# Canon Marketing Japan

> Canon Marketing Japan is a VC fund backing Internet and Internet of Things. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canon-marketing-japan
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/canon_mj
- Website: https://cweb.canon.jp/corporate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanonMJ

Canon Marketing Japan is a distributor and seller of canon products. They also provide marketing and other services. They offer products and services that include business use multifunctional products, commercial printing systems, laser printers, embedded software, system integration, digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, medical equipment, andsemi-conductor manufacturing equipment.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 3 | 27% |
| Internet of Things | 3 | 27% |
| PaaS | 2 | 18% |
| Video | 2 | 18% |
| Enterprise | 2 | 18% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 27% |
| Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 7 | 64% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Finland | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Nishida | Digital Marketing, Web Communications Dept. General Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-nishida |
| Tomoaki Terakubo | Director of the Solution Development Center | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomoaki-terakubo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pictoria | Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| MODE | MODE provides a scalable data infrastructure that collects data from the physical world to help businesses improve their operations. With its sensor gateway solution, MODE can connect a company's sensors and equipment, plus funnel that data into the cloud all within a few days. | $117.8M | Series B | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| MODE | With offices in both San Mateo, California, and Tokyo, Japan. The company is rapidly growing with now over fifty employees and is in business to provide end-to-end semi-custom IoT and AI solutions for organizations to improve their operations by connecting them to their data, giving them “real-time” insights, so they can turn innovative ideas intosustainable solutions that address a wide range of challenges.Simple, yet powerful, our latest "next generation" BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions are comprised of a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from any sensor, device, product, equipment, or legacy system. The data is then sanitized, uniquely structured, and provided to highly customizable, intuitive dashboards with powerful insights, along with proper security in the cloud for ongoing IoT and AI applications.BizStack can be deployed 4X faster and 75% less expensively than in-house developers or outside consultants. | $5.2M | Series B | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| S-Mat | S-Mat is an eco-friendly IoT purchase system for on-demand, no-hassle grocery with cost-effective shipping. | $1.7M | Series C | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| Turing | Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $9.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Valpas | Valpas is the new hospitality standard for bed bug safety that frees guests in-room from the bed bugs they may carry, so guests return home safe and the hotel never gets infected. With Valpas, hotels can quit pesticides and the environmental damage they produce. Loved by a growing number of hundreds of highly-rated hotels worldwide and appreciatedby both leisure and corporate travel buyers. Look for the Valpas label on hotel websites and you know you travel safe. | $4.3M | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Asilla | Asilla develops and provides AI specialized in image and video analysis. Its services, the Vehicle recognition AI, recognizes the manufacturer and model from the image of the vehicle. It also has a censorship service that detects inappropriate images that can not be released, including copyrights and obscene expressionsAsilla was founded in 2015and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $3.8M | Series B | Sep 12, 2022 |  |
| Safie | Safie is a smart security cameras and home security of the smartphone. | $155.9M |  | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| Safie | Safie is a smart security cameras and home security of the smartphone. | $137.5M |  | Sep 29, 2017 |  |
| Z-Works | "Z-Works Life Engine" is a cloud-type IoT platform. Collect and analyze the data of the terminal equipped with Z-Wave on the cloud, you can browse various data with the smartphone and remotely control the terminal equipped with Z-Wave. | $56.7M | Series A | Jun 19, 2017 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [KDDI Open Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kddi-open-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kansai Electric Power](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kansai-electric-power) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NEC Capital Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nec-capital-solution) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ORIX Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orix-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spiral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spiral-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Canon Marketing Japan invest in?

Canon Marketing Japan invests primarily in Internet, Internet of Things and PaaS startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Canon Marketing Japan?

Public channels for Canon Marketing Japan 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 Canon Marketing Japan?

The team at Canon Marketing Japan includes Ken Nishida (Digital Marketing, Web Communications Dept. General Manager) and Tomoaki Terakubo (Director of the Solution Development Center). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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