allowing financial professionals to allocate more time to strategic guidance and relationship building.
- Zenverge — Zenverge makes homes smarter and life easier. Learn about the latest in robotic cleaning technology, intelligent temperature control, immersive audio experiences, smart lighting, and advanced home security solutions.
- Keep Holdings — Keep Holdings offers products focusing on advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce to enhance the link between consumers and brands. The company's products empower consumers and brands to better connect and engage. Keep Holdings' suite of services focuses on commercial email and e-commerce with an emphasis on how the social web canbring brands and consumers together in new productive ways.
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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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Aerospace
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $90k–$1.6M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.2M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- HMS — HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
- IKOU — IKOU is an inclusive brand for babies and children that creates products valued by all users. The company's featured products include portable seats, bibs, and children's clothing products along with online services.
- Sorano Me — Sorano Me is a content creation and media company that provides space related content, space data and consulting services.
Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Medical
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 327
- Round size: Seed $455k–$9.6M; Series A $1.2M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $899k–$7M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Indent — Indent creates products that help writers create original works such as novels, manga, screenplays, and game scenarios. They will work to create an environment in which artists can focus on their creations and enjoy sharing their work.
- Spectronix — Spectronics is a development of new technologies and new applications to bring about innovation, focusing on the future of laser technology.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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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- 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.
Daiwa Corporate Investment is a private investment firm of Daiwa Securities Group that has been engaged in overseas VC investments by taking advantage of an extensive business network in Japan and foreign countries, long experience and professional knowledge, and by supporting the growth of a number of overseas portfolio companies and their stock exchange listings.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 144
- Round size: Seed $310k–$1.3M; Series A $1.1M–$6.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $910k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
- AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
- Sonire Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future.
DK Gate is a joint venture company of Digital Garage and Kodansha.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $978k–$14M; Series A $1.8M–$15M; Series B $3.7M–$7.4M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jiraffe — jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management.
- TRiCERA — TRiCERA provides a platform for artists to advance their careers. It breaks down the barriers of language and distance that artists from all over the world face. It fosters an environment in which participating artists can freely sell their works to collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide.
- 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.
Daishi Management Consulting is a subsidiary of Daishi Bank engages in venture capital and consulting services
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Guides, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $625k–$911k
- 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.
- Biomass Resin Holdings — Biomass Resin Minamiuonuma produces "rice" plastic resin and provides it to a wide variety of fields, including toy makers. The company aims to contribute to regional revitalization, including resource and waste restrictions, marine waste countermeasures, and CO2 conservation measures.
Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Travel, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $200k–$14M; Series A $354k–$1.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $440k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
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 offers a career programme. The users can understand their strengths and make use of them. The company identifies organizational issues for clients to investigate further, as well as issues based on hidden real intentions. The services help users consult with a professional career counsellor online and offer a text programme that isconducted by email, enabling clients to solve career development problems.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 330
- Round size: Seed $482k–$12M; Series A $1.2M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $957k–$8.3M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- 9lione — 9lione is a cloud drug management system that can perform complicated drug management easily. It uses optical character recognition technology (OCR) whereas information can be read simply by taking a prescription, and drug inventory lists are automatically created and updated. It was established on August 8, 2018, and is headquartered in Tokyo,Japan.
- Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, CMS
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Series B $8.2M–$24M; Venture - Series Unknown $5.5M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sanu — SANU is a home subscription service company that guides customers on a first-come, first-served basis as the number of slots increases. They develop a hotel and residence platform that offers a monthly subscription and proposes a lifestyle with another house in nature.
- AGRIST — AGRIST Co., Ltd. is a venture company that solves agricultural problems with technology. An automatic harvesting robot solves the problem of a shortage of farmers who are aging and harvesting agricultural products.
- 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.
Sansei Capital provides portfolio management, corporate management support, and financing services.
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- Industry: Content, Marketing, Medical
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, China, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$6.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $166k–$4.8M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $21M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- RABO — RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology.
- MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
- Asoview — Asoview is an online booking website that provides booking services for tour, activities and attractions/experiences.
FUKUOKA BROADCASTING SYSTEM is a TV station that produces and broadcasts various programs.
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- 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.
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 new technologies 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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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 168
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$17M; Series B $4.6M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $887k–$9.5M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
- MOT — MOT manages and supports the business activities of writers, particularly manga artists, while also operating “Kakikomi,” an online manga school that provides aspiring artists with education, guidance, and practical training to develop their creative skills.
- Spectronix — Spectronics is a development of new technologies and new applications to bring about innovation, focusing on the future of laser technology.
Development Bank of Japan is an integrated investment and loan service provider to domestic and international clients. They will support sustainability management that balances economic and social value and will help to realize a sustainable society.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$50M; Series B $1.6M–$58M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$136M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hagihara Industries — Hagihara Industries is engaged in the production and sale of industrial machinery. They manufacture machinery and equipment for converting, highly-functional film, synthetic fiber, fiber and yarn, and plastic industries.
- Albatross Technology — Albatross Technology is a technology company that develops offshore renewable energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines.
- Willis Lease Finance — Willis Lease Finance Corporation: Your partner for aviation services and financing solutions, supporting fleet management and maintenance challenges.
Hokuyo Bank provides various products and services to support its customers' needs for raising funds necessary for their business activities. It supports the efficiency and rationalization of customers' financial and accounting operations by providing various solutions to meet a wide range of their needs.
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- Industry: AgTech, Travel, Farming
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Akan Adventure Tourism — Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures).
- Farmnote — Farmnote holdings Japan established in December 2016, is a pure holding company with SkyArc Co., Ltd., which operates the web integration business, and Farm Note Co., Ltd., which operates the agricultural IoT solution business.
- Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation — Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies.
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 315
- Round size: Seed $268k–$9.9M; Series A $967k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $616k–$9.1M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% 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.
- 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.
- Typewriter Therapeutics — Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc. develops mRNA-based gene therapies using a gene writing, or gene writing, platform for precise insertion of therapeutic genes into the genome. The company builds on transposon-based technologies originating from research by Professor Emeritus Haruhiko Fujiwara at the University of Tokyo. Its programs focus on all‑RNA,nonviral gene writing systems that repurpose natural genetic elements to address severe genetic disorders with limited treatment options. Typewriter Therapeutics conducts research and development across its U.S. and Japan operations and collaborates with investors and partners to advance genetic medicine candidates toward the clinic.
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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- Industry: Mobile Apps, Web Hosting, Cloud Computing
- Stage:Corporate Round, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Corporate Round $470k–$1M; Venture - Series Unknown $11M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
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 provides AI development, internet service development, and provisioning services. Their services include travel information site that allows searching by travel purpose and conditions, all trip information including sightseeing spots, restaurants, hotels, and activities, and AI offers personalized travel suggestions tailored to theindividual's interests and travel conditions.
TeNY is a broadcasting and media production company that produces documentary programs and local TV shows.
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- 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.
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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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 169
- Round size: Seed $665k–$9.4M; Series A $2M–$15M; Series B $2.7M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- 10pct. — 10pct. is a consulting firm that provides hotel management, marketing, and operation support services to its clients.
- Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.
- 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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- Industry: Travel, E-Commerce, Hospitality
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cansell — Cansell is a web service that allows you to easily sell and buy accommodation reservations that incur cancellation fees.
JOCH-DTV, branded as Chukyo TV, is the Chukyo metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by Nippon Television Holdings through the Chukyo TV. Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Its studios are located in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Industry: Content, Audio, Guides
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Series A $927k–$6.3M
- 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.
- FIREBUG — FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses.
- Newrope — A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.
One the most biggest company in Japan dealing with tourism.
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- Industry: Travel, E-Commerce, Tourism
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$3.7M; Series A $2.2M–$85M; Series B $2.2M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% 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.
SOURCENEXT is principally engaged in the planning, development and sale of software.
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- Industry: Software, Reservations, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $2.6M–$2.6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Soracom — Multicarrier cellular for global IoT deployments
- INFORICH — INFORICH is optimizing the world's information and developing global inbound and outbound businesses.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Task Management, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Corporate Round $92k–$880k; Venture - Series Unknown $256k–$5.5M
- 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 an interpersonal car buying and selling service. Their services include automobile sales brokerage, automobile private sales brokerage, automobile maintenance, and automobile information dissemination. By offering inspection, transportation, name changes, and warranties, Ancar supports security and safety so that customers can transactonline with confidence. Regardless of the mode of transportation, Ancar continues to offer a safe and secure travel experience.
- Upsell Technologies — Upsell Technologies is a customer data analysis service platform. Its services include ccdx, ccdx cloud cti, voitra, inside sales, and ai chat. Its doing it by data analysis with AI technology, communication skills, call center, operation know-how, and overwhelming performance mobility. It engages in analyzing calling data with AI technology, andalso offers an AI and manned chat service with an enhanced response for inquiries and AI-based sales support tools, enabling clients to connect with their day-to-day customers efficiently and upscale sales conversion rates.
Hokkaido Bank is offers banking and financial services.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Sales, Retail
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Debt Financing
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $969k–$3.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $95k–$250k
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Alyaum — Aryaum supports "regional revitalization through NFT" by offering local governments all around the nation hometown tax and tourism NFT solutions.
- Rapidus — Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector.
- Akan Adventure Tourism — Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures).
Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $286k–$1.5M; Series B $4.2M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $498k–$5.3M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.7M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- GEMBA — GEMBA develops on-site improvement DX services specialising in the manufacturing industry.
- PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
- Global Trust Networks — GTN is a Japanese real estate brokerage firm. Foreigners can use the company's rent guarantee and real estate rental brokerage services to acquire brokerage services at a low cost.
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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- Industry: Manufacturing, Aerospace, Consulting
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $186k–$3.7M; Corporate Round $90k–$1.7B; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $3.6M 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.
- Craif — Icaria's mission is to create a new society in which people will not lose their lives by using urine tests to provide "early, painless and accurate early diagnosis of cancer."It is known that detecting cancer early increases the survival rate 5 to 10 times and greatly improves the prognosis. However, it is not unusual for manycancers to have no subjective symptoms, and when they become aware they have progressed to a stage where treatment is impossible. The most effective way to detect cancer at an early stage that can be treated is to have regular and high-precision cancer diagnosis, but existing cancer diagnosis is painful and However, many of them are not accurate enough and are not suitable for regular diagnosis and early stage diagnosis.
- JIZAIE — JIZAIE is an artificial intelligence firm that wants to combine VR, robots, and wearable computing to create solution.
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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- Industry: Internet, Video, Guides
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
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- EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
- Vook — Vook is a website for video creators that provides video production tips. It aims to create an environment in which each creator can focus more on their work.
- Mantra — MANTRA is a developer of machine translation technology.
Vector is a Japan-based PR agency that provides PR planning and implementation services for its clients. The agency also offers other services covering areas such as management, finance, accounting, human resources, administration, internal controls, and audits. Vector was founded in 1993.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Round size: Seed $541k–$5M; Corporate Round $174k–$2.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $226k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
- CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
- 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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- Industry: Health Care, Finance, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $369k–$9.3M; Corporate Round $196k–$896k
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.2M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- AZAPA — AZAPA engages in Automotive, Energy, Info Tech, Communication & Technology, and R & D business. It realizes renewable energy, social networks for energy optimization, and new possibilities and communication technologies through mobility management, from developed markets. It aims to build peace and abundance with advanced technology andideas to the BOP market.It was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
- KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
- AdipoSeeds — Making Platelets from Fat and Inventing New Blood Supply System.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $2M–$9.3M; Series B $270k–$132M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
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.
- Torihada — Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing.
- Experisus — Experisus provides Website production, development and management, and software.
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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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series B, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Series B $5M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ayoconnect — API pulsa, token listrik, e-money, dan PPOB terlengkap. Ayoconnect menghubungkan 50+ platform ke 3.000 produk digital.
- 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.
Saison Ventures is investment arm of Credit Saison.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Content
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kenzo — Kenzo enables the operation of a construction-specific ordering platform.
- Luca Japan — LUCA Japan provides digital access to alternative investments, including but not limited to private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and private credit.
- 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.
Norinchukin Capital is a private equity fund management firm.
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- Industry: FinTech, B2B, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, India, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $203k–$5.7M; Series A $1.3M–$22M; Series B $3.6M–$26M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AUDER — AUDER is an automation service provider that helps with household inventory, ordering, smart checks, and consultancy.
- 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.
- CheckInn — CheckInn is an all-in-one solution for lodging facilities that incorporates a site controller, PMS, and in-house reservation system.
iMercury Capital is an investment subsidiary established to expand Mixi's business portfolio and realize discontinuous growth beyond the SNS "Mixi" business. iMercury Capital plans to invest 5 billion yen together with Mixi, aiming to generate profits through long-term holdings. It also covers everything from start-ups to latestages, as well as both online and offline businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Internet
- Stage:Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Series A $2.9M–$30M; Series B $723k–$170M; Venture - Series Unknown $457k–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Welmo — WELMO has currently been working on R&D to launch Japan's largest welfare AI service platform called "CPA(Care Plan Assistant)" which supports care coordinator (caregiver), who helps a daily activities of the elderly people, to create a care plan for them, with using ICT and advanced technology, especially NLP(Natural LanguageProcessing), in terms of knowledge support. It has mainly two fundamental technologies; data warehouse includes all fast date and big date about care, explainable AI that describes a reason why the care is provided for the users. It also reduces time and cost to create the care plan, which enables anyone to be able to use easily and get enough information that the users want to know and use.
- Creema — Creema operates an online marketplace for handmade products. It provides its clients with social commerce, art events, and related services. The company is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa.
- Meleap — HADO is a new sport utilizing the leading AR technology with players wearing a head mounted display and an armband sensor to compete against each other by using the ‘energy ball’ or ‘shield’ and earn points in a three-on-three, eighty-minutes game between two teams.
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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- Industry: Real Estate, Property Management, Information Services
- Stage:Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Series B $1.6M–$4.2M; Corporate Round $534k–$1.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$3.9M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Desamis — Desamis is a major consumer electronics manufacturer who has been engaged in the agribusiness.
- 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.
Midland Incubators is an investment firm.
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- 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.
Shibuya Startup Oasis is a place where new connections between entrepreneurs, senior entrepreneurs, and investors can be naturally formed.
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- Industry: Employment, Recruiting, Hospitality
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hagino — Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries.
15th Rock Ventures are investing Human Augmentation and IT field to create better future and lead a fulfilling life for the coming era of the 100-year lifespan, and focuses on seed and pre-IPO investments in sectors such as robotics, electronics, AR/VR, brain-machine interface, biotechnology, and IT.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical Device, Robotics
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: Japan, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Nobi — Fall detection for the elderly at your home or in a residential care center with the smart Nobi lamp. Nobi ensures that you can be helped quickly.
- 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.
- Cellid — Cellid developing the waveguide-architecture display module for AR glasses and high-performance spatial recognition software.
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