# First Light Capital

> First Light Capital is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Software. See 46 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 46
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstlight-cap/
- Website: https://ubv.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ubvvc

First Light Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. First Light Capital is venture capital firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for First Light Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at First Light Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ub-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $553k–$24M |
| Series A | $2M–$120M |
| Series B | $3.2M–$198M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 9 | 20% |
| Software | 6 | 13% |
| Advertising | 3 | 7% |
| Health Care | 3 | 7% |
| Management Consulting | 3 | 7% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 33% |
| Series A | 6 | 13% |
| Series B | 6 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 9% |
| Series C | 3 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 25 | 54% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chiamin Lai | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiamin-lai |
| Ayaka Suzuki | Investment Associate | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junri-suzuki |
| Osamu Iwasawa | President, Founder and CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osamu-iwasawa |
| Riho Mashima | Principal | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riho-mashima |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monochrome | Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. | $10.7M | Series B | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| LobbyAI | LobbyAI provides a wide range of services related to artificial intelligence, particularly around database construction and management. | $1.9M | Seed | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Opt Fit | Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services. | $3.2M | Series B | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| Opt Fit | Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services. | $3.2M | Series B | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| Monogusa | Monoxer is a Information Technology. | $12.2M | Series C | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Monogusa | Monoxer is a Information Technology. | $12.2M | Series C | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Coco | Coco is a communication tool. They develop software that will help the service sector become more customer-oriented. They improve customer satisfaction by digitizing customer surveys and converting telephone interactions with customers to text chat. | $2M | Series A | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Zen Intelligence | SoftRoid provides a software robot that patrols and collects data for analyzing the construction site. | $10M | Series A | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Commune | Commune is a developer of a platform that supports connections, community building, and customers between organizations and people. | $27M | Series C | Sep 03, 2025 |  |
| Oohmatch | Oohmatch is an advertising company that specializes in marketing products and businesses through outdoor promotions and publicity. | $813.4K | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2025 |  |

10 of 46 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does First Light Capital invest in?

First Light Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 46 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is First Light Capital's check size?

First Light Capital typically joins rounds of $553k–$24M at Seed, $2M–$120M at Series A and $3.2M–$198M 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 First Light Capital participates in.

### How do I contact First Light Capital?

Public channels for First Light Capital include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 First Light Capital?

The team at First Light Capital includes Chiamin Lai (Managing Partner), Ayaka Suzuki (Investment Associate) and Osamu Iwasawa (President, Founder and CEO). 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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