Venture capital firms in Japan
21 venture capital firms headquartered in Japan are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are AI, Deep tech and Climate tech. The cities with most of them are Tokyo (16) and 東京都千代田区大手町 (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 |
| ANOBAKA internet · Generative AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 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 |
| Coral Capital SaaS · nuclear fusion · semiconductors · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Tokyo, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. climate tech · hydrogen · ammonia · SAF |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Rebright Partners healthcare · agritech · edtech · logistics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Samurai Incubate Inc. startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Japan |
| Scrum Ventures AI · robotics · climate tech · mobility |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Skyland Ventures generative AI · entertainment · inbound |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | 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 |
| WiL (World Innovation Lab) AI · fintech · healthcare · climate tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |