Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Development Bank of Japan is an integrated investment and loan service provider to domestic and international clients. They will support sustainability management that balances economic and social value and will help to realize a sustainable society.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 36%
Last updated:
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Industries Development Bank of Japan invests in
Stages Development Bank of Japan invests in
Countries Development Bank of Japan invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $1.7M–$50M
- Series B
- $1.6M–$58M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.4M–$136M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 11 (16%)
- Information Technology 8 (12%)
- Robotics 7 (10%)
- Aerospace 7 (10%)
- Drones 5 (7%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 12 (17%)
- Series A 11 (16%)
- Series B 9 (13%)
- Series C 6 (9%)
- Series D 5 (7%)
Country
- Japan 43 (62%)
- United States 9 (13%)
- Singapore 2 (3%)
- United Kingdom 2 (3%)
- Tanzania 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kimihiro Fukuyama
Deputy Director General, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department
|
Deputy Director General, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Yuki Takemori
General Manager
|
General Manager | Total investments: 7 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Lease Finance is an aviation services company specializing in the leasing, financing, and management of commercial aircraft engines. It offers one of the industry’s broadest product lines, including engine leasing, sale-leasebacks, engine pools, and customized lifecycle solutions. They helps airlines reduce costs, manage risk, and improveoperational flexibility worldwide. | $35M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Albatross Technology is a technology company that develops offshore renewable energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines. | $1.6M / Series B / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Hagihara Industries is engaged in the production and sale of industrial machinery. They manufacture machinery and equipment for converting, highly-functional film, synthetic fiber, fiber and yarn, and plastic industries. | $5.9M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 07, 2026 | ||
| Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors. | $105.3M / Series D / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Tokyu introduce the list of executives, business organization, year map, head office map and company information (e-BOOK). | Debt Financing / Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| SEED accumulated technologies and gained customer trust through development of contact lenses. | Post-IPO Debt / Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector. | $1.7B / Corporate Round / Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Quali is dedicated to developing innovative products and solutions that support microsurgery, with the goal of addressing critical challenges in the medical field and improving patient outcomes and overall quality of life. | $11.5M / Series A / Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| CesiumAstro delivers communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space or airborne platforms. Each of the company's products combines carefully selected COTS components with the traditional reliability necessary for aerospace systems. Its products enable connectivity between satellites, drones, planes, cars, andother mobile devices and generate electronically steerable beams of radio waves carrying information between the devices, and its software stitches the information together. | $270M / Series C / Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| Heirloom is a provider of direct air capture technology to enhance the natural process of CO2 absorption from the atmosphere. Its technology accelerates limestone's ability to capture carbon dioxide, storing it permanently underground while operating with renewable energy. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| See all 69 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Development Bank of Japan invest in?
Development Bank of Japan invests primarily in Manufacturing, Information Technology and Robotics startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 69 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 Development Bank of Japan invest in?
Development Bank of Japan typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$50M at Series A, $1.6M–$58M at Series B and $1.4M–$136M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Development Bank of Japan's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Development Bank of Japan took part in.
How do I contact Development Bank of Japan?
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Who are the partners at Development Bank of Japan?
The team at Development Bank of Japan includes Kimihiro Fukuyama (Deputy Director General, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department) and Yuki Takemori (General 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 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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