# inclusion japan

> inclusion japan is a VC fund in Higashi-shinagawa backing Software and Information Technology. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Higashi-shinagawa, Japan
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Fund size: $44M
- Last fund: Dec 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inclusion-japan
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Inclusionj
- Website: http://inclusionjapan.com/

Inclusion Japan is an incubation for venture companies and large corporations.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 14% |
| Apps | 2 | 7% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 7% |
| Consulting | 2 | 7% |

58 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 25% |
| Series A | 6 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 4% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 19 | 68% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dodai | Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles. | $8M | Series A | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| AstroX | AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space. |  | Series A | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Porty | Porty is a real estate platform company that provides property search tools, urban housing services, and data-driven solutions. | $544.2K | Seed | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| Tenchijin | Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data. | $4.7M | Series B | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| OPTEMO | OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website. | $3.5M |  | Jul 02, 2025 |  |
| Enstem | Enstem is engaged in the biometric data business and the web marketing business. It also analyzes the body data and subjective data acquired from a dedicated smartwatch and quantifies the condition, enabling the team by analyzing the biometric data obtained from the dedicated smartwatch and the subjective data obtained by the app together. | $932.8K |  | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Japan Carbon Cycle Lab | Japan Carbon Cycle Lab is a technology company that focuses on the research and development of CO2 capture and recycling techniques. | $2.7M | Series A | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| AstroX | AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space. | $2.8M | Seed | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| MaaS Tech Japan | MaaS Tech Japan offers media business, consulting business and platform development business. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 02, 2024 |  |
| IDOM CaaS Technology | IDOM CaaS Technology provides a free car life that is not limited to buying and selling cars. | $5.4M | Seed | Aug 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nagase & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nagase-co) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nissay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nissay-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does inclusion japan invest in?

inclusion japan invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did inclusion japan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for inclusion japan closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 28 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 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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