Top 5 Organic Food Startup Investors in Japan (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Farmship
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Corporate Round | Energy, Agriculture, Organic Food | |
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Keio Innovation Initiative
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology | $826k–$41M |
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A-Five
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Health Care | $1.8M–$6.1M |
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Nakashimato
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Brewing, Blockchain, Craft Beer | |
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Lacto Japan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, New Zealand | Seed, Corporate Round | Organic, Agriculture, Organic Food | |
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Farmship is an AgriTech company that develops a sustainable Agri system. Farmship is an Agritech company that supports future agriculture through technology, distribution, human resources, and business development.
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- Industry: Energy, Agriculture, Organic Food
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- WithGreen — WithGreen is a store of domestic vegetables and meat.
- Plant form — Plant form is an Agri IT venture production of high value-added products.such as caviar production and energy-circulating plants that utilize natural / excess energy, as well as plant factories pursuing efficiency such as automation and mass production, and business in which facilities themselves become entertainment To make agricultureinteresting and profitable.
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.
A-Five is a government fund that creates employment opportunities in rural areas.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$2.7M; Series A $4.3M–$6.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.8M–$5.1M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nousouken — Nousouken offers an agricultural product distribution platform that connects collection points and distribution centers. Their distribution platform business transports fresh agricultural products collected at collection points across the country to in-stores located in urban supermarkets. It also operates a wholesale business, where it buysagricultural products directly from producers, brands them, and sells them to supermarkets.
- Setsuro Tech — Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry.
- Routrek Networks — Routrek is a manufacturing and sales of ICT next generation hydroponic cultivation system.
Nakashimato is a food company.
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- Industry: Brewing, Blockchain, Craft Beer
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Wakaze — Wakaze is a supplier of craft sake beer. They provide products that include beer, other alcoholic beverages, food products, snacks, and drinks. They provide products that are available for online shopping. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website.
- WithGreen — WithGreen is a store of domestic vegetables and meat.
- Penguin Securities — Penguin Securities offers institutional-grade digital asset investment products with innovative structures using cutting edge and the traditional finance.
Lacto Japan is a supplier of ingredients, cheese, and meat products. They are involved in the wholesale of milk raw materials as well as the sale of cheese through markets. They offer products that include whole milk powder, skim milk powder, cream, butter, butter oil, condensed milk, processed egg products, and more.
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- Industry: Organic, Agriculture, Organic Food
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fermecutes — Fermecutes is a food production firm that specializes in production of edible proteins using natto bacteria and sustainable methods.
- Leaft Foods — Leaft Foods has proven viability across New Zealand's pasture-based agricultural economy.
Organic Food Investor funding in Japan at a glance
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