# VOYAGE VENTURES

> VOYAGE VENTURES is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Internet. See 70 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 70
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 19%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://voyage-ventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VOYAGE-VENTURES-Inc-138693662865476/

VOYAGE VENTURES is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Internet. Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and othergrowing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$8.5M |
| Series A | $1.4M–$77M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 18 | 26% |
| Internet | 11 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 16% |
| Content | 10 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 11% |

107 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 29 | 41% |
| Seed | 21 | 30% |
| Series A | 7 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 9% |
| Series B | 2 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 61 | 87% |
| China | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Romania | 1 | 1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kinuko Takada | Investment Manager | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinuko-takada |
| Nagaoka Hidenori | President, Chief Executive Officer & Member | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nagaoka-hidenori |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pickupon | Pickupon is a SaaS product that automatically records and inputs calls. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| ventus Japan | ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy. | $2.4M | Series A | Dec 20, 2021 |  |
| Bravesoft | bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service. | $6.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Indigames | Indigames specializes in game publishing and game development services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| HugCome | Hug Cam is a Education service business |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 09, 2021 |  |
| Timeleap | Timeleap is a technology company that develops and provides the remote customer service system. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Micoworks | Micoworks is a planning, development, and sales tool for marketing. It is a communication platform that realizes personalization of the customer experience. |  | Corporate Round | Feb 22, 2021 |  |
| Flier | Flier offers a website that enables its users to find information and summaries about a range of books. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 18, 2021 |  |
| MiddleField | MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment. They creates a society where a lot of people are involved as a middle point of all people's dreams. MiddleField owns and operates an e-commerce platform offering cars. | $34M | Series B | Oct 13, 2020 |  |
| NOCO | NOCO revolutionized battery industry with the introduction of battery corrosion preventative in 1914. Today, they design and creates innovative brands of NOCO Genius, NOCO Boost, and NOCO Accessories. With these world-class offerings, NOCO has effectively set the new standard in design, performance, and safety and has introduced an entirely newgeneration of products.
The NOCO Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. They also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. | $707.3K | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 08, 2020 |  |

10 of 70 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [Monex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monex-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Adways](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adways) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ceres](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceres-inc-) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does VOYAGE VENTURES invest in?

VOYAGE VENTURES invests primarily in Software, Internet and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 70 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is VOYAGE VENTURES's check size?

VOYAGE VENTURES typically joins rounds of $200k–$8.5M at Seed and $1.4M–$77M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds VOYAGE VENTURES participates in.

### How do I contact VOYAGE VENTURES?

Public channels for VOYAGE VENTURES include 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 VOYAGE VENTURES?

The team at VOYAGE VENTURES includes Kinuko Takada (Investment Manager) and Nagaoka Hidenori (President, Chief Executive Officer & Member). 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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