How many investments has ANRI made?

ANRI has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does ANRI invest at?

ANRI invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.

What is ANRI's typical check size?

ANRI typically writes checks of $497K – $78M.

What sectors does ANRI focus on?

ANRI focuses on Crypto & Web3, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.

Where is ANRI located?

ANRI is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.

Does ANRI lead rounds?

ANRI typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

ANRI

Venture capital

Tokyo · Pre-Seed–Growth · 4 people tracked

Also known as ANRI株式会社

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Investment thesis

Seed-stage, high-maintenance investor that targets ~10% at seed (aiming ~25% at exit), aggressively backing university-origin deep-tech and helping founders with legal, IP, team, PR, and marketing.

Invests inCrypto & Web3 Healthtech SaaSSector AgnosticAsia-Pacific India Japan Tokyo United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Growth

Check

$497K – $78M

Tokyo, JP

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2012

Last 12 months

1 investment

Tracked investments

Acquisitions

Team · 4 people

from public directories

Anri Samata· General Partner· Tokyoin 𝕏

Anri Samata is founding General Partner of ANRI, an independent venture capital firm established in 2012 that manages approximately ¥80 billion in assets under management. Since its inception, ANRI has invested in over 300 startups, with the firm's first fund achieving returns exceeding 20x. Samata is attending the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program in 2025.

Junichiro Kono· General Partner· Tokyoin 𝕏

Junichiro Kono is a General Partner at ANRI. He previously worked at JAFCO, where he focused on investments in unlisted Japanese venture companies and fundraising activities, and at Itochu Technology Ventures, where he invested in IT ventures and supported portfolio company growth. He joined ANRI in 2019.

Shunsuke Nakaji· Investor· Tokyoin 𝕏

Taro Maruyama· Senior Associate· Tokyoin

What they invest in

from 14 of 14 portfolio companies

Biotech ×5SaaS ×4Deep Tech ×3Healthtech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2FoodTech ×2HR Tech ×2

HQs:Japan×9United States×1

Investments · 14 tracked

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By year:2026 · 1 2025 · 2 2023 · 14 dated

Chompy, Inc.chompy-inc.com✓ verified

Chompy builds a food delivery service and offers a free service (beta) that lets restaurants and food retail brands create their own official app and website.

FoodTechMarketplacesSaaSTokyo, JP

大見周平(代表取締役)Tatsuya Yagi(Founder)in八木達也(取締役CTO)

Co-investorsCoral Capital Delight Ventures DCM Ventures Greenoaks W Inc.

Cosomil, Inc.cosomil.com✓ verified

Cosomil develops single-molecule enzyme activity measurement technology for early disease diagnosis and drug development support in healthcare.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

鏡味優(Representative Director (CEO))坂本眞伍(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCoral Capital Delight Ventures

Jamm Payjamm-pay.jpJun 2025✓ verified

Jamm is a Tokyo-based fintech company building a payment product for Japan's market, focused on secure authentication, low fees by removing intermediaries, and payments made without lending to users.

FintechTokyo, JP

橋爪捷(代表取締役 (CEO))

Co-investorsDG Daiwa Ventures XTech Ventures Coreline Ventures

Morusmorus.jp✓ verified

Morus Inc. is a Japanese company established in April 2021 and led by CEO Ryo Sato.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechSector AgnosticWellness & Fitness

Kunihiro Shiomi(Co-founder (Professor, Shinshu University))Ryo Sato(CEO)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa Ventures Globis Hachijuni Capital Mizuho Capital Samurai Incubate SMBC Venture Capital +1 more

Myrodia Therapeuticsmyrodiatx.com✓ verified

Myrodia Therapeutics is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates based on its "sensory drug discovery" concept, which uses sensory stimuli to induce artificial hibernation and protective physiological states.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

小早川高(CSO / Founder)小早川令子(Founder)神谷勇輝(CEO / 代表取締役)水野敦之(CFO)小林実(COO)

Co-investorsRemiges Ventures, Inc.RDiscovery

SPeakspeak-corp.com✓ verified

SPeak provides a career platform for young international talent seeking employment in Japan, and an HR tech solution for companies recruiting global workers.

B2B MarketplacesEdTechHR TechTokyo, JP

Hiromi Karahashi(CEO)in

Co-investorsEast Ventures Global Brain KDDI Open Innovation Fund Lifetime Ventures

Citadel AIcitadel.co.jp in 𝕏Jul 2023

Citadel AI is a platform for evaluating and monitoring various AI systems including large language models, image AI, and tabular AI.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

Kenny Song(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstars UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.Coral Capital Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Suntory Holdings Limited

Golemgolem.network 𝕏Feb 2026

Golem Network is a decentralized platform that lets users share their unused computing power or rent additional computational resources from others.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep Tech

Piotr Janiuk(CEO)inPaweł Burgchardt(Chief Product Officer)inPrzemysław Rekucki(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsBaseTwo Continue Capital

Jammjamm.appacquired by Hopin

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsAspenwood Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)DG Daiwa Ventures Hummer Winblad Venture Partners XTech Ventures

Jammjamm.so

JAMM is a members-only community platform where people host activities, meet like-minded people, and discover curated events.

ConsumerSocial

Co-investorsCallapina Capital DG Daiwa Ventures Hummer Winblad Venture Partners XTech Ventures

LUUPluup.sc 𝕏

Luup operates an electric micro-mobility sharing service providing electric kick scooters and pedal-assist bicycles for short urban trips in Japan.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsDG Incubation Global Brain i-nest capital Open Network Lab PKSHA Technology Capital TBS Innovation Partners +2 more

Refcomerefcome.com

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

HR TechSaaS

Co-investorsCanal Ventures Oriental Land Innovations BEENEXT Itochu Technology Ventures

Strand Therapeutics in

Develops programmable mRNA therapies that last longer and target cells more precisely for cancer and other diseases.

BiotechBoston, US

Tasuku Kitada(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Jacob Becraft(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSamta Kundu(Executive Officer)in

Board Jeb Keiper(Director)in Ala Alenazi(Director)in Pegah Ebrahimi(Director)in

Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth Investments Kinnevik Playground Global Amgen Ventures FPV ICONIQ +2 more

Tailortailor.bio inJun 2025 · $22M

Tailor Bio develops targeted cancer therapies for tumors characterized by chromosomal instability, working in the field of precision oncology.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsFirst In Ventures New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Spiral Capital Y Combinator

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

Jammacq. by Hopin

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Golem (GLM) Price Prediction 2026 2027 2028 - 2040

Golem · changelly.com · Aug 27, 2026

Micromobility Sharing Company Luup Raises ¥4.4 Billion in Total Funding

LUUP · japanstartupobserver.substack.com · Dec 5, 2025

Tailor Closes Series A Funding; Brings Total to $37M

Tailor · finsmes.com · Nov 21, 2025

Strand Therapeutics Raises $153 Million Series B Financing to Further Advance Programmable mRNA Therapeutic Pipeline

Strand Therapeutics · businesswire.com · Aug 7, 2025

Jamm Pay Raises Approximately JPY 500m in Seed Round

Jamm · fintechobserver.com · Jun 30, 2025

Jamm Pay Raises Approximately JPY 500m in Seed Round

Jamm · fintechobserver.com · Jun 30, 2025

Jamm Pay Raises Approximately JPY 500m in Seed Round

Jamm Pay · fintechobserver.com · Jun 30, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has ANRI made?: ANRI has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does ANRI invest at?: ANRI invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is ANRI's typical check size?: ANRI typically writes checks of $497K – $78M.
What sectors does ANRI focus on?: ANRI focuses on Crypto & Web3, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is ANRI located?: ANRI is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
Does ANRI lead rounds?: ANRI typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

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