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Top 50 Travel VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in October 2023

A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Travel startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Travel companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Travel VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in October 2023

Investor Travel Japan investments
Monex Ventures 5
Venture United 4
Incubate Fund 3
Japan Finance 3
Globis Capital Partners 3
JTB Corp. 3
Mizuho Capital 3
Recruit Strategic Partners 3
Mistletoe 2
500 Startups Japan 2
Beenos Partners 2
Daiwa Corporate Investment 2
SMBC Venture Capital 2
BASE Partners 2
Freebank 2
VOYAGE VENTURES 2
Angel Bridge 2
TLM 2
B Dash Ventures 2
Hiroshima Venture Capital 2
SOURCENEXT 2
Vector 2
Global Brain Corporation 1
Nextblue 1
JA Mitsui Leasing 1
Kickstarter 1
Mobile Internet Capital 1
KDDI Open Innovation Fund 1
31Ventures Global Innovation Fund 1
Chiba Dojo 1
Recruit Holdings 1
YJ Capital 1
Nissay Capital 1
Slogan 1
snow peak 1
Hokkaido Bank 1
Development Bank of Japan 1
GMO VenturePartners 1
Mynavi 1
Vision Japan 1
QB Capital 1
Suneight PS1 Investment 1
North Pacific Bank 1
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital 1
AZURE PLUS 1
VELTRA 1
Hokuyo Bank 1
Nagoya TV Ventures 1
PR Times 1
Japan Airlines (JAL) 1

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Monex Ventures
VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

  • Degas — Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa.
  • pickupon株式会社 — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • MoneyDuck — MoneyDuck - Making Smart Financial Decision
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Venture United
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Software, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • ZEST — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
  • FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
  • Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.
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Incubate Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

  • Cerby — Collaborate without chaos. Cerby helps your team be productive while protecting your brand. Secure unmanageable applications. Only with Cerby.
  • CYBO — CYBO provides products and services to understand cells deeply and to harness them widely.
  • Bondy — Bondy is an HR Tech automation platform that specializes in connecting different HR processes.
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Japan Finance
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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

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Investment focus

  • Software, Internet, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Debt Financing
  • Japan, India, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

  • Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.
  • Smart Shopping — Smartmat is an eco-friendly IoT purchase system for on-demand, no-hassle grocery with cost-effective shipping.
  • OriCiro Genomics — DNA amplification | OriCiro Cloning Kit - OriCiro Genomics, Inc.
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Globis Capital Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Information Technology, Software
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

  • Smart Bank — Smart Bank is a softawre firm that has developed an application for money spending management.
  • Orange — About Us With a mission of Creating a world where everyone enjoys manga since our founding in 2021 Orange has been developing various manga specialized deep l
  • SUN METALON — We localize metal part manufacturing, anywhere.
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JTB Corp.
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months

One the most biggest company in Japan dealing with tourism.

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Investment focus

  • Travel, Leisure, Tourism
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Goodwings — Choose responsible travel options, track emissions, and offset them for free with Goodwings. Our sustainability-focused travel management system helps you travel responsibly while reducing your carbon footprint.
  • byFood.com — Food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences & tastings in Japan. Enjoy a meal in Japan and help children around the world thr
  • Tablecross — Tablecross is a Marketing consulting business for restaurants.
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Mizuho Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

  • Funds — Funds is an online marketplace for lending funds.
  • Bloomo Investment — Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.
  • LexxPluss — LexxPluss develops an automatic transfer software system and robot hardware.
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Recruit Strategic Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Recruit Strategic Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in innovative startups from all around the world. It is a corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings that seeks to invest in education and financial technology, digital healthcare, and infrastructure sectors. It was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United States, Japan, India

Portfolio highlights

  • Blacklane — Blacklane is the global chauffeur service that offers safety, sustainability, and stress-free travel. Since 2017, the company has been carbon-neutral, combining a five-star guest experience with care for the planet. The customers can book their travels using Blacklane’s mobile app or website.Blacklane was co-founded by Jens Wohltorf and FrankSteuer and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
  • Steady — Home Page Steady Your Income Home Page Steady Your Income Home Page Steady Your Income
  • ZenBusiness — Start a new business today for $0 or grow your existing business with the ZenBusiness platform. Get to your first dollar faster without the stress.
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Mistletoe
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Software, Education
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

  • ULUU — ULUU is an exciting new renewable biomaterial that's incredible for our oceans and climate. ULUU is made from renewable resource, farmed seaweed!
  • Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.
  • Craft Health — Craft Health aims to combine all your daily medicines and supplements into a single daily pill, through 3D printing of personalized medicines and supplements. Our technology allows controlled release of each active ingredient as selected by the user.
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500 Startups Japan
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States

500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Software, Internet of Things
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
  • Trustdock — Trustdock is a platform for identity confirmation API service in Japan. You can outsource KYC / identity confirmation via online API, complying with various laws including criminal profit transfer prevention law, antique sales law, cell phone fraud prevention use law etc. It can be used with any ID service regardless of business type, such asmatching to FinTech, shared eco, etc.
  • Connected Robotics — Connected Robotics is an information technology company that designs and manufactures robotic arms for enterprises. The company's product, OctoChef, provides cooking services. It caters to individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. The company was founded in 2014 and is basedin Koganei-shi, Japan.
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Beenos Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Beenos is a platform for startups. Our in-house team of entrepreneurs-in-residence and specialists help you get your ideas off the ground. We’re (the) experts in engineering, design, data science, and business management. We know how to launch a company in this ever changing IT industry, and we’d like to help establish and expand your present andfuture business.The company was founded in 1999 as NetPrice.com, a provider of eCommerce services. NetPrice.com established Beenos as an incubation program before

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Investment focus

  • E-Commerce, Internet, Mobile
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

  • Raena — RAENA adalah platform reseller kecantikan terbesar di Indonesia yang memberikan peluang bisnis rumahan yang menjanjikan. Dropshipper & Reseller produk kecantikan
  • Ralali — Ralali.com, Pusat toko grosir online pertama di Indonesia, sebagai b2b wholesale marketplace platform yang menghubungkan supplier, distributor dengan retail.
  • Delivered Korea — Buy KPOP, Korean skincare, any products from Korean shopping sites. Use our free Korean address, consolidation, forwarding, personal shopper!
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Daiwa Corporate Investment
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Daiwa Corporate Investment is a private investment firm of Daiwa Securities Group that has been engaged in overseas VC investments by taking advantage of an extensive business network in Japan and foreign countries, long experience and professional knowledge, and by supporting the growth of a number of overseas portfolio companies and their stockexchange listings.

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Investment focus

  • Task Management, Software, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, France, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • GITAI — GITAI is a robotics startup for space development. The company aims to replace astronauts with robots that can work for a long time while being remotely controlled from earth while in low earth orbit space stations to decrease the burden on astronauts, shorten the time it takes to perform work in space, and reduce costs.
  • DINETTE — DINETTE is a cosmetics manufacturing company.
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 6 investments in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Health Care, Information Technology, Software
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

  • Heartseed — Heartseed has set a mission to “open the door to heart disease treatment with regenerative medicine” and is working toward the day-to-day clinical application of myocardial regenerative medicine.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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BASE Partners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

BASE Partners is an independent venture capital organization organized by members who are professionals in each field such as managers, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers and accountants, and who are also entrepreneurs at the same time.Early and middle, mainly in the seed stage before and after the establishment. Up to the stage, we invest inall entrepreneurs and their challenges, and we also provide hands-on management support to startups that lack resources, experience and networks as well as funding.

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Investment focus

  • Marketing, Content, Task Management
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Utill — Utill is anything that expands the possibilities of not only production but also our own services
  • Fabeee — "Fabeee" meant to support customers with the challenge of new manufacturing and with all efforts. The line between offline and online is no longer there, and manufacturing is about to change. We will fundamentally change the definition of manufacturing and support customers from various angles.
  • SODA Japan — SODA is a CMS software development media management business.
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Freebank
VC Fund · Muromachi, Tokyo, Japan

Freebank provides funds, supports, and develops venture business managers with the aim of moving forward with the next decade. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • CRM, IT Management, Video Conferencing
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Thinca — Thinca is an IT system planning, development, and operations company that provides a cloud-based CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) hospitality & communication solution for corporate offices.
  • QD Laser, Inc. — Our light manipulation technology will leap forward in all industries and enrich people's lives.The world will evolve faster than ever through the power of lasers.
  • Digital Cruise — Digital Cruise Provides cloud services for video distribution and digital signage.
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VOYAGE VENTURES
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Voyage Ventures is the venture capital arm of Voyage Group specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the internet and mobile internet industry. It invests from JPY1 million ($.01million) to JPY to 10 million ($.12 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests in Japan, China, and othergrowing Asian markets. Voyage Ventures, Inc., formerly known as EC Navi Ventures Company, was founded on March 25, 2011, and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Internet, Content
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, China, Germany

Portfolio highlights

  • pickupon株式会社 — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
  • bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
  • ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.
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Angel Bridge
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Angel Bridge is a angel investor groups in Japan and provide high quality and abundant funds to excellent companies.

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Investment focus

  • Medical, Nursing and Residential Care, Consulting
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • SmartRyde — October 5, 2021 Bloomberg featured CEO Sota Kimura's thoughts on the company's founding and future business development. March 19, 2021 What We Do to Protect Our Customer All staff are required to wear masks. Provision of alcohol-based disinfectants in
  • Locus Blue — Locus Blue is a geospatial data analytics company providing an online point cloud processing platform to support industries. Locus Blue creates tools that use 3D data to improve efficiency and address societal issues, making people's lives easier by delivering cutting-edge technology in an easy-to-use format. ScanX, the company's product,is designed for productivity and makes point cloud data analysis easier through automation and the use of machine learning algorithms.
  • Logomix Inc. — Logomix Inc is a mammalian cellular genome architect startup. Logomix proprietary platform, Geno-Writing™, technology integrates large-scale (Mb) human genome-writing technologies and providing genetically architected versatile human cells and/or downsized cells and microbes for drug development and cell & gene therapy area.Majority ofthe cell engineering companies are currently focused on optimization of gene clusters by automatic high throughput system however, Logomix’s Geno-Writing™ provides the required tools for dealing with mammalian or complex genomes. Logomix works with partners by providing new biology-based solutions to co-create business and social values on Geno-Writing™ platform Current Focus Area includes: 1. Human Health & Therapeutics 2. Biomaterials & Chemicals 3. Agriculture & EnvironmentLogomix has 11 ongoing collaborative research partnerships. Currently Logomix is specifically looking for industry partners to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative disease areas.
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TLM
VC Fund

TLM is a venture capital that invests basically in seed rounds, including some Series A startups.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Content, SNS
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
  • nanameue, Inc. — Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way.
  • Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.
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B Dash Ventures
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months

B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, Taiwan, India

Portfolio highlights

  • Tané — Crypto builders incubator. Nurture the soil for Web3.
  • Thirdverse — Thirdverse (formerly known as Yomuneco Inc) is engaged in Virtual Reality content and services planning, development, sales and management.
  • microverse — Microverse offers NFT-related services such as content creation, distribution, and customer service.
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Hiroshima Venture Capital
VC Fund · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Venture Capital provides venture capital investment services. The firm creates corporate value from a long-term perspective.

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Investment focus

  • Task Management, Manufacturing, Software
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Sagri — Sagri is developing agriculture software for experienced farmers.
  • Anipos — Anipos is an application that allows you to easily claim pet insurance.
  • SmartRyde — October 5, 2021 Bloomberg featured CEO Sota Kimura's thoughts on the company's founding and future business development. March 19, 2021 What We Do to Protect Our Customer All staff are required to wear masks. Provision of alcohol-based disinfectants in
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SOURCENEXT
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

SOURCENEXT is principally engaged in the planning, development and sale of software.

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Investment focus

  • Reservations, Travel, Software
  • Seed, Angel, Series B
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Owl Labs — Owl Labs is a collaborative tech company revolutionizing how the world communicates through inclusive and immersive video experiences. Built for modern organizations, we’re dedicated to empowering hybrid and remote teams with our award-winning collaborative technology and product suite.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
  • Fun Group — Hello! We are Fun Group (formally Tabinaka) and we are Japan's first Travel and Leisure startup offering unique tours and experiences. We currently offer experiences in 7 different locations globally.
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Vector
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Vector is a Japan-based PR agency that provides PR planning and implementation services for its clients. The agency also offers other services covering areas such as management, finance, accounting, human resources, administration, internal controls, and audits. Vector was founded in 1993.

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Investment focus

  • Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Content
  • Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Canly — Canly is a cloud based system to reduce management & operating costs in a retail store along with being in the media & advertising business.
  • PeaceTecLab — PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business.
  • Alliance Cloud — Alliance Cloud primarily engages in the Sales Tech and BtoB Sales Outsourcing Business.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 54 investments in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

  • Josys — Josys is an IT device and SaaS integrated management service that automates analog operations in corporate IT, reduces operational costs, and improves security levels.
  • Spiral.AI — Spiral.AI offers services for large language models, AI language model platform, and customization features for ChatGPT for businesses.
  • Pathos Logos — Pathos Logos is an HR co-creation platform that specializes in sales of SaaS and supply of human resources for corporations.
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Nextblue
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs to never settle, to dare to pursue new blue ocean opportunities, and to build impactful ventures that solve global challenges

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Investment focus

  • Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

  • kencko — kencko started with the simple belief that organic fruits and vegetables should be available anytime, anywhere, in any shape or format. kencko is on a mission to reinvent fresh organic fruits and vegetables into convenient products that are hassle-free to consume while preserving all the goodness of freshly harvested produce.
  • Bento — Create a beautiful page to show your audience everything you are, create, and sell in one link. Designed in Berlin.
  • Bento — Discover the people and stories behind the coolest projects, and share how you've built yours.
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JA Mitsui Leasing
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

JA Mitsui Leasing is a leasing company combining the features of an organization linked to an affiliate.

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Investment focus

  • Manufacturing, Agriculture, Robotics
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • NearMe — NearMe's mission is to solve any inefficiencies in society by providing a platform that utilizes technology, and realize a sustainable and enjoyable society and community. NearMe. is a car sharing service where you can find people who want to go in the same direction by taxi.
  • DIGITAL GRID — Digital Grid is a retail supply contract or a power supply contract with a service provider using the digital grid platform.
  • B dot Medical — B dot Medical is creating an ultra-compact proton cancer therapy device to improve care for all and add to society through radiotherapy.
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Kickstarter
VC Fund · Brooklyn, New York, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months

Kickstarter exists to help bring creative projects to life. A home for film, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, photography, and more.

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Investment focus

  • Consumer Electronics, Software, Fashion
  • Product Crowdfunding, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Japan, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

  • Naked Root — Naked Root generates technology that makes it simple to grow plants.
  • FirstAid Pads — At FirstAid Pads, we have developed a solution to the problem of emergency menstrual needs. Our single-use, disposable pads are designed to be carried with you wherever you go, allowing you to have access to menstrual hygiene products when you need them most. Our pads are ultra-absorbent, comfortable, and discreet, making them the perfect solutionfor unexpected situations. No more worrying about leaks, discomfort, or embarrassment. With FirstAid Pads, you can have the peace of mind you deserve. Say goodbye to the inconvenience of buying an entire pack of pads when you only need one. Try FirstAid Pads today and see the difference for yourself.
  • IFO Corporation — The IFO Experience: Elevating Life through DesignIFO Corporation creates various brands that captivate the senses and transcend expectations creating exhilarating experiences. The existing and more ‘coming soon’ flagship brands ensure and will continue to ensure individuals get the most out of their ventures.IFO Corporation exists to be thecenter of the design civilization to make the world a more harmonical, sustainable, and quality place to live via creating exceptionally designed products in multiple areas, such as clothing, gaming, and education. However, it is not just about creating products - it is about creating unforgettable experiences that leave a lasting impression. IFO Corporation, committed to innovation and customer satisfaction, boasts a diverse team that consistently delivers outstanding design experiences, backed by a proven track record of success and industry recognition.
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Mobile Internet Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Mobile, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

  • MedUp — MedUp operates foro CRM, a SaaS CRM tool that provides hospitals with sales and marketing support, data analysis and visualization, and more.
  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
  • Sumutasu — sumutasu is an online real estate marketplace that enables users to quickly buy and sell their properties.
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KDDI Open Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund that will support promising startup companies. Total size of the fund is JPY10 billion. This is the first corporate venture capital fund established by KDDI. The fund will be managed by Global Brain Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO, Yasuhiko Yurimoto),which has a strong track record in the venture capital business. By combining KDDI’s know-how and assets with Global Brain’s investment and management support capabilities, we will work together to accelerate cooperative activities with promising startup companies. Through this fund, as well as "KDDI ∞ Labo," a startup incubation program currently inviting a second round of applications, we will continue to support the growth of the next startup companies.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Internet, Mobile
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

  • iPrice Group — Shop now with the largest selection of top brands and products in the region - all in a single website! Discover new products, compare smartphone prices and products. Get the latest coupon and voucher codes for Lazada, Zalora, Qoo10, Grab Car, and more!
  • Eclypsium — Eclypsium's platform enhances supply chain security by incorporating zero-trust in every device, fortifying hardware, firmware, and software.
  • space data — Space Data is based on an algorithm that will allow the AI to know the geospatial data of the Earth & easily assign another "Earth" in VR.
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31Ventures Global Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

31Ventures Global Innovation Fund

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Investment focus

  • E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Travel
  • Series A, Funding Round, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

  • Airporter — Airporter is a tourism agency that offers luggage and baggage delivery services for customers and travelers. The service allows you to complete all transactions from order to settlement on your smartphone. The company plans to strengthen business partnerships with hotels and delivery systems in the future.In June 2019, the company announced thelaunch of tens of millions of fundraising, including BASE Partners, Monex Ventures and Mizuho Capital. The company was founded on November 1, 2017, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • atta — With over 3 million hotels, ryokans, vacation rentals and villas around the world, you can search and compare the best deals for your desired accommodation across various travel booking sites. atta makes it easy to find the best deals! With atta's AI, we calculate the probability that the price of hotel will drop in the future, and we present it to you on the app and Web. If you set "PriceAlert", you will receive notifications in your hands when you get a better deal on your room, so you can save money.
  • Loom Systems — Ensure a smooth, uninterrupted customer experience using Loom Systems' AIOps solution to predict and prevent IT incidents before they impact your bottom line.
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Chiba Dojo
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Chiba Dojo is an entrepreneurial community that supports startup companies in various stages from seed to pre-IPO.

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Investment focus

  • E-Commerce, Content, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
  • Manabie — Manabie is an Education Technology start-up company on a mission to provide a new style of online & offline merged learning around the world. We provide students with everything they need for efficient learning; high-quality learning materials, great learning environments, personal coaches and more! We believe that our new method of learning,integrating online and offline will dramatically innovate the way students learn.
  • Sollective — Sollective is an invite-only freelancer network where companies can directly hire talent inside and outside of Japan. Sollective connects freelancers and companies that are ready to work together to maximize each's potential and lead the business to success.
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Recruit Holdings
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Recruit Holdings is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in HR and recruitment services. Also, the company provides information services to help people discover opportunities for life. Their global network spans worldwide, including Asia, the U.S. and Europe.

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Investment focus

  • SaaS, Software, Internet
  • Series A, Funding Round, Series B
  • Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

  • Presto — Presto overlays next-gen digital solutions onto the physical world. Our enterprise-grade touch, vision, and voice technologies help hospitality businesses thrive while delighting guests.
  • Mystifly — Mystifly is an anywhere-to-anywhere B2B global airfare marketplace with fares from 900+ airlines, multi-GDS and also 170+ LCCs, across 70+ points of sale countries across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. The company focuses on applying the right mix of technology and inventive thought process to disrupt the air travel industry.
  • SKALE Labs — SKALE is a 100% decentralized network that will bring the power of Ethereum to billions of users through a world of interconnected, limitless SKALE chains.
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YJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel.YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Oursole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

  • Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • LEAN BODY — Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos.
  • Stacked — Watch videos with your people on Stacked.
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Health Care, Internet, Medical
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Todoker — Todoker is a baggage delivery convenient service providing company.
  • LUCA Science — LUCA Science develops innovative treatments intended for mitochondrial and related diseases.
  • Beer and Tech — Beer and Tech operates a website for the Phalaenopsis or foliage plant HitoHana. Norihisa Morita and Yoshiaki Ito founded it in 2014, with its headquarters in Saitama in Japan.
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Slogan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Slogan is a growth human capital that aims to create human-based ecosystem that generates new industries.

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Investment focus

  • Service Industry, Travel, Incubators
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Japan, Germany

Portfolio highlights

  • Valise — Valise provides insider access & unique experiences to the modern day internationalist. A perfect jump start to who & what is hot in creative capitals. At its core is the Valise Society - a global private members association for innovative leaders of the creative class.
  • BoostIO — MAISIN&CO makes meetings efficient. MAISIN&CO was founded in 2014.
  • Valise — Valise is a women's travel service platform.
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snow peak
VC Fund · Sanjo, Niigata, Japan

Snow Peak is a brand manufacturer that proposes a lifestyle that is nature-oriented, such as camping, mountaineering, and natural life. Its products are designed to function reliably in the field and to last for years to come. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Sanjo, Niigata.

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Investment focus

  • Travel, Tourism, Media and Entertainment
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Matcha Japan — MATCHA is a web magazine for travelers to Japan. It covers 9 languages: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, 한국어, ภาษาไทย, Indonesian, Việt Nam, etc.
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Hokkaido Bank
VC Fund · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Hokkaido Bank is offers banking and financial services.

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Investment focus

  • Travel, Tourism, Hospitality
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Akan Adventure Tourism — Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures).
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Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Development Bank of Japan is an integrated investment and loan service provider to domestic and international clients. It was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investment focus

  • Manufacturing, Robotics, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series D
  • Japan, Tanzania, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • ADDX — Private market Investment with lower minimums. ADDX gives investors access to private equity, hedge fund, real estate & other alternative investment choices.
  • Astroscale — Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company solely dedicated to on-orbit servicing across all orbits.
  • TeraWatt Technology — Electrifying all for the sustainable future
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GMO VenturePartners
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 7 investments in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

  • Asuene — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
  • Fondo — Fondo is an all-in-one accounting platform for startups. We'll handle your bookkeeping, tax, and tax credits so you can focus on building your startup.
  • Habitto — SJML is a new financial services venture. The team and its advisors have a breadth of experience ranging from insurance, banking, e-commerce, adtech and ventures across five continents. This provides them with a unique approach to entering new markets and building valuable businesses.
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Mynavi
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Mynavi Corporation provides information services.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Marketing, Internet
  • Funding Round, Corporate Round, Seed
  • Japan, India, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

  • Unstop — Unstop is an Early Talent Engagement & Hiring Platform with a community of ~4.5 Mn Students, Freshers, and 0-5 years Working Professionals. It enables companies to brand, source, engage, assess & hire talent #BeyondBoundaries from any college. In the process, student and early professionals get to explore opportunities and #GoBeyondResumes.Established in 2019 by Mr. Ankit Aggarwal as a blog called Dare2Compete, the idea was to give easy access to accurate information about corporate and student-organised competitions, challenges and festivals. 4 years on, Dare2Compete is now known as Unstop and is democratising hiring. A vision supported by strong pillars What was once a blog is now a thriving mutli-vertical ecosystem, which empowers students to showcase their skills, refine them; gain CV points, and eventually get recognized, rewarded, and hired in their dream companies. Unstop does this through - Learn, Practice, Mentorship, Compete, and Jobs.On one hand, students are empowered to enter the workforce and contribute to nation-building, on the other hand, companies get to source, engage, assess and hire these #Unstoppables through new-age hiring and engagement solutions. Leading brands such as Reliance, FedEx, Uber, Flipkart, Amazon, Kotak, PwC and others interact with students and early professionals at Unstop. First-of-its-kind super-app in the hiring spaceUnstop has over the years built solutions that revolutionises each phase of the hiring and engagement funnel. An organisation can complete their hiring from start to finish all on a single platform. Brand - No code custom microsite to engage and attract ~4.5 Mn students and early professionals across domains. Source - Job and internship listings bundled with a remote hiring platform. Engage - End-to-end execution of campus engagement solutions such as quiz, hackathons, hiring challenges, case study and innovation challenges. Assess - Coding, non-technical, domain specific and wide range of assessments to choose from. Hire - A remote hiring platform that allows access and an overview of the hiring funnel to the entire team, all on one platform. Our Moat: ~4.5 Mn community of students and professionals. Tech Platform can be created within days. But communities and behaviors like Whatsapp, Insta, LinkedIn, etc. takes ages.
  • Geekster — Geekster is a modern Edtech company in India that offers online Technical courses with certificates and complete placement assistance. Learn more.
  • 1Office — 1Office is an enterprise management software company that provides a toolkit for businesses in digital transformation solutions.
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Vision Japan
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Vision is an international standard for information security management systems.

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Investment focus

  • Travel, Tourism, Social News
  • Corporate Round, Funding Round, Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • TourBase — TOUR BASE, which creates a super tourism nation Nippon, is the base of travel Naka.The tour base operates a tourism logistics platform with the vision of “Creating a super tourism nation Nippon”. Travel Naka base will be set up in the sightseeing spots in Japan to build a micro logistics network specialized in sightseeing spots.
  • AdInte — AdInte provides online and o2o advertisement solution which focus on mobile internet in Japan and South Korea.
  • Pocket Change — Pocket Change exchanges foreign currencies to/from electronic money.
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QB Capital
VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

QB Capital is make equity investments in venture companies.

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Investment focus

  • Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Grace Imaging — Grace Imaging is a development of advanced fatigue measurement service by lactic acid sensing in sweat and MRI technologies.
  • Infostellar — Infostellar is a Space start-up dedicated to making the Ground Segment simple, through our cloud-based ground station aggregator StellarStation.
  • KOALA Tech Japan — Koala Tech Inc. is an innovative high-tech startup company, whose goal is to pioneer practical applications of the world's first organic semiconductor laser diode that has been realized in the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) at Kyushu University.
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Suneight PS1 Investment
VC Fund

Suneight PS1 Investment is an investment Firm.

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Investment focus

  • Travel, Content, Internet
  • Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • atta — With over 3 million hotels, ryokans, vacation rentals and villas around the world, you can search and compare the best deals for your desired accommodation across various travel booking sites. atta makes it easy to find the best deals! With atta's AI, we calculate the probability that the price of hotel will drop in the future, and we present it to you on the app and Web. If you set "PriceAlert", you will receive notifications in your hands when you get a better deal on your room, so you can save money.
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North Pacific Bank
VC Fund · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

North Pacific Bank provides various banking products and services for individuals and corporations in Japan. It offers deposits, and negotiable certificates of deposit, as well as loans. North Pacific Bank also offers ATM, foreign exchange, and investment trust services. It operates 171 branches and 3 overseas representative offices. HokuyoSogo Bank that began operation in 1917 became North Pacific Bank in 1989. It has its headquarters in 1917, with its headquarters in Sapporo in Japan.

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Investment focus

  • AgTech, Travel, Farming
  • Seed, Series B, Series C
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Money Forward — Money Forward provides online personal accounting for individuals, allowing them to easily manage their daily expenses by integrating with their bank passbooks and credit purchase history with information scraped from their web bank and credit accounts. The service is also available for desktop, as well as iOS and Android platforms. The companyalso announced that it will launch a cloud-based accounting service for individual and corporate users, and it will also start publishing an online newsletter.
  • Akan Adventure Tourism — Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures).
  • Farmnote holdings Japan — Firm Note Holdings Co., Ltd., established in December 2016, is a pure holding company with SkyArc Co., Ltd., which operates the web integration business, and Farm Note Co., Ltd., which operates the agricultural IoT solution business.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

  • LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
  • CADDi — CADDi is an online ordering platform for manufacturing industry.
  • EX-Fusion — EX-Fusion develops the first commercial laser based nuclear fusion reactor for power generation.
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AZURE PLUS
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

AZURE PLUS develops solution services centered on the IT business and media business.

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Investment focus

  • Travel, Travel Agency, Service Industry
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Japan, Germany

Portfolio highlights

  • Valise — Valise provides insider access & unique experiences to the modern day internationalist. A perfect jump start to who & what is hot in creative capitals. At its core is the Valise Society - a global private members association for innovative leaders of the creative class.
  • Valise — Valise is a women's travel service platform.
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VELTRA
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

VELTRA is a site dedicated to local tours where you can book over 14,000 kinds of overseas optional tours. A wide range of genres that can be participated overseas such as sightseeing tours, world heritage sightseeing, marine sports, diving, golf, spa and esthetics, dinner cruise, show entertainment, etc. are enriched!

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  • byFood.com — Food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences & tastings in Japan. Enjoy a meal in Japan and help children around the world thr
  • Tablecross — Tablecross is a Marketing consulting business for restaurants.
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Hokuyo Bank
VC Fund

Hokuyo Bank provides various products and services to support its customers' needs for raising funds necessary for their business activities. It supports the efficiency and rationalization of customers' financial and accounting operations by providing various solutions to meet a wide range of their needs.

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Investment focus

  • AgTech, Travel, Farming
  • Seed, Series B, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Akan Adventure Tourism — Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures).
  • Farmnote holdings Japan — Firm Note Holdings Co., Ltd., established in December 2016, is a pure holding company with SkyArc Co., Ltd., which operates the web integration business, and Farm Note Co., Ltd., which operates the agricultural IoT solution business.
  • Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation — Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies.
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Nagoya TV Ventures
VC Fund · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Nagoya TV Ventures is wholly owned by Nagoya Broadcasting Network, invests in everything from seed to later stage in companies focused on media, entertainment, video, and internet.

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Investment focus

  • Media and Entertainment, Content, Internet
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Gatari — Gatari is developing an AR audio platform, including the AR camera app Vismuth, which can call avatars in reality.
  • Petokoto — Petokoto is a media created with pet specialists such as certified veterinarians.
  • bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
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PR Times
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Boasts more than two million monthly PV, share NO.1 of press release distribution listing services. Including monthly 100 million PV or more of the leading newspaper and communications company Web site, Japan's leading media functions that can be posted to the release to the features. The Facebook fan number of PR TIMES 4 million people morethan, followers number of Twitter accounts has become a 10 006 thousand people than, it is also effective in information diffusion in SNS.

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Portfolio highlights

  • byFood.com — Food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences & tastings in Japan. Enjoy a meal in Japan and help children around the world thr
  • Tablecross — Tablecross is a Marketing consulting business for restaurants.
  • The Bridge — Tech and Startup News from Japan. Change the game!
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Japan Airlines (JAL)
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Japan Airlines provides airline services in Japan and internationally. The company offers scheduled and non-scheduled air transportation services, and aerial work services. It operates a fleet of 174 owned and 48 leased aircraft. Its main hubs are Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport as well as Osaka’s KansaiInternational Airport and Osaka International Airport.The company was founded by Professor Dr. Walter Leal Filho, at European Sustainability Science School of Research and Education

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Investment focus

  • Transportation, Robotics, Aerospace
  • Series A, Corporate Round, Seed
  • Japan, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

  • Spare — Spare is on a mission to help accelerate the global shift to autonomous vehicles by enabling anyone to plan and launch a smart transportation network in seconds.Spare builds the tools that power the future of mobility services. From the world’s largest transportation companies to small rural transit agencies, our customers use Spare Platform tolaunch innovative and efficient transportation networks.
  • Miles — Miles is a universal rewards app empowering anyone to earn miles automatically for all forms of travel and commute. You can then redeem your miles from retailers such as HP, Garmin, Shipt, Pandora, Chewy, Home Chef, and many more.Similar to a frequent flyer program, but for all forms of transportation, Miles delivers value for every miletraveled, across every mode of travel, anywhere in the world. Whether by car (as a driver, passenger or rideshare), plane, train, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, or on foot, the Miles app effortlessly awards users’ travel - regardless of where their journey takes them. Miles can be saved or redeemed at any time - with the value increasing every month as more merchants accept them as a form of payment. Download Miles today to start getting rewarded!
  • Fox Robotics — Automated trailer unloading that works. Unload a trailer at 25 pallets per hour. Fox Robotics combines the latest in robotics, machine learning, optimization and planning to build automated forklifts that are smart, safe and effective.
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