# XTech Ventures

> XTech Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 119 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 119
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 37%
- Fund size: $415M
- Last fund: Aug 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://xtech-ventures.co.jp

XTech Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Information Technology. XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $558k–$17M |
| Series A | $2M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 6% |
| Media and Entertainment | 6 | 5% |
| Internet | 5 | 4% |

140 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 35 | 29% |
| Series A | 21 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 16 | 13% |
| Series B | 9 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 72 | 61% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroki Teshima | Co-Founder, Representative Partner & General Partner | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroki-teshima |
| Shinichi Saijo | Co-Founder & CEO | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinichi-saijo |
| Shun Takano | Associate | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shun-takano |
| Yuta Inohara | Associate | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuta-inohara |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smooth | Smooth is a financial services company that provides initial cost installment payment solutions for real estate rental contracts. | $4.3M | Series C | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Smooth | Smooth is a financial services company that provides initial cost installment payment solutions for real estate rental contracts. | $4.3M | Series C | Jun 29, 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 |  |
| Innovative Space Carrier | Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies. | $20.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Bluefield Energy | Bluefield Energy redefines Japan's electricity sector through technology-driven renewable energy solutions. Its mission centers on liberating people and society from energy constraints by tackling high costs, environmental impact, and supply instability. | $3.9M | Seed | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| Smooth | Smooth is a financial services company that provides initial cost installment payment solutions for real estate rental contracts. | $10.2M | Series B | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Nexta | Nexta manufactures site, issues such as analog management, personalization of operations & labor shortages are becoming more serious. | $5.1M | Series B | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| Concrew | Concrew provides a cloud-based business management platform for small construction companies. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 14, 2025 |  |
| Space quarters | Space Quarters is a manufacturing company that produces payload deploy and panels, and develops space assembly robotic systems. | $5M | Seed | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Lavol | Lavol aims to promote the widespread and efficient use of money as a fair and timely payment for valuable labor, recognizing the essential role that work plays in building both individual livelihoods and broader economic stability. | $6.8M |  | Sep 18, 2025 |  |

10 of 119 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does XTech Ventures invest in?

XTech Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 119 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is XTech Ventures's check size?

XTech Ventures typically joins rounds of $558k–$17M at Seed and $2M–$14M 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 XTech Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact XTech Ventures?

Public channels for XTech Ventures include the website linked on this profile. 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 XTech Ventures?

The team at XTech Ventures includes Hiroki Teshima (Co-Founder, Representative Partner & General Partner), Shinichi Saijo (Co-Founder & CEO) and Shun Takano (Associate). 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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