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:
- 112
- 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 21 (19%)
- Software 15 (13%)
- Artificial Intelligence 12 (11%)
- Content 8 (7%)
- FinTech 8 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 37 (33%)
- Series A 27 (24%)
- Series B 15 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (5%)
- Series C 5 (4%)
Country
- Japan 33 (29%)
- South Korea 26 (23%)
- United States 9 (8%)
- Singapore 5 (4%)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OQT is focusing on developing QPUs utilizing neutral atoms. | $10.4M / Seed / Oct 15, 2026 | ||
| QueryLift develops software for analyzing how generative AI systems represent brands and products. Its marketing intelligence service provides prompt analysis, competitor comparison, brand visibility monitoring, and source tracking. Its security service monitors misinformation, brand damage, data leakage, and other reputation risks associated with generative AI. The company provides these capabilities through SaaS products and positions them within generative engine optimization and AI security. | $644.5K / Seed / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Ocean is a technology-driven company dedicated to promoting digital transformation in the tax-free and retail shopping sectors. By developing innovative digital platforms and integrated solutions, the company streamlines tax refund processes and enhances the overall shopping experience for international travelers and retailers alike. | $3.3M / Series A / Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| truloop is an AI driven social networking platform for connecting with people across the world. | Seed / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Melife offers training programs, web services,computer education and system development. | Private Equity / Aug 19, 2026 | ||
| 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 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 offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment . | $39.7M / Series B / Jun 19, 2026 | ||
| See all 112 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Z Venture Capital invest in?
Z Venture Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed 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 round sizes does Z Venture Capital invest in?
Z Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $613k–$16M at Seed, $2M–$45M at Series A and $3.2M–$52M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Z Venture Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Z Venture Capital took part in.
How do I contact Z Venture Capital?
Public channels for Z Venture Capital include LinkedIn and 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 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 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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