# B Dash Ventures

> B Dash Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Information Technology and Apps. See 92 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 92
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last fund: Oct 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/b-dash-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bdashventures
- Website: http://www.bdashventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bdashventures

B Dash Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Apps. B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $804k–$34M |
| Series A | $1.6M–$44M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 11 | 12% |
| Apps | 10 | 11% |
| Internet | 10 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 9% |
| Media and Entertainment | 8 | 9% |

120 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 39 | 42% |
| Funding Round | 23 | 25% |
| Series A | 9 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 4% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 3% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 62 | 67% |
| Taiwan | 3 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | President, CEO and Representative Director | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-watanabe-ae68 |
| Ryuichi "Ryu" Nishida | Senior Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryuichi-nishida |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spike Studio | Spike Studio Inc., established in November 2023, is a Tokyo-based company specializing in generative AI and large language models. Their mission is to enhance Japan’s labor productivity tenfold by integrating advanced AI solutions into client operations and services. The company offers customized AI solutions, system integration, data analysis,predictive modeling, and training programs to help clients leverage generative AI effectively. Co-founded by CEO Shigeru Kuroyanagi and COO Hirohide Sano, Spike Studio aims to address challenges such as declining international competitiveness, an aging population, and labor shortages in Japan. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Yosemite | Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items. | $9.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Innovative Space Carrier | Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies. | $20.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service. | $93.5M | Series F | Jan 16, 2026 |  |
| Qlay | Qlay is an AI-automated global engineer hiring platform | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Nov 08, 2024 |  |
| Newmo | newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort. | $41.5M | Series A | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Yosemite | Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Newmo | newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort. | $10M | Seed | Feb 16, 2024 |  |
| G.U. Group | G.U. Labs provide tools, solutions, knowledge, research, and development resources for adapting social changes caused by blockchain tech. | $2.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Ascend | Ascend is a logistics company. | $2M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |

10 of 92 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does B Dash Ventures invest in?

B Dash Ventures invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 92 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is B Dash Ventures's check size?

B Dash Ventures typically joins rounds of $804k–$34M at Seed and $1.6M–$44M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds B Dash Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact B Dash Ventures?

Public channels for B Dash Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at B Dash Ventures?

The team at B Dash Ventures includes Hiroyuki Watanabe (President, CEO and Representative Director) and Ryuichi "Ryu" Nishida (Senior Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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