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

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Payments startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Payments 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
East Ventures
VC Fund
11 Japan, Indonesia, Singapore Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $250k–$30M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
9 Japan, United States, Singapore Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $800k–$34M
Ceres
VC Fund
8 Japan, Singapore Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Cryptocurrency, Content, Blockchain $450k–$120M
JAFCO
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, India Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.4M–$41M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $288k–$20M
D4V
VC Fund
7 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce $292k–$14M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
6 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $602k–$48M
DNX Ventures
VC Fund
5 Japan, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $482k–$38M
Arbor Ventures
VC Fund
4 United States, Singapore, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $2.6M–$150M
NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Tanzania Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology $452k–$184M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, South Korea Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $1.3M–$62M
ANRI
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Information Technology $268k–$41M
Monex Ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, China Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Financial Services, FinTech $372k–$17M
Coral Capital
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, Denmark Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $468k–$184M
Archetype Ventures
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $605k–$32M
AG Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Finance, Software, Internet $462k–$28M
Sony Innovation Fund
VC Fund
3 United States, Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care $1.5M–$52M
XTech Ventures
VC Fund
3 Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $480k–$11M
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
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, India Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $283k–$10M
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $470k–$21M
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
3 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $404k–$11M
Nissay Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan, United States, Ethiopia Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Health Care, Software, Medical $455k–$12M
Saison Capital
VC Fund
3 India, Singapore, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology $1.5M–$33M
Oyster Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, Hong Kong, Singapore Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown FinTech, Software, Financial Services $150k–$101M
Spiral Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Internet $874k–$63M
Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund
2 Japan, Indonesia, South Korea Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed Software, Financial Services, FinTech $440k–$85M
MIRAISE
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting $183k–$4M
OKWave
VC Fund
2 Japan, Switzerland Corporate Round, Seed, Series A Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Software $271k–$926k
IDEO
VC Fund
2 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Health Care, FinTech, Cryptocurrency $1M–$200M
Colopl Next
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, South Korea Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Virtual Reality, Software, E-Commerce $455k–$21M
YJ Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Indonesia Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Content $63k–$30M
Nippon Technology Venture Partners
VC Fund
2 Japan, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Series B Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency $449k–$184M
Berkeley Angel Network
VC Fund
2 United States, India, Italy Seed, Angel, Series A Health Care, Medical, Software $200k–$5M
Mizuho Bank
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $1.3M–$5.6B
KDDI
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, South Korea Series A, Series B Mobile, Software, Internet $2.8M–$638M
Daishi Hokuetsu Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Food and Beverage, Apps, Payments $6.2M–$6.2M
PKSHA SPARX Algorithm Fund
VC Fund
2 Japan, China, United States Seed, Series A Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources $953k–$142M
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
VC Fund
2 United States, Japan, India Debt Financing, Series A Financial Services, Energy, Renewable Energy $1M–$2B
Primal Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, Spain, Switzerland Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Internet $415k–$18M
Recruit Strategic Partners
VC Fund
2 United States, Japan, India Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Software, FinTech $100k–$57M
Abstract
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Brazil Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $2M–$81M
VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund
2 Japan, China, Germany Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Software, Internet, Content $200k–$7.1M
Kyokuto Securities
VC Fund
2 Japan Seed, Series A FinTech, InsurTech, Insurance
Cherubic Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, China, Taiwan Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $220k–$27M
GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B Financial Services, FinTech, Software $1.3M–$170M
Portage Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $2M–$80M
DG Daiwa Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Internet $679k–$122M
Kobe University Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan Seed, Series A, Series B Medical, Sales, Health Care $644k–$7.8M
SBI Group
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology $2.8M–$142M
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East Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in Japan Payments startups

East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 693
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$5M; Series A $1.9M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $366k–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
  • BASE — BASE provides web-based services that develop and build e-commerce platforms. The company provides its services across Japan, such as net shop creation, development of shopping applications, development of online payment, and other services.
  • EveryWill — Every WiLL will hasten the creation of a new logistical infrastructure that addresses social problems, beginning with the "way we receive" our products.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in Japan Payments 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 and affiliates 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: 672
  • 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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Ceres
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 8 investments in Japan Payments startups

Ceres is a company providing internet marketing services and is engaged in the planning, development, and operation of smartphone media.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, Content, Blockchain
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $464k–$2.7M; Series A $1.4M–$120M; Venture - Series Unknown $450k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Samansa — Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series.
  • AndGAMER — AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players.
  • TASIMOVF — Founder of Asimov Foundation. Investing in the future of AI & Crypto (a much more meaningful space than FX) prev. @xbox
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Payments 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 the creations 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: 370
  • 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.
  • ADiXi — Adixi is a tech-driven business that supports the idea that people and technology may work together. It strives to open doors by utilizing cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence, to promote long-term, sustainable corporate and societal progress.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Payments 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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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 395
  • Round size: Seed $288k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $368k–$9.2M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% 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 — Tell us about anything development-related. Our founder, who launched Niconico Live, SUGAR and GANMA! from scratch, helps with planning, design, development and operations.
  • 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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D4V
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 7 investments in Japan Payments startups, 7 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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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in Japan Payments 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 has managed a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 834
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$31M; Series B $3.4M–$48M; Venture - Series Unknown $602k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Essen — Essen is a technological company that specializes in mobility and data analysis, as well as using data to improve transportation.
  • 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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DNX Ventures
VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 5 investments in Japan Payments 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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Arbor Ventures
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 4 investments in Japan Payments startups

Arbor Ventures is a visionary fintech-focused VC, partnering with innovators to shape a smarter future.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Series A $5M–$110M; Series B $12M–$70M; Series C $2.6M–$150M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $7.8M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • AppliedAI — AppliedAI is an Abu Dhabi technology company building AI-native workflow systems for banking, fintech, insurance, and healthcare. Its platform, Opus, automates and supervises mission-critical, document-heavy processes with embedded governance and human oversight.
  • Tabby — Tabby is the money app that lets you buy now and pay later, send and receive money, earn cashback and save.
  • Stitch — Build and launch loans, cards, wallets, deposits, and payments on one operating system. Trusted by leading banks and fintechs worldwide.
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Payments startups

NEC Capital Solutions Limited provides financial services in Japan. It's Main Business is Leasing for Information and Communication Equipment, Office Equipment, Industrial Equipment and Installment Sales, Business Loans, Factoring Services, Business Outsourcing and Sales of Used Equipment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Internet, Information Technology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Tanzania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Series A $1.3M–$142M; Series B $452k–$184M; Venture - Series Unknown $543k–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • GITAI — GITAI is the world’s leading space robotics startup, aiming to provide safe and affordable means of labor in space and reduce operational costs by 100 times. GITAI is developing highly capable, safe, and reliable robots to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and cities on Mars.
  • Luup — Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets.
  • Idea Record — Idea Records provided various business support solutions since its founding as a company promoting digital transformation in the restaurant industry. Among them, the SaaS platform GATE, released in 2018, has many functions that are particularly suited to the needs of restaurants, and is being introduced in many stores.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Payments 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". SBI Investment 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: 456
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$28M; Series B $4.5M–$62M; 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.
  • Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
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ANRI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Payments 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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Monex Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Payments startups

Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 99
  • Round size: Seed $372k–$2.9M; Series A $1M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $473k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
  • Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
  • Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
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Coral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Payments startups, 12 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: 111
  • 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.
  • Albert Invent — 1000’s of scientists, technicians, and engineers across 30+ countries rely on Albert’s end-to-end Cloud Platform to accelerate the innovation of new materials. With Albert, R&D organizations get the data insights and tools needed to increase speed to market, automate regulatory compliance, and heighten the impact of new products.Built fromthe ground up for the chemical and material science industry, the Albert Platform connects R&D processes and creates a single data source of truth across the R&D organization. Augmented with AI, machine learning and a comprehensive materials database, key platform functionality includes inventory, worksheets, workflows, tasks, and more. www.albertinvent.com
  • DeltaForesight — DeltaForesight is a business that creates B2B services and goods with a focus on stablecoins and cryptocurrencies. In order to develop solutions that may be applied in Japan, it emphasizes bridging laws, business practices, and technological advancements.
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Archetype Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Payments startups, 17 in the past 12 months

Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in B2B Tech seed and early stage venture investments.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 131
  • Round size: Seed $605k–$6.8M; Series A $1.2M–$32M; Series B $1.7M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Nocall — Nocall develops an automated calling system utilizing AI voice technology.
  • Voxela, Inc. — Voxels is an AI powered platform on a mission to reinvent caregiving by making incident detection intelligent and actionable.
  • Bulwark Dynamics — Bulwark Dynamics develops autonomous maritime systems for contested logistics and distributed military operations. Its CARAVEL platform is an autonomous beach-landing resupply vessel that delivers cargo from ship to shore without requiring port infrastructure. The vessel supports JMIC and ISO containers, autonomous cargo handling, GPS-deniednavigation, and operations in shallow or degraded maritime conditions. The company also develops vessel autonomy, command-and-control, hull production, payload integration, and sustainment capabilities for defense and maritime logistics applications.
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AG Capital
VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments startups

AG Capital is an investment firm that provides investment and property management solutions for middle-size businesses. The company was founded on December 12, 1985 and its headquarters are located in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $462k–$28M; Series A $921k–$4.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$9.6M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mento — UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service.
  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.
  • Unito — Unito is a hospitality firm that offers lodging and accommodation facilities.
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Sony Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments startups, 18 in the past 12 months

Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 223
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$25M; Series B $6.9M–$52M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • QNu Labs — QNu Labs is the first and only Indian company to develop Quantum cyber-security products using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology. QKD solves the problem of key distribution by allowing the exchange of a cryptographic key between two remote parties with unconditional security over a quantum channel.
  • 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.
  • Primitive Labs — Our mission is to make human behavior a first-class primitive of software development.
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments startups

XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $480k–$3.7M; Series A $1.1M–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $549k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
  • Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
  • Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments startups, 70 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 business segments. 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: 331
  • 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.
  • GX MINERALS — GX MINERALS develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance fillers that promote decarbonization.
  • Crux AI — Crux AI is a integrated AI infrastructure firm founded to overcome the physical and operational limits on meaningful AI goals.
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments 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. In addition 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: 180
  • Round size: Seed $283k–$1.9M; Series A $944k–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $389k–$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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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments 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: 689
  • 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

  • Smart Craft —
  • Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is a biotechnology firm dedicated to promoting the practical use of safe and effective nucleic acid therapies. Utilizing nucleic acid chemistry technology, the company strives to provide nucleic acid medicines to patients suffering from diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments 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: 241
  • 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

  • THE PHAGE — The phage is a medical device company that focuses on developing AI technology to predict postprandial blood glucose levels.
  • 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.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Payments 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: 327
  • 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

  • Indent — Indent creates products that help writers create original works such as novels, manga, screenplays, and game scenarios. They will work to create an environment in which artists can focus on their creations and enjoy sharing their work.
  • Spectronix — Spectronics is a development of new technologies and new applications to bring about innovation, focusing on the future of laser technology.
  • Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
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Saison Capital
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 3 investments in Japan Payments startups

They invest in Seed to Series A companies across emerging markets. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: India, Singapore, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$8.4M; Pre-Seed $1.5M–$6M; Series A $3.4M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $55M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Mylapay — Mylapay, a rising fintech startup, was established in 2019 and incorporates as 'Mindeed Technologies and Services Pvt Ltd' by a dynamic team of co-founders (Ex Hitachi and Worldline) who bring over 50 years of collective experience in the payment domain. Mylapay has been officially registered with the DIPP under the Startup Indiainitiative, signifying its commitment to pioneering financial technology solutions. We specialize in payment enablement, crafting cutting-edge payment solutions to simplify the complete card payment cycle. Mylapay aimed at redefining the payment processing experience with its core product line up; (3DS-Authentication: The linchpin of online commerce, turning payment security into an art form), (Authorization Switch: Your go-to solution for speed and security, ensuring high success rates with fast and safe approvals), (IntelleEngine-Transaction Processing System: An all-in-one platform that manages the post authorization transaction processing end-to-end) Our aim is to transform Mylapay into a holistic tech ecosystem for all your acquiring payment processing needs. We offer cloud-based solutions that equip Payment Aggregators and Banks across the globe with complete payment processing capabilities. With us, you get a one-stop-shop for all your payment solutions, making transaction experiences smoother than ever!
  • Pagaleve — pagaleve offers payment in installments at PIX, with no interest and no credit card required. They provide merchants with a new payment method in order to increase their sales in a simple, uncomplicated, and agile manner, but they also want to provide people with the opportunity to buy what they want without committing to the card'shigh-interest rates and credit.
  • AIsa — AIsa is the capability layer for the Agentic Economy. Everything AI agents need to reason, act, and transact. Pay per call.
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Oyster Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Japan Payments startups

Capital for extraordinary founders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United States, Hong Kong, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 77
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$4.2M; Series A $4M–$45M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$101M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $4.4M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Sogni AI — Unleash creativity with the Sogni Supernet: a purpose-built DePIN protocol for Creative AI. Empowering Creative AI apps with unmatched speed and scale.
  • Ridepanda — Employer sponsored leases on the widest selection of pedal bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters from top brands.
  • New Social Theory — New Social Theory is a FinTech company focused on empowering the creator economy. We believe that the future of content and commerce lies in fostering deeper connections between creators and their passionate fan bases.
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Spiral Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups, 19 in the past 12 months

Spiral Innovation Partners provides Investments to healthcare startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 115
  • Round size: Seed $874k–$9.3M; Series A $1.1M–$63M; Series B $3.9M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2020

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 —
  • Spectronix — Spectronics is a development of new technologies and new applications to bring about innovation, focusing on the future of laser technology.
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Venture Labo Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Venture Labo Investment is venture capital firm that provides financial supports to invested companies at each growth stage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $953k–$7.1M; Series B $3.5M–$85M; Venture - Series Unknown $440k–$8.6M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $26M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • XDeli — XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees.
  • Jiraffe — jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management.
  • SImount — SImount is a database management system platform that connects all data such as Excel, CSV, PDF. Moreover, It can utilize all the data related to business, leading to higher business efficiency and higher sales.
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MIRAISE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

We are engineers investing in engineers. With experienced mentors, MIRAISE supports you hands-if basis, for business model, financial planning and presentation. All founders of our potfolio automatically join MIRAISE online community that gives you the peer-learning opportunities with other founders. Join us updating the normal!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Consulting
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $183k–$4M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$1.9M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.6M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Plainer — Plainer is an IT company that provides software development, data management, and SaaS solutions.
  • Packative — Platform to design and order custom packaging online
  • CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
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OKWave
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

OKWAVE is an internet company that provides a question-and-answer site and aims to enhance customer response to inquiries.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Corporate Round $271k–$926k
  • Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BRD — BRD designs, develops, and markets financial software. It offers a platform that delivers crypto purchasing, commercial register, credit rating information, management, figures, contact and news, trading, and merchant services. BRD serves customers worldwide. Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Zurich inSwitzerland.
  • LastRoots — LastRoots is a cryptocurrency developer.
  • Tech Bureau — Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
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IDEO
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

IDEO is a global design and innovation consultancy firm. Some of their clients include Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, Microsoft , Nokia , Intel, Eli Lilly, Samsung , and Steelcase.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$200M; Series A $1M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GPx — GPx is a biotech company that revolutionizes remote chronic disease management with bloodless blood tests. It is dedicated to transforming the standard of care of cardiorenal diseases and enabling patients to better understand their condition, much like the continuous glucose monitor has transformed diabetes care.The company was founded in 2020and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • LifeScore — LifeScore is the generative music platform embracing AI for the benefit of artists. We provide high quality, endlessly varying, commercializable streams of music that respond to listener input.
  • EarlyBird — EarlyBird simplifies investing for parents and elevates gifting by empowering friends and family to make meaningful investments to the children they love.
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Colopl Next
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Colopl Next is the corporate venture capital of is Colopl, Inc, which is a leading Japanese gaming company. Colopl, Inc. is founded with the mission of “Entertainment in Real Life”, and constantly put its customer as first priority.Colopl Next is headquartered in Japan, but invests globally in a variety of internet businesses, with the commitmentto support innovative entrepreneurs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Virtual Reality, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 123
  • Round size: Seed $455k–$4M; Series A $1.9M–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.8M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • AccordX — AccordX is a platform that allows individuals to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens and sell food by online delivery.
  • Return Helper — Founded in 2018, Return Helper is a data-driven return management solution that optimizes return process and the aftermarket activities for online retailers. We support all the major ecommerce platforms including Amazon and FBA, eBay, Walmart, Shopify, Rakuten etc.
  • Wunderbar — Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services.
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YJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel. YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Our sole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 122
  • Round size: Seed $63k–$7.1M; Series A $1.8M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $180M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • LEAN BODY — Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos.
  • Stacked — Stacked is a new membership platform where fans get the most out of their support for creators.
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Nippon Technology Venture Partners
VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Nippon Technology Venture Partners is a Japanese independent investment firm that invests in technology-driven companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $449k–$854k; Series A $2.2M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
  • warashibe — warashibe engages in the development and operation of blockchain-related products.
  • Pi Photonics — PiPhotonics develops, manufactures, and sells light pattern-forming LED lighting.
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Berkeley Angel Network
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

The Berkeley Angel Network is a group of angel investors who are alumni, faculty and former faculty of UC Berkeley.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: United States, India, Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$2.7M; Angel $400k–$1.8M; Series A $1M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Monetization Solutions, Inc. — Monetizr™ is a turn-key solution enabling game developers and game IP holders to sell personalized game gear from inside the game’s UI and create meta-experiences for high-value players. Give players more than they expect!★ Platform to design, import, and control product inventory, launch, and manage campaigns in real-time. ★ A technologysolution that enables a to sell personalized game gear or give away physical rewards right from the game itself. ★ Support for multi-languages and multi-currencies with the most popular payment methods, including ApplePay, GooglePay, CreditCards, PayPal, Bitcoin. ★ Handling product procurement, fulfillment, legal compliance, and customer support for you. ★ Knowledge-base with the best campaign tactics recommendations to enhance the experience for your most high-value players.We've increased customer lifetime value (CLTV) by up to 25% and our conversion rates are as high as 10.6%. Today we're working with more than 30 game publishers, reaching 17 million monthly active users. Monetizr is focused on Mobile Games - the fastest growing (29% YoY) segment of the gaming industry with 41% of market share and $56.4 Billion dollars spent on digital currencies annually.Learn more at www.themonetizr.com
  • HealthMe — HealthMe is a marketplace platform that allows patients to shop for healthcare like they shop for any other product. They provide prepayment of packages, which streamlines office workflow, decreases no-shows, and enhances patient communications.
  • RealSeq Biosciences — We're discovering new biomarkers to advance next-generation diagnostics that provide deeper insights and improve more lives.
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Mizuho Bank
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups, 90 in the past 12 months

Mizuho Bank is a commercial bank that began operation on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. It offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities. It also provides current and ordinary, deposits at notice, time, and specified deposits, deposits for tax,nonresident deposits in yen, foreign currency deposits, negotiable time deposits and loans by bill, loans on a deed, and overdrafts as well as discounts for bank acceptances, commercial papers, and documentary bills. Moreover, it offers investment banking and custodial, syndication, bond administrative, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate restructuring, project, and asset finance services, settlement and asset management services. It operates as a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 313
  • Round size: Post-IPO Debt $150M–$5.6B; Debt Financing $1.3M–$925M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Polyuse — Polyuse Co., Ltd. is developing technology centered on "3D printers for construction" for the construction and civil engineering industries under the mission of "updating the construction industry with the power of technology".
  • Bank of India — Bank of India is a Nationalized bank with a presence in all the major trade centers of the world.
  • Atom — Atom is a humanoid robot built platform. Its bipedal, dual-armed robots are designed not just as industrial tools but as collaborators that expand human capability. By combining advanced Physical AI—environmental perception, judgment, and action planning—with robust robotic hardware, Atom is creating adaptive agents capable of working acrossdiverse settings to augment or, where appropriate, replace human labor. The company positions these robots as a next step in societal evolution: a new class of machines that learn and behave in human-like ways to advance productivity, safety, and quality of life.
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KDDI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

KDDI Corporation is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was created in 2000 through a merger of DDI, KDD and IDO and now employs over 15,000 people.The company provides a broad range of services, including fixed-line phone communication, mobile phone and web services, and Internet services. It also has a ownership stake in two Japanesecable television companies, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and Japan Cablenet (JCN). KDDI's mobile phone and web arm is branded as "au". The company is the current No. 2 in Japan's mobile communications market, trailing NTT DoCoMo and ahead of SoftBank.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Series A $8.5M–$209M; Series B $2.8M–$638M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8B in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
  • RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
  • Bounce — Luggage Storage Near Me 24/7 - Store your baggage in 32,000+ worldwide locations. Bounce is the BEST luggage storage app for finding and booking left luggage & lockers near you!
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Daishi Hokuetsu Capital Partners
VC Fund · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Daishi Hokuetsu Capital Partners is an Investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Apps, Payments
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Series A $6.2M–$6.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hydro Powtech Japan — Nippon Hydropowtech uses proprietary technology and experience in hydrolysate production to investigate new food applications.
  • Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
  • Matchbox Technologies — Matchbox Technologies is an IT firm that develops an application for flexible recruitment and payment services.
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PKSHA SPARX Algorithm Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

PKSHA SPARX Algorithm Fund focuses on start-ups and projects that have machine intelligence, AI-related and robotics technology.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $953k–$7.4M; Series A $2.8M–$142M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Palplat — Palplat specializes in IT consulting and DX promotion utilizing as well as offers beauty counseling platform.
  • RoboTruck — RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications.
  • Datawise — Datawise is a data analytics company that specializes in area marketing strategy using data, information analysis, and AI algorithms.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups, 29 in the past 12 months

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is a Japanese bank holding / financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. MUFG manages the affairs of its subsidiaries within the group and the business of the group as a whole along with all relevant ancillary business.The MUFG Group turned its eye toward the expected operatingenvironment changes over the next decade, and launched the new medium-term business plan, which outlines the strategies that will be implemented over the first three years of this period. The new plan is designed to guide us as they strive to realize their corporate vision—“Be the world's most trusted financial group.” By accelerating initiatives that span across business entities, regions, and business groups, they will work to live up to the expectations of their customers, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders.The MUFG Group aims to achieve stable and sustainable income growth through seeking diversified revenue bases especially in customer segment both domestically and abroad, and capital efficiency by improving productivity. In addition, they will enhance shareholder value by conducting capital management flexibly taking the balance of (1) enhancement of further shareholder returns, (2) maintenance of a solid capital base and (3) strategic investments for sustainable growth, into consideration.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Energy, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Japan, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Series A $1M–$209M; Debt Financing $88M–$2B
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fidra Energy — Fidra Energy is committed to supporting renewable energy generation through efficient battery energy storage production. Learn more.
  • Avaada — Business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand. Their unique strategy interweaves business goals with environmental sustainability and social responsibility, producing mutually beneficial results. By contributing to community’s socio-economic development in the short-term, they foresee delivery of continual value to their shareholders. Throughtheir community engagement initiatives, they are contributing to uplift the lifestyle of communities they work with.
  • Caliche Development Partners — Caliche Development Partners acquires, develops, and operates subsurface hydrocarbon storage assets and associated pipelines. Caliche Development Partners team brings over 175 years of combined midstream asset development experience, including project finance, facility design, permitting, construction, marketing, and operations.CalicheDevelopment Partners focuses on the development and operation of midstream storage and transportation assets needed to meet the changing demands of the global energy landscape.
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Primal Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Primal Capital, an independent venture capital " incubator bait fund at ", served as the Associate than July 2012 Hiroshi was Sasaki is the venture capital fund that serves as the representative partner. Representative of Sasaki, the seed acceleration program "Incubate Camp" operated by Incubate bait fund is carried out a totalof four times of planning and management than in 2012, They have also engaged in support operations of portfolio companies. - See more at: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/primal-capital#sthash.m2z1DCbt.dpuf

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Spain, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $768k–$18M; Venture - Series Unknown $415k–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $42M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Gatebox — It is a research laboratory beyond dimension" which is researching and developing to realize "a world where you can live with a character". Therefore, Gatebox Co., Ltd. refers to itself as "Gatebox Lab" and conducts research and development beyond dimension in the area of ​​Akihabara day and night. Dreaming that day,coming to meet beyond dimension.
  • RemitAid — RemitAid is a fintech company that operates an overseas payment platform for cross-border transactions between companies.
  • Bizibl Technologies — Bizibl Technologies provides SaaS services for recruitment events.
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Recruit Strategic Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Recruit Strategic Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in innovative startups from all around the world. It is a corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings that seeks to invest in education and financial technology, digital healthcare, and infrastructure sectors. It was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Japan, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 71
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$8.5M; Series A $3M–$57M; Series B $6M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Blacklane — Blacklane is the global chauffeur service that offers safety, sustainability, and stress-free travel. Since 2017, the company has been carbon-neutral, combining a five-star guest experience with care for the planet. The customers can book their travels using Blacklane’s mobile app or website.Blacklane was co-founded by Jens Wohltorf and FrankSteuer and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
  • Steady — Home Page Steady Your Income Home Page Steady Your Income Home Page Steady Your Income
  • ZenBusiness — Start a new business today for $0 or grow your existing business with the ZenBusiness platform. Get to your first dollar faster without the stress.
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Abstract
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups, 47 in the past 12 months

Abstract is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco with $1.5 billion in assets under management. We are sector-agnostic and invest in seed and early stage companies. Our reputation among founders is built on fierce loyalty, unparalleled connections, and a relentless drive to help them win.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 431
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Series A $9M–$33M; Series B $25M–$81M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $114k in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Ghost — Ghost is a consumer hardware and software company building a private, local-first computing system for personal artificial intelligence.
  • Harbor — Harbor is a specialized platform designed to provide insurance and risk management for the AI agentic economy. As AI agents increasingly take over autonomous decision-making tasks within enterprise environments, they introduce unique operational, security, and regulatory risks that traditional safety controls are not built to handle.
  • Torch Systems — Ultra early fire detection and analytics platform. Built for communities, enterprises, and the environment
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VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and othergrowing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Content
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, China, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 71
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$7.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $275k–$2.7M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • pickupon — Pickupon is a SaaS product that automatically records and inputs calls.
  • Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
  • ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
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Kyokuto Securities
VC Fund · Kayabacho, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Kyokuto Securities is a Japanese financial company focusing on securities dealing and securities brokerage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, InsurTech, Insurance
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Habitto — Habitto by SJ Mobile Labs is a new financial services venture focused on the Japanese market. The team and its advisors have a breadth of experience ranging from insurance, banking, e-commerce, adtech and ventures across five continents. This provides them with a unique approach to entering new markets and building valuable businesses.
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Cherubic Ventures
VC Fund · Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: United States, China, Taiwan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 168
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$8M; Angel $220k–$3M; Series A $2.5M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Wondera — Wondera is a developer of Web3-based social entertainment software designed to reward users for singing and other creative performances. The platform allows users to create personalized AI singers, participate in karaoke, record music, and contribute to the training of artificial intelligence models—all free of charge. By integrating user-generatedcontent with advanced AI technologies, Wondera enables individuals to express their creativity, develop their talents, and engage in an interactive, rewards-driven entertainment experience.
  • Tokenz — Tokenz is your all-in-one platform for global digital payments, cross-border tax compliance, and seamless payouts.
  • Lima Technology — Lima Technology is an insurance intermediary mobile marketing and office management platform. Lima Technology develops an intelligent hub in the insurance supply chain and delivers targeted solutions for insurance sales agencies. It provides innovative and reliable technical support for insurance sales organizations of different sizes, based oncloud computing and big data. It also integrates the mobile application services needed by the exhibition industry to enhance operation efficiency and develops an efficient self-service sales experience.Lima Technology promotes the transformation of insurance sales agencies to digitalization and intelligence, and maintains the vitality of development, through its intelligent business management platform.Lima Technology is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 163
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$71M; Series A $1.5M–$41M; Series B $5.2M–$170M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $415M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Balus — Balus provides motion capture, Unity systems, and AR live permanent venues.The company provides character content infrastructure using real-time animation, we also support the production of original content. Balus provides the necessary technology for event planning, casting, VR events, recording and creation of production images, real-timemotion capture during live events, real-time transmission, event management, and systems that allow users to participate in the production.
  • Aperza — Aperza's mission is to contribute to redesigning the manufacturing industry by eliminating three barriers in the industry which are the barrier of information, transaction and communication which most of companies and people often face in this industry.Manufacturing industry is Japanese core industry. We would like to contribute to therebirth of this industry by those activities such as supporting those companies who challenges the global market and supporting those start-ups who tries brand-new industry trend such as Industry 4.0, smart factory or IoT. We believe that this lead to the increase of the people in this industry, and the growth of the industry eventually.
  • Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
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Portage Ventures
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups, 26 in the past 12 months

Portage Ventures is a global fintech-focused venture capital investor. The firm makes early-stage investments in promising Canadian financial tech companies that have potential for global impact.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 189
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$20M; Series A $6.8M–$33M; Series B $8.6M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $83M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Pearler — Kickstart or continue your long term investment journey with Pearler, a simple alernative for those who crave boring investing.
  • Kontempo — Kontempo is the leading B2B payments platform built and designed specifically for the industrial sector in Mexico. Our software allows wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors to offer flexible payment terms, including credit and installment pricing, to their customers in a fast, user friendly way. Powered by our advanced API's andAI-driven risk models, we help your business process more credit for more clients, without absorbing additional financial risk and without the need for additional capital.
  • Angle Health — Angle Health provides a technology-enabled health insurance platform to simplify employer-sponsored healthcare benefits. The company's service offers fully configurable group health plans that employers can tailor and deploy quickly through its “Benefit Builder” and “Quote-to-Card” tools, often eliminating the need for individual member-level underwriting. It integrates medical, pharmacy, demographic, claims, and population-health data with AI-enabled analytics to help employers, brokers, and care teams anticipate health needs and design plans accordingly. Angle Health’s plans typically include telemedicine, digital behavioral health, chronic-disease management, and access to a national network of doctors and providers—services that are often bundled into standard coverage.
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DG Daiwa Ventures
VC Fund · Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups, 13 in the past 12 months

DG Daiwa Ventures invests in start-up companies with next-generation technology and provides business development support. It is focused on blockchain, xR, AI, security, and BioHealth, as they are likely to be at the foundations of future businesses. In addition to the five core technologies, the fund will also focus on IoT technologies, whichoften overlap or serve as an application layer.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $679k–$8M; Series A $1.1M–$103M; Series B $6.5M–$122M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Imiron — Imiron the process and tools used for modeling mathematical behavior in order to comprehend its fundamentals.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
  • CULTA —
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Kobe University Capital
VC Fund · Kobe, Kyoto, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

Kobe University Capital is create new indstry academia cllabration and technology transfer models.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7.1M; Series A $644k–$7.6M; Series B $5.7M–$7.8M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
  • SecureNavi — SecureNavi offers automation tools for the information security management system. It reduces conventional analogue operations using excel and word. For inquiries, telephone numbers and physical addresses are available on their website.
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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SBI Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Payments startups

SBI Group aims to become a corporate entity that provides a variety of one-stop financial services over the Internet now that two major events, the Financial Big Bang resulting from deregulation, and the Internet Revolution resulting from IT innovation, have radically transformed the financial industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 155
  • Round size: Series A $2.8M–$142M; Series B $7M–$62M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Gauntlet — Gauntlet builds a blockchain simulation and testing platform for financial systems. The company's blockchain simulation and the testing platform run a series of simulations to test the client's protocol or smart contract and gain intuition on how design choices affect behavior, thereby helping financial institutions by providingtransparency and greatly reduces the cost of experimentation so that teams can rapidly design, launch, and scale new decentralized systems. Gauntlet was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
  • DriveWealth — DriveWealth, the global fintech investment rail and pioneer of fractional equities trading, is a visionary technology company that empowers more than 100 partners around the world to engage their customers by placing the markets in the palm of their hands. We believe the future is fractional, transactional, and mobile. Every mobile device should bea gateway to accessing investing and savings products, services, advice, and assistance for global citizens of all ages, wealth stages, and levels of financial expertise. DriveWealth’s consultative support and cloud based, modern technology platform allow partners to seamlessly offer branded investing experiences to drive customer acquisition, loyalty, retention, and revenue growth.
  • NOT A HOTEL — NOT A HOTEL develops a vacation-home ownership and hospitality platform that enables customers to purchase usage rights to architect-designed homes and access a network of properties through a shared ownership model. The company offers vacation residences that can be purchased in increments based on annual usage, with ownership providing recurringaccess to the selected property and reciprocal use of other participating NOT A HOTEL properties. Its platform combines real estate ownership, hospitality operations, property management, reservations, concierge services, and digital tools that allow owners to manage stays, check in, and access services through a mobile application. NOT A HOTEL also provides hotel-style accommodation to guests and manages properties on behalf of owners, including maintenance, cleaning, and operational services. The company collaborates with architects, designers, and other creators to develop individually designed residences and is expanding its hospitality offering through additional properties and hotel brands.
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Payments VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 123 deals from 203 investors.

203
investors
in Japan Payments startups
123
deals
in Japan Payments startups
$8.2M
median round
in Japan Payments startups
29%
lead investors
lead at least one round
17%
Venture - Series Unknown
most common funding stage

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