# Eight Roads Ventures Japan

> Eight Roads Ventures Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and SaaS. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Fund size: $3.5B
- Last fund: Nov 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eight-roads/people/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/8roadsventures
- Website: https://eightroads.com/en/

Eight Roads Ventures Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and SaaS. Eight Roads Ventures is a venture capital fund, with offices in China, India, Japan and the UK. Eight Roads is the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited (FIL). The Ventures arm of FIL was formerly known as Fidelity Growth Partners.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3M–$51M |
| Series B | $6.2M–$112M |
| Series D | $16M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 13% |
| SaaS | 2 | 8% |
| Internet | 2 | 8% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 8% |
| Health Care | 2 | 8% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 25% |
| Series B | 6 | 25% |
| Series D | 3 | 13% |
| Seed | 2 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 12 | 50% |
| United States | 5 | 21% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Stephanblome | CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-stephanblome |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SDP Japan | SDP Japan is a procurement and sales company of surgical components, pharmaceuticals, and consumables. | $31.2M | Series D | Jun 15, 2025 |  |
| Mento | UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service. | $11.3M | Series B | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| Mento | UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service. | $11.3M | Series B | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| SALOWIN | SALOWIN is a shared salon where freelance hairdressers can freely provide customer service and service. | $16.4M | Series D | Feb 14, 2025 |  |
| Beads | Beads provides hospice housing and independent living facility. | $6.3M | Series A | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| Newmo | newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort. | $41.5M | Series A | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| AvenCell | Based on our deep science and focused on patients in need. | $112M | Series B | Oct 22, 2024 |  |
| Newmo | newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort. | $10M | Seed | Feb 16, 2024 |  |
| OpenLogi | OpenLogi is a Tokyo based logistics platform focused on SMEs and freelancers. OpenLogi was founded back in December 2013 by Hidetsugu Ito who was previously involved in launching Japanese magazine subscription service Fujisan.co.jp. Based on his experience in discussing and negotiating with logistics companies, he founded OpenLogi to addresslogistics solutions for small e-commerce players. | $23.9M | Series D | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Xbit | X-bit offers a chatbot service that enables shop owners to gather availabilities from employees and create shift schedules. | $128.3M |  | Jan 10, 2024 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Eight Roads Ventures Japan invest in?

Eight Roads Ventures Japan invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Eight Roads Ventures Japan's check size?

Eight Roads Ventures Japan typically joins rounds of $3M–$51M at Series A, $6.2M–$112M at Series B and $16M–$31M at Series D. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Eight Roads Ventures Japan participates in.

### How do I contact Eight Roads Ventures Japan?

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### Who are the partners at Eight Roads Ventures Japan?

The team at Eight Roads Ventures Japan includes Michael Stephanblome (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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