# Mizuho Capital

> Mizuho Capital is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Software. See 480 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 480
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 4%
- Fund size: $1.4B
- Last fund: Jan 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/みずほキャピタル株式会社
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mizuhobank
- Website: https://www.mizuho-vc.co.jp

Mizuho Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2M–$79M |
| Series B | $2.1M–$269M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 59 | 12% |
| Software | 53 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 42 | 9% |
| Internet | 35 | 7% |
| Marketing | 33 | 7% |

307 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 120 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 96 | 20% |
| Series B | 80 | 17% |
| Seed | 63 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 40 | 8% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 367 | 76% |
| United States | 8 | 2% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0% |
| China | 1 | 0% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atsushi Sugao | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsushi-sugao |
| Hajime Saito | President; President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hajime-saito |
| Hiroshi Oishi | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-oishi |
| Hiroshi Yamamoto | Managing Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-yamamoto |
| Mitsumasa Matsumoto | General Manager, Investment Department | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsumasa-matsumoto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bestat | bestat is a developer of platforms for 3D data creation, management, and utilization using AI and offers digital twins services. | $19M | Series A | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Fidra Energy | Fidra Energy is a battery energy storage firm/business that aims to aid decarbonization for electrical system. | $310.7M | Debt Financing | Jul 17, 2026 |  |
| Mozu | MOZU operates a construction materials procurement platform. | $8M | Series B | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| NEXT NEW WORLD | NEXT NEW WORLD develops and manufactures natural products with low impact on the environment. It uses sustainable Japanese silk to manufacture apparel and cosmetic products. | $1.5M | Series A | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Triorb | Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions. | $14.4M | Series B | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Solaris | Solaris commercializes, manufactures, and sells soft robotics using pneumatic artificial muscles. Solaris was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $3.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 20, 2026 |  |
| OpenHeart | OpenHeart is a provider of the tactile 3D platform. | $1.4M | Seed | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Pictoria | Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Grafenary | Graphenary creates unique graphene optical devices using graphene materials with a variety of remarkable features. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Magic Shields | Magic Shields is a manufacturer and seller of floors, nursing care, and welfare products. | $6.5M | Series B | Apr 21, 2026 |  |

10 of 480 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Mizuho Capital invest in?

Mizuho Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 480 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mizuho Capital's check size?

Mizuho Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$79M at Series A and $2.1M–$269M 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 Mizuho Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Mizuho Capital?

Public channels for Mizuho Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 Mizuho Capital?

The team at Mizuho Capital includes Atsushi Sugao (Auditor), Hajime Saito (President; President) and Hiroshi Oishi (Director), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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