# Top 20 InsurTech Startup Investors in Japan in May 2026 ## 500 Startups Japan - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, Internet of Things 500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan. ## LINE Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shinjuku, Yamanashi, Japan - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech LINE Ventures is a venture capital investment firm that invests in games, internet advertising, and flexible investment fields. ## Globis Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, Information Technology, Software Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is one of Japan's leading venture capital firms. With its unique combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise. ## SBI Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Minato, Chiba, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Software SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. ## Epic Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Our focus is early-stage startups in Asia across all verticals. We invest in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds. We are strong advocates of female leadership. ## GMO VenturePartners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance An investment that restructures the value and quality.Supplying big capital is not an essential value of our firm.We have a strong attitude to input and drive critical thinking behind a new startup.After the problem is clarified and solution become established in the world,people could not imagine the society without that solution.An investment that innovates this world.We will become a real partner to execute the strategy together.INVENTION OF THE ESSENCE ----we will keep on doing it. ## Saison Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology They invest in Seed to Series A companies across South East Asia and India. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked. ## DG Daiwa Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services DG Daiwa Ventures invests in start-up companies with next-generation technology and provides business development support. It is focused on blockchain, xR, AI, security, and BioHealth, as they are likely to be at the foundations of future businesses. In addition to the five core technologies, the fund will also focus on IoT technologies, whichoften overlap or serve as an application layer. ## Global Brain Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices. ## James Gong - Type: Angel - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, InsurTech, Blockchain Ming Gong the Co-Founder of ChainB, is widely recognized on the internet under the pseudonym ""rage prince Gong."" Ming graduated with a degree in math and specializes in IT and financial securities analysis. He has many years of experience in IT and finance, and focused mainly on industry study and investment analysis whileserving at the Delong Group. In 2012, he began devoting his time to the development of digital currency and the blockchain industry. Additionally, he translated a large amount of relative materials and wrote the blockchain white paper. His publications includes ""Blockchain Society,"" ""Blockchain - A New Economic Blueprint,"" and ""Digital Currency"" etc. Ming participated in the development and investment of many blockchain and digital asset programs, and created the new media company ChainB, which has become influential in the blockchain industry.Currently Ming serves as Vice President of the Beijing Blockchain Technology Application Association. He is also a member of the Internet Finance Association - Blockchain Group, as well as Senior Researcher at China Blockchain Study Alliance. He is a member of the IT professional committee at the Chinese Securities Investment Fund Association, and member at the Policy Committee of the Quantchain Foundation, with several other positions. ## Coral Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet Coral Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm in Japan. ## Huobi Eco - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance Huobi Eco is an investment firm. ## Cherubic Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China. ## LD Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming LD Capital is one of Asia's earliest organizations focusing on value investing in blockchain field. Owing to industrial resource advantages and professional investment research teams, LD Capital has successively discovered and invested in projects such as Qtum, Vechain and Eos which all achieved over 100 times return.Their teams spread overChina, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, and have accumulated rich experience in areas of traditional internet, Fintech, and advanced blockchain technology. They are committed to the globalization of blockchain and quality investment in the entire industry.LD Capital focuses on blockchain innovation projects within finance, games, content publishing, Internet of Things and other circuits, and we have been propelling broad layout of blockchain technology and infrastructure construction to facilitate the comprehensive development of the global blockchain ecosystem. ## ITOCHU Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, Financial Services, E-Commerce The history of ITOCHU Corporation (hereinafter "ITOCHU") dates back to 1858 when the Company's founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 150 years into a sogo shosha, engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textiles,machinery, information and communications-related products, metals, products related to oil and other energy sources, general merchandise, chemicals, and provisions and food. In addition, ITOCHU has made multifaceted investments in insurance agencies, finance, construction, real estate trading, and warehousing as well as operations and businesses incidental or related to those fields. ## Naoki Aoyagi - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Internet, Fashion, Software Naoki Aoyagi is a Senior Vice President at GREE, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of GREE International, Inc. He joined GREE, Inc. in March 2006 from Deutsche Bank, where he had specialized in tech and media sector IPOs and M&A advisory work. At GREE, Aoyagi oversaw the Company's partnership with KDDI and its IPO before leading thedevelopment of GREE’s global operations, a role he continues today. Aoyagi earned a bachelor's degree in policy management from Keio University in 2002. ## Shinsei Corporate Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Software Shinsei Corporate Investment supports the creation and development of the business. ## Kyokuto Securities - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kayabacho, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, InsurTech, Insurance Kyokuto Securities is a Japanese financial company focusing on securities dealing and securities brokerage. ## Bo Shen - Type: Angel - Location: Jingan, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Bo Shen - Founding/Managing Partner @ Fenbushi Capital ## DeNA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Education, Internet DeNA provides a social game platform, social games, e-commerce, and other Web services for mobile devices and PCs. Its current flagship business is its mobile social games platform Mobage which offers first, second, and third-party games on multiple localized player networks worldwide. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co