# Top 35 Life Science VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in May 2026

## Osaka University Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing

Osaka University Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage ventures in the fields of life innovation, green innovation, and platform technology.
The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Osaka, Japan.

## SMBC Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Software

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.

## Nippon Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.

## Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

## Mizuho Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet

Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.

## SBI Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Chiba, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Nissay Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Internet, Medical

Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.

## Incubate Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

## Real Tech Japan
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics

Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Senshu Ikeda Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

Senshu Ikeda Capital offers financial consultancy services.

## Media Future
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Software, Life Science

Media Future is a group of communication technology professionals that works on connecting feelings and thoughts.
The Tokyo, Tokyo-based company was established in 2013.

## Kaga Electronics
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Education, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

Kaga Electronics is a Japan based company engages in the sales of electronic components, electronic devices and other. It operates through following segments: Electronic Components, Information Equipment, Software and Other. The firm generates majority revenue from the Electronic Components.

## Innovation Engine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Robotics, Information Technology, Medical

Innovation Engine has been is promoting investment to create and grow promising business areas created from technology. Established in 2001 and it is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

## Essential Pharma
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Software, Life Science

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## MedVenture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Medical Device, Medical, Health Care

MedVenture Partners invests in seed to early stage projects and start-ups in the life science field focusing mainly on medical devices.

## Energy & Environment Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet of Things, Software, Energy

Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.

## Sosei CVC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical

Sosei CVC is support the creation and growth of life science companies.

## ReBoost
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed

ReBoost specializes in recruiting and training business.

## CareNet
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Life Science, Biotechnology, Health Care

CareNet is a marketing company providing various solutions to pharma companies through the management of media specialized in medical/pharmaceutical education for HCPs. For more than 20 years and since its foundation in 1996, CareNet has continually provided places for exchanging therapeutic information, as well as valuable solutions to HCPsand pharmaceutical companies from the position of the No. 1 media in clinical medical education.

## Mitsui Mining & Smelting
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Life Science, Renewable Energy

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Company, Ltd. mainly produces non-ferrous metal such as lead and copper alloys.

## Ohara Pharmaceutical
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Koka, Shiga, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Medical, Biotechnology, Nursing and Residential Care

Ohara Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical business involved in the development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products.

## Future Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Health Care

Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. The firm invests in diversified investment in a broad range of industrial sectors. It seeks to invest in Japan. The firm prefers to be the lead investor in its portfolio companies. Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based inKyoto, Japan with offices in Tokyo, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Kanazawa, Mie, Sakai, Kobe, and Ehime.

## Japan Finance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.

## Mobile Internet Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet

Mobile Internet Capital (MIC) keeps up on the latest developments of Mobile Internet technologies and services at a high level, and continues to be a venture capital with both technical expertise and execution capability.

## Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Fast Track Initiative is a venture capital firm with an exclusive focus on life sciences and healthcare services.

## Fuyo General Lease
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Sales

Fuyo General Lease focuses in the leasing and installment sales trading of equipment and fixtures, and financial transaction. The company provides leasing services of information-related equipment, office equipment, and industrial equipment, installment sales of commercial facilities, production facilities, and hospital facilities. It also providessecurities management services and anonymous association composition.Fuyo General Lease was founded on 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

## FueTrek
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1

FueTrek provides a better and faster way to communicate through with speech recognition, speech dialogue, and speech translation.

## Kyogin Lease & Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Manufacturing, Task Management, Medical

Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.

## Chuo Shinkin Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Sales, Food Processing

Chuo Shinkin Venture Capital is a venture fund of Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank

## Tokyo Gas
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Audio, Energy, Mobile

Tokyo Gas provides energy solutions and engages in the production and supply of city gas. 

Tokyo Gas is a provider of city gas, serving more than 11 million customers for over 130 years, primarily in the Tokyo metropolitan area and surrounding Kanto region. The company was established in 1885 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

## ANRI
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

## PALTEK
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1

PALTEK offers semiconductor products to electronics manufacturers and design consignment services.

## Lifetime Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Marketing

Lifetime Ventures is a VC firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed investments.

## Capital Medica Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical, Software, Health Care

Capital Medica Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan with a focus on startups in the healthcare industry.Capital Medica Ventures is a venture capital that operates a venture fund specializing in the healthcare field. It is the only healthcare-specialized VC in Japan that can provide 30 medical institutions as a business trialfield.

## Sompo Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Sompo Holdings provides property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and other financial services. In addition to the core businesses of domestic non-life insurance business, overseas insurance business, domestic life insurance business, and long-term care/senior business, they will develop new business strategies in the fields of digitaland healthcare.It was established in 2010 and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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