D4V
VC Fund
Minato, Japan
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.
- Total investments:
- 86
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
- Fund size:
- $46M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries D4V invests in
Stages D4V invests in
Countries D4V invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $443k–$7M
- Series A
- $1.2M–$10M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $292k–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 8 (9%)
- Financial Services 8 (9%)
- E-Commerce 7 (8%)
- Apps 6 (7%)
- Content 5 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 28 (33%)
- Series A 17 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 12 (14%)
- Funding Round 7 (8%)
- Series B 2 (2%)
Country
- Japan 49 (57%)
- United States 5 (6%)
- Singapore 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Kelley
Founder & Chairman
|
Founder & Chairman | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genba Hub specializes in providing business management systems for construction and maintenance enterprises. | $440.6K / Seed / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI. | $10.2M / Series A / Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life. | $6.2M / Series A / Jun 11, 2026 | ||
| Free Standard is a developer platform that offers product development and recommerce business implementation for the retail industry. | $8.6M / Series A / Mar 17, 2026 | ||
| Yuimedi acquires, investigate, analyze medical data and provides accurate solutions. | $2.6M / Seed / Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| Hedgehog Medtech is a medical firm focused on digital therapeutics (DTx). DTx is a pharmaceutically approved programmable medical device that assists patients' medical operations via smartphone apps. | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| CELLORB provides player management, sports event planning, and event management services. | $6.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 15, 2025 | ||
| Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment.Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered nTokyo, Japan. | $1.4M / Sep 05, 2025 | ||
| AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players. | $1.4M / Seed / May 14, 2025 | ||
| Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services. | $5.2M / Series B / Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| See all 86 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does D4V invest in?
D4V invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 86 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does D4V invest in?
D4V typically joins rounds of $443k–$7M at Seed, $1.2M–$10M at Series A and $292k–$14M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not D4V's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds D4V took part in.
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Who are the partners at D4V?
The team at D4V includes Tom Kelley (Founder & Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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