Top 50 Sports VC Funds & Investors in Japan (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Information Technology, Medical | $457k–$21M |
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XTech Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $480k–$11M |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
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5 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $1.2M–$68M |
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
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5 | Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong | Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $212k–$13M |
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $661k–$57M |
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W ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Content, Internet | $382k–$37M |
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East Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $271k–$30M |
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Genesia Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $404k–$11M |
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Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $644k–$64M |
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Venture United
VC Fund
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3 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Travel, Apps | $93k–$21M |
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ANRI
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $275k–$41M |
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Akatsuki Games Inc.
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, India, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round | Media and Entertainment, Content, Gaming | $296k–$16M |
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund
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3 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance | $665k–$49M |
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STATION AI
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Drones | $428k–$15M |
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NOW Japan
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Content, Software, Marketing | $13k–$5M |
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $341k–$20M |
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The Seed Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Consulting, Architecture | $160k–$8.1M |
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D2 Garage Japan
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Apps, Farming, Medical | |
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Z Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Content | $613k–$52M |
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iFund
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Artificial Intelligence, Gaming, Video Games | $110k–$10M |
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D4V
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce | $443k–$14M |
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $2M–$48M |
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JAFCO
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1.3M–$71M |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, India, United Arab Emirates | Debt Financing, Series B | Financial Services, Finance, Health Care | $6.4M–$1.1B |
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Saison Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Switzerland | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Software, Finance, Internet | $181k–$103M |
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BITKRAFT Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain | $2M–$28M |
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Zeroichi Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Apps, Music, Sales | $134k–$4.7M |
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Susquehanna International Group
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Financial Services, Blockchain | $2M–$55M |
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, France | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care | $310k–$9.2M |
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Shinhan-GB Futureflow Investment
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | CAD, Pet, Sports | $624k–$6.3M |
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F Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Hong Kong | Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, Service Industry | |
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NOBUNAGA Capital Village
VC Fund
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2 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Agriculture, Content | $276k–$16M |
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MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $482k–$17M |
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STRIVE
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, India, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $740k–$47M |
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Monex Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $318k–$17M |
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Dai-ichi Kangyo Credit Cooperative
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Corporate Round | Content, Task Management, E-Learning | $2.4M–$3.1M |
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Miraidoa
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Myanmar | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology | $186k–$16M |
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Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Media and Entertainment, Video, Apps | $802k–$55M |
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Corporate Round, Series A, Series B | Content, Media and Entertainment, B2C | $222k–$6.6M |
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Deportare Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Fitness, Health Care | |
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AG Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed | Finance, Software, Internet | $462k–$28M |
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MedVenture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Medical Device, Medical, Health Care | |
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Kiyo Capital Management
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series B | Communities, Service Industry | |
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Energy & Environment Investment
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B | Software, Energy, Internet of Things | |
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Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | SNS, Apps, Content | |
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Dual Bridge Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series C | Wellness, Health Care, Fitness | |
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RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Corporate Round | Video Editing, Media and Entertainment | |
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Aichi Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | Fitness, Wellness, Health Care | |
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Daiwa Logistics
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Series A | Diving, Transportation | |
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One Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Finland | Seed, Series B, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | |
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Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 303
- Round size: Seed $457k–$21M; Series A $1.3M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- OptQC — OptQC commercializes cutting-edge optical quantum computing technologies developed by the Furusawa-Endo Laboratory. Because optical quantum computers are more scalable than superconducting and other quantum computing implementations, OptQC's optical quantum computers should reach this scale. They also have benefits like faster processing andreduced power consumption, which makes optical quantum computers a possible long-term pinnacle of quantum technology.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
- Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.
XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $480k–$3.7M; Series A $1.1M–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $549k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
- Yokohama Vanilla — Yokohama Vanilla is a Company which operates Yokohama-based gift sweets brand.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 664
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$29M; Series B $3.5M–$68M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- ADiXi — Adixi is a tech-driven business that supports the idea that people and technology may work together. It strives to open doors by utilizing cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence, to promote long-term, sustainable corporate and societal progress.
- Caguuu — Caguuu offers high-quality designer furniture at affordable prices, through e-commerce, eliminating middlemen and store operating costs.
- Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is a biotechnology firm dedicated to promoting the practical use of safe and effective nucleic acid therapies. Utilizing nucleic acid chemistry technology, the company strives to provide nucleic acid medicines to patients suffering from diseases that currently lack effective treatments.
Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Kenya, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Seed $282k–$1.6M; Debt Financing $212k–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $635k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Medteria — Medteria is a medtech startup developing pathology AI. It is the provider of the “Medteria” communication cloud platform for healthcare professionals and medical students.
- Xperisus — Xperisus provides solutions to government agencies and local governments, such as support for the development of value-added experiences.
- SoVa — SoVa operates an accounting firm that combines technology and experts.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 531
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$41M; Series B $2.4M–$57M; Venture - Series Unknown $661k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- CaTe — CaTe is based in Tokyo. CaTe develops and manufactures a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) for remote cardiac rehabilitation. Their invention allows heart disease patients to safely and successfully complete cardiac rehabilitation utilizing standing exercise in a confined space, such as at home, without the use of ergometers or similar instruments.
- Paytner — Paytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding. The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation whereproblems such as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated.
- Power Laser — Power Laser is a startup company that offers a range of power laser technologies and applications. The company develops high-power laser systems, related components, and software for advanced industrial and scientific applications. Its mission, “Power lasers open the future,” reflects its focus on next-generation photonics and precision laserinnovation for manufacturing and research sectors.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Seed $382k–$14M; Series A $1.3M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $45M 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 646
- Round size: Seed $271k–$6.2M; Series A $2M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Hyper8 — Hyper8 has been expanding Mespo through profits earned by operating social events.
- 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.
- BASE — BASE provides web-based services that develop and build e-commerce platforms. The company provides its services across Japan, such as net shop creation, development of shopping applications, development of online payment, and other services.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 239
- Round size: Seed $462k–$4.8M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $404k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Beff — Beff is a company that focuses on Global AI and battery development. It intends to reduce material waste and CO2 emissions during battery production and secure resources in a sustainable manner.
- AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
- 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.
Money Forward Venture Partners operates HIRAC FUND, a seed fund specializing in seed and early-stage startups.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $644k–$64M; Series A $892k–$33M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $28M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- bellFace — bellFace is an InsideSales System specialized targetted for Business to business sales customer support.No log in, no installation required. No matter where you are, it connects in 5 seconds becacuse it operates in the browser (patented). The audio system is connected through the telephone lines, there is no interruption like with Web meetingsystems. bellFace which is specific to sales, comes with document sharing and script function, so your experience is just like face to face communication . It is also suited for inside sales.
- WineBank — "WineBank" is a real-time online wine management and investment solution that we offer. In addition to operating a restaurant, it runs a sales company for food, drink, and other items.
- Mourning Clothes Rescue — Mourning Clothes Rescue operates a specialized clothing rental model utilizing automated, 24-hour unmanned storefronts. Users complete reservations and payments through smartphones to instantly access physical retail outlets via smart locks. This continuous availability solves the immediate challenge of acquiring formal attire on short noticeduring unexpected bereavement. By removing traditional staff overhead, the system passes cost efficiencies to consumers while providing private, on-site fitting options and long-term rental periods.
Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Travel, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 50
- Round size: Seed $93k–$21M; Series A $354k–$1.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $440k–$1.8M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
- FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
- Meetcareer — Meetcareer offers a career programme. The users can understand their strengths and make use of them. The company identifies organizational issues for clients to investigate further, as well as issues based on hidden real intentions. The services help users consult with a professional career counsellor online and offer a text programme that isconducted by email, enabling clients to solve career development problems.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 310
- Round size: Seed $275k–$10M; Series A $967k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $616k–$28M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Any Style — Any Style develops a messaging app from voice actors that regularly sends messages via subscription. It also engages in the planning and production of audio content and the VTuber production business.
- Arrowsmith — Arrowsmith is committed to unlocking the full potential of bacteriophages to revolutionize the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Through transformative science, Arrowsmith strive to create a world free from the pain and fear caused by antimicrobial resistance.
- Typewriter Therapeutics — Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc. develops mRNA-based gene therapies using a gene writing, or gene writing, platform for precise insertion of therapeutic genes into the genome. The company builds on transposon-based technologies originating from research by Professor Emeritus Haruhiko Fujiwara at the University of Tokyo. Its programs focus on all‑RNA,nonviral gene writing systems that repurpose natural genetic elements to address severe genetic disorders with limited treatment options. Typewriter Therapeutics conducts research and development across its U.S. and Japan operations and collaborates with investors and partners to advance genetic medicine candidates toward the clinic.
Akatsuki offers MobileSocialGame services. They utilize cutting edge technology and ideas to realize and deliver their ambitions to their users. They provide new value to society through the services we manage daily. Providing services throughout the world that brighten up everyone's daily lives.
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- Industry: Media and Entertainment, Content, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $943k–$9M; Corporate Round $296k–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Hitcard — Hitcard is a trendy card culture brand that uses technology to upgrade card-like consumer products.
- Stems Labs — community and platform for collaborative creativity
- MetaverseGo — MetaverseGo is a web 3.0 app that offers easy access to Play-and-Earn Games, Guilds, NFTs, and Decentralized Applications allowing users to own assets, connect with industry players, and use their earnings across multiple payment platforms.
An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 169
- Round size: Seed $665k–$20M; Series A $2M–$15M; Series B $3M–$49M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- 10pct. — 10pct. is a consulting firm that provides hotel management, marketing, and operation support services to its clients.
- Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.
- Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
STATION AI provides a support program at "PRE-STATION Ai".
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Drones
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $600k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $428k–$700k; Series A $1.3M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Opt Fit — Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services.
- Gaxi — Gaxie is an IT firm that provides a cloud management system and manages scholarship sites for business.
- Factory X — Factory X is an information technology company that helps to increase value manufacturers with the inventory strategy model.
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- Industry: Content, Software, Marketing
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Round size: Seed $90k–$4.3M; Series A $880k–$5M; Venture - Series Unknown $13k–$2.8M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
- 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.
- Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 373
- Round size: Seed $341k–$10M; Series A $1.9M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2024
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.
The Seed Capital is a Japan-based venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Consulting, Architecture
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $160k–$8.1M; Series A $1.5M–$4.1M; Series B $2.6M–$5.1M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Cactuz — Bridging the social Gap through our services and contents.
- Kessaku — Kessaku is an architectural company that provides building renovation, preserving craftsmanship, and sustainable system services.
- FLASH — FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup.
D2 Garage is an Internet company.
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- Industry: Apps, Farming, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fant — Fant is a social platform connecting hunters and facilitating community building that focuses on inclusivity and shared passion.
- nanoFreaks — nanoFreaks builds a rescue system on the sea, creating an environment where everyone can live with peace of mind.
- RAINBOW — With the goals of high quality, efficacy, safety, and economic efficiency, RAINBOW is developing HUNS001, a proprietary autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell product that is administered directly to the peri-stroke area. RAINBOW is focused on HUNS001's efficacy, safety, and highly novel cell culture, transport, and administrationmethods.
Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Content
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 109
- Round size: Seed $613k–$16M; Series A $2M–$45M; Series B $3.2M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $190M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- But Beautiful — A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.
- Melife — Melife offers training programs, web services,computer education and system development.
- Cosmobloom — Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails.
Investment focus
- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Gaming, Video Games
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $110k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.7M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Hagino — Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries.
- Kimitona — Kimitona is the developer and operator of the AI fortune-telling service "Uratch,".
- Livetoon — Livetoon creates intellectual property characters to access various content artificial intelligence.
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Browse database — It's Free!D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer, and enterprise technology startups. Partnering with the global design company IDEO, D4V provides both hands-on assistance and coaching to help startups create value via human-centered customer experiences and interactions.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 86
- Round size: Seed $443k–$7M; Series A $1.2M–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $823k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Sazo — Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI.
- Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
- Genba Hub — Genba Hub specializes in providing business management systems for construction and maintenance enterprises.
Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 790
- Round size: Series A $2M–$31M; Series B $3.5M–$48M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $65M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Josys — Stop letting runaway SaaS costs & unsecured SaaS access ruin your day. Josys is the only SaaS Management Platform that provides true 360-degree control.
- Eyeota — Engage your best customers with trusted audience data | enrich insights, enhance personalization and transform audience targeting.
- Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.
Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to thecreations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 333
- Round size: Series A $2.5M–$71M; Series B $5.5M–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $567M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- CaTe — CaTe is based in Tokyo. CaTe develops and manufactures a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) for remote cardiac rehabilitation. Their invention allows heart disease patients to safely and successfully complete cardiac rehabilitation utilizing standing exercise in a confined space, such as at home, without the use of ergometers or similar instruments.
- Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
- EISHIN — EISHIN is a technology company that specializes in pet tech business, recruitment consulting, website creation, and development services.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is an asset management firm and bank in Japan.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Health Care
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series B
- Geography: Japan, India, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 97
- Round size: Series B $12M–$48M; Debt Financing $6.4M–$1.1B
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Morrison — Morrison is one of the world's longest standing, highest performing infrastructure investors. We invest globally in private and listed infrastructure.
- Knowledge Work — Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.
- Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
Saison Ventures is investment arm of Credit Saison.
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- Industry: Software, Finance, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Round size: Seed $623k–$14M; Series B $5.7M–$103M; Venture - Series Unknown $181k–$4.8M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
- Snack Technologies — Snack Technologies specializes in the development and operation of “SnaTech,” an innovative business support application designed for snack bars, helping operators streamline daily management, improve customer engagement, optimize inventory and sales tracking, and enhance overall business efficiency through digital solutions tailored to the foodand hospitality industry.
We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming and emerging technology.
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- Industry: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 246
- Round size: Seed $2M–$11M; Series A $4.2M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $200M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- StockGro — StockGro is a stock market advisory & research app trusted by 35M+ users. Get daily trade ideas with entry, exit & stop-loss from 150+ SEBI-registered analysts.
- Hulp — Hulp provides a personal assistant service that helps manage household tasks, bookings, family coordination, and daily activities.
- welevel — Building games with attitude
Zeroichi Capital is an independent venture capital firm that invest/R&D startups. Zeroichi Capital assists in a variety of areas, including pre-startup consultation, ideation, business plan planning, establishment procedures, teaming up, and financing, with the goal of reaching the Series A round as soon as possible and putting you on agrowth trajectory beyond that.
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- Industry: Apps, Music, Sales
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $881k–$4.7M; Pre-Seed $134k–$220k
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sazo — Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI.
- Vitom — Vitom is a FoodTech startup that addresses the issues of sustainability and reliability in the food industry.
- CrossVision — CrossVision offers solutions and services specific to the VTuber market.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, Blockchain
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, China, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 164
- Round size: Seed $2M–$20M; Series A $3M–$35M; Series B $6M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Meesho — Meesho operates as an online reselling platform that enables anyone to start a business without investment. Meesho is a business platform trusted by more than 2.6 million resellers across India. The company was founded in 2015 by Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwa and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
- Quintessent — Quintessent is developing optical connectivity solutions to scale computing and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).
- One97 Communications — One97 delivers mobile content and commerce services to millions of mobile consumers through India’s most widely deployed telecom applications cloud platform. It has more than 4,500 employees with its headquarters in New Delhi and regional offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, and Kolkata with global presence in Africa, Europe, Middle East,and Southeast Asia. Marquee investors like Alibaba Group, Ant Financial (AliPay), SAIF Partners, Mediatek, Sapphire Venture, and Silicon Valley Bank back it.
Daiwa Corporate Investment is a private investment firm of Daiwa Securities Group that has been engaged in overseas VC investments by taking advantage of an extensive business network in Japan and foreign countries, long experience and professional knowledge, and by supporting the growth of a number of overseas portfolio companies and their stockexchange listings.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 138
- Round size: Seed $310k–$1.3M; Series A $1.1M–$6.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $710k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
- AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
- Sonire Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future.
Shinhan-GB Futureflow Investment is an investment firm.
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- Industry: CAD, Pet, Sports
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $624k–$2.2M; Series A $1.4M–$6.3M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
Portfolio highlights
- be-FULL — be-FULL specializes in AI-driven management support tools designed to enhance organizational performance. Their flagship product assists in meetings and one-on-one sessions by analyzing audio data to recommend effective actions and provide feedback for skill development. It aims to create workplaces where individual strengths contribute tocollective success by integrating coaching principles with technology.
- Pan For You — Pan For You is a Food & Beverage Company. We deliver delicious bread from all over the world with our unique freezing technology and propose a lifestyle where you can enjoy freshly baked bread anytime.
- Tokenz — Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Supporting payment methods worldwide, Tokenz enables brands to build customizable web stores, optimize conversions, and expand direct-to-consumer sales. As a Merchant of Record (MoR), Tokenz ensures global tax compliance,fraud protection, and multi-currency transactions—allowing businesses to sell with confidence across international markets.
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Browse database — It's Free!F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Service Industry
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Lead/follow: no public data
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.
NOBUNAGA Capital Village is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in early-stage and later-stage companies.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Content
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $276k–$2.2M; Series A $1.3M–$16M; Series B $2.1M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
- Stayway — Stayway is operating the world's largest hotel and vacation facility search and comparison site.
- Blue Farm — Blue Farm is a agricultural company that provides optimal tea cultivation environments for companies.
MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 317
- Round size: Seed $482k–$12M; Series B $2.2M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- FullDepth — FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.
- Peco Free — Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone.
- Smart Craft —
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.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, India, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 147
- Round size: Seed $740k–$6.6M; Series A $1.2M–$43M; Series B $3.3M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10B in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- ASUENE — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
- Recompound — Recompound is a financial services startup that acts as a personal investment advisor for individuals to grow their stock market portfolios.
- Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!
Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 96
- Round size: Seed $318k–$5.7M; Series A $1M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $473k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
- Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
- Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.
Dai-ichi Kangyo Credit Cooperative is the company research and investing information.
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- Industry: Content, Task Management, E-Learning
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Corporate Round $2.4M–$3.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nehan — Nehan is a software firm that offers AI bidding information and a media outlet that delivers to local government businesses.
- Insight Core — Insight Core is a store promotion specialized application platform service.
- Omatsuri Japan — Omatsuri is Japan's first festival company specializing in Japan.We provide planning, management, promotion, and customer support for festival organizers from local governments to store associations.
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.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States, Myanmar
Investor stats
- Total investments: 154
- Round size: Seed $338k–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $186k–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $36M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
- Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
- Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
The SEGA SAMMY Group is involved in a wide range of business operations, encompassing Sammy’s pachislot and pachinko machine business; entertainment contents business which focuses on SEGA Group’s digital game business, includes amusement machine development and facility operation, development of video contents and toys; and resort business, whichis represented by the development and operation of hotels. Our mission as a comprehensive entertainment company working to provide new means of entertainment is to maximize group-wide synergy and offer entertainment products at a quality level only the SEGA SAMMY Group is capable of providing.Not only domestically but in all entertainment markets around the world - Europe, the U.S., Asia and beyond - they are striving to firmly establish our presence as the world’s leading entertainment company.
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- Industry: Media and Entertainment, Video, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$15M; Series A $5.7M–$55M; Venture - Series Unknown $802k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
- Utaite — Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content.
- Cosmobloom — Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails.
Sony Music is a management and management of the entire Sony Music Group by holding shares. As the headquarters of the Sony Music Group, each division efficiently supports and promotes the business of the entire group and each group company.
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- Industry: Content, Media and Entertainment, B2C
- Stage:Corporate Round, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$6.6M; Corporate Round $222k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Thecoo — THECOO is a developer of an entertainment application designed to support a fan community. The company's application offers fanicon is a member-based fan community that encourages the activities of icons together with their core fans, enabling clients to access live app streaming of entertainment contents they are interested in.
- ANYCOLOR — ANYCOLOR is an entertainment start-up that provides creator support and licensing business, mainly for the support and operation of virtual rivers participating in the “Nijisanji Project”. Using the latest technology, we will shape our thoughts on society as a new era of cutting-edge, and provide a magical experience to the everyday lives of peoplearound the world.
- ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
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- Industry: Apps, Fitness, Health Care
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sportip — Sportip provides motion analysis and posture analysis applications for trainers and therapists.
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- Industry: Finance, Software, Internet
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $462k–$28M; Series A $921k–$4.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$9.6M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mento — UGOKU is a provider of management of personal coaching service.
- KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.
- Unito — Unito is a hospitality firm that offers lodging and accommodation facilities.
MedVenture Partners invests in seed to early stage projects and start-ups in the life science field focusing mainly on medical devices.
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- Industry: Medical Device, Medical, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Alivas — Alivas is a medical company that develops new therapeutic medical devices for refractory constipation. It is a joint venture between Stanford University and the University of Tokyo with the Japan Biodesign program for innovative medical device creation. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Hongo, Tokyo in Japan.
- PaMeLa — PaMeLa is a company that measures pain with science.PaMeLa will establish a method of objectively assessing pain and contribute to medical care.
- SentiAR — SentiAR is digital health, software device company adding a new dimension to clinical practice in interventional procedures. Spun out of Washington University, we are developing the first 3D visualization platform using real-time holography of the patient's anatomy and catheter location, "floating" over the patients, with a goal toprovide the clinician and patient a faster, safer delivery of care.SentiAR’s mission is to transform the experience for both patient and clinician in interventional procedures with a 3D augmented reality platform featuring real-time holographic visualization of the patient’s actual anatomy, “floating” over the patient.The visualization is fully controllable “hands-free” by the clinician, providing an ergonomic breakthrough for the treatment and analysis of cardiac arrhythmias within an interventional catheter lab environment. SentiAR is developing the platform for eventual FDA submission.
Kiyo Capital Management provides solutions such as equity financing to help the business succession and revival of local enterprises, as well as the growth and expansion of startups that are taking on the challenge of tackling social concerns.
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- Industry: Communities, Service Industry
- Stage:Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- T2 Co — T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service.
- Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.
Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Energy, Internet of Things
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- OOYOO — OOYOO Co., Ltd. is a DeepTech venture that combines international entrepreneurial spirit, and a 'Made In Japan' excellence, to bring the latest innovations in clean technology to society for a smarter, cleaner, and more mobile world.
- Advance Composite — Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products.
- Impact Circle — Impact Circle social investment platform that focuses on providing impact finance and visualization services by creating job opportunities.
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- Industry: SNS, Apps, Content
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
- Terass — TERASS is a High-end real estate information site.
- ACCEL Stars — ACCEL Stars is a fitness and wellness firm that offers sleep diagnosis and examinations like sleep health, hygiene and medical devices.
Dual Bridge Capital is a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Wellness, Health Care, Fitness
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series C
- Geography: Japan
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- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Awarefy — Awarefy is a mental health tech startup that offers CBT-based apps to maximize well-being.
- nat — nat develops iOS application - Scanat and provides consultation service in data strategy.
- Doctor's Prime — Doctor's Prime is a technology company that provides is a part-time job information service for optimizing the working style of doctors.
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting is a commercial broadcasting services provider.
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- Industry: Video Editing, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- FIREBUG — FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses.
- ACCEL Stars — ACCEL Stars is a fitness and wellness firm that offers sleep diagnosis and examinations like sleep health, hygiene and medical devices.
Aichi Capital is a financial venture capital firm that is a 100% subsidiary of Aichi Bank. It was founded to help local communities by assisting customers with business succession and assisting in the development of venture and startup companies.
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- Industry: Fitness, Wellness, Health Care
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Wewill — Wewill is a consulting company that provides accounting, SaaS, business development, and business consulting services.
- Grand Central — Grand Central is a consulting company specializing in the sales field.
- Seiwa Holdings — Seiwa Holdings is a company that specializes in the welding of large structures. It holds a significant share in the large sign industry in the Chubu region. The company also has a subsidiary, Toei Coating, which boasts one of the largest facilities in Gifu for electric zinc plating. Seiwa Holdings is also involved in the production of road signposts and bridge fall prevention devices. The company operates in the financial services industry and has a workforce of 2 employees.
Daiwa Logistics is a provider of logistics and trade business related to export and import overseas. The company has obtained various licenses for the freight vehicle transportation business, warehousing business, industrial waste collection and transportation, construction business, home building business, etc.Daiwa Logistics was founded in 1959and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan
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- Industry: Diving, Transportation
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- T2 Co — T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service.
A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
Show more...Investment focus
- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ichirou — Ichirou provides digital senior care support services to connect elderly people with caretakers. It offers caretaker services for different types of support, including housework, hospital care, nursing, hospital and doctor visits, and shopping assistance.
- 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.
- MagicPod Japan — MagicPod provides an automation cloud service through AI technology. MagicPod was founded in 2012 and was headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Sports VC funding in Japan at a glance
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