Corporate venture arms in Japan
12 corporate venture arms headquartered in Japan are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from seed to growth. The sectors named most often are Fintech, AI and Media. The cities with most of them are Tokyo (9) and Kyoto (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GMO VenturePartners Fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Japan Airlines Ventures | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | Japan |
| JGC Holdings Corporation | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | 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 |
| Shimadzu Corporation | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Unknown | Kyoto, 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 |
| Z Venture Capital Media · Commerce · Fintech · AI |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |