# Development Bank of Japan

> Development Bank of Japan is a VC fund backing Manufacturing. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/development-bank-of-japan-inc.
- Website: http://www.dbj.jp

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.7M–$57M |
| Series B | $4.7M–$553M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 13% |
| Robotics | 7 | 11% |
| Aerospace | 7 | 11% |
| Drones | 5 | 8% |

96 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 11 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 9 | 14% |
| Series B | 8 | 13% |
| Series C | 6 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 9% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 41 | 64% |
| United States | 8 | 13% |
| Singapore | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Tanzania | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kimihiro Fukuyama | Deputy Director General, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimihiro-fukuyama |
| Yuki Takemori | General Manager | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuki-takemori |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tokyu Corporation | Tokyu introduce the list of executives, business organization, year map, head office map and company information (e-BOOK). |  | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| SEED | SEED accumulated technologies and gained customer trust through development of contact lenses. |  | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Rapidus | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Tenchijin | Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data. | $4.7M | Series B | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| BW LPG | BW LPG is a logistics and transportation company that uses a fleet of maritime ships to carry liquefied petroleum gas. In houses, agriculture, transportation, and the chemical industry, liquefied petroleum gas is employed. The business is divided into two primary divisions: shipping and product services. Both buy and sell liquid petroleum gas andprovide delivery to consumers. | $595M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| AMI | AMI Corp is engaged in medical consulting, medical device development and writing. |  | Series C | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Creattura | Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources. | $1.3M | Series A | Mar 17, 2025 |  |

10 of 64 investments shown.

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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 Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 64 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Development Bank of Japan's check size?

Development Bank of Japan typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$57M at Series A and $4.7M–$553M 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 Development Bank of Japan participates in.

### How do I contact Development Bank of Japan?

Public channels for Development Bank of Japan include LinkedIn 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 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 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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