Samurai Incubate
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Samurai Incubate is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. In 2008, we launched Samurai Incubate Inc. to support early-stage start-ups in the areas of management, marketing, sales, human resources, and finances. Our company invests in start-up ventures, and we also hold advisory posts and serve as external directors of some venture companies.Background: Social and Economic LegislationWhereasventure capital investment is at about 30 billion dollars in U.S. and 24 billion dollars in Europe, Japan was only at about 0.86 billion dollars (2005), and the Japanese investment ratio is only about 30 / 1. On the other hand, by the legal deregulation progresses as seen in new business laws, increasingly in the future Japanese funding is expected to expand. Samurai Incubate Inc. was established to help companies to develop vision and strength and to realize their greater revenue potential. We support practical expertise in marketing and sales management personnel as well as clear financial strategies to monetize our start-ups.Our company's name, "Samurai Incubate, Inc.," derives from the Japanese samurai spirit with a pure eight-part Code of Conduct:* Righteousness: Be sincere all the time not only internal, but also external.* Thanks: Forbid inhuman conduct and show respect to conduct against internal and external.* Courage: Be in the vanguard who are afraid of taking action.* Honor: Enphasize on honer, and with it the value of his own.* Humanity: Respect the spirit of love and help compatriots in any situation.* Sincerity: Be sincere and honest on your action and words.* Loyalty: Do your best with your loyalty for your master and people who you believe in.* Challenge: Aim and challenge the goals, and accomplish them excess 120%.By following those eight parts of our Code of Conduct, we want to convey not only to clients and users but also to people around the world, "It does not matter whether we can do it or cannot do it. We can change the world by taking action!""No Action! No Change!"
- Total investments:
- 158
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 26%
- Fund size:
- $19M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Samurai Incubate invests in
Stages Samurai Incubate invests in
Countries Samurai Incubate invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 21 (13%)
- Software 16 (10%)
- Apps 10 (6%)
- Internet 10 (6%)
- Health Care 9 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 84 (53%)
- Pre-Seed 16 (10%)
- Series A 12 (8%)
- Funding Round 8 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 8 (5%)
Country
- Japan 74 (47%)
- Israel 26 (16%)
- Egypt 5 (3%)
- Nigeria 3 (2%)
- United States 3 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kentaro Sakakibara
Founder, CEO and Representative Director
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Founder, CEO and Representative Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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JIZAIE
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JIZAIE is an artificial intelligence firm that wants to combine VR, robots, and wearable computing to create solution. | $2.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 07, 2026 | |
WAKA
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WAKA is a studio that produces metaverse games and specializes in contract development for domestic businesses. | $1.6M / Seed / May 31, 2026 | |
Mign
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Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 08, 2026 | |
Sotas
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Sotas provides services to chemical trading companies and bridges the gap between raw material producers and consumers. | $6.5M / Series A / Feb 18, 2026 | |
GramEye
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GramEye is a developer of medical equipment that uses robotics and deep learning to automate gram staining. The company operates under the assumption that the growth of germs that are resistant to antibiotics is a natural occurrence brought on by the usage of these medications. It aspires to a world in which antibiotics are correctly prescribed inall medical contexts. GramEye analyzes medical data, create web services, and create mobile applications as a health sciences company. | $3.6M / Series B / Nov 21, 2025 | |
Ascend
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Ascend is a logistics company. | $7.1M / Series B / Nov 13, 2025 | |
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Ascend
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Ascend is a logistics company. | $7.1M / Series B / Nov 13, 2025 | |
SolvifAI
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SolvifAI is a project management tool with an AI-powered problem-solving function that improves the productivity and competitiveness of Japanese businesses by applying generative AI to assist in the resolution of various difficulties encountered during IT development and deployment. | $1.2M / Seed / Jul 11, 2025 | |
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SolvifAI
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SolvifAI is a project management tool with an AI-powered problem-solving function that improves the productivity and competitiveness of Japanese businesses by applying generative AI to assist in the resolution of various difficulties encountered during IT development and deployment. | $1.2M / Seed / Jul 11, 2025 | |
Anaguma
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Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | Series A / Jul 08, 2025 | |
| See all 158 investments → | |||
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What does Samurai Incubate invest in?
Samurai Incubate invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 158 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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