Venture capital firms in Japan
93 venture capital firms headquartered in Japan are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, AI and Deep tech. The cities with most of them are Tokyo (42), Kyoto (3) and Osaka (3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Booster Capital, Inc. SPINOFF · SPINOUT · Curveout · M&A strategy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Abies Ventures deep tech · robotics · mobility · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Accord Ventures IT platform businesses · IoT · AI · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| AGS Capital Partners | Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| AN Venture Partners biotech · life sciences |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Angel Bridge Inc. IT services · university-launched ventures · deep tech · general industry |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Tokyo, Japan |
| ANOBAKA internet · Generative AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Japan |
| Archetype Ventures SaaS · Fintech · DeepTech · AI/ML |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Japan |
| Arco Partners Inc. all sectors except medical · education · AI · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed | Tokyo, Japan |
| Asahi Media Lab Ventures internet-related |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Japan |
| Axil Capital Partners biopharmaceuticals · platform technologies · medical devices · digital health |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 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 – Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| BIG Impact | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Japan |
| Central Japan Seed Fund | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Nagoya, Japan |
| Chiba Dojo (千葉道場) no sector restriction (drones excluded) |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| Coral Capital SaaS · nuclear fusion · semiconductors · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Tokyo, Japan |
| D4V (Design for Ventures) consumer · enterprise technology · digital disruption · new lifestyles and cultures |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Daiwa Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. startups · venture business · biotech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chiyoda, 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 |
| Decima crypto · onchain |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Japan |
| Delight Ventures information asymmetry · social productivity · sustainability · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| DG Incubation, Inc bio · healthcare · digital technology · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| DNX Ventures B2B · SaaS/Cloud · Cybersecurity · Deeptech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| DRONE FUND drones · air mobility · hardware · software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Fast Track Initiative, Inc. Biotech · Medtech · Healthtech · Deeptech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Femto Partners | Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genesia Ventures, Inc. digital · startups · fintech · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| GiTV (Global innovation Technology Ventures) deep tech · climate tech · circular economy · advanced materials |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Tokyo, Japan |
| Global Brain AI · Climate Tech · Healthcare · Enterprise |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| GLOBIS Capital Partners | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS Co., Ltd. Business · Frontier · Consumer |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| gmjp web3 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Japan |
| GxPartners | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 福岡市, Japan |
| Hack Ventures, Inc. | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Osaka, Japan |
| HAKOBUNE ClimateTech · GX · DX · AX |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Tokyo, Japan |
| Hiroshima Venture Capital Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Hiroshima, 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 |
| Inclusion Japan (ICJ) ESG · climate tech · carbon accounting · mobility |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Japan |
| Incubate Fund startups · deep tech · healthcare · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Inspire Corporation | Direct + LP | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| iSGS Investment Works Inc. startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Tokyo, Japan |
| IT-Farm Corporation IT |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Japan |
| Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital Co., Ltd. venture business · agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Morioka, Japan |
| JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. AI · Software · Healthcare · Biotech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc. technology · life sciences |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Light Up Ventures IT · services · BtoB · university-originated tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Osaka, Japan |
| Marunouchi Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. climate tech · hydrogen · ammonia · SAF |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd. IT(B to B) · IT(B to C) · サービス · 製造業 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Japan |
| Monozukuri Ventures hardware · hardtech · deep tech · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed | Kyoto, Japan |
| MPower Partners Fund L.P. AI · Climate Tech · Health & Wellness · SaaS |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Japan |
| NCB Venture Capital | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Fukuoka, Japan |
| NEXTBLUE Women's Wellbeing · Future of Work · Health · Lifestyle |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nippon Angels Investment Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nippon Technology Venture Partners technology · AI · fintech · healthcare |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed | Japan |
| PARTNERS FUND BtoC · BtoB · DeepTech · CleanTech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| QBキャピタル合同会社 (QB Capital, LLC) 大学発 · リアルテック · 科学技術イノベーション |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | 福岡市, Japan |
| QR Investment Co., Ltd. impact · startups · business succession · revitalization |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Buyout | Kanazawa, Japan |
| Quantum Leaps Capital Partners deep tech · blockchain · AI · big data |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Kobe, Japan |
| Rebright Partners healthcare · agritech · edtech · logistics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Resona Capital Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| Samurai Incubate Inc. startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Japan |
| SBI Investment Co., Ltd. AI · ブロックチェーン · フィンテック · ITサービス・DX |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Japan |
| Scrum Ventures AI · robotics · climate tech · mobility |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| Seiho Investment Works Incorporated technology · healthcare · biotech · IT |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Kyoto, Japan |
| Sevenstars Capital, Inc. | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Osaka, Japan |
| SIIF Impact Capital, Inc. wellness · healthcare · medical devices · biotech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| SIP Global Partners robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 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 investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Spurcle Inc. impact · startups |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Sendai, Japan |
| STRIVE | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Tokyo, Japan |
| THE SEED Co., Ltd. 飲食・フード · ヘルスケア・福祉 · エンタープライズ・DX · コマース・小売 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd. semiconductors · devices · materials · life sciences |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Sendai, Japan |
| Toranomon Impact Capital LLC wellness · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Minato, Japan |
| UntroD Capital deep tech · real tech · healthcare · energy |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd. science and technology · life science · IT · physical science |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| UTokyo Innovation Platform Co.,Ltd. life science · healthcare · agritech · space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Japan |
| WiL (World Innovation Lab) AI · fintech · healthcare · climate tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| XTech Ventures株式会社 SaaS · Space · HealthTech · Wellness |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 東京都中央区, Japan |
| β venture capital ベータ・ベンチャーキャピタル株式会社 | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 福岡市中央区, Japan |
| イノベーション・エンジン株式会社 宇宙革命 · 環境エネルギー革命 · 健康長寿革命 · 生き方・働き方革命 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 東京都港区, Japan |
| インパクト・キャピタル株式会社 | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | 東京都渋谷区, Japan |
| みやこキャピタル株式会社 (Miyako Capital) life sciences · biotech · IT · electronics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Kyoto, Japan |
| 京都大学イノベーションキャピタル株式会社 バイオ／創薬 · 機械／素材／エネルギー · IoT／AI · ヘルスケア／デバイス |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | 京都市, Japan |
| 北海道ベンチャーキャピタル株式会社 ライフサイエンス · クリーンテック · ICT · 流通 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Japan |
| 株式会社D2 Garage agriculture · livestock · agritech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Not stated | 札幌市, Japan |
| 株式会社FGN ABBALab IoT · space · AI · e-sports |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | 福岡市, Japan |
| 株式会社Kips healthcare · IT services · environment |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Not stated | Tokyo, Japan |
| 株式会社エースタート (aSTART Co.,Ltd.) 宇宙 · FinTech · MediTech · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 東京都港区, Japan |
| 株式会社キャピタルメディカ・ベンチャーズ ヘルスケア · 医療 · 介護 · 健康 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | 東京都千代田区, Japan |
| 株式会社環境エネルギー投資 Energy Transition · Mobility & Transportation · Smart Society · 環境 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | 東京都品川区, Japan |
| 株式会社神戸大学キャピタル (Kobe University Capital) deep tech · biotech · healthcare · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed | Kobe, Japan |