Top 10 Wine and Spirits VC Funds & Investors in Japan (June 2026)

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• Menou — MENOU specializes in AI technology and sensing technology. It features a graphical image identification modeler software.
• Castee — Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators.
• 3S — 3S is a SaaS developer platform that provides and operates 24-hour home nursing care services through technology.

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• Opt Fit — Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services.
• 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.
• Meson — Meson Tokyo provides Games, Entertainment, AR, software, game basic technology, application development, VR & AR.

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• Xige Estate — Xige Estate operates a wine estate that has more than 30,000 acres of its own vineyards. It has advanced production equipment, including fermentation tanks, intelligent temperature-controlled brewing systems, pre-processing equipment, filling lines, and vineyard intelligent agricultural control systems.The company was founded in 2017 and isheadquartered in Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China.
• Qihe Biotech — Qihe Biotech develops novel genome editing technologies with an emphasis on making them autonomous and programmable.
• Xige Guanlan Group — Xige Guanlan Group is a manufacturer of Chinese vine bottles.

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• Ixyas — Ixyas offers internet service planning, operation, marketing support, and sales services.
• Technology 9 Labs (T9L) — T9L is India's first Startup Studio which has a complete ecosystem to evolve a startup into a success story.
• Instapay Technologies — Instapay is the only e-wallet in Malaysia to offer a corporate portal. It enables you to self-manage the salary payment process with greater visibility. It serves to streamline payroll processing within organizations while promoting finances.

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• Xige Guanlan Group — Xige Guanlan Group is a manufacturer of Chinese vine bottles.

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• Wakaze — Wakaze is a Japanese sake brewing startup.
• Cogsmart — Cogsmart provides services for brain function research and development. In hopes of helping prevent dementia and maintain and improve other cognitive functions, they manufacture and sell software for medical and healthcare devices.
• ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .

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• Baolan — Baolan focuses on the research and promotion of filigree inlay and traditional gold craftsmanship, working to preserve, innovate, and pass down these intricate artisanal techniques. The company is dedicated to exploring the historical and cultural value of traditional metalwork while developing modern applications, training skilled artisans, andshowcasing the elegance and precision of handcrafted gold art to a wider audience.
• Nowwa Coffee — Nowwa Coffee is a coffee chain brand that provides freshly ground coffee and tea, peripherals, roasting, and other products.
• Shangbai Global — Shangbai Global specializes in cross-border e-commerce for products like bed sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, blankets, and cushions.

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• Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
• Wakaze — Wakaze is a Japanese sake brewing startup.
• Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate — Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate is a Chocolate startup

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

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• Parallel — Parallel is the hangout app where you can enjoy games, videos, music, and more with friends.
• Blue Laser Fusion — Blue Laser Fusion is a commercial fusion company. Blue Laser Fusion is a laser startup to commercialize laser fusion by inventing its own laser and fusion reactor.
• Nanofiber Quantum Technologies — Discover how NanoQT builds the foundation for scalable quantum computing with nanofiber cavity-QED technology and high-fidelity quantum connectivity.