Corporate venture arms in Japan
47 corporate venture arms headquartered in Japan are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to growth. The sectors named most often are AI, Healthcare and Fintech. The cities with most of them are Tokyo (20), Nagoya (2) and Osaka (2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adways Ventures | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| Aflac Ventures Japan K.K. Cancer · HealthTech · InsurTech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| BEENOS Inc. cross-border e-commerce · entertainment · technology |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| CARTA VENTURES, Inc. internet business |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| COLOPL NEXT, Inc. LifeStyle/Service · Media/Contents · Technology · XR |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| CyberAgent Capital AI · B2B · E-Commerce · Entertainment |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Cygames Capital, Inc. | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dentsu Innovation Partners Inc. | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| Dentsu Ventures media · marketing · AI · entertainment |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| DG Daiwa Ventures AI · SaaS · Blockchain · Media |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| DG Ventures internet · Ad Tech · AI · Big Data |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Digital Garage, Inc. fintech · DX · generative AI · ESG |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed | Japan |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| Fujita Innovation Capital bio · healthcare |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Toyoake, Japan |
| GMO VenturePartners Fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| gumi Inc. Blockchain · VR／AR／MR |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| Honda Xcelerator Ventures Sustainability · Mobility · Robotics · Manufacturing |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Japan Airlines Ventures | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| JGC Holdings Corporation | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| JMTC Capital materials · chemicals · healthcare · hardtech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed | Japan |
| Kintetsu Venture Partners, Inc. transportation · travel & leisure · retail & food · hotels |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Osaka, Japan |
| Lotte Ventures Japan Co., Ltd. consumer services · products · technology |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. mineral & metal resources · iron & steel products · global LNG · integrated energy solutions |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Money Forward Ventures fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| MTG Ventures Co., Ltd. healthcare · beauty · wellness · AI |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Not stated | Nagoya, Japan |
| Nagoya TV Ventures, LLC media · entertainment · video business · internet |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Nagoya, Japan |
| Nissay Capital | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| NTT DOCOMO Ventures BtoC · BtoB · AI · FinTech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Osaka University Venture Capital Co., Ltd. 創薬・医療サービス · 機械・材料・製造 · 環境・エネルギー · 情報通信 |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed | Suita, Japan |
| Reazon Capital Entertainment / IP · Consumer / Retail · Finance · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Saison Ventures Inc. internet services · technology |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Seed | Tokyo, Japan |
| SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Osaka, Japan |
| Shimadzu Corporation food · agriculture |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Kyoto, Japan |
| SMBC Venture Capital IT · ライフサイエンス · サービス · 製造・テクノロジー |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| SoftBank Group Corp. AI · technology · energy · biotech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Sony Innovation Fund | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Sumisho Venture Partners AI · quantum · digital · DX |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Series A – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Z Venture Capital Media · Commerce · Fintech · AI |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| オムロンベンチャーズ株式会社 (OMRON VENTURES CO., LTD.) carbon neutrality · digital society · healthy life expectancy |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| オリックス・キャピタル株式会社 | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | 東京都港区, Japan |
| かんぽNEXTパートナーズ株式会社 toC · toB · insurance · finance |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| 三井住友海上キャピタル株式会社 (Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital) | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Japan |
| 博報堂DYベンチャーズ テクノロジー · データ · ビジネスモデル |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series C+ | Japan |
| 旺文社ベンチャーズ EdTech · 教育分野のAdTech · 認知科学 · 教育用ロボット |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Seed – Series B | Japan |
| 株式会社FFGベンチャービジネスパートナーズ スタートアップ · 大学発ベンチャー |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | 福岡市, Japan |
| 肥銀キャピタル株式会社 | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | 熊本, Japan |
| 阿波銀キャピタル株式会社 business succession · startups · growth companies · innovation |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | 徳島市, Japan |