# Nippon Venture Capital

> Nippon Venture Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 172 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 172
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 15%
- Fund size: $278M
- Last fund: Apr 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvcc/
- Website: http://www.nvcc.co.jp

Nippon Venture Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Health Care. Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.5M–$74M |
| Series B | $3.3M–$269M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 11% |
| Health Care | 18 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 16 | 9% |
| Medical | 15 | 9% |
| Biotechnology | 13 | 8% |

163 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 62 | 36% |
| Series A | 28 | 16% |
| Series B | 25 | 15% |
| Seed | 20 | 12% |
| Series C | 8 | 5% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 128 | 74% |
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anzai Hiroaki | Venture Capitalist | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzai-hiroaki |
| Chihiro Kanagawa | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chihiro-kanagawa |
| Kakiuchi Shingo | General Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakiuchi-shingo |
| Yuko Kitaoka | Senior Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuko-kitaoka |
| Yuyang Liu | Capitalist | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuyang-liu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KUZEN | KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices. |  | Secondary Market | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| KUZEN | KUZEN provides enterprise-grade chatbot technologies, especially the bot framework and NLP, via a visual UI without coding. The company is utilizing technology to develop a system that broadens the scope of dialogue. They use technology to provide their customers with next-generation standard procedures that broaden the possibilities ofconversation, resulting in unprecedented business practices. | $10.1M | Series B | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Neusignal Therapeutics | Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses. | $32.8M | Series B | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Neusignal Therapeutics | Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses. | $32.8M | Series B | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Space BD | Space BD aims to become a one-stop shop to respond to all issues related to industrialization of space, and alleviate the work of businesses that are developing new technologies. | $6.8M | Series C | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Menou | MENOU specializes in AI technology and sensing technology. It features a graphical image identification modeler software. | $3.3M | Series B | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Movus Technologies | Movus Technologies Indonesia is automotive company that provides car ownership rental services. | $10.5M | Series B | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Restore Vision | Restore Vision is a biotechnology company developing a visual restoration gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa. Restore Vision develops eye disease therapeutic agents. | $8.2M | Series B | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Metagen Therapeutics | Metagen Therapeutics (MGTx) is a clinical-stage company operating Japan’s first GMP-compliant manufacturing platform for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) therapies. The company combines proprietary paired metagenomic datasets with AI/ML-driven donor-recipient matching to advance precision microbiome medicine across ulcerative colitis,immuno-oncology, and neurodegenerative disease. Headquartered in Tsuruoka, Japan, MGTx leverages a cross-border regulatory strategy spanning PMDA and FDA pathways, positioning it as a platform bridging Japanese clinical innovation with global market access. | $7.7M | Series B | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| SALESCORE | SALESCORE cooperates with SFA to improve the efficiency of data entry, data analysis, and daily sales progress management, contributing to sales productivity and profit improvement. | $7.4M | Series B | Dec 08, 2025 |  |

10 of 172 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Nippon Venture Capital invest in?

Nippon Venture Capital invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 172 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nippon Venture Capital's check size?

Nippon Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$74M at Series A and $3.3M–$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 Nippon Venture Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Nippon Venture Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Nippon Venture Capital?

The team at Nippon Venture Capital includes Anzai Hiroaki (Venture Capitalist), Chihiro Kanagawa (Director) and Kakiuchi Shingo (General Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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