Top 5 Organic Food Startup Investors in Japan in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Organic food startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Organic food companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Organic Food Startup Investors in Japan in January 2026

Investor	Organic Food Japan investments
A-Five	1
Lacto Japan	1
Keio Innovation Initiative	1
Nakashimato	1
Farmship	1

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A-Five is a government fund that creates employment opportunities in rural areas.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

DAIZ — DAIZ produces and sells plant-based meat, 'Miracle Meat' which uses germinated soybeans by the proprietary 'Ochiai Germination Method.' Also, DAIZ engages in research & development of raw materials and drug discovery from germinated soybeans.
Izumi Holdings — Izumi Holdings create an OS for food distribution and deliver richness to the world with new infrastructure.In other words, Izumi having a trading account for each fishery company, livestock company, and agriculture company for one sales destination can easily lead to business expansion,to rationalization of sales and distribution, reduction of SG& A expenses, etc. Creating a competitive advantage
Routrek Networks — Routrek is a manufacturing and sales of ICT next generation hydroponic cultivation system.

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.

Investment focus

Organic Food, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
Seed
Japan

Portfolio highlights

Fermecutes — Fermecutes is a food production firm that specializes in production of edible proteins using natto bacteria and sustainable methods.

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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Japan, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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.
Space quarters — Space Quarters is a manufacturing company that produces payload deploy and panels, and develops space assembly robotic systems.
Metagen Therapeutics — Metagen Therapeutics is a Drug discovery and medical business company which utilizes microbiome science.

Nakashimato is a food company.

Investment focus

Organic Food, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
Seed
Japan

Portfolio highlights

WithGreen — WithGreen is a store of domestic vegetables and meat.

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.