# YJ Capital

> YJ Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Information Technology. See 112 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 112
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 21%
- Fund size: $2.9B
- Last fund: Sep 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/keita1014
- Website: https://zvc.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YJCapital

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. Oursole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for YJ Capital. Shizune tracks 10 team members at YJ Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/yj-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $992k–$71M |
| Series A | $150k–$101M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 16 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 12 | 11% |
| Apps | 9 | 8% |
| Content | 9 | 8% |
| Internet | 9 | 8% |

138 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 29 | 26% |
| Series A | 21 | 19% |
| Seed | 18 | 16% |
| Series B | 11 | 10% |
| Series C | 7 | 6% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 67 | 60% |
| United States | 7 | 6% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2% |
| Singapore | 2 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Okubo | Principal | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohei-okubo |
| Shin Murakami | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shin-murakami-2 |
| Yosuke Tomatsuri | CFO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yosuke-tomatsuri |
| Yusuke Tanaka | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yusuke-tanaka |
| Gen Miyazawa | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gen-miyazawa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stacked | Stacked is developing a web3-based version of Twitch for video game streaming. | $12.9M | Series A | Aug 31, 2022 |  |
| LEAN BODY | Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos. | $73.7M |  | Dec 18, 2020 |  |
| Brhino | 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. | $62.2M |  | Dec 15, 2020 |  |
| Cocon | Cocon engages in the cybersecurity and AI/ automation business..The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $276.5M | Convertible Note | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Asoview | Asoview is an online booking website that provides booking services for tour, activities and attractions/experiences. | $184.3M | Series D | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Sakeai | Sakeai is an application that supports the development of Japanese sake. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Monokabu | Monokabu is a site where people can buy and sell new products at a price you decide. It specialises in sneakers. | $63.8M |  | Nov 30, 2020 |  |
| AccordX | Cookpy operates a ghost restaurant service for individuals, allowing anyone to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens, and sell food via online delivery platforms. |  | Seed | Nov 18, 2020 |  |
| Visional | 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. | $57.3M |  | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| Meetscare | 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 |  |

10 of 112 investments shown.

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- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does YJ Capital invest in?

YJ Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is YJ Capital's check size?

YJ Capital typically joins rounds of $992k–$71M at Seed and $150k–$101M 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 YJ Capital participates in.

### How do I contact YJ Capital?

Public channels for YJ Capital include X (Twitter), 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 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 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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