# Coral Capital

> Coral Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 107 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 107
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Fund size: $128M
- Last fund: Aug 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coralcapital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/coral_capital
- Website: https://coralcap.co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coralcapital/

Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Coral Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Coral Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/coral-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $551k–$27M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$99M |
| Series B | $7.6M–$184M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 17 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 13 | 12% |
| SaaS | 9 | 8% |
| Internet | 9 | 8% |
| Medical | 7 | 7% |

116 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 41 | 38% |
| Series A | 22 | 21% |
| Series B | 10 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 62 | 58% |
| United States | 5 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Riney | Founding Partner & CEO | 30 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-riney |
| Yohei Sawayama | Founding Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yohei-sawayama |
| Kiyoshi Seko | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiyoshi-seko |
| Miyako Yoshizawa | Senior Associate | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miyako-yoshizawa-eb55 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tokenz | Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Supporting payment methods worldwide, Tokenz enables brands to build customizable web stores, optimize conversions, and expand direct-to-consumer sales. As a Merchant of Record (MoR), Tokenz ensures global tax compliance,fraud protection, and multi-currency transactions—allowing businesses to sell with confidence across international markets. | $6.3M | Series A | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Henry | Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals. | $19M | Series C | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Ruten | Ruten is a brain-machine interface company that specializes in reconstructive treatments for infeasible and ineffective conditions. | $2M | Seed | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| Oceanic Constellations, Inc | Oceanic Constellations empowers ocean visualization with a network of autonomous surface drones and advanced marine monitoring technology. | $13.1M | Series B | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Pie Systems | Pie Systems is a VAT reclaim software that allows for a fully digital reclaim process for tourists shopping in host countries. Pie’s digital-first approach allows for a fully contactless solution, promoting ease and health safety. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Copenhagen, Denmark. | $15.5M | Series A | Nov 27, 2025 |  |
| SmartHR | SmartHR provides a cloud-native human resources management platform that offers a suite of tech-enabled human resources management solutions, focusing on employee management and administration, growth, talent management, and employee productivity. Through its comprehensive range of solutions, SmartHR serves a diversified spectrum of businessesincluding large enterprises and SMEs. | $96M | Secondary Market | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| IVRy | Ivry offers cloud based telephonic answering service. | $26.2M | Series D | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| IVRy | Ivry offers cloud based telephonic answering service. | $26.2M | Series D | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| MarqVision | MarqVision helps global brands remove counterfeits from online marketplaces. | $48M | Series B | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Oceanic Constellations, Inc | Oceanic Constellations empowers ocean visualization with a network of autonomous surface drones and advanced marine monitoring technology. | $8.3M | Series A | Jul 03, 2025 |  |

10 of 107 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [Globis Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globis-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
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- [All Star SAAS Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-star-saas-fund) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Coral Capital invest in?

Coral Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 107 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Coral Capital's check size?

Coral Capital typically joins rounds of $551k–$27M at Seed, $3.5M–$99M at Series A and $7.6M–$184M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Coral Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Coral Capital?

Public channels for Coral Capital 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 Coral Capital?

The team at Coral Capital includes James Riney (Founding Partner & CEO), Yohei Sawayama (Founding Partner) and Kiyoshi Seko (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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