Top 5 Theatre VC Funds & Investors in Japan (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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East Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $649k–$38M |
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Z Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Content | $1.4M–$255M |
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FIREBUG
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Music, B2C, Apps | $17M–$31M |
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ANRI
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1M–$624M |
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Startup Factory
VC Fund
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Sustainability, Apps | $400k–$696k |
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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: 443
- Round size: Seed $649k–$18M; Series A $2.1M–$38M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sabu — Sabu is an online work agency that offers back-office operations, web production, and outsourcing services for the dental care industry.
- Lanturn — Register your business in Singapore globally. From incorporation services Singapore to business registration for foreigners & locals, we handle it all.
- Rekosistem — Rekosistem is a Clean- & Climate-Tech Company that enables circular economy implementation in the waste supply chain by leveraging proprietary waste management operation systems to transform waste into recycled materials and renewable resources.
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: 83
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$33M; Series A $2M–$142M; Series B $1.6M–$255M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Vently — Discover the best nightlife events in SF.
- PvX Partners — PvX Partners is a platform designed to help consumer apps scale. PvX Capital is our first line of services focused on cohort financing: fast, flexible capital without the risk and drawbacks of traditional equity or debt. PvX Capital enables you to scale marketing spends meaningfully without the worry of equity dilution or loan defaults. PvX is alsodeveloping an operating system for growth — a unified platform enabling incremental ROAS. A single integration that will grant you access to the industry’s most useful tools proven to help consumer businesses scale.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
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.
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- Industry: Music, B2C, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $17M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Baby Jam — Baby Jam is a music app that offers music promotion, video editing, videography, and transaction services.
- Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
- TicketMe — TicketMe is Japan's largest NFT, allows to freely purchase and sell tickets for live music, theater, sports, and other events. Its purpose is to ''find the hidden value in the world and deliver the appropriate value to the right location.
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 235
- Round size: Seed $1M–$94M; Series A $6.1M–$624M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Fondi — fondi is a completely new English conversation communication service that allows you to live a virtual communal life with the world.
- 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.
- Knowledge Work — Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.
Startup Factory is a startup fund that provides one-stop support to startups.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Sustainability, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $400k–$696k
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Carstay — Carstay Comfortable Overnight in car or tentdo itCar tripWith guests who want to enjoy.
- HA-LU — HA-LU is a Short Drama Label that aims to produce authentic "Youth 2.0 IP Contents" for the next generation.
- Real Akiba Group —
Theatre VC funding in Japan at a glance
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