Top 10 Infrastructure VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in January 2026
A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Infrastructure startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Infrastructure companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Infrastructure VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in January 2026
| Investor | Infrastructure Japan investments |
|---|---|
| DNX Ventures | 2 |
| Dentsu Innovation Partners | 1 |
| Sansei Capital Investment | 1 |
| Nomura | 1 |
| Samsung Venture Investment | 1 |
| LINE Ventures | 1 |
| Genesia Ventures | 1 |
| STRIVE | 1 |
| Chibagin Capital | 1 |
| DK Gate | 1 |
DNX Ventues is an early stage VC firm focusing on B2B Startups that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Canada
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Dentsu Innovation Partners manages corporate venture capital funds for Dentsu Group. It is specialized in the digital domain with the objectives of creating a worldwide digital business market and expanding the Dentsu Group's digital businesses.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Marketing, Software
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Voicy — Voicy is a mobile platform that recruits both media personalities and news organizations; the entertainers read the news so users can get the latest info from their favorite voices.
- Monstar Lab — Headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Monstar Lab, Inc. provides access to top talent and specialists around the world as the foundation for all of the group’s activities. The company consists of more than 1200 engineers and creators in offices in 26 cities and 15 countries worldwide.The core consultancy arm of the company engineers awesomesolutions that perform for clients around the world. In addition, the company’s array of products and services ranging from co-working spaces, robotic process automation, game development, streaming services, HR tech and education programs empower thinkers and makers globally.
- Wired Beans — Wired Beans Inc. supports basic manufacturing stages using novel information technologies. It was founded on October 13, 2009, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Sansei Capital provides portfolio management, corporate management support, and financing services.
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- Content, Medical, Task Management
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, China, Belgium
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- 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 Inc. is an online booking website that provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa.
Nomura is an investment banking and securities firm that serve the needs of individuals, institutions, corporate and governments.Nomura is a financial services group and global investment bank. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 26,000 staff worldwide. It operates through fivebusiness divisions: retail (in Japan), global markets, investment banking, merchant banking, and asset management.Nomura with a nationwide network of branch offices, call centers and Internet services, the company continues to provide world-class products and services centered on consulting-based sales, and implement a series of strategic initiatives to ensure we remain a trusted partner to its clients.Asset Management achieves stable and sustainable growth as an asset management company that is trusted by investors around the world and will contribute to an increase in earnings by expanding the client franchise of the Nomura Group.
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- Financial Services, Energy, Finance
- Debt Financing, Funding Round, Corporate Round
- India, United States, Japan
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- Prezent AI — Presentation productivity platform for enterprise teams. Add zen to your presentations!
- Odata Brasil — Odata Brasil S.A. operates a network of data centers. The Company provides colocation services, as well as infrastructure solutions for electronic equipment.
- XCL Education — Facebook-f Envelope Linkedin-in Shape your future, find your way About Us Our Locations Our Institutions Our People Why we are here XCL Education aspires to be a trusted and respected future-focused family of schools, fostering curiosity, excellence, and creating life-shaping impact on our students, staff, and communities we serve. 1 Students across Southeast Asia 1
Samsung Venture Investment is plays the role of driving the discovery and development of new businesses and technologies.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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- wooptix — Wooptix is a developer of light field and wavefront phase imaging platform designed to acquire all information about the light using...
- Medisolar — Medisol is a food technology firm that also provides personalized food care solutions.
- C2N Diagnostics — C2N Diagnostics, LLC is a privately held protein diagnostic and therapeutic discovery company targeting progressive neurodegeneration. They formed in late 2007 by scientific co-founders Drs. David Holtzman and Randall Bateman of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and LifeTech Research, a Maryland-based technology research andcommercialization firm (www.lifetechresearch.com). They reside at the Center for Emerging Technologies in St. Louis.
LINE Ventures is a venture capital investment firm that invests in games, internet advertising, and flexible investment fields.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- Japan, Indonesia, Thailand
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- Mellia — Mellia is a beauty company that provides cosmetics, body care products, and supplements.
- Stacked — Stacked is a new membership platform where fans get the most out of their support for creators.
- Sunday — Founded in Thailand in 2017, Sunday is the first full-stack InsurTech group adopting data models and technology to offer multiple insurance products and services across the entire customer journey. The company provides auto insurance, health insurance, and travel insurance.Sunday reinvents the entire insurance offering and experience to ensurethat customers' needs are met anytime, anywhere.
Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
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- Mined — Mined is a marketplace that provides online lessons in various subjects for elementary school students. Mind develops and operation of education-related services.
- PartnerProp — PartnerProp is a PRM tool with outstanding potential and a wide variety of capabilities that resolves all partner business difficulties.
- Takumi Giken Kogyo — Takumi Giken Kogyo is a price technology developer to help parts manufacturers quickly identify acceptable product prices. Takumi Giken Kogyo assists in estimate calculation and product function through AI drawing search and repeat project determination function, enabling manufacturers with flexible customization of product functions based oncustomer requirements.
STRIVE focuses on investing in early-stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies. It seeks out companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India with top-notch management teams and strong market potential. It is not tied to strategic investments for GREE Inc. and leverages its pan-Asia expertise for guiding its portfolio in an engaged,hands-on role.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, India, Indonesia
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- Asuene — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
- YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
- Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!
Chibagin Capital, part of Chiba Bank, is focused on consulting services, IPOs, and more.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Content
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan
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- BionicM — BionicM develops high-performance robot prostheses that enhance mobility for people with disabilities.BionicM has been conducting research on innovative technologies since 2015 at the University of Tokyo's Information Systems Engineering Laboratory (JSK) under the guidance of Professor Inaba and utilizing the world's most advancedrobotics research. In 2016, we were adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency as part of "Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology" (START), and in 2018, the company was established as a joint-stock company.
- AMATELUS — AMATELUS is involved in the creation of a product called SwipeVideo. The application is used to develop video and image shooting and distribution systems. Their product allows viewpoint or multi-angle video to be easily created, streamed in any web browser, or embedded into any webpage.
- Effectual — Effectual helps businesses and individuals regain online trust and build brands. With its own development know-how, they continue to develop web-based services connected to information transmission and branding. They use Google Maps to provide store advertising and anti-slander services.
DK Gate is a joint venture company of Digital Garage and Kodansha.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Social Media
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Japan, Singapore
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- 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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