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Top 50 Video Games Startup Investors in Japan (November 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Japan Video Games startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Video Games startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Venture - Series Unknown round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
East Ventures
VC Fund
5 Japan, Indonesia, Singapore Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $165k–$27M
JAFCO
VC Fund
4 Japan, United States, India Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.4M–$36M
Z Venture Capital
VC Fund
3 Japan, South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $613k–$52M
iFund
VC Fund
3 Japan Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Artificial Intelligence, Gaming, Video Games $110k–$10M
Koki Yabu
Angel
2 Japan Angel, Pre-Seed Content, Finance, Data Mining $1.7M–$3M
Deep30
VC Fund
2 Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software $136k–$11M
Hironao Kunimitsu
Angel
2 Japan, United States Seed, Angel Virtual Reality, Content, Internet $320k–$2.6M
SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, Singapore Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Health Care $712k–$34M
BITKRAFT Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Germany, India Seed, Series A, Series B Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain $2M–$58M
Japan Asia Investment
VC Fund
2 Japan, United States, China Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series C Medical, Internet, Health Care $444k–$40M
Kensuke Furukawa
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment $63k–$36M
Sisu Game Ventures
VC Fund
1 Finland, United States, France Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Gaming, Video Games, Software $112k–$38M
Yusuke Sato
Angel
1 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel Internet, Content, Software $226k–$27M
Incubate Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $289k–$20M
Akinori Harada
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Series A Apps, Gaming, Web3 $769k–$1.2M
FTX Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, Canada Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software $250k–$135M
KDDI
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, South Korea Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Software, Mobile, Apps $234k–$209M
Mobile Internet Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, China Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Information Technology, Mobile $547k–$44M
Presence Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Finland, Japan Seed, Series A, Series B Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Software $700k–$120M
SBI Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, South Korea Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $1.3M–$62M
Dentsu Group
VC Fund
1 Japan, India Corporate Round, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, Internet, Software $950k–$211M
Gumi Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Taiwan Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Video, Content, Media and Entertainment $351k–$28M
B Dash Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Information Technology, Apps, Internet $524k–$41M
Shunsuke Oyu
Angel
1 Japan, Singapore, United States Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Content, Internet, E-Commerce $320k–$36M
DeNA
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Education $281k–$28M
AG Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Finance, Software, Internet $462k–$28M
Miraidoa
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Myanmar Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology $96k–$11M
Fuji Startup Ventures
VC Fund
1 Japan, China, United States Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A E-Commerce, News, Internet $285k–$21M
BIGLOBE Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, Taiwan Seed Mobile, Content, Marketing $1.1M–$14M
NES Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series B, Series A Software, B2C, Apps $544k–$3.6M
Hiromi Okuda
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed Gift, Gaming, Metaverse $769k–$1M
K&P Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Content, CRM, Finance $252k–$3M
Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel
1 Japan, Hong Kong, United States Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Internet, Software, Content $29k–$36M
Kyoto University of the Arts
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Gaming, Agriculture, Video Games $408k–$2.1M
Ken Soga
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D Music, Content, E-Commerce $134k–$6M
Animo Holdings Ltd.
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Gaming, PC Games, Video Games
SG INCUBATE
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Logistics $380k–$21M
Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan, Hong Kong Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed Software, Information Technology, Internet $274k–$24M
HAKOBUNE
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Sales, Video, Gaming $289k–$7.1M
ANRI
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Information Technology $253k–$34M
ModelingCafe
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Software, Metaverse, Video Games
01Booster
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Gaming, Medical, Video Games $1.5M–$3.9M
Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $892k–$64M
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B Information Technology, Software, Health Care $952k–$269M
ANOBAKA
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $382k–$99M
EX Innovation Fund
VC Fund
1 Japan Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Film Production, Video, Gaming $687k–$5M
Anji Botai Investment
VC Fund
1 Japan Video Games, Virtual Reality
Soga Takeshi
Angel
1 Japan Seed Music, Mobile, Content $609k–$6M
JVIC VENTURE CAPITAL
VC Fund
1 Japan Seed Mobile, Content, Marketing
Kentaro Ruichi
Angel
1 Japan Seed Content, Video Games, Social Network
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East Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in Japan Video Games 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, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 722
  • Round size: Seed $173k–$5M; Series A $1.9M–$26M; Venture - Series Unknown $165k–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022

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.
  • Tokoshie — Building infrastructure that inspires everyone to create.
  • EveryWill — Every WiLL will hasten the creation of a new logistical infrastructure that addresses social problems, beginning with the "way we receive" our products.
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JAFCO
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Video Games startups

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 the creations 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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 391
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$33M; Series B $4.2M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% 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.
  • 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.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
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Z Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Video Games startups, 20 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • 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

  • OQT — OQT is focusing on developing QPUs utilizing neutral atoms.
  • QueryLift — QueryLift develops software for analyzing how generative AI systems represent brands and products. Its marketing intelligence service provides prompt analysis, competitor comparison, brand visibility monitoring, and source tracking. Its security service monitors misinformation, brand damage, data leakage, and other reputation risks associated with generative AI. The company provides these capabilities through SaaS products and positions them within generative engine optimization and AI security.
  • Ocean — Ocean is a technology-driven company dedicated to promoting digital transformation in the tax-free and retail shopping sectors. By developing innovative digital platforms and integrated solutions, the company streamlines tax refund processes and enhances the overall shopping experience for international travelers and retailers alike.
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iFund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Japan Video Games startups

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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Koki Yabu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Koki Yabu is Founder, President & CEO at Mobcast inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Finance, Data Mining
  • Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Angel $1.7M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mobcast Group — mobcast is a sports entertainment company that operates a mobile entertainment platform for smartphones and feature phones. It supports customers with social game and social media services. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of mobcast Inc.
  • SmartApp Japan — Smart Apps is a developer of a blockchain services application designed for smartphones. The company's application uses cryptocurrency technology to offer token issuance, initial coin offering and dApps design support, providing a launchpad for start-up blockchain-related businesses.
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Deep30
VC Fund · Kuramae, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Video Games 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, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $136k–$7M; Series B $5.4M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% 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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Hironao Kunimitsu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Hironao Kunimitsu was born in Hyogo, Japan. After graduating from Okayama High School, he spent several years traveling around the world. He visited over 30 countries including the US, China, India, Canada, and others in Central and South America. In 1996 he entered Fudan University in China, and then later went on to study at Santa Monica College in the US. In 2004 he entered Atmovie Inc. where he produced movies and televised dramas, and was appointed company director in the same year. In 2007 he founded gumi Inc., and it started listing on first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December, 2014.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Virtual Reality, Content, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $729k–$2.6M; Angel $320k–$1.8M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 1SEC — 1sec is a virtual influencers in Japan,develop in-house and management. IMPACT to CEKAI in 1 second. Based on the concept of making CEKAI happy in one second, US based in Los Angeles and Japan, based in Tokyo, virtual influencers × AI, fashion & music & The company will develop a number of CEKAI's first and first projects in Japan inthe field of enter teignment.
  • Gatari — Gatari specializes in the planning, development, and operation of XR services. Auris, a futuristic audio guide, and Vismuth, a camera app that transforms reality into a story, are two of Gatari's services.
  • Thirdverse — Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment.Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered nTokyo, Japan.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Video Games 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 and affiliates in the various business segments.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 694
  • Round size: Series A $1.1M–$21M; Series B $2.3M–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $712k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Etaily — Etaily provides e-commerce and retail solutions in the Philippines, enabling brands with end-to-end services, from store management to fulfillment.
  • Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.
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BITKRAFT Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Venture capital for extraordinary founders building how humanity plays, heals, grows, and connects.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Germany, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 250
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$11M; Series A $4.2M–$28M; Series B $8M–$58M
  • 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.
  • Matrix — Matrix is a high-performance, calldata-optimized layer-2 rollup framework engineered to scale next-generation applications within the BNB Chain ecosystem. By compressing execution data and using the BNB Chain L1 as a secure settlement layer, the protocol achieves ultra-low gas costs, predictable fees, and fast block confirmations for data-heavy workloads.
  • welevel — Building games with attitude
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Japan Asia Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Video Games startups

JAIC is Japan's largest independent venture capital firm and has accumulated experience and know-how over a period of 15 years as a pioneer of venture capital investments in Asia. Building on such strengths, they are establishing a globally linked organization that pursues investment opportunities centering on the three regions of Japan, Asia, and the United States.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Internet, Health Care
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Series B $2.3M–$40M; Series C $5M–$33M; Venture - Series Unknown $444k–$4.5M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • KIC holdings — KIC Holdings engages in asset management, securitization, investment, advisory services,and real estate development businesses. They offer detailed services for due diligence, acquisition, financing, management planning, and asset management for medium- to large-size distribution centres, warehouses, and trunk rooms.
  • REGiMMUNE — REGiMMUNE Corporation is a private biopharmaceutical company developing innovative solutions for treating immune disorders caused by nonspecific and/or excessive immune reactions. REGiMMUNE uses its proprietary technology platform, reVax (reverse vaccination), to target immune tolerance against specific disease-causing antigens throughinduction of regulatory T cells (Treg). This technology has potential applications in a number of immune system disorders and diseases including Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD), type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Currently, the company has one clinical-stage compound in a Phase I/II trial in the United States (RGI-2001) as a treatment for GvHD associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and has a second product in preclinical development (RGI-3001) as a new treatment for T1DM. In addition, it has a number of well-differentiated compounds in its research-stage pipeline.In healthy individuals, the normal immune system works to protect humans from disease-causing viruses, bacterium, and cancers; or foreign antigens such as peanuts, wheat and tree pollens. Conventional immunosuppressants have several significant side effects associated with long-term administration including risk of infection, toxicity and relapse. Products developed with ReVax technology are expected to reduce or eliminate such side effects as well as reduce long-term treatment.
  • Integral Geometry Science — Integral Geometry Science is a specialized manufacturer of measuring equipment and signal / image processing software.
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Kensuke Furukawa
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Kensuke Furukawa was born in June 2, 1981. He graduated Waseda University majoring Political Science and Economics, and in 2000, he launched "Milkcafe", a student community, which has grown to a site with 10 million PV per month. In 2004, he became the CEO of Media Clip, which operates a rental bulletin board service "ShitarabaBBS". After that year, he had transfer "Shitaraba BBS" to Livedoor, and took charge of starting up the Consumer Generated Media sector. In 2006, he joined Recruit, and took charge of starting up a new business at Business development sector. In June of 2009, he left Recruit, and became the CEO of nanapi (formerly Rocket Start), which operates the How-to Site "nanapi".

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Round size: Seed $63k–$2.6M; Angel $64k–$457k; Venture - Series Unknown $537k–$36M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
  • Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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Sisu Game Ventures
VC Fund · Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Sisu Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused 100% on games. We set up shop in 2014 to support the most promising founders in the industry. Sisu has deep roots in the Nordic region, but our network of founders is fully global.The Sisu team consists of Samuli, Paul, Erik, Kalle, Moaffak, Kadri, and Jere - all of whom haveextensive backgrounds in the game industry and startup circles, both as entrepreneurs and investors. We've founded and built sixteen game companies since the early 90s and had several successful exits. Apart from funding companies, the team uses their expertise to act as a studio builder. Individual founders are supported in building their team, honing their product strategy and in gathering the right group of investors.

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  • Industry: Gaming, Video Games, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Finland, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $564k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $112k–$1.2M; Series A $6.3M–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Torpor Games — Torpor Games is a thought-provoking indie video game company based in Berlin. Torpor is currently working on Suzerain and The Conformist set in the same universe.
  • Kinoa Labs — A real-time, AI-powered platform to engage, retain, and monetize mobile game users - launched and updated live, without waiting on development.
  • Antihero Studios — MISFITZ is a social extraction game. Team up, loot Relics, extract or lose it all. By ex-Clash Royale, Brawl Stars and Candy Crush devs. Coming free to iOS & Android.
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Yusuke Sato
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder of Pulit.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Content, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 60
  • Round size: Seed $226k–$4.3M; Angel $254k–$4.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $363k–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kaimak — Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates.
  • Meetscare — Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo.
  • Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games 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, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 414
  • Round size: Seed $289k–$7M; Series A $1.5M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $368k–$8.1M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% 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 — Tell us about anything development-related. Our founder, who launched Niconico Live, SUGAR and GANMA! from scratch, helps with planning, design, development and operations.
  • 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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Akinori Harada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

He is the vice president of mixi, Inc which is social media network in Japan since June 2009. He’s managed “mixi application” and “mixi new year card”. He’s also directed “mixi alum” and “mixi voice” to make it to be more social but community based. He joined mixi, Inc in 2007. He managed mobile development, “mixi mobile” which became a mixi’sdevelopment driver.Before he started his career at mixi, he was managing mainly portal sites such as searching engine section of “i-mode” at NTT Docomo Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Gaming, Web3
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $769k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Coco — Coco is a communication tool. They develop software that will help the service sector become more customer-oriented. They improve customer satisfaction by digitizing customer surveys and converting telephone interactions with customers to text chat.
  • HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
  • Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
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FTX Ventures
VC Fund · Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

For builders, by builders. We back great teams building great products.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 94
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$14M; Series A $9M–$135M; Venture - Series Unknown $459k–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Joepegs — Dive into Joepegs, the leading Web3 platform for NFTs and digital collectibles. As a cultural hub in the Web3 space, we offer secure buying, selling, and discovery of innovative digital assets.
  • Lemon Cash — Lemon Cash is digital wallet with FIAT and crypto capabilities. End to end digital ecosystem for Latin America.
  • Lens Protocol — Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users.
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KDDI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games 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 Japanese cable 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: Software, Mobile, Apps
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 93
  • Round size: Series A $4.1M–$209M; Series B $234k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $390k–$31M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $187M 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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Mobile Internet Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Mobile Internet Capital (MIC) keeps up on the latest developments of Mobile Internet technologies and services at a high level, and continues to be a venture capital with both technical expertise and execution capability.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 128
  • Round size: Series A $893k–$44M; Venture - Series Unknown $547k–$8.5M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $99M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Wasimil — Wasimil is a tool for customers in the hospitality sector. In addition to increasing sales inside the hotel system, it increases automation and efficiency in hotel management. It is a centrally managed platform for hotel management that automates all hotel departments' daily activities and enhances the number of hotel bookings.
  • Trash Technologies — Trash Technologies is an AI-powered sustainability company focusing on sourcing recycled materials with cost-offsetting benefits.
  • Bridgesmile Corporation — Bridgesmile operates an on-site installation and replacement service platform for consumers and businesses. Its service, The Butler Next Door, enables customers to arrange technician visits for products purchased through e-commerce sites and manufacturers. Supported categories include dash cameras, security cameras, smart locks, and air conditioners. The platform coordinates online reservations with offline installation work and provides pricing and service coverage information. Bridgesmile also develops and operates the service for business partners, including e-commerce companies and manufacturers.
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Presence Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Presence Capital is a venture fund investing in early-stage augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Finland, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$6M; Series A $2.2M–$11M; Series B $12M–$120M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $2.5M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • TRIPP — Eyes open. Mind Open. World open. Experience a world of awe and wonder with TRIPP.
  • Sandbox VR — Step inside a new dimension and experience a new reality with your friends. See, touch, and hear. VR as it was meant to be. Sandbox VR, In Here, It's Possible.
  • Thirdverse — Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment.Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered nTokyo, Japan.
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SBI Investment
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games 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". SBI Investment 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, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 457
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$28M; Series B $4.5M–$62M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $77M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • LQUOM — QWAVE offers cryptography communication technology.
  • Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
  • Zerodoor HD — Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.
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Dentsu Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Dentsu Group is a global advertising agency that provides marketing, media, PR, digital marketing, and promotion services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Corporate Round $3.5M–$211M; Venture - Series Unknown $950k–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $84M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • MyDearest — MyDearest is a Full dive product planning and development company
  • Pickleball One — Pickleball one is to become an enabler of the pickleball industry , spreading the joy of "Fun as one" to the world.
  • Advance Composite — Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products.
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Gumi Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Gumi Ventures helps the new entrepreneurs and businesses to cause a new innovation in the smartphone field. Gumi Ventures supports the new entrepreneurs and businesses that can resonate with gumi listed in the business mission, that cause a new innovation in the smartphone field. They will create a global company that represents the future of Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Content, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Taiwan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $465k–$7.1M; Series A $351k–$28M; Venture - Series Unknown $469k–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $19M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • 1SEC — 1sec is a virtual influencers in Japan,develop in-house and management. IMPACT to CEKAI in 1 second. Based on the concept of making CEKAI happy in one second, US based in Los Angeles and Japan, based in Tokyo, virtual influencers × AI, fashion & music & The company will develop a number of CEKAI's first and first projects in Japan inthe field of enter teignment.
  • Mech — Mech is an NFT-based metaverse game that is currently developing their first versions of a match-3 game in which players can earn the in-game currency ore.
  • Anto Bio — We are a scientists and second-time founders developing foundation models to make the gut microbiome computable for drug development.
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B Dash Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games 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 in partnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 93
  • Round size: Seed $804k–$7.8M; Series A $524k–$41M; Venture - Series Unknown $615k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Spike Studio — Spike Studio Inc., established in November 2023, is a Tokyo-based company specializing in generative AI and large language models. Their mission is to enhance Japan’s labor productivity tenfold by integrating advanced AI solutions into client operations and services. The company offers customized AI solutions, system integration, data analysis,predictive modeling, and training programs to help clients leverage generative AI effectively. Co-founded by CEO Shigeru Kuroyanagi and COO Hirohide Sano, Spike Studio aims to address challenges such as declining international competitiveness, an aging population, and labor shortages in Japan.
  • 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.
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Shunsuke Oyu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Shunsuke Oyu is the co-founder of Connehito Inc. Started an online Q&A platform “mamari” which is the largest platform for moms in Japan. Connehito was acquired by one of the telecom giant KDDI in 2016. Selected as a “Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia” at consumer technology department. Angel-investing 50+ companies globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $320k–$3.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$36M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
  • Ai-Dounyu.com — Ai-Dounyu.com is a platform that helps organizations looking to integrate AI choose their ideal AI implementation partner for free.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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DeNA
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

DeNA provides a social game platform, social games, e-commerce, and other Web services for mobile devices and PCs. Its current flagship business is its mobile social games platform Mobage which offers first, second, and third-party games on multiple localized player networks worldwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $281k–$2.7M; Series A $2.5M–$28M; Venture - Series Unknown $496k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ALGO ARTIS — ALGO ARTIS is a software company that offers optimization in plant operations, tanking, ship allocation plan, and logistics.
  • Shizuku AI — Shizuku is an open-source Android app that enables other apps to access elevated system APIs without requiring full root access on your device. It achieves this by running a background service launched via ADB (Android Debug Bridge) or wireless debugging on Android 11+, granting limited privileged permissions safely.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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AG Capital
VC Fund · Shiba, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games 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:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • 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.
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Miraidoa
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Myanmar

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 171
  • Round size: Seed $338k–$5.3M; Series A $1.2M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $96k–$4.6M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.5M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Naorai — Naorai is a food and beverage firm that manufactures wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages.
  • Sinumy — Sinumy develops touchless identity authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.
  • Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
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Fuji Startup Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, News, Internet
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $978k–$2M; Series A $285k–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $507k–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $46M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Tasogare — Tasogare distributes high-quality coffee.
  • The ROOM4D — The ROOM4D is a contract data analysis consulting service company.
  • PeaceTecLab — PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business.
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BIGLOBE Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

BIGLOBE Capital was founded in 2007

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Content, Marketing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Taiwan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pal+ — Pal+ is a free mobile messaging app that allows users to create and share images, videos, and voice messages while chatting with others. It is available for iOS and Android. Pal+ is formerly known as Cubie. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • HEROZ — HEROZ, Inc. was founded in 2009 and our engineer has developed the most cutting edge artificial intelligence, “Ponanza” programme to play Japanese chess 'Shogi', which defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever, in March 2013. Shogi presents a higher degree of complexity than many other strategygames, and has been of interest to Artificial Intelligence researchers.
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NES Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

NES Venture Capital is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, B2C, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Seed $544k–$1.8M; Series A $1.2M–$1.7M; Series B $1.5M–$3.6M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Recri — Recri works for the entertainment industry and specializes in operations management tasks like ticketing for stage, film, and music shows.
  • Letara — Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology.
  • Compass — Compass is a Solve problems in the local labor market with Consultation x Technology
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Hiromi Okuda
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Hiromi Okuda is the CEO of WizGroup Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gift, Gaming, Metaverse
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $769k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Misaky Tokyo — Marine plant-based, handmade Japanese sweets. These crystal treats are individually handcrafted, the perfect gift idea! Vegan, gluten-free, and additive-free confectionery, with stunning flavors such as Yuzu, Matcha, and Rose. Supporting artisans in their craft. Japanese luxury sweets with a surprise inside.
  • Metaverse Creators — Metaverse Creators is a feature-rich virtual platform providing gamers with a wide range of games, creation tools, and avatar editing tools.
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K&P Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

K&P Partners is an independent venture capital firm investing in digital technology and media companies. Kamio Hideaki and Shinya Matsumura co-founded the Tokyo, Tokyo-based firm in 2013.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, CRM, Finance
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $326k–$929k; Venture - Series Unknown $252k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Manabi-aid — Manabi-aid is an internet based company.The aim of the learning aid master is really simple and clear.This is a challenge to "improve the student's academic ability".Not to mention the limitations of group lessons. This is because the polarization of so-called "children who can" and "children who do not" isprogressing.
  • Robot Start — RobotStart is a company specializing in robot related business with the main target of communication robot. The company was established in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Good News — Good News is a staffing agency that provides recruitment, public relations, and human resource management services.
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Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel · , , Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

2011 At university, participated in the founding period as a director of Atcole Co., Ltd., and started the web service experience.2012 Founded Peroli Co., Ltd., which operates a curation platform for women "MERY" .2014 Founded Peroli Co., Ltd. Sold to DeNA 2015 Jointly established Tokyo Founders Fund as an angel investor and started investing in startups in Japan and overseas 2019 Appointed outside director of FIREBUG Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Software, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Hong Kong, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $151k–$1.8M; Angel $29k–$4.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$36M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mepple — Mepple is planning, developing, and operating internet services.
  • For you — For you is a comprehensive Advertising agency business specializing in SNS.
  • SPORTS CROWN — SPORTS CROWN is a fantasy sports developer that introduces a new type of game where the players can earn prize money by predicting the players who will play an active role in soccer and baseball.
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Kyoto University of the Arts
VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Kyoto University of Art and Design is one of leading art and design universities in Japan and has the highest number of students among domestic art schools at the undergraduate and graduate schools (including correspondence education). The university is located in the north-east area of Kyoto city, near historical cultural sites such as Ginkakujitemple, Manshu-in temple, Shisen-do temple, and Shugaku-in Imperial Villa. Excluding the field of music, the university covers almost all areas of art and design, including graphic design, animation, manga, film, fashion design, jewelry design, interior design, architecture design, landscape design, performing arts, fine arts, among others. In the school’s 37 years of history, many graduates have gone on and actively contributed to their areas of art and design both in and outside of Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Agriculture, Video Games
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $408k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ukka — Ukka is a Creating the ideal form of food and agriculture.
  • Miibo — miibo is an AI construction platform that allows businesses to develop conversational AI bots for their products and websites.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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Ken Soga
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Ken Soga is an individual investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Music, Content, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $134k–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .
  • Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
  • Volve Creative — Volve Creative is a media company that provides virtual artist management, events, advertising video, and music production services.
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Animo Holdings Ltd.
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Animo Holdings is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, PC Games, Video Games
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Willow Gear — Willow Gear is a gaming furniture company.
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SG INCUBATE
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

SG Incubation was born as an investment company for the formation of corporate venture capital (CVC), which invests in Kyushu's first startup company.Regardless of the stage of growth, the startup company that will be the investor will first value the “human nature” of the manager, determine whether it is a company that should support thefuture, and provide capital and management back up. The Seibu Gas Group will continue to aim for new business areas.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Logistics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $380k–$2.1M; Series A $1.6M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $639k–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $37M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Piazza — PIAZZA deploy the regional platform PIAZZA.
  • L&F — L&F is a real estate company that develops rental portals and tools for vacant houses, family trusts, and rental property management.
  • Ms.Engineer — Ms.Engineer is an education platform that helps to study coding and get placed in companies for women.
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Japan Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 199
  • Round size: Seed $447k–$3.8M; Debt Financing $274k–$24M; Venture - Series Unknown $971k–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AirKamuy — AirKamuy is an aviation company that designs and manufactures fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and drones with the help of modern technology.
  • Haul — Haul is a human resources company that provides recruitment consulting and marketing SaaS development services.
  • Sorabito — SORABITO is an eCommerce marketplace for used construction equipment and machinery.
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HAKOBUNE
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

HAKOBUNE is an independent venture capital business that invests in outliers and misfits.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Video, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $289k–$7.1M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LOOV — LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics.
  • CULTA — CULTA uses technology to increase the efficiency and speed of breeding and improve productivity and profitability in agriculture.
  • Japan GX Group — Shibuya Blend Green Energy platform analyzes company processes and resources, recommends and plans improvement initiatives, and addresses corporate ESG challenges, assisting companies in balancing business and environmental protection.
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ANRI
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 324
  • Round size: Seed $253k–$9.4M; Series A $967k–$34M; Venture - Series Unknown $619k–$9.1M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% 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.
  • Green Growth Co. — Green Growth Co. is a startup company engaged in next-generation infrastructure projects centered on renewable energy. The company develops grid-scale battery storage facilities and solar power plants, as well as revitalizes and trades secondary solar assets, thereby creating power sources for both local communities and corporations. It also supports the enhancement of power source value through initiatives such as the digitalization of existing generation facilities, repowering, conversion to the Feed-in Premium scheme, and the co-location of battery storage systems. Furthermore, by aggregating distributed renewable energy resources—via services such as aggregation, Power Purchase Agreements and retail supply—the company implements mechanisms to optimize supply and demand while fostering a circular flow of electricity within local regions. Green Growth also provides hands-on support to companies, assisting them with their Green Transformation initiatives as well as the formulation of power business strategies and the design of operational schemes.
  • 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.
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ModelingCafe
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

CafeGroup is a Creative Tech Company that crosses entertainment and technology, carving out the next era with challenges that transcend common sense.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Metaverse, Video Games
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Ambr — Ambr is a virtual world where users can access through a VR device an play in various virtual spaces with other users. Users can access Ambr as an avatar. There are different avatars in the Ambr world, such as warriors, wizards, animals, and monsters. New avatars can also be acquired within Ambr. Users can explore and enjoy different virtual spacesthat do not exist in the real world, such as Skyland, cyberspace, and toontown. It also has mini-games that allow users to play together.Ambr was founded in August 2018 and is headquartered in Japan.
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01Booster
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

01Booster is an incubator and accelerator.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Medical, Video Games
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$3.9M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ReEir — ReEir is a research firm that develops global regenerative medicine and cell therapy products for ulcer patients.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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Money Forward Venture Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Money Forward Venture Partners operates HIRAC FUND, a seed fund specializing in seed and early-stage startups.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$64M; Series A $892k–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $419M 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.
  • LIGHT-RIGHT — LIGHT-RIGHT focused on developing services that help local communities adapt to the challenges of a declining population.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

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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 $952k–$86M; Series B $4.2M–$269M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.4B 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.
  • Diggle — DIGGLE is a service that provides fundamental management accounting management on the cloud called fraud management. It is possible to reduce the mistakes and man-hours of the fraud management task and easily carry out the fraud management task even if it is not an expert in finance or accounting.DIGGLE covers budget creation work and budgetrecord comparison work, especially in the foreman management work. In the budget creation work, the KPI and the budget are automatically created by inputting the target numerical value to the preset parameters utilizing the budget generator function, while the forecast contrasting work is made up of the financial information, non-financial information It is easy to calculate by simply entering the numerical value, and it is possible to carry out calculation of the forecast contrast.
  • Luxna Biotech — Luxana Biotech is established to contribute to medical treatment for suffering patients, .
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ANOBAKA
VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 164
  • Round size: Seed $382k–$14M; Series A $4.9M–$99M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PIMTO — PIMTO Corporation is a technology company that provides digital solutions for location and facility management. Through its PIMT-0 service, it supports airports, stations, commercial facilities, hotels, factories, and public organizations in improving operations, profitability, and customer satisfaction. The company also focuses on addressingsocial challenges such as overtourism, regional revitalization, remote work creation, and improving access to essential services.
  • Kakutoku — Nitlon Inc. provides crowdsourcing management services. The company was founded by Seiya Mitsuda on February 02, and is headquartered in Beppu, Japan.
  • AlarmBox — AlarmBox develops services that make use of professional knowledge of technology and corporate screening, and changes common sense of risk management of enterprise.
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EX Innovation Fund
VC Fund · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

The EX Innovation Fund is a joint initiative established through a strategic partnership between TV Asahi Holdings Corporation and Simplex Capital Investment. This collaborative effort aims to foster innovation by investing in promising startups and emerging technologies that align with the vision and growth strategies of both founding companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Film Production, Video, Gaming
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Series A $687k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CELLORB — CELLORB provides player management, sports event planning, and event management services.
  • Samansa — Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series.
  • Nekonome — Nekonome creates a game platform with global character designs, in-game updates, and regular events, providing a personalized gaming experience based on data.
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Anji Botai Investment
VC Fund · Huzhou, Zhejiang, China · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Anji Botai Investment is an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video Games, Virtual Reality
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • ShallxR — ShallxR is a developer of low-vertigo motion XR chairs that focuses on the XR area and is dedicated to offering clients and partners with one-stop offline XR shared entertainment venue solutions.
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Soga Takeshi
Angel · Nerima, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Soga Takeshi

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Music, Mobile, Content
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $609k–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Univrs — UNIVRS is a popular market and entertainment platform.
  • SAKELOGY — SAKELOGY is a platform enables restaurants and retailers to easily create cloud-based sake menus.
  • Best Beer Japan — Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018.
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JVIC VENTURE CAPITAL
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

JVIC VENTURE CAPITAL engages in the venture capital investment and consulting business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Content, Marketing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • HEROZ — HEROZ, Inc. was founded in 2009 and our engineer has developed the most cutting edge artificial intelligence, “Ponanza” programme to play Japanese chess 'Shogi', which defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever, in March 2013. Shogi presents a higher degree of complexity than many other strategygames, and has been of interest to Artificial Intelligence researchers.
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Kentaro Ruichi
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Video Games startups

Ruichi Kentaro is an Angel Investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Video Games, Social Network
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Graffity — Graffity to provide AR experiences globally and enrich life more conveniently and invent the AR entertainment experience and provide it globally.
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Video Games Investor funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 81 deals from 181 investors.

181
investors
in Japan Video Games startups
81
deals
in Japan Video Games startups
$3M
median round
in Japan Video Games startups
23%
lead investors
lead at least one round
23%
Seed
most common funding stage
91/9
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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