# Mizuho Innovation Frontier

> Mizuho Innovation Frontier is a VC fund in Tokyo backing SaaS, Marketplace and Carbon Capture. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Mizuho Innovation Frontier is a investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Carbon Capture | 1 | 33% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E-Dash | E-Dash drives decarbonization that embraces unknown challenges to accelerate transformation and creates a sustainable future for all. | $16.8M | Series A | Mar 18, 2024 |  |
| ByWill | ByWill creates and distributes environmental value while eventually becoming carbon neutral. | $2M | Series A | Feb 02, 2024 |  |
| Luca Japan | LUCA Japan provides digital access to alternative investments, including but not limited to private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and private credit. | $25.5M | Seed | Sep 06, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aichi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aichi-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chugin Capital Partner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugin-capital-partner) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delight-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FINOLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finolab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fukui TV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fukui-tv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsui & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mizuho Innovation Frontier invest in?

Mizuho Innovation Frontier invests primarily in SaaS, Marketplace and Carbon Capture startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mizuho Innovation Frontier last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mizuho Innovation Frontier closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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