Top 20 Publishing VC Funds & Investors in Japan (June 2026)

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• Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
• LUC — LUC is a provider of the AI ​​x experience analysis platform "TERUS," .
• Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.

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• FullDepth — FullDepth is a drone development company.
• TelaAxon — TelaAxon develops artificial intelligence technology for sustainable operations, enhancing human-AI coexistence, safety, and wellness.

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• Ubitus — As cloud gaming enablers, Ubitus' GPU virtualization, Streaming technology and hybrid cloud deployment can serve different kinds of solutions for Telco, Game companies to quick enter cloud gaming market. Moreover, Ubitus provide Global distribution and New Media content solution for new media studio and fashion brand to help them distribute rich media contents worldwide.
• EMobi — EMoBi is a transportation company that provides freight transport, and electric vehicle services with reservation facilities.
• Global Equipment Services — As a strategic partner to developers of multi-sector products, Averna provides innovative automated testing tool and quality assurance solutions.

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• Metro Weather — Metroweather is a venture from Kyoto University that develops a high-performance Doppler lidar that measures the direction and speed of wind several tens of kilometers away from minute movements of fine particles in the atmosphere. We aim to contribute to the safety of the sky by completing a three-dimensional wind map, which has never beenrealized,based on years of research at the Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Areas.
• Japan Wind Tunnel Manufacturing — JAPAN FUDO is a company that develops and manufactures new products related to wind, such as the world's most compact wind tunnel "Aero Optim" series and double propeller wind turbines.
• RICOS — RICOS is a tech company that optimizes manufacturing processes using AI, simulation, and high-performance computing technologies.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• YStory — YStory is a digital health firm that uses AI and medical science to improve women's health during menopause.
• Josan-shes — Josan shes is web start up that offers nursing service to women and babies.
• Sage Haven — Sage Haven develops an AI-moderated messaging and calling app designed for children in their early years online. The app issues children a dedicated Sage Haven number and routes messaging and voice calls through its platform while allowing contacts to use services like iMessage or Google Messages. Parents create and verify accounts, approve eachcontact, and supervise conversations from their own phones with alerts, recaps, and safety insights. The service uses automated content moderation to block harmful or inappropriate messages, links, images, and videos before they are sent and to guide children toward safer communication practices. It supports Wi-Fi and cellular use on iOS devices, with tools aimed at reducing exposure to online bullying, spam, and addictive usage patterns. Sage Haven operates as a public benefit corporation balancing commercial activity with a mission to improve children’s mental health and well-being.

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• Logiless — Logiless is a cloud type all-in-one software dedicated to net shop. Since both orders and stocks can be managed together in a logical manner, efficiency of operations can be realized at low cost.
• LUC — LUC is a provider of the AI ​​x experience analysis platform "TERUS," .
• Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.

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• AGRIST — AGRIST Co., Ltd. is a venture company that solves agricultural problems with technology. An automatic harvesting robot solves the problem of a shortage of farmers who are aging and harvesting agricultural products.
• Digireha — Digireha is an IT company that provides a tool for rehabilitation by combining digital art and sensors.
• Medmain — To create a world where medical services can be accessed with technology anywhere,anytime-As a supporting partner to medical practitioners throughout the world, Medmain develops and operates PidPort, an analytical system for pathological image diagnosis that makes use of Deep Learning, as well as Medteria, a specialized cloud-based service for medical students.

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• Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
• 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.
• FiscalNote — The #1 most trusted partner for government relations & public affairs software. Track policy, manage stakeholders, act fast.

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• ASUENE — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
• YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
• Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!

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• 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.

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• ByWill — ByWill creates and distributes environmental value while eventually becoming carbon neutral.
• KUROFUNE —
• 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.

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• 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.

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

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• BALLAS — BALLAS provides corporate information, business content, procurement of construction materials, custom-made construction materials used at construction sites online, design, development, manufacturing, and sales of construction materials.
• WOTA — Human history is the history of our relationship with water. Water gave rise to our civilizations. Water has nourished people's livelihoods. This means that humans need water supplies, such as rivers and lakes, to survive. At WOTA, we desire to remove every limitation we have in relation to water. By integrating small water systems into the“big water infrastructure” of the past, we can achieve a more creative and sustainable way of life. That is our belief. In cities and deserts, remote islands, and outer space. We imagine a future where water is freely available to all people. Our work will always continue.
• Varinos — Varinos is a clinical laboratory contract analysis company that is a partner of medical institutions. Varinos provides genomic testing development and contract analysis services using the latest technology, the next-generation sequencer.

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• Atto — Atto operates in the healthcare and preventive medicine field as a technology venture. Its main business is the development, manufacturing, and sale of health inspection equipment. The core product is a capillary blood flow observation device called Kekkan Bijin. This device allows users to observe capillary blood flow simply by placing a finger onit, without any blood sampling.
• FUNDiT — FUNDiT is an IT-focused M&A and business consolidation company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and scaling IT companies.
• Asian Bridge — ASIAN BRIDGE is a one-stop-shop for Japanese merchandise such as beauty care products, health foods, and clothing. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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• Nagaku — Nagaku is a web magazine that publishes about culture along with web development, PR, marketing, and consulting services.

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• Gecipe — Gecipe is a video service for e-sports players.
• Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
• 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.

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• 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.