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Top 20 Publishing Startup Investors in Japan in September 2025

Last updated: Sep 2025 A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Publishing startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Publishing companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 20 Publishing Startup Investors in Japan in September 2025

Investor	Publishing Japan investments
Future Venture Capital	2
Drone Fund	2
IT-Farm	2
NOW Japan	2
Kiyoshi Nishikawa	1
Fundinno	1
Himegin Lease	1
Mizuho Capital	1
Nextblue	1
Fuji Startup Ventures	1
Vector	1
Shinsei Bank	1
Shoko Chukin Bank	1
Nippon Venture Capital	1
F Ventures	1
Tsuneishi Capital Partners	1
Kazuhiro Ishikura	1
CBC Group	1
Showa Leasing	1
Iyogin Capital	1

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Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan, United States, Myanmar

Portfolio highlights

Newmo — newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort.
Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
ORENDA WORLD — ORENDA focuses on developing high-definition 3D simulation systems that apply gamification and real-time rendering technology.

Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy. It offers capital investment and financing and aims to create a Drone Ecosystem where LPs and startups can benefit from membership within the Drone Fund.

Investment focus

Drones, Robotics, Aerospace
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
SORA Technology — SORA Technology builds and operates health care and public health infrastructure utilizing drones and their operational management systems.
Proxima Technology — Proxima Technology is an IT company that provides artificial intelligence and deep learning solutions for the manufacturing industry.

IT-Farm is a venture capital firm which specializes in seed, start-up, and early stage companies. It primarily invests in mobile, big-data, connected car, IoT, OTT service, Helth care, Bio Tech and other IT industries. The firm actively invests in SF bay area and Japan, as well as other geometries including Asia and Europe. We support portfoliocompanies, especially on the partnership with Japanese enterprises.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Medical
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Japan, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Instalimb — Instalimb is the world's first 3D printing prosthesis business.
CROSS SYNC — The company was founded in October 2019 by Dr. Takaki, a Japanese intensivist with more than 20-year experience in critical care medicine, from his strong desire of wanting to decrease preventable death and sudden changes in patient conditions while in the ICU. CROSS SYNC’s vision is to provide ICU-level medical treatment anywhere. The mission isto help and assist medical professionals utilizing the power of technology so that they can provide high-quality medical care even in an environment where there is a shortage of specialist physicians, and to ensure the best patient outcomes. As a Yokohama University certified startup, CROSS SYNC develops a variety of AI clinical assistant tools in collaboration with affiliated hospitals, the school of medicine, and the department of health data science. By delivering our AI-based platform to acute care settings all over the world, we aim to create a world without avoidable deaths and preventable acute changes for in-patients.
EMobi — EMoBi is a transportation company that provides freight transport, and electric vehicle services with reservation facilities.

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Investment focus

Content, Marketing, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

Nagaku — Nagaku is a web magazine that publishes about culture along with web development, PR, marketing, and consulting services.
Ageless — Ageless is a staffing agency that provides human resources-related services primarily to middle-aged and senior citizens.
Wunderbar — Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services.

After working at KDD Corporation ï¼ˆCurrently known as KDDI Corporationï¼‰, Kiyoshi Nishikawa next went to work at Arthur D. Little Inc. in the United States, where he became inspired to start his own company. After returning to Japan, he established a Japanese corporation of the worldâ€™s largest Internet company, America On Line, LLC. Later andbased on this experience and the relationships he developed, he founded the first Internet business incubator, NETAGE, Inc. After serving as the President and CEO of NETAGE Group, he later became and still serves as the Chairman of ngi group, inc. Kiyoshi was one of the main entrepreneurs responsible for proposing and realization of â€œShibuya Bit Valley Conceptâ€ and is well known for his various speeches and writings. He is a graduate of the Department of Education at Tokyo University.

Investment focus

News, Social Media, Big Data
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

PoliPoli — PoliPoli is a next-generation politics co-creation platform where you can participate like a game. Politicians from all over Japan post their policies in an easy-to-understand manner, and those who sympathize can enjoy working on the "missions" necessary to realize the policies.
Astroscale — Astroscale is one of the few companies in the world proposing to aid in the removal of orbital debris through the provision of End of Life (EOL) and Active Debris Removal (ADR) services. In addition to providing a technical solution, Astroscale is helping to define the business case for this service and are working with national space agencies,international institutions, non-profit organizations, insurance companies and satellite operators to develop norms, regulations and incentives that contribute to the responsible use of space.
TECHFUND — TechFund is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation and seed stage investments. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Fundinno is an equity investment crowdfunding platform.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Content, Health Care
Equity Crowdfunding, Product Crowdfunding, Funding Round
Japan, France

Portfolio highlights

EBRU — EBRU is a manufacturer and seller of earphones and ear monitor audio products that include custom artwork on the products.
Meiten Kan — Meiten Kan engages in the food delivery service industry.
Human Potential Lab — Human Potential Lab is a company that supports individual skills development and corporate organizational change. Focusing on mental health and well-being, the company's programs are based on brain science, bioscience, psychology, and technology.

Himegin Lease engages in venture capital business and centering on leasing business of machinery and equipment.

Investment focus

Drones, Content, Robotics
Seed, Funding Round
Japan

Portfolio highlights

KAMOMEYA — Kamomeya is an island and live because of inconvenience in transportation and transportation.
Setsuro Tech — Seturotech Co., Ltd. is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry.

Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Internet
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Terass — TERASS is a High-end real estate information site.
Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas.
Metagen Therapeutics — Metagen Therapeutics is a Drug discovery and medical business company which utilizes microbiome science.

Nextblue is an early-stage focused VC based in Japan deploying in Japan, EU, and the US. NB fund II is investing in pre-seed, seed and pre-A startups in healthtech, femtech, or female-led startups innovating in the fields of fintech, consumer, and B2B SaaS. We also run our own co-working space in the heart of Tokyo called Nexthub (nexthub.jp) EUand US startups: Reach out to Vincent at Vincent@nextblue.com Japan: Kanako at Kanako@nextblue.com

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Japan, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Eli — Eli empowers women to understand their body and the transitions it goes through every day, and across life. We develop a device that uses saliva to capture hormone fluctuations at home, and an app that gives women the information they want to own their health decisions.
Exactly.ai — Advanced AI artwork creation platform for artists that understands your style, creates inspiring images and streamlines your creative process
SecureNavi — SecureNavi offers automation tools for the information security management system. It reduces conventional analogue operations using excel and word. For inquiries, telephone numbers and physical addresses are available on their website.

Fuji Startup Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fuji Media Holdings, specializes in startup to early stage investments.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Social Media, News
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan, China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Tasogare — Tasogare distributes high-quality coffee.
The ROOM4D — The ROOM4D is a contract data analysis consulting service company.
PeaceTecLab — PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business.

Vector is a Japan-based PR agency that provides PR planning and implementation services for its clients. The agency also offers other services covering areas such as management, finance, accounting, human resources, administration, internal controls, and audits. Vector was founded in 1993.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
Japan, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.

We provide online services and English-speaking support, allowing you to make transactions anytime, anywhere.

Investment focus

Finance, Internet, Task Management
Funding Round, Series A, Series C
Japan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

TAQA — TAQA is a utilities and energy company that engages in power, water, and oil and gas operations. It is an international company listed in Abu Dhabi and operates in 11 countries across four continents.The company's interests lie in conventional and alternative power generation, water desalination, oil and gas exploration and production,pipelines, and gas storage. TAQA was founded in 2005 and operates in Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
PeaceTecLab — PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business.
Mirfa International Power & Water Company — Mirfa International Power & Water Company is a renewable energy startup that delivers power and water solutions. A combined-cycle gas turbine power plant, a modular reverse osmosis plant, and three multi-stage flash desalination units comprise the company's power and water plant. It has a gross installed power capacity of 1.7 gigatonnes(GW) and a gross water desalination capacity of 53 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD). It aims to deliver a futuristic power generating plant with a net power capacity of 1600 megawatts to address the country's power issues.

Shoko Chukin Bank is a financial company offering personal banking services.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series B
Japan, Singapore, Canada

Portfolio highlights

MerryBiz — Merrybiz is a new business partner at Slogan, GREE's overseas alliance strategy.Startup. Merrybiz provides the accounting business is extensive, and the concerns of customers are diverse. You are busy with daily tasks such as journal entry and expense reimbursement, taking longer than necessary in invoicing, managing accounts receivable andpayable, or unavoidable manpower in closing operations. In addition, suddenly heavy workloads such as the introduction of accounting software may be added to daily tasks.
Landit — Landit manages transportation infrastructure and real estate technology firms.
Commune — Commune is a developer of a platform that supports connections, community building, and customers between organizations and people.

Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
Upward — UPWARD is highly by linking CRM · schedule map / location information, is a cloud service for the visiting business of field sales easier. Field salespersons who have many customers and who are out of the office feel that it is difficult to grasp all customers to Kampek and measure the timing of visits no matter how memorable they are.
Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.

F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Service Industry
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Japan, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
Tripi — Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.

Tsuneishi Capital Partners is a company that formulates and operates investment partnerships.

Investment focus

Energy, Robotics, Drones
Seed, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

UUUO — UUUO is a planning, development, and operation of the UUUO (fish market) connected by smartphone and fresh fish shipment from our own shipping base UUUO Base to each consumption market.
GooPass — GooPass is a subscription-based camera equipment rental platform that offers users cameras, interchangeable lenses, and drones. It also allows users to buy or rent photography equipment by reserving it online.
POWERNEXT — POWERNEXT provides electric power supply & demand management, rate calculation, customer management & environmental value trading services.

Kazuhiro Ishikura served as the head of the Akatsuki Business Management Department in 2013 and as a corporate auditor of Akatsuki in 2014, contributing to the company's listing on the TSE Mothers and TSE 1st sections. Appointed 3minute CFO in 2015, engaged in business start-up and organizational design, and succeeded in large-scale M & Adeal with Glee. After leaving the company, he became a WARC director in November 2018. Certified public accountant.

Investment focus

Beauty, Content, Fashion
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Japan

Portfolio highlights

Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
WARC — WARC provides hands-on support for business management departments as well as mergers and acquisition advisory services.
Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.

CBC Group imports and exports synthetic resins, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foods, electronics components, and optical equipments.

Investment focus

GovTech, Big Data, Government
Funding Round, Corporate Round
Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

3DC — 3DC develops and manufactures a new carbon material, graphene meso sponge (GMS), for electrodes in next-generation batteries, capacitors, fuel cells and other energy storage and generation devices.
Elephantech — Elephantech is a startup company that aims to drastically innovate the technology for manufacturing electronic circuits, with the vision of achieving faster manufacturing at lower cost by leveraging printing technology.Electronic circuits are literally part of social infrastructures and are embedded everywhere in the world that we live in today.While the number and types of electronic devices being used by humans have been increasing dramatically, driven by advances in semiconductor and telecommunication technology, the technology for manufacturing electronic circuits has not seen any major innovation over the past 50 years.Conventional electronic circuits are manufactured through a process called photolithography, which involves applying metal all over the surface of a substrate and melting the metal off any unrequired areas. However, photolithography has the disadvantage of wasting large amounts of the materials used and driving up the production cost, in addition to being harmful to the environment.Elephantech’s suggested manufacturing method, which is a totally opposite approach to photolithography, involves printing metal only onto the required areas using inkjet printing and enlarging the printed metal by applying plating technology.This approach has enabled Elephantech to manufacture PWBs at significantly lower cost as the amounts of materials required and the number of processes have been reduced. In addition, as this is an on-demand manufacturing solution that does not require any initial cost, it is cost-effective especially for producing prototypes in small quantities, the cost of which can be reduced by at least 80%.We currently possess the best technology in the world for manufacturing PWBs using inkjet printers, the business of which is slated to expand rapidly going forward. Elephantech is committed to accelerating global manufacturing activities by leveraging such technology.
FiscalNote — The #1 most trusted partner for managing the global issues and policy affairs that present the biggest risks and opportunities to your organization.

Showa Leasing engages in the leasing of machine tools, construction machinery, medical equipment, and commercial equipment. The company was founded on April 2, 1969 and its headquarters are located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Investment focus

Printing, Publishing, Photography
Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

CLAS — Class is a connection between people, the value of money, time and things.
CAMELOVE — Cameloveis a Camera equipment rental subscription service.

Iyogin Capital is an investment firm that supports venture companies.

Investment focus

Task Management, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

ZABoooN — ZABoooN is a shipping company that offers crew labor management, movement management, and ship management services.
MeetsMore — MeetsMore is a service that matches professionals and users who mainly provide face-to-face services
Optieum Biotechnologies — Optieum Biotechnologies Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company committed to developing innovative scFv antibody-based therapies for the treatment of patients with cancers. Their proprietary platform technology, Eumbody System™, enables to develop and detect a scFv-based product candidates that specifically bind to, and modulate tooptimize the immune-cell function for oncology targets.We are committed to helping patients with severe diseases by bringing life-changing therapies to the patients in need.

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