Z Venture Capital
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Z Venture Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry.
- Total investments:
- 109
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
- Fund size:
- $190M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Z Venture Capital invests in
Stages Z Venture Capital invests in
Countries Z Venture Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $613k–$16M
- Series A
- $2M–$45M
- Series B
- $3.2M–$52M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 17 (16%)
- Software 12 (11%)
- Content 8 (7%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (7%)
- FinTech 7 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 27 (25%)
- Series A 22 (20%)
- Series B 12 (11%)
- Funding Round 5 (5%)
- Series C 4 (4%)
Country
- Japan 24 (22%)
- South Korea 18 (17%)
- United States 7 (6%)
- Singapore 5 (5%)
- Indonesia 3 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gyu-ho Chae
Chief
|
Chief | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
|
Hogil Doh
Director & Chief Operating Officer
|
Director & Chief Operating Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
James Han
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
James Lim
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Janice Jihye Sa
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
But Beautiful
|
truloop is an AI driven social networking platform for connecting with people across the world. | Seed / Sep 01, 2026 | |
Melife
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Melife offers training programs, web services,computer education and system development. | Private Equity / Aug 19, 2026 | |
Cosmobloom
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Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails. | $2.1M / Seed / Aug 07, 2026 | |
|
Techtaka
|
SaaS, Logistics | $12.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 24, 2026 | |
Linq
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We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning. | $22M / Series A / Jul 02, 2026 | |
AB180
|
AB180 is a marketing technology company that develops software for app growth, user acquisition, engagement, attribution, and monetization. The company provides a full-stack AI platform that helps businesses measure marketing performance, optimize customer acquisition, improve user retention, and maximize revenue across mobile apps, games, anddigital services. Its product portfolio includes Airbridge, a mobile measurement partner (MMP) and attribution platform; DeepLink Plan, a deep linking and user journey optimization solution; and Airflux, an AI-powered monetization platform for mobile games. Together, these products enable businesses to measure cross-platform marketing performance, predict customer lifetime value (LTV), detect ad fraud, automate in-app advertising and purchase optimization, and deliver personalized user experiences.AB180 also provides AI-driven analytics, customer engagement, and marketing automation solutions that integrate with enterprise platforms and advertising ecosystems. Its technologies leverage machine learning to optimize marketing campaigns, improve conversion rates, automate monetization experiments, and generate actionable insights from user behavior. In addition to its proprietary products, the company is a strategic implementation and consulting partner for platforms such as Amplitude and Braze, helping organizations deploy and optimize data-driven growth strategies. | $13.7M / Series C / Jul 01, 2026 | |
ElevationSpace
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ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment . | $39.7M / Series B / Jun 19, 2026 | |
Mjolnir Spaceworks
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Mjolnir Spaceworks desings and manufactures state-of-the-art novel space rockets with efficient engines as well as other space equipments. | $7.5M / Series B / May 29, 2026 | |
Clouted
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Unlocking infinite scale for creators through digital twins. | $7M / Seed / May 20, 2026 | |
PvX Partners
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PvX Partners is a platform designed to help consumer apps scale. PvX Capital is our first line of services focused on cohort financing: fast, flexible capital without the risk and drawbacks of traditional equity or debt. PvX Capital enables you to scale marketing spends meaningfully without the worry of equity dilution or loan defaults. PvX is alsodeveloping an operating system for growth — a unified platform enabling incremental ROAS. A single integration that will grant you access to the industry’s most useful tools proven to help consumer businesses scale. | $10.5M / Series A / Apr 23, 2026 | |
| See all 109 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Z Venture Capital invest in?
Z Venture Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Content startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 109 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Z Venture Capital's check size?
Z Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $613k–$16M at Seed, $2M–$45M at Series A and $3.2M–$52M 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 Z Venture Capital participates in.
How do I contact Z Venture Capital?
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Who are the partners at Z Venture Capital?
The team at Z Venture Capital includes Gyu-ho Chae (Chief), Hogil Doh (Director & Chief Operating Officer) and James Han (Principal), among 9 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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