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Top 50 Medical VC Funds & Investors in Japan (October 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Medical startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Medical startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Venture - Series Unknown round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
29 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $470k–$21M
ANRI
VC Fund
22 Japan, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Information Technology $268k–$41M
JAFCO
VC Fund
18 Japan, United States, India Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.4M–$41M
Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
VC Fund
17 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Seed Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $345k–$117M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
14 Japan, United States, Singapore Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $800k–$34M
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
13 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $624k–$20M
DNX Ventures
VC Fund
12 Japan, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $482k–$38M
Nissay Capital
VC Fund
12 Japan, United States, Ethiopia Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Health Care, Software, Medical $455k–$12M
Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund
11 Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology $826k–$41M
UntroD Capital
VC Fund
11 Japan, Singapore, Austria Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care $316k–$15M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
10 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $602k–$48M
Nippon Venture Capital
VC Fund
8 Japan, United States, Indonesia Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, Medical $457k–$45M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $312k–$20M
Miyako Capital
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Medical, Biotechnology, Information Technology $395k–$150M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, South Korea Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $1.3M–$60M
Japan Science and Technology Agency
VC Fund
7 Japan Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing $975k–$15M
Coral Capital
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, Denmark Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $468k–$184M
Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $661k–$47M
Antler
VC Fund
7 United States, Singapore, Australia Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $100k–$29M
DBJ Capital
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, Australia Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $887k–$34M
Mobile Internet Capital
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, China Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Mobile $547k–$50M
Tsukuba Institute of Research
VC Fund
6 Japan Series A, Seed Medical, Manufacturing, Health Care $953k–$7.1M
REVIC
VC Fund
6 Japan Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series C Manufacturing, Health Care, Medical $15k–$27M
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, India Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $482k–$16M
Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
6 Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $212k–$13M
Osaka University Venture Capital
VC Fund
6 Japan Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $480k–$19M
ASICS Ventures Corporation
VC Fund
5 Japan, India, Canada Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Health Care, Medical, Artificial Intelligence $918k–$15M
UTokyo Innovation Platform
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing
IT-Farm
VC Fund
5 United States, Japan, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, Medical $1M–$36M
Capital Medica Ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Medical, Software $91k–$51M
Tohoku University Venture Partners
VC Fund
4 Japan, China Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology $271k–$8.8M
MedVenture Partners
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Medical Device, Health Care, Manufacturing $931k–$11M
ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Belgium Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $1.3M–$38M
Real Tech Japan
VC Fund
4 Japan, Singapore, Austria Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics $316k–$21M
QB Capital
VC Fund
4 Japan, Singapore, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology $585k–$14M
Fujifilm
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, China Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $1.3M–$1.7B
Senshu Ikeda Capital
VC Fund
4 Japan Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Software, Manufacturing, Internet $395k–$17M
DOGAN beta
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Information Technology, Apps, Software $233k–$21M
Angel Bridge
VC Fund
4 Japan Series A, Seed, Series B Information Technology, Software, Consulting $648k–$47M
FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund
4 Japan, Indonesia, United States Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $547k–$50M
Kyogin Lease & Capital
VC Fund
4 Japan Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Manufacturing, Medical, Information Technology $90k–$16M
Takeda
VC Fund
3 United States, Japan, China Grant, Corporate Round, Post-IPO Equity Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $5k–$100M
Pegasus Tech Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, Japan, Indonesia Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $120k–$91M
Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, France Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Software, Manufacturing, Health Care $310k–$9.2M
Higin Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Medical, Biotechnology, Software $279k–$17M
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, India Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $283k–$10M
D4V
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce $292k–$14M
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, India Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Venture - Series Unknown Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy $1M–$3B
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
3 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $404k–$11M
Gogin Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan, Kenya Series B, Series A, Seed Consulting, Manufacturing, Medical $755k–$82M
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 29 investments in Japan Medical startups

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 685
  • Round size: Seed $470k–$16M; Series A $1.2M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $525k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Caguuu — Caguuu offers high-quality designer furniture at affordable prices, through e-commerce, eliminating middlemen and store operating costs.
  • Smart Craft —
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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ANRI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 22 investments in Japan Medical startups

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 315
  • Round size: Seed $268k–$9.9M; Series A $967k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $616k–$9.1M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Any Style — Any Style develops a messaging app from voice actors that regularly sends messages via subscription. It also engages in the planning and production of audio content and the VTuber production business.
  • Arrowsmith — Arrowsmith is committed to unlocking the full potential of bacteriophages to revolutionize the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Through transformative science, Arrowsmith strive to create a world free from the pain and fear caused by antimicrobial resistance.
  • Typewriter Therapeutics — Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc. develops mRNA-based gene therapies using a gene writing, or gene writing, platform for precise insertion of therapeutic genes into the genome. The company builds on transposon-based technologies originating from research by Professor Emeritus Haruhiko Fujiwara at the University of Tokyo. Its programs focus on all‑RNA,nonviral gene writing systems that repurpose natural genetic elements to address severe genetic disorders with limited treatment options. Typewriter Therapeutics conducts research and development across its U.S. and Japan operations and collaborates with investors and partners to advance genetic medicine candidates toward the clinic.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 18 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 366
  • Round size: Series A $2.1M–$41M; Series B $4.2M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% 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.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
  • EISHIN — EISHIN is a technology company that specializes in pet tech business, recruitment consulting, website creation, and development services.
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Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
VC Fund · Hongo, Tokyo, Japan · 17 investments in Japan Medical startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Fast Track Initiative is a venture capital firm with an exclusive focus on life sciences and healthcare services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 85
  • 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

  • RegCell — RegCell aims to generate novel therapeutic technologies through augmenting or controlling the immune system and our goal is to save patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases and cancer .
  • NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
  • Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 14 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 667
  • Round size: Series A $1.1M–$32M; Series B $2.3M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $800k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 investments in Japan Medical startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 212
  • Round size: Seed $624k–$12M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $2.8M–$20M
  • 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.
  • X Mile — Corporate Site:https://www.xmile.co.jp/ Service Site:https://x-work.jp/
  • RegCell — RegCell aims to generate novel therapeutic technologies through augmenting or controlling the immune system and our goal is to save patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases and cancer .
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DNX Ventures
VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 12 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 395
  • Round size: Seed $482k–$11M; Series A $2.2M–$25M; Series B $2.7M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $20M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Hibot — Hibot offers robotic platforms, and related hardware and software solutions. The company offers robots for hazardous operations as well as for maintenance and inspection of infrastructure, search, and rescue missions. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kauli — Kauli is an Online Ad Network Management System pioneered in Japan. Kauli supports Real Time Bidding. This service allows advertisers to place bids for their ads in real time and according to users' characteristics.Kauli frequently reviews Ad Networks so that the Ad Network with the best expected ad revenue will be selected. As aresult, every ad frame always has the best expected ad revenue.
  • FLUX — FLUX provide “FLUX Header Bidding Solution” that creates fair competition opportunities and significantly increases advertising revenue within the header bidding server, ad requests are sent to SSPs and ad exchanges all at once, so it is possible to have a pure price competition without prioritization, and to determine the highest bid amount andvalue of the advertising space. I can. Then, the price of the highest bid ad in the header bidding and the ad set in the ad server are competed, and the ad with the higher bid is delivered.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 12 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Medical
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 324
  • Round size: Seed $455k–$9.6M; Series A $1.2M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $899k–$7M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Eight Knot — Eight Knot is a developer of autonomous navigation systems intended for water mobility. They provide autonomous ship maneuvering technology using robotics, enabling customers with water-on-demand transportation using environment-friendly EV robotic boats.
  • Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in Japan Medical startups, 10 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • 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 $1.6M–$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.
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UntroD Capital
VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in Japan Medical startups, 14 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

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 148
  • Round size: Seed $316k–$6M; Series A $2.1M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $438k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • JAOPS — JAOPS develops space mission operations software, tools, training, and services for spacecraft control and simulation.
  • 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.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in Japan Medical startups

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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  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 831
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$28M; Series B $3.4M–$48M; Venture - Series Unknown $602k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • WED — One Financial is an application that anyone can introduce card settlement immediately with one smartphone.
  • Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
  • Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
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Nippon Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Medical startups, 15 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 203
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$45M; Series B $3.3M–$33M; Venture - Series Unknown $457k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $15M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • AOI Biosciences — AOI Biosciences is a biotechnology company that creates testing and drug discovery businesses.
  • Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

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  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 388
  • Round size: Seed $312k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $368k–$9.2M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Black Cat Carnival — Black Cat Carnival Inc. is a communication service development company.
  • Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.
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Miyako Capital
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups

Miyako Capital is the venture capital that manages Kyoto University 2nd Venture Fund (KUVF). The company was founded in 2013 and based in Kyoto & Tokyo, Japan. Investment fields are: 1) Life Science, Biotechnology: Drug creation, regenerative medicine, medical beauty equipment, medical services.2) Agri-Food: Industrialization,agricultural and fishery products growth-promoting technology, specified health food, health food.3) Environment, Energy: Alternative energy, and related technologies.4) IT, Electronics: Web, mobile related devices and application, telecommunication technology, security, consumer and business oriented application, mechatronic, robot.5) New services utilizing state-of-art technology.Investment stages: Primary investment stages are initial-growth stages of seed and early. However, we aim at all growth stages and make investment in post-IPO portfolio companies as well as public companies that are related with Kyoto University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 53
  • Round size: Seed $395k–$19M; Series A $2M–$21M; Series B $3.7M–$150M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $91M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Mui Lab — Mui is an aesthetically-pleasing wooden IoT device connected to a cloud service. By accessing information through natural wood, we can rethink a new type of lifestyle.
  • Fermelanta — Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption.
  • XFOREST Therapeutics — xFOREST Therapeutics develops a drug discovery platform that targets RNA structures.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 454
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$28M; Series B $4.5M–$60M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $77M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • 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.
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Japan Science and Technology Agency
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$5M; Series A $2.3M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $975k–$9.8M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Triorb — The corporate website of TriOrb Inc., revolutionizing production lines with our ball-driven omnidirectional mobility platform.
  • ANRis — ANRis is a hybrid drug discovery venture that develops medicines to provide medical care for patients with cancer and genetic diseases.
  • Solaris — Solaris commercializes, manufactures, and sells soft robotics using pneumatic artificial muscles. Solaris was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Coral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups, 11 in the past 12 months

Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Denmark

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 110
  • Round size: Seed $468k–$8.5M; Series A $3.2M–$41M; Series B $7.6M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $6M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
  • Kiviaq —
  • DeltaForesight — DeltaForesight is a business that creates B2B services and goods with a focus on stablecoins and cryptocurrencies.
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 545
  • Round size: Series A $1.4M–$32M; Series B $2.4M–$47M; Venture - Series Unknown $661k–$10M
  • 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.
  • AIONA — AIONA uses AI to produce high-quality products and provides everyone with access to knowledge.
  • Yoom — Yoom is a consulting company that offers system development services on AI, IoT, data solutions, and cloud integration.
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Antler
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 7 investments in Japan Medical startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2382
  • Round size: Seed $158k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$600k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $7.5M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Obud — Obud is a wellness reservation systems that is designed for holistic health and lifestyle management purposes. The company's systems offer a comprehensive suite of tools for booking wellness activities, managing schedules, and accessing curated wellness programs, enabling wellness centers to streamline their operations, enhance userengagement, and promote a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
  • myluigi.ai — Luigi is an AI-Powered Full-Stack Game Growth-as-a-Service platform designed to help mobile game studios scale user acquisition, engagement and lifetime value without adding headcount. Its dual-engine architecture automates and operates everything from ad campaign creation and real-time creative optimization to personalized in-game offers and LTVforecasting—delivered through a single, easy-to-integrate and unified dashboard. With a flexible per-title pricing model and powerful machine-learning insights, Luigi empowers mid-sized and indie developers to reduce CPI, boost retention and chart a clear path toward sustainable growth and seven-figure ARR.
  • RubiLabs — RubiLabs Inc provides a platform for unifying, monitoring, and analyzing organizational data. RubiLabs software enables analysts and operators across risk, compliance, and security teams to collaborate and interpret large volumes of information in real time. The company’s platform is designed to help institutions make sense of complex, fragmenteddata by transforming it into a coherent operational picture for risk detection, continuous monitoring, and investigative workflows.
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DBJ Capital
VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups, 12 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

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 165
  • Round size: Series A $2.4M–$18M; Series B $4.6M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $887k–$9.5M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
  • Power Laser — Power Laser is a startup company that offers a range of power laser technologies and applications. The company develops high-power laser systems, related components, and software for advanced industrial and scientific applications. Its mission, “Power lasers open the future,” reflects its focus on next-generation photonics and precision laserinnovation for manufacturing and research sectors.
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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Mobile Internet Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Mobile Internet Capital (MIC) keeps up on the latest developments of Mobile Internet technologies and services at a high level, and continues to be a venture capital with both technical expertise and execution capability.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 127
  • Round size: Series A $893k–$50M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $99M 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.
  • Trash Technologies — Trash Technologies is an AI-powered sustainability company focusing on sourcing recycled materials with cost-offsetting benefits.
  • Bridgesmile Corporation — Bridgesmile operates an on-site installation and replacement service platform.
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Tsukuba Institute of Research
VC Fund · Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups

Tsukuba Institute of Research (筑波総研) is an R&D center owned by housing and wood products group Sumitomo Forestry. The facility develops technologies to make more effective use of wood in a wide range of fields.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $953k–$1.8M; Series A $2M–$7.1M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.5M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • LIGHTz — LIGHTz delivers a technology transfer and information exchange platform leveraging AI.
  • Celaid Therapeutics — Celaid Therapeutics develops technologies and products based on hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) expansion and gene-augmented therapies. The company operates a platform that enables in-vitro propagation of human HSCs without relying on animal-derived components, facilitating scalability, consistency, and cost control. It applies this platform acrossworkflows, including donor/patient cell collection, HSC expansion, cell processing, and gene editing to deliver cell therapy products. Celaid advances pipelines in areas such as blood cancers, genetic disorders, and rare hematologic diseases. Through partnerships and internal research, it seeks to support both reagent/media supply and therapeutic development around HSC-based regenerative medicine.
  • Veneno Technologies — Veneno Technologies develops drug candidates for pharmaceutical companies. The company provides services that include the treatment of neurological, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases, cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, and immune cell regulation.
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REVIC
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups

REVIC is an organization that supports the business revitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises and regional revitalization in order to revitalize Japan's regional economy and contribute to strengthening the foundation of credit order. It was established in March of the year by reorganizing its predecessor, the Enterprise TurnaroundInitiative Corporation. It supports the business feasibility evaluation conducted by regional financial institutions to provide solutions that match the life stages of local companies, based on the current situation and issues of the regional economy and industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series C
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $15k–$8.1M; Series C $4.2M–$27M; Venture - Series Unknown $388k–$6.3M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.8M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Provigate — PROVIGATE is a provider of bio-transistor sensor technologies in Japan.The company's technologies are able to measure dynamic changes with the help of perception-broadening sensors, enabling individuals to change their habits for health
  • Japan Agriculture — Exportation of Japanese agricultural products is currently small in volume. While Japanese farmers aspire to export their products to foreign countries for more people to enjoy and local consumers universally share the positive perception of the quality of Japanese agricultural products, issues such as price, communication, and logistics hinder theexpansion of exportation.They aim to solve these issues and satisfy the needs of both Japanese farmers and global consumers which are so clearly evident but devastatingly unmet.
  • KOALA Tech — Koala Tech Inc. is an innovative high-tech startup company, whose goal is to pioneer practical applications of the world's first organic semiconductor laser diode that has been realized in the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) at Kyushu University.
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 328
  • Round size: Seed $482k–$12M; Series A $1.2M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $957k–$8.3M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • 9lione — 9lione is a cloud drug management system that can perform complicated drug management easily. It uses optical character recognition technology (OCR) whereas information can be read simply by taking a prescription, and drug inventory lists are automatically created and updated. It was established on August 8, 2018, and is headquartered in Tokyo,Japan.
  • Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
  • Smart Craft —
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups, 69 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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 389
  • Round size: Seed $282k–$1.8M; Debt Financing $212k–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $635k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
  • ARK — ARK specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of land-based aquaculture equipment for sustainable fish farming.
  • Intentia — Intentia is a technology startupspecializes in developing and implementing AI-driven workflow support tools and operational systems.
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Osaka University Venture Capital
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Medical startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 93
  • Round size: Seed $480k–$4.5M; Series A $1.5M–$19M; Venture - Series Unknown $751k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • RegCell — RegCell aims to generate novel therapeutic technologies through augmenting or controlling the immune system and our goal is to save patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases and cancer .
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ASICS Ventures Corporation
VC Fund · Kobe, Kyoto, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Medical startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$3.3M; Series A $918k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • RebuilderAI — A new way to bring imagination into the real world
  • Pickleball One — Pickleball one is to become an enabler of the pickleball industry , spreading the joy of "Fun as one" to the world.
  • Digital Entertainment Asset — DEA is an Entertainment Solution Company that continues to propose next-generation solutions to challenges through Web3, gaming mechanisms, and the utilization of DePIN.
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UTokyo Innovation Platform
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Medical startups, 10 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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IT-Farm
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Medical startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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

  • Ubitus — As cloud gaming enablers, Ubitus' GPU virtualization, Streaming technology and hybrid cloud deployment can serve different kinds of solutions for Telco, Game companies to quick enter cloud gaming market. Moreover, Ubitus provide Global distribution and New Media content solution for new media studio and fashion brand to help them distribute rich media contents worldwide.
  • 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.
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Capital Medica Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

Capital Medica Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan with a focus on startups in the healthcare industry.Capital Medica Ventures is a venture capital that operates a venture fund specializing in the healthcare field. It is the only healthcare-specialized VC in Japan that can provide 30 medical institutions as a business trialfield.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $91k–$1.1M; Series A $1.5M–$51M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • A-SEEDS — A-SEEDS, an innovative biotech company sprouted from Shinshu University, is dedicated to pioneering advanced treatments for life-threatening cancers. Harnessing the potential of non-viral genetic engineering, our cutting-edge immune cell therapy opens up new horizons of hope for patients seeking effective and transformative solutions.
  • Do. Sukasu — Do. Sukasu is a software company that specializes in the development of visual space perception ability for brain science approaches.
  • HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
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Tohoku University Venture Partners
VC Fund · Sendai-shi, Miyagi, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

THVP is a venture capital corporation for startup innovation. It was established in 2015 and is based in Nagoya, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 54
  • Round size: Seed $271k–$2.7M; Series A $1M–$7.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $459k–$8.8M
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Koeda — KOEDA is researching and developing medical devices that are safe, painless, and easy to use for acute cholecystitis. KOEDA will transform the management of cholecystitis. So far, endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) has been a notably difficult procedure carried out by skilled doctors at specific advanced centers. Althoughinserting a tube into the gallbladder is less invasive, it is complex, and there may be concerns regarding bile leakage. By combining clinical expertise with precision engineering, KOEDA addresses a clearly defined medical need in a growing global market and is currently moving forward on schedule for regulatory clearance and commercialization.
  • Scohia Pharma — Scohia Pharma is a biotech venture that will have both substantial research and development resources and be nimble enough to make decisions quickly, will strive to improve patient quality of life by providing patients and healthcare professionals with new therapeutic medications for renal, metabolic.
  • SiccaNova Therapeutics — SiccaNova Therapeutics is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating sicca (dryness) related medical conditions. The company’s lead drug candidate, XF8302, is a novel, small-molecule M3 muscarine receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator (M3 PAM). Developed initially for dry mouth in Sjögren’s syndrome patients, the drug enhancesnatural acetylcholine signaling to stimulate salivation without the systemic side effects common in traditional agonists.
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MedVenture Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Belgium

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 153
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$38M; Series B $3.4M–$37M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$36M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $93M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Eight Knot — Eight Knot is a developer of autonomous navigation systems intended for water mobility. They provide autonomous ship maneuvering technology using robotics, enabling customers with water-on-demand transportation using environment-friendly EV robotic boats.
  • 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.
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Real Tech Japan
VC Fund · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, Austria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 79
  • Round size: Seed $316k–$5M; Series A $2.1M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $421k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

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 provides labor-saving solutions that promote productivity improvement and reduce the burden on workers at construction sites. The company contributes to the evolution and development of the construction industry. The objective of Ken Robotec is to create a joyful construction site where robots and humans may collaborate.
  • MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
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QB Capital
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

QB Capital is make equity investments in venture companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $633k–$2.9M; Series A $585k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $732k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $26M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Equmenopolis — We dispatch conversational AI agents to schools and workplaces to improve creativity and productivity.
  • Mechano Cross — Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions.
  • Surv Biopharma — Surv Biopharma develops a drug discovery platform that facilitates research and development of veterinary drugs and pharmaceutical products.
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Fujifilm
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Senshu Ikeda Capital
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

Senshu Ikeda Capital offers financial consultancy services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Internet
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $395k–$3.8M; Series A $1.9M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $443k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $11M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • JiMED — JiMED designs & develops AI based brain-computer interface for implant in ALS patients to improve communication.
  • Molmir — Molmir is a biotech company that conducts research and develops treatments for intractable diseases based on sensing technology.
  • Eight Knot — Eight Knot is a developer of autonomous navigation systems intended for water mobility. They provide autonomous ship maneuvering technology using robotics, enabling customers with water-on-demand transportation using environment-friendly EV robotic boats.
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DOGAN beta
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

They believe that the fundamental challenge facing the local economy is the lack of employment diversity. Although it is a simple example, it is easier to understand if you compare the Tokyo metropolitan area with Kyushu and list the companies that can achieve annual income of 10 million yen at the age of 30 (probably with a head office in KyushuMost companies with the highest annual income will be infrastructure company

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Apps, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $233k–$5.4M; Series A $1.3M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $279k–$9.9M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Foodcam — Foodcam aims to build a comprehensive overseas distribution infrastructure for Japanese food products, enabling manufacturers and suppliers to efficiently expand into international markets through streamlined logistics, supply chain management, and global distribution solutions.
  • EUV Photon — EUV Photon is an irradiation services company that conducts processing, evaluation, and measurement of materials for EUV lights.
  • 12 Pharmacy — 12 Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in manufacturing and providing medicines and services for veterinary hospitals.
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Angel Bridge
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups, 17 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

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Consulting
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $648k–$10M; Series A $2.5M–$19M; Series B $6.5M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
  • PeopleX — PeopleX encourages and assists employees in their professional development.
  • Power Laser — Power Laser is a startup company that offers a range of power laser technologies and applications. The company develops high-power laser systems, related components, and software for advanced industrial and scientific applications. Its mission, “Power lasers open the future,” reflects its focus on next-generation photonics and precision laserinnovation for manufacturing and research sectors.
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FFG Venture Business Partners
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

FFG Venture Business Partners is a large-scale enterprise that offers in traditional regional bank venture capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 89
  • Round size: Seed $706k–$50M; Series A $1.2M–$8.4M; 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

  • Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
  • InsightX — InsightX is a technology platform focused on empowering businesses by simplifying complex processes and enabling smarter, more personalized user experiences.
  • DeltaForesight — DeltaForesight is a business that creates B2B services and goods with a focus on stablecoins and cryptocurrencies.
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Kyogin Lease & Capital
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Medical startups

Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Medical, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $91k–$3.8M; Series A $1.1M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $90k–$9M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • TSK Corporation — TSK is a manufacturing company that develops organic synthesis technology to supply innovative and long-lasting catalysts to industries. The company develops and manufactures iron catalysts that are used in the production of agrochemicals, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, giving enterprises the option of switching from palladium catalysts tomore environmentally friendly iron catalysts.
  • IKOU — IKOU is an inclusive brand for babies and children that creates products valued by all users. The company's featured products include portable seats, bibs, and children's clothing products along with online services.
  • Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
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Takeda
VC Fund · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups

Takeda is a global, research and development-driven pharmaceutical company committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients by translating science into life-changing medicines.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Grant, Corporate Round, Post-IPO Equity
  • Geography: United States, Japan, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Grant $5k–$8.7M; Corporate Round $9.1M–$87M; Post-IPO Equity $9M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BaseLaunch — We partner with scientists and entrepreneurs to help launch and grow exceptional biotech ventures, developing cutting-edge therapeutics.
  • Beacon Biosignals — AI + EEG to change the way patients are treated for disorders of the brain.
  • Innovent Biologics — Innovent Biologics, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company that is dedicated to the development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies to be marketed in China and elsewhere around the world. Innovent is funded by the venture arm of Fidelity, which is a major investment firm in the US, Lilly Ventures, and Suzhou bioBay. Theregistered capital is 30Million US Dollars. The founders and senior management team of Innovent have over 70 years of combined work experience in the discovery, development and manufacture of biologics in the US, Europe and worldwide and were involved in the launch of such products as Bexxar, Conbercept, Natrecor, Oncorine, Recombivax HB, and others.
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Pegasus Tech Ventures
VC Fund · San Jose, California, United States · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, offering intellectual and financial capital to exceptional emerging technology companies around the world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Japan, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 329
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$5M; Series B $4.7M–$91M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$58M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $50M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • ABIVIN — Operate your business more efficiently, manage fleets in real-time, save up to 30% logistics costs with Abivin vRoute - Transportation Management System.
  • LINK-US — LINK-US focuses on the contract sales of various devices applying ultrasonic combined vibration and powerful ultrasonic technology. LINK-US designs and manufactures bonding equipment for a wide range of similar and dissimilar metal materials related to room temperature bonding technology using ultrasonic compound vibration and various equipmentthat employs these technologies.
  • AZUL Energy — AZUL Energy is a next-generation energy device that improves air battery performance, develops air battery-related products, and proposes eco-friendly and comfortable new lifestyles. They discovered that a catalyst electrode containing one of these pigments performed better than platinum carbon or existing catalyst electrode materials.
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • Round size: Seed $310k–$1.3M; Series A $1.1M–$6.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $910k–$9.2M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
  • AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
  • Sonire Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future.
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Higin Capital
VC Fund · Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups, 6 in the past 12 months

Higegin Capital is a venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • 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

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups, 13 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

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 179
  • Round size: Seed $283k–$1.9M; Series A $944k–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $365k–$2.8M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • GEMBA — GEMBA develops on-site improvement DX services specialising in the manufacturing industry.
  • 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.
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D4V
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups, 8 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. Partnering with the global design company IDEO, D4V provides both hands-on assistance and coaching to help startups create value via human-centered customer experiences and interactions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 86
  • Round size: Seed $443k–$7M; Series A $1.2M–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $292k–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Sazo — Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
  • Genba Hub — Genba Hub specializes in providing business management systems for construction and maintenance enterprises.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups, 71 in the past 12 months

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation offers a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital, and other credit-related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the various businesssegments.It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 330
  • Round size: Post-IPO Debt $93M–$3B; Debt Financing $3.4M–$1.3B; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage.
  • Crux AI — Crux AI is a company that provides integrated AI infrastructure.
  • Grenergy Renovables — Entwicklung von Photovoltaik und Speicher Projekten und Speicher Projekten mit Grenergy. Willkommen bei Grenergy
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups

Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 240
  • Round size: Seed $462k–$5.7M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $404k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
  • Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
  • Gravity Design — Gravity Design is a full-stack platform consolidating supply chains for home interior materials.
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Gogin Capital
VC Fund · Matsue-shi, Shimane, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Medical startups, 14 in the past 12 months

Gogin Capital provides financial services and invests in insurance companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Consulting, Manufacturing, Medical
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $755k–$16M; Series A $1.7M–$82M; Series B $2.6M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.4M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Letara — Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology.
  • Akiya — Akiya combines construction implementation, business design, and demand analysis.
  • Quantec — Quantec develops and provides laser processing technologies, equipment, and optical components, covering development, manufacturing, and sales.
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Medical VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 858 deals from 886 investors.

886
investors
in Japan Medical startups
858
deals
in Japan Medical startups
$3.1M
median round
in Japan Medical startups
32%
lead investors
lead at least one round
22%
Seed
most common funding stage

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