# Aflac Ventures Japan

> Aflac Ventures Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Health Care and Medical. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aflac-ventures-japan-k-k/
- Website: https://aflacventuresjapan.com/en/

Aflac Ventures Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Health Care and Medical. Aflac Ventures Japan is the investment arm of Aflac Ventures in Japan

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 5 | 71% |
| Medical | 4 | 57% |
| Elder Care | 2 | 29% |
| Nursing and Residential Care | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 43% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bharat Rajaram | Vice President, Managing Director & CFO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bharat-rajaram |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mediphone | mediPhone is a provider of telephone medical interpreter and video medical interpreter service intended to eliminate language barriers in medical care. The company's services include medical translation app, dispatch of medical interpreter to advanced treatment and medical checkup, medical certificate, consent form, hospitalization guidance,in-hospital, enabling clients to access healthcare services without facing language barrier issues in regions of their choices in a convenient manner |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 14, 2025 |  |
| Ichirou | Ichirou provides digital senior care support services to connect elderly people with caretakers. It offers caretaker services for different types of support, including housework, hospital care, nursing, hospital and doctor visits, and shopping assistance. | $7.7M | Series B | Sep 11, 2025 |  |
| 400F | 400F develops services to solve problems related to people's lives and assets. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo. | $7.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 29, 2024 |  |
| KAKEHASHI | KAKEHASHI is the opportunity of Their foundation to want to become "Kakehashi connecting medical treatment and patients" "Kakehashi connecting medical care with a bright future". Japan is a country possessing world-class medical technology and medical system, it is a country with prominent longevity to be proud of in the world.In 2060, one in 2.5 people will enter an unprecedented super aging society of 65 years old and over, one in four will be over 75 years old. To think about the way of medical care that supports the healthy life expectancy in Japan is nothing but creation of the future image of Japanese society. | $70.9M | Series C | Mar 29, 2023 |  |
| Rehab | Rehab develops a rehabilitation support SaaS "Rehaplan" for adult day care centers. | $8.8M | Series D | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Craif | Icaria's mission is to create a new society in which people will not lose their lives by using urine tests to provide "early, painless and accurate early diagnosis of cancer."It is known that detecting cancer early increases the survival rate 5 to 10 times and greatly improves the prognosis. However, it is not unusual for manycancers to have no subjective symptoms, and when they become aware they have progressed to a stage where treatment is impossible. The most effective way to detect cancer at an early stage that can be treated is to have regular and high-precision cancer diagnosis, but existing cancer diagnosis is painful and However, many of them are not accurate enough and are not suitable for regular diagnosis and early stage diagnosis. | $11.3M | Series B | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| Medical Network Systems | MNES develops medical technology designed to provide real-time medical care. The company has developed a platform that connects doctors with doctors, medical institutions, and communities, shares the physical condition (medical image) in real-time, and expands communication between doctors. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 20, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MTG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mtg-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Japan Post Bank Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ono Digital Health Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ono-digital-health-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Yamato Social Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yamato-social-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cygames capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cygames-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Aflac Ventures Japan invest in?

Aflac Ventures Japan invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Elder Care startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aflac Ventures Japan?

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### Who are the partners at Aflac Ventures Japan?

The team at Aflac Ventures Japan includes Bharat Rajaram (Vice President, Managing Director & CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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