Top 25 InsurTech VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in January 2026
A list of 25 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Insurtech startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Insurtech companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.Top 25 InsurTech VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in January 2026
| Investor | InsurTech Japan investments |
|---|---|
| Saison Capital | 3 |
| Anthemis | 2 |
| DG Daiwa Ventures | 2 |
| 500 Startups Japan | 2 |
| Cherubic Ventures | 2 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 2 |
| GMO VenturePartners | 2 |
| LINE Ventures | 2 |
| Kyokuto Securities | 2 |
| Kepple | 1 |
| LD Capital | 1 |
| ITOCHU Corporation | 1 |
| ANOBAKA | 1 |
| Hokuhoku Financial Group | 1 |
| OKB Capital | 1 |
| Epic Angels | 1 |
| Scrum Ventures | 1 |
| DeNA | 1 |
| Huobi Eco | 1 |
| Apis Partners | 1 |
| World Mode Holdings | 1 |
| Kyogin Lease & Capital | 1 |
| Coral Capital | 1 |
| Kiraboshi Consulting | 1 |
| FLAG-41 | 1 |
They invest in Seed to Series A companies across South East Asia and India. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Singapore, India, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- GoodScore — GoodScore is a credit management app in India designed to help users build and maintain a high credit score, with targeted features and expert support for financial wellbeing.
- XProtocol — XProtocol is a modular entertainment chain that uses base's superchain technology to help developers create games with player-driven economies.
- Mythic Protocol — The Central Hub for Mythic Operatives to conduct their operations
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, France
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- Cariqa — Cariqa: An all-in-one app for EV drivers. It makes charging, trip planning & battery management easy, with personalised recommendations based on your usage.
- Stoïk — Stoïk provides insurance and security to free your business from cyber-risk
- TrueLayer — We power faster and safer online payments with our open banking payments network. Onboard users, accept payments & make payouts in seconds. Learn more today.
DG Daiwa Ventures invests in start-up companies with next-generation technology and provides business development support. It is focused on blockchain, xR, AI, security, and BioHealth, as they are likely to be at the foundations of future businesses. In addition to the five core technologies, the fund will also focus on IoT technologies, whichoften overlap or serve as an application layer.
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- FinTech, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan, United States, India
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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
- Internet, Software, Human Resources
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Japan
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- Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
- Trustdock — Trustdock is a platform for identity confirmation API service in Japan. You can outsource KYC / identity confirmation via online API, complying with various laws including criminal profit transfer prevention law, antique sales law, cell phone fraud prevention use law etc. It can be used with any ID service regardless of business type, such asmatching to FinTech, shared eco, etc.
- 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.
Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, China, Taiwan
Portfolio highlights
- Wondera — Wondera is a developer of Web3-based social entertainment software designed to reward users for singing and other creative performances. The platform allows users to create personalized AI singers, participate in karaoke, record music, and contribute to the training of artificial intelligence models—all free of charge. By integrating user-generatedcontent with advanced AI technologies, Wondera enables individuals to express their creativity, develop their talents, and engage in an interactive, rewards-driven entertainment experience.
- Patlytics — Patent discovery, analytics, comparison, and workflow. Simplified via Artificial Intelligence.
- Terminal 3 — We empower an equitable digital future
Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Internet
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
- Henry — Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals.
- Logomix — Logomix Inc is a mammalian cellular genome architect startup. Logomix proprietary platform, Geno-Writing™, technology integrates large-scale (Mb) human genome-writing technologies and providing genetically architected versatile human cells and/or downsized cells and microbes for drug development and cell & gene therapy area.Majority ofthe cell engineering companies are currently focused on optimization of gene clusters by automatic high throughput system however, Logomix’s Geno-Writing™ provides the required tools for dealing with mammalian or complex genomes. Logomix works with partners by providing new biology-based solutions to co-create business and social values on Geno-Writing™ platform Current Focus Area includes: 1. Human Health & Therapeutics 2. Biomaterials & Chemicals 3. Agriculture & EnvironmentLogomix has 11 ongoing collaborative research partnerships. Currently Logomix is specifically looking for industry partners to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative disease areas.
An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, India
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- 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.
- TransBnk — 'TransBnk' is a Transaction Banking Platform that enables Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional clients to conduct agile, secure, and robust transactions using Embedded Finance and SaaS. Their goal is to provide deep subject experience to facilitate smooth domestic cash management and payments transactions. In close coordination withbanks, they provide escrows, trade finance, supply chain financing, and custodial services.
- 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.
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
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
Kyokuto Securities is a Japanese financial company focusing on securities dealing and securities brokerage.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, InsurTech, Insurance
- Seed, Series A
- Japan
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- Habitto — Habitto by SJ Mobile Labs is a new financial services venture focused on the Japanese market. The team and its advisors have a breadth of experience ranging from insurance, banking, e-commerce, adtech and ventures across five continents. This provides them with a unique approach to entering new markets and building valuable businesses.
Kepple Accounting is a start-up accounting and tax services.
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Investment focus
- Legal, Accounting, Construction
- Funding Round
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Argos — Argos provides the online insurance medical treatment service.
- better Japan — Better is a startup to develop and operate the inheritance tax web service.
LD Capital is one of Asia's earliest organizations focusing on value investing in blockchain field. Owing to industrial resource advantages and professional investment research teams, LD Capital has successively discovered and invested in projects such as Qtum, Vechain and Eos which all achieved over 100 times return.Their teams spread overChina, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, and have accumulated rich experience in areas of traditional internet, Fintech, and advanced blockchain technology. They are committed to the globalization of blockchain and quality investment in the entire industry.LD Capital focuses on blockchain innovation projects within finance, games, content publishing, Internet of Things and other circuits, and we have been propelling broad layout of blockchain technology and infrastructure construction to facilitate the comprehensive development of the global blockchain ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- DAOBase — DAOBase is an AI-powered data and infrastructure platform developed particularly for DAOs. By employing innovative algorithms, the company assists DAOs and voters in establishing on-chain and off-chain data reputation layers, allowing users to intelligently monitor DAO governance, make educated decisions, and investigate future job models.
- Redpill AI — Access 200+ AI models with privacy-first infrastructure. Private models in GPU TEE, OpenAI-compatible API, zero data retention.
- Yellow — Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.
The history of ITOCHU Corporation (hereinafter "ITOCHU") dates back to 1858 when the Company's founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 150 years into a sogo shosha, engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textiles,machinery, information and communications-related products, metals, products related to oil and other energy sources, general merchandise, chemicals, and provisions and food. In addition, ITOCHU has made multifaceted investments in insurance agencies, finance, construction, real estate trading, and warehousing as well as operations and businesses incidental or related to those fields.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Software, Financial Services
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Reject — Reject is an esports firm that focuses on management of its team REJECT, players, apparel business, and event management services.
- Sakana AI — We are creating a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence.
- Javelin — Javelin Global Commodities provide a one stop shop for marketing, trading, hedging, transporting, financing, advising and investing in commodities.
ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
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- 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.
In order to achieve sustainable regional economic and local communities development, the Hokuhoku Financial Group will address corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a significant issue and meet the expectations that local citizens, shareholders, and society have of the group.
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Investment focus
- Communities, Service Industry
- Series B
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Rehas — Rehas is a healthcare solution provider that specializes in home medical care and employment support services.
- Argos — Argos provides the online insurance medical treatment service.
- 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.
OKB Capital seeks to invest in companies aiming to go public and gives advice on capital policy. OKB Capital supports the growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, AgTech
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- Japan
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- Argos — Argos provides the online insurance medical treatment service.
- Brainbuddy — Brainbuddy specializes in sales support, business growth, recruiting, consulting, and training services.
- Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
We're Epic Angels - the world's largest Collective of fabulous female investors, investing in APAC and LATAM. We're so active that Tech in Asia just ranked us #4 among ALL angel networks in Asia. Not bad for a women-only collective, right?
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- Financial Services, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Singapore, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Arogga — Arogga App is the first Bangladeshi app that brought healthcare system to your doorstep. Easy and efficient. With a click of a button, upload your prescription and we will ensure safe delivery of your medicine at earliest possible time.
- Qarbotech — QarboGrow Photosynthesis Enhancer Sustainable and Efficient Farming Uncover the significance of photosynthesis and learn how our product can enhance it to new heights! Learn More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCp_pY8CzLg Curious about how our patented nanotechnology-based solution revolutionizes photosynthesis? What is photosynthesis and why is it inefficient? Photosynthesis is nature's remarkable process, where plants harness the power of sunlight
- Matilda Health — Optimising your health through a comprehensive pre and post- surgery program that supports the whole you
Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that has invested in over 80 startups across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities. Scrum Studios is reinventing the traditional accelerator -- taking a stage-agnostic approach in connecting best-in-class startups with leading Japanese corporations.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Japan, China
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- Fanstake — Fanstake helps in organizing player specific programs by pooling funds from fans.
- Jericho Security — Train your team to defend against the latest cyber attacks with our complete cybersecurity platform.
- Campus Ink - NIL Store — Campus Ink Screen Printing & Embroidery, Champaign - Urbana, Custom T-Shirts, Fraternity & Sorority Apparel Simple
DeNA provides a social game platform, social games, e-commerce, and other Web services for mobile devices and PCs. Its current flagship business is its mobile social games platform Mobage which offers first, second, and third-party games on multiple localized player networks worldwide.
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- E-Commerce, Education, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Huobi Eco is an investment firm.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- China, Singapore, Japan
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- MetaOne — MetaOne offers guild management solutions for GameFi developers.
- Optix — Optix is a multi-chain option protocol service provider.
- BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.
Apis Partners LLP backs growth financial services innovators who create transformative impact in their communities.
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- Financial Services, Payments, FinTech
- Private Equity, Funding Round, Series B
- India, Singapore, South Africa
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- Xoxoday — Loyalty program is crucial for big companies. We can help you engage and reward your customers online, discover our loyalty programs
- Thunes — bn Mobile and Stablecoin Wallets, Bank Accounts and Cards 0 Countries 0 Fiat and Stablecoin Currencies 0 Payment Methods 0 + Licences Unlock superior cross-border payments. Connect to our network and enable your customers to send instant payments to 120 mobile wallet brands and 3 billion mobile wallet accounts worldwide. Pay-to-Banks Enable reliable real-time payments
- RenewBuy — Simplest way to renew your car insurance. Get quote and insure your car in couple of minutes - no pesky calls/ salesmen...And avail best deals too..
World Mode Holdings specialized in the fashion and cosmetic industries.
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- Apps, FinTech, Finance
- Seed
- Japan
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- OsidOri — OsidOri is a financial app company will provide this mechanism with the new FinTech service.
Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.
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- Manufacturing, Task Management, Medical
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Japan
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- KOMPEITO — Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Rege Nephro — Rege Nephro is a biotech company that specialized in R&D, production and marketing of renal disease therapeutics.
- Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Japan, United States
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- MarqVision — Effortlessly discover and remove counterfeits to protect your sales and reputation.
- CoLab — CoLab is a technology company that provides robotics, artificial intelligence solutions, and business consulting services.
- NutmegLabs — NutmegLabs takes care of tourism and leisure by helping with online booking and digitizing the business. It was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Kiraboshi Consulting provides lectures, seminars, and consulting on business succession and tax-related matters. It was founded in July 1984 and is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
- Medical, InsurTech, Insurance
- Seed
- Japan
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- Argos — Argos provides the online insurance medical treatment service.
FLAG-41 is an investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Medical, InsurTech, Insurance
- Seed
- Japan
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- Argos — Argos provides the online insurance medical treatment service.
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