Dai-ichi Life
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Dai-ichi Life is a private insurance company that provides life insurance and pension products services. It is the second-largest private life insurance company in Japan as measured by total assets as of March 31, 2014.Founded on September 15, 1902, Dai-ichi Life was the oldest mutual insurance company in Japan until it was demutualized andlisted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 1, 2010.As of March 31, 2014, total assets were ¥37.7 trillion (USD$366.3 billion) on a consolidated basis. Based in Tokyo, Dai-ichi Life has approximately 67,000 employees and 1,345 sales offices throughout Japan. It also has overseas life insurance businesses in Vietnam, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, and India as well as offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai.
- Total investments:
- 65
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 15%
Last updated:
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Industries Dai-ichi Life invests in
Stages Dai-ichi Life invests in
Countries Dai-ichi Life invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Series B
- $5.2M–$23M
- Series C
- $5.4M–$120M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.7M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 13 (20%)
- Biotechnology 8 (12%)
- Financial Services 8 (12%)
- Medical 7 (11%)
- Finance 6 (9%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 20 (31%)
- Series B 11 (17%)
- Series C 10 (15%)
- Series A 4 (6%)
- Series D 4 (6%)
Country
- Japan 46 (71%)
- United States 2 (3%)
- Tanzania 1 (2%)
- Philippines 1 (2%)
- United Kingdom 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $5.4M / Series C / Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Enerbank is a development and operation of the electric power auction system. They enable the acquisition of electric power and renewable energy through the use of digital solutions for enterprises and municipal governments, with a focus on the Eneoku electric power auction industry. Eneoku is the industry's first auction system that allowscustomers to locate the lowest contract in a bidding format from different electric power companies. | $5.2M / Series B / Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021. | $14.6M / Series B / Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021. | $10.6M / Secondary Market / Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $13.1M / Debt Financing / Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| 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. | $96.7M / Series D / Jun 10, 2025 | ||
| ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions | $5.9M / Series A / Nov 26, 2024 | ||
| Asian Development Bank is an international development finance institution that provides loans, technical assistance, and grants for economic development in Asia and the Pacific. The organization focuses on poverty reduction and sustainable growth, prioritizing the needs of its poorest member countries. ADB collaborates with governments and organizations to implement development projects. The bank operates in infrastructure, education, health, and environmental sustainability sectors. | $98.4M / Debt Financing / Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $13.4M / Debt Financing / Oct 15, 2024 | ||
| Clean Energy Connect is into offering green energy solutions. It invests in its own generation capacity for a stable electricity supply by not harming nature. | $85M / Debt Financing / Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| See all 65 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Dai-ichi Life invest in?
Dai-ichi Life invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Financial Services startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 65 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 Dai-ichi Life invest in?
Dai-ichi Life typically joins rounds of $5.2M–$23M at Series B, $5.4M–$120M at Series C and $1.7M–$18M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Dai-ichi Life's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Dai-ichi Life took part in.
When did Dai-ichi Life last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dai-ichi Life closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 65 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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