# Top 25 Publishing Startup Investors in Japan in June 2026

## Drone Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Drones, Robotics, Aerospace

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.

## Miraidoa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology

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.

## NOW Japan
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Content, Marketing, Information Technology

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## IT-Farm
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical

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.

## Kazuhiko Ishikura
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Content, Fashion

Kazuhiko Ishikura is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the Co-Founder and Director of SDF Capital. Kazuhiko previously worked at 3minute Inc. as a Director. Kazuhiko Ishikura attended Aoyama Gakuin University.

## Noboru Miyata
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS

Noboru Miyata is the Founder at SmartHR .

## Vector
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Software, Internet, Marketing

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.

## Shinsei Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Finance, Internet, Task Management

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

## Nippon Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical

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.

## Iyogin Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Matsuyama, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Task Management, Health Care, Biotechnology

Iyogin Capital is an investment firm that supports venture companies.

## Kazuhiro Ishikura
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Beauty, Content, Fashion

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.

## Shoko Chukin Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence

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

## Fundinno
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Equity Crowdfunding, Product Crowdfunding
- Focus: Information Technology, Content, Health Care

Fundinno is an equity investment crowdfunding platform.

## Himegin Lease
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Drones, Content, Robotics

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

## Nextblue
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Women's, Health Care

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

## Kiyoshi Nishikawa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: News, Social Media, Big Data

After working at KDD Corporation （Currently known as KDDI Corporation）, 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 world’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 “Shibuya Bit Valley Concept” and is well known for his various speeches and writings. He is a graduate of the Department of Education at Tokyo University.

## Mizuho Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet

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.

## CBC Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Apps, News

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

## STRIVE
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

STRIVE focuses on investing in early-stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies. It seeks out companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India with top-notch management teams and strong market potential. It is not tied to strategic investments for GREE Inc. and leverages its pan-Asia expertise for guiding its portfolio in an engaged,hands-on role.

## Showa Leasing
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Debt Financing
- Focus: Internet, Printing, Publishing

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.

## DOGAN beta
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Internet

They believe that the fundamental challenge facing the local economy is the lack of employment diversity. Although it is a simple example, it is easier to understand if you compare the Tokyo metropolitan area with Kyushu and list the companies that can achieve annual income of 10 million yen at the age of 30 (probably with a head office in KyushuMost companies with the highest annual income will be infrastructure company

## Tsuneishi Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Drones, Energy, Robotics

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

## IDENTITY
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minokamo, Gifu, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Consulting, Publishing

IDENTITY is a project design firm that designs businesses for potential corporate challenges.

## Hideyuki Tsukuda
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Publishing, Social News, Social Media

Hideyuki Tsukuda - Senior Vice President & CTO @ SoftBank

## Fuji Startup Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, News, Internet

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

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