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Top 25 Social Network VC Funds & Investors in Japan (July 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Japan Social Network startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Social Network startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Deep30
VC Fund
2 Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Content $2.1M–$156M
D4V
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, Apps $992k–$89M
gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
VC Fund
2 United States, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services $1.3M–$35M
B Dash Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland Seed, Series A Internet, Information Technology, Apps $229k–$44M
East Ventures
VC Fund
2 Japan, Indonesia, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Internet $560k–$38M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, South Korea, United States Series B, Series A Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $2M–$227M
KDDI
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, South Korea Series A, Series B Mobile, Software, Internet $2.8M–$950M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $314k–$91M
Archetype Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $875k–$92M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $2.3M–$269M
KSK Angel Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, SaaS $850k–$100M
DIMENSION
VC Fund
1 Japan, India, Romania Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Content, Manufacturing $895k–$79M
AG Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Seed Finance, Software, Internet $1M–$71M
Regional Revitalization Solution
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Corporate Round, Series A Travel, Content, Reservations $1M–$43M
JAPAN Creative Platform Group
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Mobile Apps, Social Network, Event Promotion
Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Internet $3.9M–$369M
Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Health Care $774k–$50M
ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Belgium Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $4M–$213M
Dentsu Digital Holdings
VC Fund
1 Japan Series B, Series A Internet, Software, Financial Services $223k–$142M
Beenos Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Internet, Mobile $535k–$51M
Toranomon Impact Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A, Series B Training, Health Care, Apps $815k–$1M
W ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Series A Information Technology, Content, Internet $696k–$64M
Startia
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A, Corporate Round Software, Social Network, Events
Quantum Leaps Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Malaysia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Consulting, Health Care, Information Technology $300k–$9.2M
Garnet Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Consulting, Social Network, Business Development $276k–$406k
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Deep30
VC Fund · Kuramae, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Deep30 is specializing in AI technologies such as deep learning that consists of individuals connected to the University of Tokyo’s Matsuo Lab, which is famous for AI research.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$14M; Series B $83M–$156M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HIBARI — HIBARI solves on-site issues through AI and digital twins.
  • Unseed — Unseed is a consulting company that provides in-house training in data analysis and AI model development, technical expertise and training.
  • Zevero — Carbon Accounting Software and Services. With Zevero optimise your carbon footprint management effortlessly. Take charge of sustainability today!
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D4V
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Social Network startups, 6 in the past 12 months

D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer and enterprise technology startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 80
  • Round size: Seed $992k–$33M; Series A $2.5M–$89M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $687M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
  • Yuimedi — Yuimedi acquires, investigate, analyze medical data and provides accurate solutions.
  • Free Standard
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gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Social Network startups

gCC (gumi Cryptos Capital) is a blockchain and cryptographic asset fund that invests in the crypto native stack from L1 to the application layer, as well as in traditional businesses supporting the ecosystem.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 100
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$13M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$35M; Series A $5M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • JuniGo — JuniGo is a financial technology company that provides a digital wallet and payment platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises.
  • Takenos — Takenos provides the best way to get paid in LATAM for freelancers and contractors.
  • SuperIntent
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B Dash Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Social Network startups

B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 91
  • Round size: Seed $804k–$35M; Series A $229k–$44M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
  • Innovative Space Carrier — Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies.
  • Interstellar Technologies — Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service.
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East Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Social Network startups

East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 464
  • Round size: Seed $560k–$17M; Series A $2.2M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Eko — Turning workplaces into places where all employees can thrive.
  • FitHappy — FitHappy is a behavioral & medical-based wellness app to solve diet problems for good.
  • Bioma — Media Desa Terkini
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 375
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$156M; Series B $4.9M–$227M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.1B in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Direava
  • Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
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KDDI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

KDDI Corporation is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was created in 2000 through a merger of DDI, KDD and IDO and now employs over 15,000 people.The company provides a broad range of services, including fixed-line phone communication, mobile phone and web services, and Internet services. It also has a ownership stake in two Japanesecable television companies, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and Japan Cablenet (JCN). KDDI's mobile phone and web arm is branded as "au". The company is the current No. 2 in Japan's mobile communications market, trailing NTT DoCoMo and ahead of SoftBank.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Series A $8.5M–$950M; Series B $2.8M–$638M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8B in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Yuime — Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.
  • RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
  • Bounce — Luggage Storage Near Me 24/7 - Store your baggage in 32,000+ worldwide locations. Bounce is the BEST luggage storage app for finding and booking left luggage & lockers near you!
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 293
  • Round size: Seed $314k–$18M; Series A $2.7M–$91M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $2.4B in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Black Cat Carnival — Black Cat Carnival Inc. is a communication service development company.
  • Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.
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Archetype Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in B2B Tech seed and early stage venture investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 116
  • Round size: Seed $875k–$23M; Series A $1.9M–$92M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Autoro — Autoro is a customer business automation company with web auto robot. Autoro combines browser automation, application programming interface linkage, and machine learning, and Autoro automatically completes tasks. They automate office tasks for businesses, including report preparation, accounting, document preparation, and more.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
  • LOOV — LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 553
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$128M; Series B $3.2M–$269M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Fermelanta — Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption.
  • Atom — Atom is a humanoid robot built platform. Its bipedal, dual-armed robots are designed not just as industrial tools but as collaborators that expand human capability. By combining advanced Physical AI—environmental perception, judgment, and action planning—with robust robotic hardware, Atom is creating adaptive agents capable of working acrossdiverse settings to augment or, where appropriate, replace human labor. The company positions these robots as a next step in societal evolution: a new class of machines that learn and behave in human-like ways to advance productivity, safety, and quality of life.
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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KSK Angel Fund
VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm that offers data about the technology for services sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $850k–$41M; Series A $2.2M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Buy&Ship — Buyandship provides cross-border eCommerce solution focusing on Marketing and Logistics. At Buyandship, is redefining the experience of E-Commerce without changing the sites, disrupting the underlying infrastructure, we provide consolidate, aggregate and load-balance shipments across the world to the consumer's doorstep. Our technologyfocuses on connecting the fragmented existing logistics infrastructure to create a seamless experience for both merchants and consumers, and the benefit is that they get a solution that is 30-50% less than other carriers. We also work with merchants, marketplaces, and platforms to create a channel to reach an audience across our geographies (9 Countries currently) and reaching over 1.5M+ people per month whilst growing. We envision our members being able to purchase from any site around the world and have it seamlessly be shipped home. No more geographical restrictions, No more price monopolies, No more ambiguous shipping situations. We are building towards a transparent system, where both buyers and sellers just focus on the product.
  • Piece — Piece is a digital real estate platform offering the easiest and most transparent way to participate in income-producing real estate in Europe. Our mission is to make real estate ownership inclusive and more accessible.
  • Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.
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DIMENSION
VC Fund · Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

DIMENSION is an investment fund management company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Content, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, India, Romania

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Series A $1.3M–$79M; Series B $895k–$52M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 400F — 400F develops services to solve problems related to people's lives and assets. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo.
  • BABY JOB — BABY JOB offers nursery support and child care support businesses.
  • Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.
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AG Capital
VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

AG Capital is an investment firm that provides investment and property management solutions for middle-size businesses. The company was founded on December 12, 1985 and its headquarters are located in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$71M; Series A $14M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mento — UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service.
  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
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Regional Revitalization Solution
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Regional Revitalization Solution is a tourism industry fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Travel, Content, Reservations
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Corporate Round $21M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Chipee — Chipee is a social networking platform that enables its users to send digital gratitude in the form of chips.
  • Earth Boat — Earth Boat is an accomodation company that specializes in manufacture, sales, and support services of trailer houses and portable saunas.
  • The Chain Museum — The Chain Museum creates a platform for connecting individuals .
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JAPAN Creative Platform Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

The Japan Emerging Group is a professional group that has the business areas of digital content development, product development, and sales promotion development as specialized areas while also focusing on the printing business, and the creative department that supports these areas. We will do our best in each area to solve client's issues andrespond to requests, but also provide new value that combines abundant know-how and high manufacturing technology across each area.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile Apps, Social Network, Event Promotion
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Colorful Casting — Colorful Casting is a digital platform that allows companies to match with influencers, models, actors, singers and idols.
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Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 187
  • Round size: Series A $3.9M–$170M; Series B $7.5M–$369M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $534M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Kikuvi — Kikuvi develops an AI-driven interview agent that automates question design, execution, and analysis. It eliminates the effort of listening, allowing users to focus their time on decision-making and creativity.
  • Henry — Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals.
  • Leaner Technologies — Leaner Technologies provides cloud-based software for cost reduction analysis.
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 220
  • Round size: Seed $774k–$14M; Series A $1.5M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $589M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • AI Mage
  • Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
  • Albatross Technology — Albatross Technology is a technology company that develops offshore renewable energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines.
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ITOCHU Technology Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV), based in Tokyo, is the venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is one of the world's largest corporations with offices in over 80 countries and operations that cover a broad spectrum of industries. ITV's mission is to invest and help build leading information technology companies by leveraging avast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies. The ITOCHU group has a long history of funding information technology companies with successes including Siebel Systems, NVIDIA, Openwave and Aruba Networks. Current portfolio includes, Box, Fab, Ooyala, WHILL, Tokyo Otaku Mode, etc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Belgium

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$128M; Series B $4.2M–$213M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.5B in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • NodeX — We build open-source embedded software and cloud tools to help developers build secure IoT products, simply. By leveraging decentralized identity and h/w root of trust technology, IoT security platform "UNiD" enables developers to automate device management and easily build secure data pipeline between every devices and the cloud.
  • Simplex Quantum — Simplex Quantum conducts research and development of AI-based solutions in the healthcare field and operates the SQ-bar service.It also offers the Shinden-kun, a portable device that can analyze the measured electrocardiographic information with AI and detect heartbeat turbulence.It was established on October 3, 2014 and headquartered inTakanawa, Minato-ku.
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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Dentsu Digital Holdings
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Dentsu Digital Holdings is a business management company that provides digital communication solutions and services.The company offers strategy solutions such as data capabilities in various industries, applications of cross-industry know-hows and experiences, and data analysis to identify strategic scenarios and KPI; planning solutions,including unified planning which combines mass media and real promotions, and digital creative agency services; and execution and operational solutions such as stable management framework, brand exposure management, and scenario revision based on a range of effectiveness measurement tools and databases.The company also provides internet advertising, advertising networks, and SEM services for agencies; marketing strategy planning, response management, support for direct businesses, and database marketing; marketing technology planning, development, and management; and digital and advertising agency, mobile marketing, online advertising, and interactive services.In addition, the company is engaged in the areas of digital marketing platforms and digital media, digital technology, social marketing, digital devices, and new business models using digital technology in Japan, East Asia, the United States, and Europe. It also manages venture capital funds, making strategic investments in the new IT-based communications domain.Dentsu Digital Holdings was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It operates as a subsidiary of Dentsu Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Series A $1M–$142M; Series B $223k–$72M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Viibar — Viibar has a mission of "Opening the horizon of videos and making the world positive." We delve into the area of Video Tech through "Video SaaS Business", "DX Business for Media Platformers", and "Liver Success Business", and support the utilization of video by companies and individuals with technology andnew mechanisms.
  • Kyash — Kyash is a fintech platform providing mobile banking services with full-stack banking technology currently offering digital wallet app. It has built proprietary full-stack banking infrastructure from the ground up to offer mobile-first consumer-facing digital wallets in Japan.The platform offers online payment and personal remittance apps underthe Kyash service name, and issues prepaid cards that can be used at Visa merchants. It also provides a new card that is available in three colors, navy, silver, and pink and adopts a simple design with card numbers and card names placed on the back. The first Visa card in Japan with an IC chip and contactless payment function that has no card number on the front side.Kyash was founded on January 23, 2015, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Agile Media Network — Agile Media Network is a Tokyo-based advertising network and blog marketing company for blogs and social media. Much like Federated Media in the US, Agile Media Network, is well known for working with many top blogs, i.e. Engadget Japanese.The company, one of the biggest of its kind in Japan, provides a number of solutions in the advertisingand planning fields for its clients. For example, Agile Media Network handles and organizes banner ad sales, large-scale blogger meetings, web industry events or campaign blogs.In August 2009, the company organized WISH 2009, a web industry event in Tokyo at which startups were given the chance to demonstrate their services onstage to an audience of over 400 people.
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Beenos Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Beenos is a platform for startups. Our in-house team of entrepreneurs-in-residence and specialists help you get your ideas off the ground. We’re (the) experts in engineering, design, data science, and business management. We know how to launch a company in this ever changing IT industry, and we’d like to help establish and expand your present andfuture business.The company was founded in 1999 as NetPrice.com, a provider of eCommerce services. NetPrice.com established Beenos as an incubation program before

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $535k–$6.6M; Series A $1.3M–$13M; Series B $10M–$51M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Raena — RAENA adalah platform reseller kecantikan terbesar di Indonesia yang memberikan peluang bisnis rumahan yang menjanjikan. Dropshipper & Reseller produk kecantikan
  • Ralali — Ralali.com, Pusat toko grosir online pertama di Indonesia, sebagai b2b wholesale marketplace platform yang menghubungkan supplier, distributor dengan retail.
  • Delivered Korea — Delivered Korea is an e-commerce platform, that accelerates cross-border e-commerce from South Korea to your country.
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Toranomon Impact Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Toranomon Impact Capital provides impact investment in health sector.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Training, Health Care, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $815k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CaTe
  • Hicky — Hicky is a manufacturing company that manufactures medical device for central sleep apnea.
  • Vreach — VrWillShine Inceach is a specialized Japanese online tutoring service and educational platform designed specifically for students with visual impairments (blind or low vision).
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W ventures
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Content, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $696k–$23M; Series A $1.3M–$64M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $688M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ness — Ness is a tech company that offers 3 service websites and analytic tools for NFT marketing tool, TikTok product and NFT holders.
  • Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
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Startia
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Startia provides web, network, and business solutions in Japan and internationally. It sells e-book production software, and CMS, and other web applications, as well as offers web-related outsourced production and development, web traffic consulting, and other services. The company also provides server rental and maintenance services, which areessential to have Web access and for e-mail, sell network equipment and other information communication equipment, act as intermediary with Internet service providers, and offer other services. In addition, it sells, installs, and repairs business phones and multi-function printers; designs office layouts with an emphasis on the communications environment; and provides network consulting services, including fiber optics and OTOKU line services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Social Network, Events
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Arcterus — Adapts to their learning style, learning by learning in an optimized manner is maximized. Walking terrace is based on the knowledge obtained theory of technology and Adaptive Learning to deal with big data, from the guidance field, it will provide the best learning experience for the individual learner.
  • CLEAR — CLEAR is an educational note-sharing platform.
  • Revolver — Revolver is the new futuristic startup company.The team would provide the amazing solutions to the people who are not yet be satisfied by the current social networks with the simplicity and elegance.
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Quantum Leaps Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Quantum Leaps Ventures establish and invest in internet and technology companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Consulting, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Malaysia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$9.2M; Series A $961k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Dots for — Welcome to Dots for Inc.
  • Swell — Swell is an information technology company that specializes in providing web and digital platforms.
  • {RECEIPT}ROLLER — Receiptroller offers services without registration and receives electronic receipts. Receipts can be delivered online, saving people from wasting paper. Electronic receipts are sent to users without registration. Additionally, it receives an electronic receipt with an email, SMS, line, or app address.
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Garnet Capital
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Social Network startups

Garnet Capital is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Consulting, Social Network, Business Development
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $276k–$406k
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kiviaq
  • Legal Acces — legal access is a critical step toward building a nation that is governed by the rule of law, where laws are applied fairly and transparently, and where every individual has the ability to understand, engage with, and seek protection or justice through the legal system.
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Social Network VC funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 32 deals from 61 investors.

61
investors
in Japan Social Network startups
32
deals
in Japan Social Network startups
$14M
median round
in Japan Social Network startups
25%
lead investors
lead at least one round
31%
Seed
most common funding stage

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