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Top 50 Marketplace VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in May 2025

A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Marketplace startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Marketplace companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Marketplace VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in May 2025

Investor Marketplace Japan investments
SMBC Venture Capital 22
Drone Fund 18
ANOBAKA 18
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital 17
Incubate Fund 16
Mizuho Capital 14
Nissay Capital 13
W ventures 13
ANRI 12
JAFCO 11
B Dash Ventures 10
East Ventures 10
Global Brain Corporation 10
ITOCHU Technology Ventures 9
Daiwa Corporate Investment 9
STRIVE 8
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) 8
Vector 7
SBI Investment 7
Hiroshima Venture Capital 7
NOW Japan 6
iSGS Investment Works 6
Future Venture Capital 6
500 Startups Japan 6
VOYAGE VENTURES 6
Monex Ventures 6
Coral Capital 6
Mizuho Bank 6
PE&HR 6
Colopl Next 6
Japan Finance Corporation 6
Energy & Environment Investment 6
Venture United 5
DBJ Capital 5
F Ventures 5
Globis Capital Partners 5
Mitsubishi Corporation 5
Yamaguchi Capital 5
UntroD Capital 5
Angel Bridge 5
Adways 5
Real Tech Japan 5
Sumitomo 4
TLM 4
DNX Ventures 4
D4V 4
MIRAISE 4
GMO VenturePartners 4
Accord Ventures 4
UNITED 4
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SMBC Venture Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 42 investments in the past 12 months
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Health Care, Software
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Ababa — Ababa provides recruitment and employment solutions.
  • DelizMart — Deliz Mart is a digital-driven platform that helps to solve food distribution challenges and reduce cost transactions in the food industry.
  • Penetrator — Penetrator transforms the real estate market with space technology, tackling transaction issues and forming landslide observation systems.
Drone Fund VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in the past 12 months
Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy. It offers capital investment and financing and aims to create a Drone Ecosystem where LPs and startups can benefit from membership within the Drone Fund.
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Investment focus
  • Drones, Robotics, Aerospace
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
  • SORA Technology — SORA Technology builds and operates health care and public health infrastructure utilizing drones and their operational management systems.
  • Proxima Technology — Proxima Technology is an IT company that provides artificial intelligence and deep learning solutions for the manufacturing industry.
ANOBAKA VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 15 investments in the past 12 months
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, Content, Food and Beverage
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • hicrea — hicrea is an AI-powered SaaS platform for fashion companies.
  • Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
  • Josh Collaboration — Josh Collaboration is a software company that provides mailing, fax transmission, and partner management services.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 70 investments in the past 12 months
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Manabie — Manabie is an Education Technology start-up company on a mission to provide a new style of online & offline merged learning around the world. We provide students with everything they need for efficient learning; high-quality learning materials, great learning environments, personal coaches and more! We believe that our new method of learning,integrating online and offline will dramatically innovate the way students learn.
  • M&A Cloud — M & A is a Match Platform for Small & Medium Venture Companies
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
Incubate Fund VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 22 investments in the past 12 months
Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Gatebox — It is a research laboratory beyond dimension" which is researching and developing to realize "a world where you can live with a character". Therefore, Gatebox Co., Ltd. refers to itself as "Gatebox Lab" and conducts research and development beyond dimension in the area of ​​Akihabara day and night. Dreaming that day,coming to meet beyond dimension.
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
  • Mjolnir Spaceworks — Mjolnir Spaceworks desings and manufactures state-of-the-art novel space rockets with efficient engines as well as other space equipments.
Mizuho Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 45 investments in the past 12 months
Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • Quemix — Quemix is an IT company specialized in providing quantum computing solutions.
  • Plainer — Plainer is an IT company that provides software development, data management, and SaaS solutions.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
Nissay Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 26 investments in the past 12 months
Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Internet, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Portfolio highlights
  • CloudLegal — CloudLegal provides AI-powered legal services, combining generative AI with legal expertise to streamline corporate operations.
  • Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
  • Knowhere — Knowhere is a company that applies high-performance AI to sports.
W ventures VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 6 investments in the past 12 months
W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Content, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, Indonesia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Newmo — newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort.
  • Tradom — Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk.
  • Starley — Starley offers end-to-end development and implementation of artificial intelligence-related products.
ANRI VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 26 investments in the past 12 months
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
  • AiCAN — AiCAN provides system planning and development, data analysis, IT, and consulting services related to child welfare.
  • Asusola — Asusola engaged in the renewable energy power generation business
JAFCO VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 21 investments in the past 12 months
Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to thecreations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series A, Funding Round, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
  • Pocket Sign — Pocket Sign develops digital platforms that store e-signatures and other authentication details for it's users privacy and security.
  • Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
B Dash Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Internet, Media and Entertainment
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, Taiwan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Newmo — newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort.
  • Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
  • Qlay — Qlay is an AI-automated global engineer hiring platform
East Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 53 investments in the past 12 months
East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • SoLeLands — SoLeLands provides children with future-ready skills, virtues, and applied competences and inspires children to love learning.
  • Maka Motors — MAKA is dedicated to building the best electric motorcycles for Indonesian riders.
  • Zenith Learning Group — Zenith Learning Group's mission is to deliver a holistic, world-class education to learners across South East Asia through technology.
Global Brain Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 62 investments in the past 12 months
Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • 10x — 10x provides One-stop service from meal planning to grocery shopping.
  • Otetsutabi — Otetsutabi is a regional revitalization platform that offers the opportunity for participants to help at accommodations and breweries in rural areas that struggle with seasonal labor shortages. The locals offer transportation expenses and places to stay in return, so participants can travel to the areas with ease.
  • Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
ITOCHU Technology Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV), based in Tokyo, is the venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is one of the world's largest corporations with offices in over 80 countries and operations that cover a broad spectrum of industries. ITV's mission is to invest and help build leading information technology companies by leveraging avast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies. The ITOCHU group has a long history of funding information technology companies with successes including Siebel Systems, NVIDIA, Openwave and Aruba Networks. Current portfolio includes, Box, Fab, Ooyala, WHILL, Tokyo Otaku Mode, etc.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
  • Eight Knot — Eight Knot designs and develops autonomous navigation system for water mobility using robotics & AI.
  • Aeterlink — Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power.
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
Daiwa Corporate Investment VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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 stockexchange listings.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Task Management, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, France, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Tacoms — CAMEL is a service that allows you to easily manage orders from multiple food delivery / takeout services on a single tablet.
  • Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
  • COUNTERWORKS — Counter works is an Information technology company.
STRIVE VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months
STRIVE focuses on investing in early-stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies. It seeks out companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India with top-notch management teams and strong market potential. It is not tied to strategic investments for GREE Inc. and leverages its pan-Asia expertise for guiding its portfolio in an engaged,hands-on role.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, India, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • 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!
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 15 investments in the past 12 months
MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Gatebox — It is a research laboratory beyond dimension" which is researching and developing to realize "a world where you can live with a character". Therefore, Gatebox Co., Ltd. refers to itself as "Gatebox Lab" and conducts research and development beyond dimension in the area of ​​Akihabara day and night. Dreaming that day,coming to meet beyond dimension.
  • Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
  • Gaudi Clinical — Gaudi Clinical is a health care firm that engages in regenerative medicine outsourcing and cell processing contract establishments.
Vector VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
  • Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
  • CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
SBI Investment VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 17 investments in the past 12 months
SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Zolve — Best neo bank in India offering international banking & financial services online. Apply for a US bank account, credit card & student education loan with Zolve!
  • Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
  • TOKYO GameFi — TOKYO GameFi is a Web3 firm formed by a management team of developers and engineers with previous experience at CyberAgent.
Hiroshima Venture Capital VC Fund · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.
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Investment focus
  • Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, E-Commerce
  • Funding Round, Series B, Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Ababa — Ababa provides recruitment and employment solutions.
  • AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
NOW Japan VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Investment focus
  • Content, Marketing, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Aracan — Aracan is an e-commerce business that provides online and offline car-sharing services for vehicles.
  • GEOFLA — Geofra develops Planning and creation of items that rejuvenate the movement of people in physical areas, regional revitalization initiatives
  • HIGHRESO — GPUSOROBAN is a GPU cloud service that enables anyone to perform high-speed calculations on high-end GPUs with ease. Hi-Res, the running business, is the first GPU cloud operator in Japan to be accredited as a "NVIDIA Elite Partner," the program's highest level (CSP Compute field). Furthermore, it received the "Best CSP Partnerof the Year" award at the NVIDIA NPN Partner Award 2022. It is widely used by university research institutes, large corporations, and AI venture firms, with over 100 uses per year.
iSGS Investment Works VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
  • Inter — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
  • Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.
Future Venture Capital VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 12 investments in the past 12 months
Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Myanmar
Portfolio highlights
  • Nagaku — Nagaku is a web magazine that publishes about culture along with web development, PR, marketing, and consulting services.
  • Perkup — Perkup is a coworking company that conducts off-site meetings and training camps for organizations.
  • Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
500 Startups Japan VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States
500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Software, Human Resources
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
  • Trustdock — Trustdock is a platform for identity confirmation API service in Japan. You can outsource KYC / identity confirmation via online API, complying with various laws including criminal profit transfer prevention law, antique sales law, cell phone fraud prevention use law etc. It can be used with any ID service regardless of business type, such asmatching to FinTech, shared eco, etc.
  • Connected Robotics — Connected Robotics is an information technology company that designs and manufactures robotic arms for enterprises. The company's product, OctoChef, provides cooking services. It caters to individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. The company was founded in 2014 and is basedin Koganei-shi, Japan.
VOYAGE VENTURES VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and othergrowing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, Content
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, China, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
  • ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
Monex Ventures VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Software, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • Degas — Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa.
  • pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • Hakki Africa — HAKKI AFRICA provides microfinance services for SMEs.
Coral Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in the past 12 months
Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Lens — Lens ocuses on supporting corporate activities related to governance, risk management, compliance (GRC), and security.
  • 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.
Mizuho Bank VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 24 investments in the past 12 months
Mizuho Bank is a commercial bank that began operation on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. It offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities. It also provides current and ordinary, deposits at notice, time, and specified deposits, deposits for tax,nonresident deposits in yen, foreign currency deposits, negotiable time deposits and loans by bill, loans on a deed, and overdrafts as well as discounts for bank acceptances, commercial papers, and documentary bills. Moreover, it offers investment banking and custodial, syndication, bond administrative, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate restructuring, project, and asset finance services, settlement and asset management services. It operates as a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
  • KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
  • Credit Saison India — Credit Saison India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Saison Co. Ltd, a Japanese credit card/prepaid card issuer. Credit Saison India has offices in Bangalore and Mumbai.
PE&HR VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
PE&HR is a private equity and venture capital firm that seeks to invest in incubation, start-up, and early-stage companies. PE&HR primarily invests in the human resources, internet, healthcare, IT, mobile, and social commerce-related industries.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Fashion, Education
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Meme — MEME is a money app for parents and children to make money more familiar and simplifies the flow of money.
  • VIE STYLE — VIE STYLE offers wearable music device and AI technology services.
  • BEAM Technologies — BEAM Technologies, focuses on developing optical semiconductor devices using special light to offer clean solutions to ecosystem-related problems.
Colopl Next VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Colopl Next is the corporate venture capital of is Colopl, Inc, which is a leading Japanese gaming company. Colopl, Inc. is founded with the mission of “Entertainment in Real Life”, and constantly put its customer as first priority.Colopl Next is headquartered in Japan, but invests globally in a variety of internet businesses, with the commitmentto support innovative entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
  • Virtual Reality, Software, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Levellr — Stop losing insights in Discord noise
  • SALOWIN — SALOWIN is a shared salon where freelance hairdressers can freely provide customer service and service.
  • CaseBlink — AI for immigration lawyers | CaseBlink is AI software for immigration law firms. With CaseBlink, generate EB-2 NIW, EB-1A, and O-1 applications end-to-end.
Japan Finance Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in the past 12 months
Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
  • Japan, India, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • AirKamuy — AirKamuy is an aviation company that designs and manufactures fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and drones with the help of modern technology.
  • Haul — Haul is a human resources company that provides recruitment consulting and marketing SaaS development services.
  • Sorabito — SORABITO is an eCommerce marketplace for used construction equipment and machinery.
Energy & Environment Investment VC Fund · Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan · 15 investments in the past 12 months
Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Energy, Internet of Things
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Asusola — Asusola engaged in the renewable energy power generation business
  • Aeterlink — Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power.
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
Venture United VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Travel, Content
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
  • FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
  • Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.
DBJ Capital VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 20 investments in the past 12 months
DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in June 2010 through the integration of two venture capital firms of the DBJ Group, New Business Investment Co., Ltd. and Intellectual Properties Development & Investment, Inc. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc.At DBJ Capital, we focus on venture firms which use newtechnologies and business models to grow and compete on the global market, regardless of their industry or scale. To meet the particular needs of each client, we mobilize the entire DBJ Group to arrange the best investment solutions, ranging from growth-spurring equity investment to financing schemes drawing on DBJ's vast networks.We also assist in venture start-ups. Our value enhancement team provides the kind of comprehensive, hands-on support needed to commercialize outstanding intellectual property and technologies developed by firms, research labs, and universities, and to carve out a place for them in the market.DBJ Capital will continue to play in a part in Japan's economic revival - by helping the firms we invest in to grow, and by encouraging the creation of new industries in Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Ababa — Ababa provides recruitment and employment solutions.
  • Linqmed — Linqmed is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research and development of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.
  • Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.
F Ventures VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Service Industry
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Japan, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • Bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
  • Tripi — Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.
Globis Capital Partners VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in the past 12 months
Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Software, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
  • Manabie — Manabie is an Education Technology start-up company on a mission to provide a new style of online & offline merged learning around the world. We provide students with everything they need for efficient learning; high-quality learning materials, great learning environments, personal coaches and more! We believe that our new method of learning,integrating online and offline will dramatically innovate the way students learn.
  • Knowhere — Knowhere is a company that applies high-performance AI to sports.
Mitsubishi Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations asits diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, Logistics
  • Corporate Round, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Ample — Ample is a new energy delivery solution for electric vehicles. It uses Modular Battery Swapping to deliver 100% charge to any EV in a few minutes.
  • Mangrove Lithium — Mangrove Lithium is a ground-breaking refining platform that redefines the industry standard for battery grade lithium refining
  • Preferred Networks — Preferred Networks (PFN) was established in March 2014 in Tokyo with the goal to develop practical, real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies. PFN is currently focused on three priority areas – transportation systems, manufacturing and bio-healthcare – and also exploring the use of deep learning in personalrobots, plant optimization, materials discovery, sports analytics and entertainment. PFN has a U.S. subsidiary in Burlingame, California.
Yamaguchi Capital VC Fund · Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm. Yamaguchi Capital Co., Ltd. was established in 1996 and is based in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Manufacturing, Software
  • Funding Round, Series B, Seed
  • Japan, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Pocket Sign — Pocket Sign develops digital platforms that store e-signatures and other authentication details for it's users privacy and security.
  • Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
UntroD Capital VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in the past 12 months
UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, Singapore, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Alternō — Alternō was founded with a vision to create Asia's first low-cost thermal energy storage solution for renewable energy, to be deployed widely across the region by 2050. Alternō received early stage funding from Antler VC in Jan 2023 to kick off the research & development.
  • Q5D Technology — Additive manufacturing with conductors. Eliminate traditional wiring, saving space and weight. Unique 5-axis robots add power and data functions to products. Simplify supply chains and manufacturing. Transform productivity with our hardware, software, and support.
  • Optieum Biotechnologies — Optieum Biotechnologies Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company committed to developing innovative scFv antibody-based therapies for the treatment of patients with cancers. Their proprietary platform technology, Eumbody System™, enables to develop and detect a scFv-based product candidates that specifically bind to, and modulate tooptimize the immune-cell function for oncology targets.We are committed to helping patients with severe diseases by bringing life-changing therapies to the patients in need.
Angel Bridge VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in the past 12 months
Angel Bridge is a angel investor groups in Japan and provide high quality and abundant funds to excellent companies.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Consulting
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
  • Lisse — Lisse offers legal business innovation through the use of AI.
  • Bloomo Securities — Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.
Adways VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Based in Tokyo, Adways is a mobile marketing solution provider mostly known for its Asia’s largest mobile CPI adnetwork “AppDriver” and mobile app measurement & tracking tool “PartyTrack” used by great number of major app developers around the world. Since 2004 when it opened the first overseas office in China, Adways has been aggressivelyexpanding its mobile app distribution network in Asian markets. Now with 1,000 employees in 11 countries (Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and the USA), Adways supports app developers worldwide to maximize their user acquisition and monetization and furthermore thrives to provide new value to the market. Haruhisa Okamura is Founder and CEO of Adways who has grown Adways from a small startup to an international corporation with over a thousand employees around the world. In 2006, Adways went public and Okamura was one of the youngest entrepreneurs to list a company in Japan at that time.You can read his story here: "How a high school dropout became a multi-millionaire entrepreneur" http://www.techinasia.com/high-school-dropout-multimillionaire-entrepreneur/
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Media and Entertainment, Software
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • 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.
  • MiddleField — MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment. They creates a society where a lot of people are involved as a middle point of all people's dreams. MiddleField owns and operates an e-commerce platform offering cars.
Real Tech Japan VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, Singapore, Austria
Portfolio highlights
  • Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
  • Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions.
  • MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
Sumitomo VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 8 investments in the past 12 months
Welcome to the official website of Sumitomo Corporation, a leading integrated trading company engaged in diverse businesses based on its global network.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Series B, Funding Round, Corporate Round
  • Japan, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • 44.01 — We offer a permanent CO2 storage solution using the natural power of mineralisation
  • Zension — Zension is a subscription e-commerce company for consumer tech. Each and every day, we set out to create a new standard for connectivity and access to the best technology tools for all.
  • Luffy AI — Discover Luffy.ai's Adaptive AI Control for unmatched industrial optimisation and performance. Experience the future with our innovative adaptive AI solutions.
TLM VC Fund · Portland, Oregon, United States
TLM is a venture capital that invests basically in seed rounds, including some Series A startups.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Content, SNS
  • Seed, Angel, Series B
  • Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
  • Nanameue — Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way.
  • Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.
DNX Ventures VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 20 investments in the past 12 months
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
Portfolio highlights
  • Emium — Emium creates an infrastructure that will be a driving force in dental care and dental technology.
  • ElastixAI — ElastixAI is developing an AI inference platform designed to optimize how large language models are run.
  • NetRise — NetRise - firmware security, software bill of materials (SBOM), and deep risk visibility for manufacturers and asset owners alike.
D4V VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 8 investments in the past 12 months
D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer and enterprise technology startups.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Software, Apps
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
  • Lecto — Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
  • Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
MIRAISE VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
We are engineers investing in engineers. With experienced mentors, MIRAISE supports you hands-if basis, for business model, financial planning and presentation. All founders of our potfolio automatically join MIRAISE online community that gives you the peer-learning opportunities with other founders. Join us updating the normal!
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Japan, United States, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
  • CuboRex — CuboRex realizes creative mobility using its crawler technology.
  • Zenmetry — Zenmetry primarily engages in the development of web services and business consulting.
  • SUSHI TOP MARKETING — SUSHI TOP MARKETING is an IT company that offers marketing, NFT utilization, and consulting services.
GMO VenturePartners VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in the past 12 months
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, Finance
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • 10x — 10x provides One-stop service from meal planning to grocery shopping.
  • RightTouch — RightTouch is a media company that offers customer support with KARTE RightSupport, and media CS Mag for tailored solutions and insights.
  • Zolve — Best neo bank in India offering international banking & financial services online. Apply for a US bank account, credit card & student education loan with Zolve!
Accord Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Accord Ventures is a venture capital firm that believes in and supports the potential of Asian entrepreneurs. It has invested in more than 50 startups in Japan, the United States, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and new technologies that bring new value to society, such as IoT, AI, and fintech, with a focus on platform businesses that utilize ITtechnology. And new services are supported.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Malaysia
Portfolio highlights
  • Mawari — Our mission is to unlock new perspectives with real-time immersive technology powered by a decentralized network of global resources
  • Openrec — Openrec is a live-streaming platform that focuses on game commentary and online event business.
  • Thinkfree — Thinkfree Office is a private, secure online office suite. Discover an office with flexible deployment options and MS Office compatibility.
UNITED VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 18 investments in the past 12 months
UNITED, Inc. is developing the smart phone app and the advertising technology business.
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Investment focus
  • Media and Entertainment, Content, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, Nigeria, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Precal — Precal is an information technology company that develops applications that are common with pharmacies, pharmacists, and dispensing clerks.
  • Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
  • FLASH — FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup.
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