Investors in Tokyo
43 investors headquartered in Tokyo, Japan are recorded here, among them 16 venture capital firms, 9 corporate venture arms, 6 other investors and 5 asset managers. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are AI, Fintech and Healthcare. Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abies Ventures deep tech · robotics · mobility · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Advantage Partners buyout · private equity · renewables · real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Aspirant Group, Inc. Industrial Technology · Business Services · Consumer Services · IT |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| B Dash Ventures technology · startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Beyond Next Ventures deep tech · MedTech & Healthcare · Drug Discovery & Biotechnology · Agriculture & Food |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Camphora Capital Inc. | Layer unknown | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Catalys Pacific, LLC biotech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture studio | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Coral Capital SaaS · nuclear fusion · semiconductors · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Tokyo, Japan |
| CyberAgent Capital AI · B2B · E-Commerce · Entertainment |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| DG Daiwa Ventures AI · SaaS · Blockchain · Media |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| DNX Ventures B2B · SaaS/Cloud · Cybersecurity · Deeptech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genesia Ventures, Inc. digital · startups · fintech · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| GMO VenturePartners Fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Incubate Fund startups · deep tech · healthcare · AI |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| iSGS Investment Works Inc. startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Tokyo, Japan |
| JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. AI · Software · Healthcare · Biotech |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Marunouchi Capital business succession · carve-out · growth support |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Marunouchi Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. climate tech · hydrogen · ammonia · SAF |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group fintech · technology · innovation |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. mineral & metal resources · iron & steel products · global LNG · integrated energy solutions |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Money Forward Ventures fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| NTT DOCOMO Ventures BtoC · BtoB · AI · FinTech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Open Network Lab all industries · web3 · blockchain · ESG |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Rebright Partners healthcare · agritech · edtech · logistics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| REVA Corporation security services · second hand goods reseller · cosmetics · temporary staffing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Rogers Investment Advisors K.K. alternatives · private equity · private debt · venture capital |
Limited partner | Asset manager | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Schweitzer Investment Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Scrum Ventures AI · robotics · climate tech · mobility |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Silq Capital Co., LTD. Japanese equity market |
Layer unknown | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Simplex Asset Management Co., LTD. 日本株式 · ETFs · QIS運用 · 債券/プライベート・デット |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Skyland Ventures generative AI · entertainment · inbound |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| SoftBank Group Corp. AI · technology · energy · biotech |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Sony Innovation Fund | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Japanese Equity · One Asia · Real Assets · Private Equity |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Spiral Capital, Inc. Smart Infrastructure · ClimateTech · FinTech · Healthcare |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| STRIVE | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Tokyo, Japan |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Layer unknown | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Varecs Partners Limited public companies · small- and mid-size |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| WiL (World Innovation Lab) AI · fintech · healthcare · climate tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| YCC Capital Management, LLC. | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Z Venture Capital Media · Commerce · Fintech · AI |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| 株式会社企業支援総合研究所 M&A · business turnaround · capital strategy · human resources |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| 株式会社日本政策投資銀行 | Direct + LP | Public fund | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |