Investors in Japan
66 investors headquartered in Japan are recorded here, among them 21 venture capital firms, 13 private equity firms, 12 corporate venture arms and 9 other investors. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, AI and Fintech. The cities with most of them are Tokyo (43), Chiyoda (2) and Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (1). 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 |
| ANOBAKA internet · Generative AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Japan |
| Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd. 中堅企業 · 中小企業 |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Japan |
| Ariake Capital Inc. | Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Chuo-ku, 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 |
| D Capital, Inc. retail · logistics · food · education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| DBJキャピタル株式会社 Enterprise · Consumer · Deep Tech · Climate Tech |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 東京都千代田区大手町, Japan |
| DG Daiwa Ventures AI · SaaS · Blockchain · Media |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Diamond Realty Management INC. real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Chiyoda-Ku, 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 |
| Global Brain AI · Climate Tech · Healthcare · Enterprise |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| GMO VenturePartners Fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| i-nest capital,inc. テクノロジー · AI · DX · ライフスタイル |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| Incubate Fund startups · deep tech · healthcare · AI |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Integral Corporation real estate · private equity · technology · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chiyoda, 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 |
| Japan Airlines Ventures | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | Japan |
| Japan Industrial Partners industrial · technology · business services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Japan Post Insurance | Limited partner | Other | Unknown | Japan |
| JGC Holdings Corporation | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | 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 |
| Mizuho Financial Group | Layer unknown | Other | Unknown | Japan |
| Money Forward Ventures fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Business Succession · Special Situation · General Manufacturing · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | 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 |
| Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. Technology/Manufacturing · Healthcare · IT/Services/Logistics · Consumer/Retail |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chiyoda, 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 |
| Samurai Incubate Inc. startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 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 |
| Seven Seas Advisors Co., Ltd. real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Shimadzu Corporation | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | Kyoto, 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 |
| Unison Capital Healthcare · Consumer · B2B Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Varecs Partners Limited public companies · small- and mid-size |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Tokyo, Japan |
| Wave Digital Assets International Ltd. digital assets · crypto assets |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Minato City, 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 |
| 株式会社日本革新投資 Japanese companies |
Limited partner | Private equity | Buyout | Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| 株式会社滋賀銀行 | Direct investor | Other | Unknown | 大津市, Japan |