AG Capital Co. Ltd.

A&D provides talent management consulting and organizational development support to help clients implement systems and initiatives aligned with their unique human resource management processes.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechTokyo, JP

大野順也(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Co-investorsSHShizuoka Capital

A platform that converts enterprise conversation data into actionable intelligence and AI agent automation for business decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Tamiki Sugiyama(Representative Director (代表取締役))

Co-investorsGEGenesia Ventures

Alt Inc. is a Japanese company founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo's Roppongi district.

Tokyo, JP

Tatsuhei Asanuma(Representative Director & CEO)

Co-investorsDIDIMENSIONFIFIRSTLIGHT CapitalKIKintetsu Venture Partners

Cargent (formerly Ancar) operates a car brokerage platform and related services, including the sale and purchase of used vehicles.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTokyo, JP

Fumiaki Okuno(Representative Director)

AtHearth operates a rental brokerage platform with AI-powered property matching for international residents seeking housing in Tokyo, addressing discrimination against foreign tenants in Japan's residential market.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechTokyo, JP

Tomonari Kino(CEO)

Co-investorsGEGenesia Ventures

Brave group is a Japanese holding company operating in the VTuber and IP entertainment space, structured around IP Production, IP Platform, and IP Solution businesses.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

野口 圭登 (Keito Noguchi)(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))野口 圭登(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsCOCool Japan FundGLGlobal BrainGUgumi IncNONOW JapanSHShochiku VenturesSUSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.+5 more

Operates Pecotter, a restaurant reservation concierge app for Japan where staff place reservation calls to eateries on users' behalf via chat, with iPhone, LINE, Slack, and OEM integration options for individuals and businesses.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTech

Yusaku Matsushita(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsGEGenesia Ventures

Roof/exterior inspection app; also builds drone-based construction management and view-photography apps.

Co-investorsCACanal VenturesDEDelight VenturesDEDentsu VenturesDIDIMENSIONDRDRONE FUNDENEnergy & Environment Investment+7 more

Crevo provides recruitment content planning and production services, designing and creating recruitment videos and websites from job seeker perspective to increase quality applications.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyHR TechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

柴田 憲佑(取締役会長)水口 仁志(代表取締役社長)

Co-investorsAXAxiom Asia Private CapitalB B Dash VenturesEAEast VenturesVOVOYAGE VENTURESCACARTA VENTURES, Inc.KIKiraboshi Capital+2 more

Emerada provides financial institutions and corporate clients with the strategy, data, payments, credit, operational systems, and data integration needed to launch new financial services, combining its own microservices into financial systems.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

Naoki Furukawa(Founder)Taiga Sawamura(Founder)

Fufu Color is a specialized hair coloring salon chain in Japan offering affordable professional hair coloring services with quick turnaround times and a focus on accessible beauty care.

ConsumerWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalFUFunds StartupsGLGlobal Brain

FOCUS is a Japanese marketing company centered on SNS (social media) marketing, combining influencer casting, ad distribution, and AI-based analysis to help brands grow from awareness to sales.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON operates share salon businesses, providing salon space and related services for hairdressers and beauty professionals.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechSaaSWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP

Kunihiko Oba(Representative Director)Tamami Ozeki(Director)Munetoshi Masuda(Director)

Co-investorsW W Inc.W W ventures

Apparel DX support service 'Prock'

Co-investorsAPAPOLLO CAPITAL

GOOPASS operates a subscription platform that provides access to hobby and recreational equipment including cameras, motorcycles, bicycles, and other gear.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMarketplacesTokyo, JP

高坂 勲(代表取締役 (Representative Director))美園 直人(取締役 (Director))照沼 大(取締役 (Director))

Co-investorsNTNTT DOCOMO VenturesRERegional Revitalization Solution

HR Brain offers a talent management platform covering personnel evaluations (with templates for OKR, MBO, and 1on1s, customizable sheets, AI-assisted goal and reflection reviews) and organizational diagnostic surveys that analyze employee expectations versus experience to identify engagement issues and turnover risk.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsGEGenesia Ventures

Jiraffe Inc. is a Japanese company that plans, develops, and operates internet services, and also runs a used-equipment buying and resale business.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesTokyo, JP

Teruaki Aso(Representative Director (CEO))inHiroki Matsumoto(Director & COO, Head of magi Business Unit)Yuji Nagashima(Director & CFO, Head of Administration)

Co-investorsEAEast VenturesGRGreeAPAppWorks VenturesDIDIMENSIONMImint VCSKSkyland Ventures

JPYC Inc. is a Tokyo-based issuer of a regulated Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin used for payments and settlement.

NONoritaka Okabe(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACanal VenturesCICircle VenturesGLGlobal BrainHYHyperithmI-i-nest capitalIYIyogin Capital+6 more

JX Press provides AI-powered news and risk information distribution services to media companies, broadcasters, and government agencies in Japan.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSTokyo, JP

Katsuhiro Yoneshige(Representative Director)

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainJIJIC Venture Growth Investments

Kipp Financial Technologies is a 2018-founded fintech startup offering a Banking-as-a-Service platform delivered as SaaS, providing modern APIs for functions such as money transfer, international branded card payments, charging, and credit/receivables management.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Takuya Nakajima(Representative Director, CEO & Co-founder)Megumi Tomita(Director, CTO & Co-founder)Yohei Tsugane(Director (Certified Public Accountant))

Kabushiki Kaisha Lamp builds SaaS and AI products for restaurants and food retailers in Japan, including Take-Eats, a customizable takeout order-taking and management system with online pre-order and payment, and Ritel, an AI marketing platform that consolidates customer data from takeout, e-commerce, POS, and apps for analysis and campaign delivery.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS京都, JP

河野 匠

Co-investorsDNDnx VenturesG-G-STARTUP

栗田廉(Founder)in

Co-investorsDNDnx VenturesGLGlobal BrainZ Z Venture CapitalGEGenesia Ventures

freee provides accounting, HR, and sales management software for small businesses and freelancers, helping them manage finances and operations without specialized expertise.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsARArbor VenturesSTSTRIVE

Minacolor (株式会社ミナカラ) operates an online health service in Japan that provides information about over-the-counter medicines and self-medication, drawing on data from the Self-Medication Database Center.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech

SKShinya Kina(Founder)in

Co-investorsSTSTRIVE

Provides eco-car subscription services for low-credit consumers in Southeast Asia.

Co-investorsMIMirai Creation FundNINippon Venture CapitalUNUNITEDGEGenesia Ventures

NOIN.shop is a Japanese online cosmetics store that sells beauty products including its own original brands of makeup and haircare.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsKDKDDI Open Innovation FundMAMarubeni Ventures Inc.SOSony Ventures CorporationSTSTRIVE

House Revo provides internet-based services to activate the existing home resale market in Japan, reducing stress and information gaps for individuals buying or selling real estate.

MarketplacesPropTechTokyo, JP

東一東峯 一真(CEO)寺田 洋輔(CTO)

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalGEGenesia Ventures

Novera is a Japanese company founded in 2017 that applies AI technologies such as image recognition, natural language processing, and vector search to business use cases across the beauty and HR sectors.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechTokyo, JP

Kunitada Endo(代表取締役CEO (CEO))Yu Horie(COO)

Oh My Glasses operates an online eyewear retail platform and physical stores, alongside developing and selling a private brand line of glasses and sunglasses.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechTokyo, JP

清忠清川 忠康

Co-investorsSHShizuoka Capital

Olta is a toolkit that enables creators and companies to publish and sell dynamic interactive experiences, including art, music, and stories, with built-in audience interaction features and integration with on-chain data for real-time rendering.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & EntertainmentSaaSBristol, GB

IVIskra VelitchkovaEOEoghan O KeeffeTTamratTRTerence Reilly(CEO + Co-founder)inGeorge Baldwin(CTO + Co-founder)

Co-investorsTETechstarsD1D1 Ventures

Overflow operates "Offers," an AI-driven job-change platform for high-class engineers and product managers, and "AI Talent," a knowledge platform that verifies AI professionals' expertise through Q&A to match them with senior roles.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

鈴木裕斗(代表 (CEO))

Co-investorsDNDnx Ventures

A Japanese-language content site publishing informational articles and guides about factoring as a financing method, covering topics like accounting treatment, application procedures, and how to choose factoring providers.

FintechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGLGlobal Brain

Paytner offers an invoice factoring service that advances payment on outstanding invoices, often same-day, to sole proprietors and freelancers in Japan.

Fintech

Co-investorsANAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.I i Cubed VenturesW W Inc.

A company offering AI-powered translation devices and software for businesses serving customers or employees who speak different languages.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsDIDIMENSIONMIMiyako CapitalRARakuten Capital

Popshoot is a Japanese web services company that develops and operates online products, including a trading card e-commerce site and a mobile app.

ConsumerE-commerceGamingTokyo, JP

大山 敏浩(代表 (Representative Director))

Co-investorsGLGlobal Brain

Radiotalk is a smartphone app for recording, editing, and live-streaming audio talk shows, letting creators broadcast live with listeners or record programs remotely with invited guests.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsSHShochiku VenturesSTSTRIVEXTXTech

Refcome operates a referral recruitment service that helps companies hire employees through recommendations from existing staff.

HR TechSaaS

Co-investorsCACanal VenturesOROriental Land InnovationsANANRIBEBEENEXTITItochu Technology Ventures

Renoveru operates an integrated renovation platform that matches property renovation services between individual and corporate property owners with suppliers, aiming to promote circular economy practices in Japan's housing sector.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyPropTechTokyo, JP

Co-investorsGLGlobis Capital PartnersIWIwagin Mirai Investment

RF Locus develops technology that captures the real-time location and status of physical items such as inventory, materials, work-in-progress, molds, and jigs using RFID-based tracking.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

ROXX is a Japanese company that aims to raise the incomes of people without academic or career credentials by connecting individuals to opportunities and helping companies grow, using technology to address social challenges in Japan's shrinking labor market.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP

TNTaro Nakajima(Representative Director & President (CEO))inDaisuke Ueki(Senior Executive Officer, COO / SVP of Business)HNHiroto Nishimura(Senior Executive Officer / SVP of Corporate)inToshiki Takase(Executive Officer, CAO)KMKota Matsumoto(Executive Officer, CTO)inGeorge Yoshimoto(Executive Officer, CFO)

Co-investorsJAJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.SESeibu Shinkin CapitalSKSkyland VenturesSMSMBC Venture Capital

RUNTEQ is a programming education company offering engineering training for people without prior experience, aimed at helping them build careers as software engineers, particularly at startups.

EdTech

菊本(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Net On operates "Saiyo Kakaricho," a recruiting tool that lets stores and companies post job openings and recruit directly through their own websites, connecting job seekers and employers.

HR TechMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsSHShizuoka Capital

Scheeme is a cloud-based business management platform that combines KPI tracking with cash-flow management, letting companies consolidate financial and non-financial indicators, auto-generate cash-flow statements, digitize invoice management, and benchmark their performance against peers.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Siiibo Securities is an online brokerage firm operating a platform for private placement bond investment and issuance using web-based private placement mechanisms.

FintechTokyo, JP

KKKazuki Komura(CEO)in小村 (Komura)(CEO)

Co-investors1515th RockANAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.BEBeta venture capitalDNDnx VenturesRERelicAOAozora Corporate Investment

Soden combines battery storage with software that integrates and controls distributed batteries placed in small urban spaces, operating them collectively like a power plant to stabilize the electricity grid.

CleantechEnergyIoT

SORABITO develops cloud and paperless software for the construction and construction-equipment rental industries, including online rental ordering, inspection digitization, order management, and industry-specific payment cards.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

青木 隆幸(Founder & Chairman)博多 一晃(President & CEO)

Board中山 良介(Director)

Co-investorsDGDG Daiwa VenturesPEPERSOL VENTURE PARTNERSTOTodaGMGMO VenturePartnersSTSTRIVEZEZENRIN FUTURE PARTNERS

A platform connecting individual nail stylists with customers seeking personalized salon experiences, particularly focusing on independent nail salons in Japan.

ConsumerMarketplacesSaaSTokyo, JP

國府田勲(Representative Director)國府田 勲(代表取締役)

Co-investorsACAccord VenturesSTSTRIVE

STACK builds commerce and retail software for enterprise companies using Shopify, including an omnichannel retail operations system, a no-code native mobile app builder, a loyalty program, and a raffle-sale platform.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

TORANOTEC is a Japanese company that uses technology and its asset management subsidiaries to make investing more accessible, promoting a shift "from consumption to investment." It aims to help everyone build assets for the future.

Fintech

Co-investorsRARakuten Capital

UPSIDER provides a corporate credit card solution for Japanese companies that enables spending control through customizable merchant restrictions, automated receipt collection, and integration with accounting software for streamlined financial operations and compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMinato-Ku, Tokyo, JP

Tomonori Mizuno(Executive Officer, Director)Toru Miyagi(Executive Officer, Director)YHYuhei Hara(Executive Officer)inKensuke Tsujimoto(Executive Officer)

BoardGen Isayama(Director)Mitch Kitamura(Director)

Co-investorsDNDnx VenturesGLGlobal BrainANANRI

UPSIDER offers a corporate card and spend management platform for companies in Japan, with spending controls, real-time transaction data, and automated receipt collection.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Toru Miyagi(Founder)Toshiki Mizuno(Founder)

Co-investorsBAbasepartnersDNDnx VenturesGLGlobal BrainWOWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)

Japanese end-of-life services company that connects bereaved families to funeral homes and Buddhist monk-dispatch services online.

Tokyo, JP

芦沢 雅治(代表取締役 (Representative Director))MAMasaharu Ashizawain篠﨑 新悟(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersSOSony Ventures CorporationAGAG CapitalCYCygames CapitalJAJapan Finance+5 more

Akiya Katsuyo (空き家活用株式会社) builds systems to bring vacant homes back into the market in Japan, including a portal connecting vacant-home owners with users and developing new reuse models for such properties.

B2B MarketplacesImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesPropTechTokyo, JP

湯浅 巌(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Co-investorsCACanal VenturesAOAozora Corporate InvestmentGEGenesia Ventures

SmartMat offers "SmartMat," an IoT weight-scale device that tracks inventory by weight so stock levels are recorded automatically as items are added or removed.

IoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

LPIXEL develops AI-based image analysis products for the life sciences and healthcare fields, including medical image diagnostic support technology and drug discovery image analysis tools.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

Tomihisa Kamada(CEO)

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalNINippon Venture CapitalSHShizuoka Capital

Kauche Farm is a gamified mobile app feature integrated into the Kauche app where users nurture virtual crops through daily watering and quests to earn free product coupons.

ConsumerGamingMarketplacesSocialTokyo, JP

Kempei Monna(Founder)in

Co-investorsDEDelight VenturesDEDentsu VenturesGLGlobal BrainMOMobile Internet Capital, Inc.NENew Commerce VenturesPRPrime Partners+1 more

Smart Idea is a Japanese fintech company that develops mobile apps to help people manage personal finances.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Shohei Ejiri(Representative / CEO)

SmartBank is a financial services company licensed as a money transmitter and prepaid payment instrument provider in Japan.

FintechTokyo, JP

Shota Horii(Founder)inYuta Horii(Founder)inJun Taketani(Founder)

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersGMGMO VenturePartnersSPSpiral Innovation PartnersZ Z Venture Capital

Dandori Work develops a construction site management (施工管理) app for the construction industry, aiming to improve industry practices through IT.

Construction TechSaaSShiga, JP