YJ Capital
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel. YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Our sole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.
- Total investments:
- 123
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
- Fund size:
- $180M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries YJ Capital invests in
Stages YJ Capital invests in
Countries YJ Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 10 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $63k–$7.1M
- Series A
- $1.8M–$16M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.5M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 16 (13%)
- Information Technology 13 (11%)
- Content 11 (9%)
- Apps 9 (7%)
- Internet 9 (7%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 31 (25%)
- Series A 25 (20%)
- Seed 18 (15%)
- Series B 14 (11%)
- Series C 7 (6%)
Country
- Japan 70 (57%)
- United States 8 (7%)
- Indonesia 2 (2%)
- Singapore 2 (2%)
- South Korea 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kohei Okubo
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Shin Murakami
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Yosuke Tomatsuri
CFO
|
CFO | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Yusuke Tanaka
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Gen Miyazawa
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacked is developing a web3-based version of Twitch for video game streaming. | $12.9M / Series A / Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 18, 2020 | ||
| Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $4.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 15, 2020 | ||
| GMO Cyber Security is a software company that specializes in the field of vulnerability diagnosis for applications. It simulates web and cloud service attacks, visualizes attack risks such as personal information leaks and system hijacking, and assesses security resilience. Look into whether there are any security flaws in Android/iOS apps.There are two types of plans: a light plan for only dynamic analysis and a full plan for investigating down to the source code level. In cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, a high-performance scanning tool detects issues such as malware, OS and software vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations. | $18.7M / Convertible Note / Dec 08, 2020 | ||
| Asoview is an online booking website that provides booking services for tour, activities and attractions/experiences. | $12.5M / Series D / Dec 08, 2020 | ||
| Sakeai is an application that supports the development of Japanese sake. | Seed / Dec 01, 2020 | ||
| Monokabu is a site where people can buy and sell new products at a price you decide. It specialises in sneakers. | $4.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 30, 2020 | ||
| AccordX is a platform that allows individuals to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens and sell food by online delivery. | Seed / Nov 18, 2020 | ||
| Visional is creating a company that promotes industrial digital transformation (DX). It works to solve problems in various fields that will arise in the future and to support Japan's productivity improvement. | $3.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 27, 2020 | ||
| Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo. | $2.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 06, 2020 | ||
| See all 123 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does YJ Capital invest in?
YJ Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Content startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 123 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does YJ Capital invest in?
YJ Capital typically joins rounds of $63k–$7.1M at Seed, $1.8M–$16M at Series A and $1.5M–$30M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not YJ Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds YJ Capital took part in.
How do I contact YJ Capital?
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Who are the partners at YJ Capital?
The team at YJ Capital includes Kohei Okubo (Principal), Shin Murakami (Partner) and Yosuke Tomatsuri (CFO), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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