Top 50 Medical Device Startup Investors in Japan (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
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14 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $1.2M–$68M |
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JAFCO
VC Fund
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8 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1.3M–$71M |
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Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
VC Fund
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8 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $345k–$117M |
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UntroD Capital
VC Fund
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7 | Japan, Singapore, Austria | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care | $316k–$15M |
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund
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7 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Information Technology, Medical | $457k–$28M |
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Nippon Venture Capital
VC Fund
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7 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.4M–$50M |
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $712k–$85M |
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Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology | $826k–$41M |
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ANRI
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $275k–$34M |
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SBI Investment
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, South Korea, United States | Series B, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Financial Services | $1.9M–$62M |
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Osaka University Venture Capital
VC Fund
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5 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $480k–$17M |
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FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund
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5 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $547k–$50M |
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
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5 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $900k–$27M |
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UTokyo Innovation Platform
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing | |
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MIRAI SOUZOU
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United Kingdom | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Manufacturing, Robotics, Software | $300k–$11M |
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MedVenture Partners
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States | Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Medical Device, Health Care, Manufacturing | $931k–$11M |
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ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Belgium | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $356k–$48M |
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, France | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Task Management | $310k–$43M |
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Diamond Medino Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Medical | $854k–$7.9M |
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Central Japan Seed Fund
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $868k–$6.6M |
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Japan Science and Technology Agency
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing | $286k–$18M |
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OKB Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, AgTech | $1.1M–$84M |
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iSGS Investment Works
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | E-Commerce, Internet, Software | $351k–$52M |
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Fujifilm
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, China | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $1.3M–$1.7B |
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Scrum Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Japan, China | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.1M–$31M |
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Litalico
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Medical, Medical Device | $447k–$14M |
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $480k–$11M |
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CEJ Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Series A, Series B | Medical, Medical Device, Information Technology | $7.3M–$425M |
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Glocalink
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Robotics, Biotechnology | $43k–$3.3M |
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Macnica
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, Taiwan, Germany | Corporate Round, Seed, Series A | Health Care, Medical Device, Information Technology | $203k–$50M |
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JMTC Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Robotics, Medical Device, Manufacturing | $650k–$12M |
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Antler
VC Fund
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2 | Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $108k–$28M |
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Green Core
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A, Seed | Pharmaceutical, Health Care, Medical | $2M–$4.8M |
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Cyberdyne
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States | Series B, Seed | Health Care, Medical, Manufacturing | $1.4M–$213M |
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $275k–$5M |
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Toranomon Impact Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Training, Health Care, Apps | $815k–$1M |
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Higin Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Medical, Biotechnology, Software | $279k–$17M |
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Chiba Dojo
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $689k–$32M |
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Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Corporate Round | Biotechnology, Medical, Laser | $2.1M–$5.5M |
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DG Daiwa Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence | $367k–$19M |
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2020 Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Japan, India | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain | $1M–$57M |
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IT-Farm
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Japan, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Medical | $1M–$36M |
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WASEDA University Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Medical, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $1.2M–$38M |
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Oita Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical | $625k–$35M |
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Mistletoe
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Education | $709k–$44M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $1.2M–$52M |
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Foxconn Technology Group
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, Taiwan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence | $1.6M–$190M |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, India, United Arab Emirates | Debt Financing, Series B | Financial Services, Finance, Health Care | $6.4M–$1.1B |
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DBJ Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Australia | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Biotechnology | $1.1M–$184M |
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Leo Electronics
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A | Leasing, Consulting, Medical Device | $958k–$1.7M |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 656
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$29M; Series B $3.5M–$68M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020
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.
- Caguuu — Caguuu offers high-quality designer furniture at affordable prices, through e-commerce, eliminating middlemen and store operating costs.
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 324
- Round size: Series A $2.5M–$71M; Series B $5.5M–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $567M in 2019
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.
- 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.
- Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
Fast Track Initiative is a venture capital firm with an exclusive focus on life sciences and healthcare services.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Round size: Seed $345k–$117M; Series A $3M–$51M; Series B $4.7M–$83M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $124M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
- Storm Therapeutics — Targeting pathways that modify RNA to deliver novel cancer therapeutics.
- Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 144
- Round size: Seed $316k–$6M; Series A $2.1M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $927k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Eco-Pork — Eco-Pork is a co-creation solution farm that supports farmers' food productivity improvement. It is connecting the pig and technology, pork ( Pork ) new business ecosystems ( Ecosystem By building a), in the pork growing demand around the world, to get the most out of the food supply capacity is finite.
- Teragen Energy — Teragen Energy develops an energy technology platform based on advanced regenerative solid oxide fuel cells that provide both power generation and energy storage in a single system. The company’s systems generate electricity from external fuels such as natural gas or hydrogen without combustion and can operate in reverse to store power as hydrogen.Teragen designs modular systems that can be scaled from megawatt-scale installations for data centers to deployments for microgrids, renewable projects, and utilities. Its technology is intended to help operators manage variable renewable output, ride through outages, and address daily capacity needs using one device. Teragen focuses on applications including AI and cloud data centers, manufacturing and cold storage facilities, remote communities, and electric grid infrastructure. The platform is positioned to replace separate diesel generators and battery systems by combining fuel-flexible generation and low-cost storage in a compact footprint.
- IGrid Solutions — IGrid Solutions will promote “eDCM” to optimize power energy demand.
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, Information Technology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 296
- Round size: Seed $457k–$21M; Series A $1.3M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- OptQC — OptQC commercializes cutting-edge optical quantum computing technologies developed by the Furusawa-Endo Laboratory. Because optical quantum computers are more scalable than superconducting and other quantum computing implementations, OptQC's optical quantum computers should reach this scale. They also have benefits like faster processing andreduced power consumption, which makes optical quantum computers a possible long-term pinnacle of quantum 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.
- Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.
Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 183
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$50M; Series B $3.3M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $15M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Space BD — Space BD aims to become a one-stop shop to respond to all issues related to industrialization of space, and alleviate the work of businesses that are developing new technologies.
- KUZEN — KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices.
- Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 526
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$52M; Series B $2.4M–$85M; Venture - Series Unknown $712k–$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.
- bestat — bestat is a developer of platforms for 3D data creation, management, and utilization using AI and offers digital twins services.
- ElleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
Keio Innovation Initiative (KII) is a venture capital established by Keio University. In order to make more effective use of the research results of Keio University, we aim to contribute to the development of society by creating investment for venture companies that utilize research results and creating new industries.The key to thinking aboutJapan's future growth strategy is to utilize advanced research results of the university. In addition to GDP, in addition to GDP, Japan is the world's third largest R & D exporter in R & D expenses, but as the low growth rate shows, it has a problem in investment efficiency in research and development. There are also reports on the entrepreneurial spirit that is indispensable for creating new industries, with the lowest entrepreneurial activity rate among developed countries.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 91
- Round size: Seed $826k–$14M; Series A $2.2M–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- ElleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
- Starlight Engine — Starlight Engine develops and commercializes fusion energy power plant technologies.
- Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 306
- Round size: Seed $275k–$10M; Series A $967k–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $731k–$28M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- HANAMII — HANAMII is a creative and marketing company that offers digital marketing, branding, business support services, and social media marketing.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 448
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$44M; Series B $4.5M–$62M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $77M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
- Direava — Direava is a medical device company that manufactures, sells, leases, and maintains medical equipments along with consulting services.
- Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
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Browse database — It's Free!Osaka University Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage ventures in the fields of life innovation, green innovation, and platform technology. The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Osaka, Japan.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 92
- Round size: Seed $480k–$4.5M; Series A $1.5M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $685k–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2021
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- JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- Toregem BioPharma — Toregem BioPharma is a startup from Kyoto University that develops a treatment for congenital adentia. Toregem BioPharma is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
FFG Venture Business Partners is a large-scale enterprise that offers in traditional regional bank venture capital.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $706k–$50M; Series A $1.2M–$8.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- MW — MW is a smart home solution company that develops smart residential physical AI, robotics, and home design services.
- InsightX — InsightX is a technology platform focused on empowering businesses by simplifying complex processes and enabling smarter, more personalized user experiences.
- Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 204
- Round size: Seed $900k–$14M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $3.1M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $326M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Mujin — At Mujin, we design automation platforms to enhance any robot, enable advanced capabilities and lower operating costs.
- Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
- X Mile — Corporate Site:https://www.xmile.co.jp/ Service Site:https://x-work.jp/
The University of Tokyo IPC is a company responsible for expanding the innovation ecosystem of the University of Tokyo. Accelerate global innovation from the University of Tokyo through three activities: start-up support, investment business, and corporate innovation support.It was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University ofTokyo in 2016 with the enforcement of the revised law of the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Law, which is the basis law. The investment targets of the Todai IPC are venture companies that utilize the research results and human resources of the University of Tokyo, but they also make FOF (fund of funds) investments in funds managed by some private venture capital companies. In 2019, it started a consortium-type incubation program (University of Tokyo IPC 1stRound) to support the establishment and financing of Tokyo University-related ventures.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Issin — Issin manufactures bath mats that can measure weight and automatically record daily weight changes on your smartphone.
- RoboTruck — RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications.
- Leading Mark — Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers.
MIRAI SOUZOU operates as a venture capital firm that invests in institutional lookup and supporting projects. The Company invests in institutional research and development supporting projects, medicine, agriculture, ocean field, and other industries. Innovations and Future Creation conducts businesses in Japan.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Robotics, Software
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $300k–$2.7M; Series A $1.7M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $887k–$6M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $39M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Singular Machines — Singular Machines is an engineering automation company that provides solutions to engineering issues.
- Equitas Medical Co. — Equitas Medical provides management support for clinics, including operational improvement, strategic planning, recruitment, digital transformation, and back-office administration. It supports business succession for clinic owners by providing transition options intended to maintain patient and staff continuity. The company also promotes healthcaredigital transformation through AI, cloud services, remote-care tools, hospital real-world data use, and medical department digitalization. Its services are intended for healthcare professionals, clinic owners, and healthcare organizations.
- Trash Technologies — Trash Technologies is an AI-powered sustainability company focusing on sourcing recycled materials with cost-offsetting benefits.
MedVenture Partners invests in seed to early stage projects and start-ups in the life science field focusing mainly on medical devices.
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- Industry: Medical Device, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Series A $931k–$11M; Series B $2.4M–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$4.4M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.2M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- A-Wave — A-Wave is a manufacturing company that develops and markets medical devices, pharmaceuticals, computer software, and hardware.
- Quali — Quali is dedicated to developing innovative products and solutions that support microsurgery, with the goal of addressing critical challenges in the medical field and improving patient outcomes and overall quality of life.
- Avisi Technologies — Avisi Technologies is developing a nanotechnology-enabled defense against blindness from glaucoma.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 152
- Round size: Seed $356k–$48M; Series A $2.8M–$43M; Series B $3.4M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $93M in 2019
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- CMerTV — CMer TV is a platform that connects advertisers with newspapers, magazines, and specialized media by video
- Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
- Pixie Dust Technologies — Pixie Dust Technologies is a developer of computational technologies, including its ultrasonic phased array system with which one can generate force in mid-air; transport things in mid-air without touching anything; target and deliver different sounds from person to person in a crowd; direct guide-dogs; and even apply this in agricultural farming.
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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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Task Management
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 136
- Round size: Seed $310k–$2.8M; Series A $1.1M–$43M; Venture - Series Unknown $710k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2018
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- 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.
Diamond Medino Capital offers services that revolutionize health care and society.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Series A $854k–$7.9M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FerroptoCure — FerroptoCure is a research firm that specializes in ferroptosis research and the development of therapeutic drugs to treat diseases.
- Global Vascular — Global Vascular is an deep-tech firm focused on creating a stent designed to minimize foreign body reactions, utilizing a technological platform developed through a collaboration between medical and engineering experts. The company seeks to achieve early pharmaceutical approval to facilitate the restoration of blood circulation in the legs ofpatients suffering from peripheral arterial disease, who experience walking difficulties and need prompt intervention.
- Spine Chronicle — Spine chronicle is a medical device manufacturing firm that specializes in developing orthopedic medical equipment.
Central Japan Seed Fund invest in and support startups nationwide.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.4M; Series A $868k–$2.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.4M–$6.6M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
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- CELLORB — CELLORB provides player management, sports event planning, and event management services.
- L&F — L&F is a real estate company that develops rental portals and tools for vacant houses, family trusts, and rental property management.
- Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
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Browse database — It's Free!Japan Science and Technology Agency is an integrated organization of science and technology that implements science and technology policy in Japan. It handles many projects, including the government’s Science and Technology Basic Plan and knowledge creation. The European Sustainability School ESSSR is the owner of Japan Science and TechnologyAgency.Japan Science and Technology Agency undertakes its task in a comprehensive manner. It also works to provide a sound infrastructure of science and technology information and raise awareness and understanding of science and technology-related issues in Japan.Japan Science and Technology Agency is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$5M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $286k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
- Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
- Solaris — Solaris commercializes, manufactures, and sells soft robotics using pneumatic artificial muscles. Solaris was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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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- Industry: Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, AgTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.2M; Series A $1.3M–$15M; Series B $1.5M–$84M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- REVORN — REVORN is a fragrance AI and DX research and development company. They develop products such as odor sensors that can respond to odor issues and needs. They provide consultation at a range of levels, from identifying issues to developing solutions.
- Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas. It is a spin-off startup from the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan that provides a fusion reactor based on the stellarator design, a magnetic confinement approach that enables inherently stable,continuous plasma operation.
- Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
iSGS Investment Works is Japan-based venture capital firm.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $351k–$8.5M; Series A $1.3M–$52M; Venture - Series Unknown $625k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
- Inter Holding — 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.
Fujifilm develops and sells consumer products and business products related to photography. Fujifilm Holdings Corporation is a Japanese multinational photography and imaging company. The company serves various industries, including medical, graphic arts, optics, enterprise storage, motion picture, and photography.The company’s consumer productsare categorized as digital cameras and accessories, film photography, Instax photography, and binoculars. Its business products are categorized as medical systems, Fujinon endoscopy, microfilm, data storage, graphic arts and printing, professional video, optical devices, specialty chemicals, printing imaging colorants, and more. Color films, digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, color papers, photofinishing chemicals, medical imaging equipment, graphic arts equipment and materials, flat panel displays, and photocopiers and printers are some products developed by Fujifilm USA.Fujifilm USA is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Series A $3.3M–$250M; Corporate Round $1.3M–$1.7B; Venture - Series Unknown $2.9M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ripcord — Ripcord turns documents into powerful data. As a disruptor in the document intelligence market, Ripcord’s AI-driven platform harnesses proprietary robotics, generative AI, and cloud software to digitize and accurately derive vital information from paper and digital documents. Founded out of NASA research, Ripcord is backed by leading investorsincluding Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures, Icon Ventures, Lux Capital, MUIP, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
- 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.
- VALANX Biotech — VALANX Biotech is a site-specific protein conjugation platform to enable fast and cost efficient protein-drug-conjugates development.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Japan, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 147
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$6.3M; Series A $6.6M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- BiPSEE — BiPSEE is a medical XR company that provides treatment support for children for the purpose of nurturing a sense of self-efficacy. They also deploy AR and VR animation with one button dentistry and medicine, whether outpatient or hospitalized in various situations your child's anxiety and pain relieve. It aims to reduce anxiety and pain inchildren in a wide range of medical fields such as dentistry, pediatrics, and dermatology.BiPSEE is abs ed in Tokyo, Japan.
- SEQUENTIAL — 5,971 Followers, 1,054 Following, 268 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sequential Skin (@sequential.skin)
- ALT Sports Data — Real Time Alternative Sports Betting Data.
LITALICO is a management school for preschools and children's classrooms. It was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $447k–$14M; Series B $7M–$9M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LOGZ Group — LOGZ Group offers employment support for people with disabilities.
- Atlast health — Atlast Health provides high-quality psychological care to patients through technology.
- 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.
XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $480k–$3.7M; Series A $1.1M–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $549k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
- Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
CEJ Capital is a venture capital arm of CYBERDYNE. It engages in the creation of cybernics industry, management, and management of growth promotion investment business association property.
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- Industry: Medical, Medical Device, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Series A $7.3M–$425M; Series B $12M–$128M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KanonCure — KanonCure is a research and development company that engages in the discovery and development of regenerative medicine products and pharmaceuticals for liver diseases. The company conducts research in cell therapy and related therapeutic approaches for the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of severe liver disorders. Its work includes methodsintended to reduce fibrosis associated with cirrhosis and support liver tissue regeneration.
- GAIA BioMedicine — GAIA BioMedicine is Based on the intellectual property and technology.
- Jiksak Bioengineering — Jiksak Bioengineering is a biotechnology company. Jiksak Bioengineering provide an efficient screening service using a three-dimensional cell tissue "Nerve Organoid". We will mainly develop screening technologies specifically for neurodegenerative diseases and search for drugs that are effective for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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- Industry: Health Care, Robotics, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $43k–$3.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $128k–$1.9M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOVeLOT — MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.
- Kisui Tech — Kisui Tech is an agricultural AI robotics company that help farmers for farming.
- LYMPHOGENiX — LYMPHOGENiX is the pioneer company for lymphatic vessels regeneration. Our proprietary technology revitalizes the function of lymphatic vessels, making us experts in treating various health conditions. Our treatment is also great for skin-aging, obesity, Alzheimer's diseases and infertility. We believe in helping our clients improve their vitality and energy, one treatment at a time.
Macnica is a global leader in supplying semiconductor, electronic components, network equipment, software products, and various services. Its semiconductor equipment and electronic devices include integrated circuits, network equipment, programmable logic device, memory devices, and related accessories that enable electronics and enterprise ITmarkets to avail electronics equipment to manufacture commercial and consumer electronic products.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical Device, Information Technology
- Stage:Corporate Round, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Taiwan, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $886k–$50M; Series A $203k–$2.3M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SecureNavi — SecureNavi offers automation tools for the information security management system. It reduces conventional analogue operations using excel and word. For inquiries, telephone numbers and physical addresses are available on their website.
- Kokoro Mill — Kokoro Mill is a manufacturing company that designs medical devices to analyze autonomic nervous system activity and arrhythmias.
- NEXTAGE — Nextage is an Agri-tech company that offers wasabi cultivation in a container.
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- Industry: Robotics, Medical Device, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Series A $2M–$9.5M; Series B $3.8M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $650k–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $8.9M in 2019
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- LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
- FullDepth — FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.
- Physiologas Technologies — Physiologas Technologies is a manufacturing company that designs and develops medical equipment for the healthcare industry.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1821
- Round size: Seed $186k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $108k–$755k; Series A $4.6M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $72M in 2024
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- Deja — Modern Rituals & Natural Products from the Ancient Science of Ayurveda
- Enoki Inc — Multiplayer-enabled tools for developers. Enoki has 18 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
- Homethings — Single-use plastic is bonkers. Homethings makes cleaning products that make sense. No more shipping water in plastic bottles. We send non toxic cleaning tabs so that you can refill over and over again using your tap.
Green Core is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Pharmaceutical, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Series A $2M–$4.8M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
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- JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
- Cosomil — Cosomil develops early diagnostic drugs for diseases and provides research and development support to healthcare companies.
- Physiologas Technologies — Physiologas Technologies is a manufacturing company that designs and develops medical equipment for the healthcare industry.
CYBERDYNE Inc. is a venture firm which is established by Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai, University of Tsukuba, Japan, in order to materialize his idea to utilize Robot Suit HAL® for the benefits of humankind in the field of medicine, caregiving, welfare, labor, heavy works, entertainment and so on. Robot Suit HAL® was developed with the technologies createdin Sankai Laboratory of Tsukuba University as an application of “Cybernics*” advocated by Prof. Sankai.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$50M; Series B $6.4M–$213M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
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- LIFESCAPES — LIFESCAPES is a research and manufacturer of brain-computer interface equipment.
- Metcela — Cells hold endless possibilities. Through science, we will unlock these potentials and harness them to improve the lives of patients worldwide.
- Hirosaki Lifescience Innovation — Hirosaki Lifescience Innovation is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of regenerative medicine products.
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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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 176
- Round size: Seed $275k–$1.9M; Series A $944k–$5M; Venture - Series Unknown $365k–$2.8M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018
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- IGU — IGU is a professional team dedicated to designing, refining, and delivering exceptional entertainment experiences. With a strong focus on creativity, quality, and innovation, IGU brings together talented professionals who transform ideas into engaging and memorable experiences.
- PIMTO — PIMTO Corporation is a technology company that provides digital solutions for location and facility management. Through its PIMT-0 service, it supports airports, stations, commercial facilities, hotels, factories, and public organizations in improving operations, profitability, and customer satisfaction. The company also focuses on addressingsocial challenges such as overtourism, regional revitalization, remote work creation, and improving access to essential services.
- NexusAdvisors — NexusAdvisors operates AvaCareer, an AI-powered recruitment platform that leverages intelligent AI agents to support both companies and job seekers by streamlining hiring processes, enhancing candidate matching, and improving recruitment efficiency.
Toranomon Impact Capital provides impact investment in health sector.
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- Industry: Training, Health Care, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $815k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
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- 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.
- Hicky — Hicky is a manufacturing company that manufactures medical device for central sleep apnea.
- Vreach — VrWillShine Inceach is a specialized Japanese online tutoring service and educational platform designed specifically for students with visual impairments (blind or low vision).
Higegin Capital is a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Medical, Biotechnology, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$9.1M; Series B $3.8M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $279k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.2M in 2020
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- Molmir — Molmir is a biotech company that conducts research and develops treatments for intractable diseases based on sensing technology.
- EUV Photon — EUV Photon is an irradiation services company that conducts processing, evaluation, and measurement of materials for EUV lights.
- Restore Vision — Restore Vision is a startup based in Japan aiming to develop a visual restoration gene therapy.
Chiba Dojo is an entrepreneurial community that supports startup companies in various stages from seed to pre-IPO.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Round size: Seed $689k–$20M; Series A $1.9M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2019
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- AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a food technology and biotechnology company that develops AI-powered algae fermentation technology to produce sustainable food ingredients, nutritional compounds, and bioproducts. The company leverages proprietary AI-driven cultivation and fermentation systems to convert underutilized food byproducts into high-value microalgae rich innutrients such as DHA, umami compounds, and other functional ingredients. Its mission is to build a circular bioeconomy by reducing food waste while providing sustainable alternatives to marine- and animal-derived ingredients.The company's core technology is Touji-24, an AI-powered algae cultivation and fermentation control system that automates and optimizes microalgae production. Using proprietary fermentation processes and food byproducts such as awamori lees, AlgaleX cultivates algae that can be used to produce Umamo, a plant-based ingredient combining seafood-like umami flavor with high concentrations of DHA. This approach reduces reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids while upcycling food industry byproducts into valuable nutritional ingredients.
- Prossel Holdings — Prossel Holdings are a holding company based in Niigata, building the future of manufacturing and technology.
- Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
The Japan Medical Device Development Organization aims to activate Japan's medical innovation and medical device industry, centering on the medical device incubation business, and aim for Japan to become a world leader in this field.Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development is a country of craftsmanship, possesses high technicaland quality control skills, and should be good at producing medical equipment. However, in the medical device field, imports exceed 600 billion yen every year. Japan's “manufacturing” technology has not been fully utilized.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Laser
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$5.5M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
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- Luxonus — Luxonus is a product development of a new imaging device using optical ultrasonic technology.
- Meltin MMI — Meltin MMI is a cyborg-technology company that focuses on biosensors and robotic arms. Meltin has successfully enabled fine finger movements, such as for amputees and participated in Cybathlon 2016 and won the Microsoft Innovation Award.
- Genomelink — Genomelink is a platform where people discover more with their DNA data and help businesses build, market and do research with it. The best founders in consumer genomics with real experience in the industry for many years, including M3, Inc. ($13B valued Meditech in Japan), a founding member of the Japanese version of 23andMe, and leadbioinformatician and software engineer at a joint-venture between Illumina and Sony. Raised $4M for Seed Round from Berkeley SkyDeck, SONY, and top-tier Japanese VCs. Supported by Illumina Accelerator, Carlos Bustamante Lab at Stanford University among others.
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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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $679k–$6M; Series A $3M–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $367k–$19M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
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- Listie — Listie is an industrial engineering company that develops, supplies, and maintains lithium separation equipment and membranes. It is an important infrastructure resource that supports modern life, including electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy storage.
- First Coffee — Discover the best specialty coffee in India with our range of single origin Arabica beans and exclusive merchandise. Shop online at First Coffee for freshly roasted, quality blends.
- BEAM Technologies — BEAM Technologies, focuses on developing optical semiconductor devices using special light to offer clean solutions to ecosystem-related problems.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Japan, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1M–$3M; Series A $4.4M–$57M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $11M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Unocoin — Unocoin a cryptocurrency exchange in India, offers seamless trading of Bitcoin & other cryptos. With 2M users Since 2013. Join India's trusted crypto platform.
- Kava Labs — Kava is a lightning-fast Layer-1 blockchain that combines the two most used permissionless execution environments into a single, scalable, developer-optimized network.
- SendFriend — For the millions of migrant workers who overpay annually for international money transfer, because of friction in the banking system, SendFriend leverages blockchain technology to reduce the cost of service by 65% from the industry average. Winner of the MIT Media Lab Translational Innovation Alliance Award, and the MIT Legatum Fellowship,SendFriend is a team of Ex-World Bank and Ex-MoneyGram staff passionate about bringing innovation to the masses. Other investors include Techstars, Barclays Bank, Mahindra Finance, the MasterCard Foundation, and Deloitte (services).
IT-Farm is a venture capital firm which specializes in seed, start-up, and early stage companies. It primarily invests in mobile, big-data, connected car, IoT, OTT service, Helth care, Bio Tech and other IT industries. The firm actively invests in SF bay area and Japan, as well as other geometries including Asia and Europe. We support portfoliocompanies, especially on the partnership with Japanese enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Japan, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $1M–$7.5M; Series A $1.6M–$16M; Series B $2.5M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- BitBiome — BitBiome is a biotechnology company focused on analyzing microbial genomes and discovering enzymes and proteins that can be applied across industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production, and sustainable manufacturing. The company uses single-cell microbial sequencing technology to study microbes that are difficult to culture throughconventional laboratory methods, enabling the creation of a large microbial genome database called bit-GEM. Its platform supports enzyme discovery, genome analysis, and bioengineering efforts aimed at developing bio-based alternatives for industrial processes. bitBiome also works with academic institutions and commercial partners on research projects involving areas such as biodegradable materials, biomass conversion, and pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. The company positions microbes as a resource for advancing the bioeconomy by providing tools and data that support biotechnology research and industrial applications.
- POPS Worldwide — POPS Worldwide is the leading digital entertainment company in Southeast Asia. With over 4 billion monthly views of its music and entertainment content, POPS is the fastest growing digital entertainment media company with hundreds of artists, content creators and partners from broadcast television, publishing and production in the POPS Network.POPS also produces a wide variety of original content for its industry-leading owned and operated channels like POPS Music, POPS Kids, POPS TV, Beauty Me, HerVoice and CoolTV that target highly sought after demographics: teens, kids, women and men.
- Global Equipment Services — As a strategic partner to developers of multi-sector products, Averna provides innovative automated testing tool and quality assurance solutions.
WASEDA University Ventures (WUV) is a venture capital firm specialising in founding investments by creating new start-up companies that make use of academia and are based on "the practical application of scholarship". Our mission is to be a capitalist that implements academic knowledge and
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- Industry: Medical, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$38M; Series A $1.3M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Neubond — Neubond develops wearable devices for stroke mobility rehabilitation. These devices provide autonomous assistance and therapy during daily activities, integrating rehabilitation into the patient's daily life regardless of their motor capabilities. Neubond's solutions are designed to be intuitive and effective, aiming to improve thequality of life for individuals undergoing rehabilitation.
- Pestalozzi Technology — Pestalozzi Technology is a development and provision of educational products in the fields of physical education and club activities.
- Gel-Coat Biomaterials — Gel-Coat Biomaterials is a biotechnology company that develops innovative bio-based materials and new medical technologies.
Oita Venture Capital Co. Ltd. is the investment arm of Oita Bank Ltd. It is a venture capital and private equity firm which specializes in growth capital, buyouts, and turnaround investments. It primarily invests in companies in the Oita region. Oita Venture Capital Co. Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is based in Oita, Japan.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $667k–$11M; Series A $1M–$35M; Venture - Series Unknown $625k–$25M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $15M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- F.MED — F.MED is a manufacturing company that designs and develops robotic microsurgical devices for the healthcare industry.
- Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
- Surv Biopharma — Surv Biopharma develops a drug discovery platform that facilitates research and development of veterinary drugs and pharmaceutical products.
Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Education
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 102
- Round size: Seed $709k–$5.7M; Series A $2.2M–$44M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ULUU — ULUU is an ocean material that replaces plastic and actively benefits the world.
- Aquaria — Aquaria provides solutions to secure access to clean water. The organization adapts its approaches based on the needs of these communities. It addresses water-related challenges through various methods.
- Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 641
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$52M; Series B $2.3M–$40M
- 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.
- Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
Foxconn Technology Group, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, and the fourth-largest information technology company by revenue.The companymanufactures connectors for use in PCs in Taiwan and also manufactures connectors and cable assemblies worldwide. The company also manufactures enclosures, primarily for desktop PCs and PC servers. Foxconn is the registered trade name for the Company. Connectors & Cable Assemblies Connectors have applications in various industries - computers, automobiles, communications, consumer products, medical, and defense. Foxconn focuses on offering a range of connectors and cable assemblies for desktop and notebook PCs and PC peripherals. Approximately 500 types of connectors are produced and sold under the Company's own Foxconn brand name. Foxconn has branched into manufacturing connectors for communications and consumer products. PC Enclosures Foxconn manufactures PC enclosures for desktop computers. Depending on its client's specifications, the casings can be sold together with floppy disk drives, switching power supplies, connectors, cable assemblies, and riser cards. Foxconn provides integrated mechanical solutions for clients to deal with thermal, acoustic, environmental, mechanical, functional, and design problems.The Company primarily serves in Taiwan. In addition, it has distribution centers in various key cities in Asia, Europe, and America. Foxconn's principal manufacturing operations are based in Taiwan and mainland China. It has also set up production facilities in Europe and the United States. Foxconn is in the process of setting up new production facilities in Ireland and is also considering Central America as a production center. Significant Events Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has established a unit to enter the business of assembling liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions. The company and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. have formed a joint venture, Ampower Holding Ltd, that makes inverters meant for television sets fitted with TFT-LCD screens. The company has formed a strategic partnership with United Keys, Inc. As part of this partnership, Foxconn would build display-key input devices using United Keys technology. Display keys are regular key switches with small OLED displays embedded in their tops. This allows interactive and image-based communication between software and users. On September 5, 2009, Sony Corporation announced that it had agreed to form a partnership with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. for the production of LCD TVs for the Americas region.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, Taiwan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Round size: Series A $1.6M–$22M; Series B $3.2M–$54M; Series C $15M–$190M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $100M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Magnax — Magnax develops yokeless axial flux electric motors for eMobility and Aerospace
- Hyperlight — HyperLight unleashes the potential of integrated photonics by developing a proprietary platform based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN)
- Q-Edge Corporation — Q-Edge Corporation specializes in electronic product trade, logistics, and supply chain management.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is an asset management firm and bank in Japan.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Health Care
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series B
- Geography: Japan, India, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 97
- Round size: Series B $12M–$48M; Debt Financing $6.4M–$1.1B
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Morrison — Morrison is one of the world's longest standing, highest performing infrastructure investors. We invest globally in private and listed infrastructure.
- Knowledge Work — Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.
- Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 163
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$57M; Series B $4.6M–$184M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$9.5M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Creattura — Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources.
- 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.
- Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
Leo Electronics is an electronics manufacturing service provider specialising in integrated development and production of electronic devices.
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- Industry: Leasing, Consulting, Medical Device
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Series A $958k–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ASEMtech — ASEMtech is a technology company that specializes in research, development, sales, and leasing of medical equipment via the ASEM method.
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