Aozora Corporate Investment

LexxPluss develops autonomous mobile robots and infrastructure systems that enable industrial equipment at factories and logistics hubs to operate independently without human direction.

Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsTokyo, JP

Masaya Aso(CEO)in

Co-investorsIncubate FundSOSVCanal VenturesDBJ CapitalDRONE FUNDGlobal Brain

NearMe operates a shared shuttle service powered by proprietary AI that matches people with rides to reduce inefficient transportation and provide affordable, convenient mobility.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTokyo, JP

Koichiro Takahara(CEO)Kenji Hosoda(CTO)Naoyuki Matsukura(CFO)Taiki Inoue(CMO)

Co-investorsDBJ CapitalGlobal BrainJIC Venture Growth Investments

Shippio operates as a digital freight forwarder in Japan, offering cloud software and international logistics (forwarding) operations to shippers and logistics providers.

AI & Machine LearningFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTokyo, JP

Takanori Sato(Founder)inTakashi TsuchiyaTsuyoshi Niwa

Co-investors500 GlobalCoral CapitalDBJ CapitalDelight VenturesDnx VenturesGlobis Capital Partners+8 more

Sprocket provides a marketing platform that collects and uses customer data to deliver personalized communications across web, app, push, email, and LINE, combining MA, CDP, BI, and generative AI tools.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAccord VenturesCanal VenturesDBJ CapitalPayforward

Aeronext is a Japanese technology startup developing drone technology aimed at building new social infrastructure in low-altitude airspace (up to 150 meters), with a focus on safety and using drones as a labor force to address population decline.

Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

田路圭輔(代表取締役社長 グループCEO)

Co-investorsCanal VenturesIyogin CapitalKDDI Open Innovation Fund

Sho Okiyama(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesFunds Startupsi-nest capitalSTRIVEZ Venture Capital

Angel Bridge is a Japanese venture capital firm that invests in and provides hands-on support to startups, aiming to help build large-scale ventures.

Co-investorsDentsu VenturesEight Roads VenturesPrime Partners

Beyond Next Ventures is a venture capital and incubation firm founded in 2014 that invests in deep-tech startups in fields such as healthcare, climate, agri-food, and AI, typically starting at the seed stage.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

BlueBank is a membership-based financial management app for corporate business owners, offering unified management of corporate and personal accounts, cash-flow and tax optimization simulations, and a corporate card with rewards.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsCanal VenturesZ Venture CapitalGenesia Ventures

Boost Capital is a Japanese venture capital management firm founded in January 2024, investing in startups.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsCanal VenturesDelight VenturesDentsu VenturesDRONE FUNDJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.+5 more

Japanese healthtech company developing Henry, a cloud electronic medical record system with built-in receipt (rezept) computing for clinics and small and mid-sized hospitals.

Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners

Craif develops biomarker analysis and AI-driven diagnostic solutions to enable early disease detection and personalized treatment through non-invasive testing of body fluids.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

Ryuichi Onose(Executive Officer, Director)inYuki Ichikawa(Director)Mika Yui(Director)

Co-investors1955 CapitalGlobal Brain

Diggle is a SaaS platform for budget and forecast management that automates variance analysis and data aggregation to replace spreadsheet-based processes.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsDnx VenturesFIRSTLIGHT Capital

Co-investorsDentsu VenturesSamurai Incubate

Far Yeast Brewing is a Japanese craft beer producer that makes both flagship aromatic beers and limited editions, including its "Brewed with YAMANASHI" line using Yamanashi Prefecture agricultural products such as peach, plum, and grape.

ConsumerFoodTech

FULL KAITEN is an inventory management tool that predicts SKU-level sell-through speed from a retailer's existing inventory data, helping identify inventory issues and recommend actions to reduce workload and maximize gross profit.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsFujitsu Ventures

Idein develops Actcast, an edge AI platform that runs deep learning on low-cost edge devices (such as Raspberry Pi) with a marketplace of vendor apps for collecting and analyzing real-world data.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTTokyo, JP

中村 晃一(代表取締役 / CEO)Koichi Nakamura(Founder)in山田 康之(取締役 / CTO)姜 太一(執行役員 / CFO)

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesKDDI Open Innovation FundOpen Network LabSony Ventures CorporationHakuhodo DY Ventures

Issued preferred stock subscribed via Aozora HYBRID 3.

KiteRa develops and operates "KiteRa," a SaaS platform for creating and managing internal corporate regulations and policies.

HR TechLegalTechSaaSTokyo, JP

Takashi Uematsu(代表取締役 執行役員 CEO)Ryuji Matsumura(取締役 執行役員 CTO)Katsuya Nakayama(取締役 執行役員 CFO)

KOMPEITO operates workplace wellness services in Japan, including OFFICE DE YASAI, a food-based employee benefit that delivers fresh vegetables and healthy food to offices while expanding sales channels for producers.

FoodTechHR TechWellness & Fitness

Letara develops hybrid propulsion systems for small satellites, focused on compact, safe, and affordable "last-mile" in-space transportation.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSapporo, JP

Landon Kamps(Founder & Co-CEO)Shota Hirai(Founder & Co-CEO)Harunori Nagata(Founder & CTO)Keisuke Sakurai(Director & CFO)Toku Sakai(Director & CCO)

Palmu is a live streaming application that enables real-time connection between broadcasters and viewers through comments and gift-based communication.

Media & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundNOW JapanW Inc.Light Street Capital

Genome engineering-based drug discovery and biomanufacturing R&D support.

Taiki Ishikura(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Delight VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersMIRAI SOUZOUUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.

Manabie builds end-to-end digital infrastructure for educational institutions, offering a composable microservices system that covers tutoring, learning management, and operational administration.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Takuya Homma(Founder)inChristy Wong(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersGenesia VenturesJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsMitsubishi UFJ Capital

Manpuku Holdings is a Japanese holding company that acquires and operates restaurant and food-service businesses, taking over and turning around companies across chains such as sushi and other dining brands.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechTokyo, JP

佐々木浩Tomoharu Kato(President & CEO (代表取締役社長))

Co-investorsDG Incubation

Matchbox Technologies offers "Matchbox," a service that lets businesses run spot work (short-term staffing) in-house without custom development.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

MICIN Inc. is a Japanese company operating in healthcare, publishing disclosures about funding provided to medical institutions in line with industry transparency guidelines.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechTokyo, JP

原 聖吾(代表取締役CEO（医師）)Ryoichi Kusama(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesSony Ventures Corporation

Micoworks provides marketing and customer communication tools centered on LINE, including LINE marketing automation, 1-to-1 business chat, AI voice calling, digital membership cards via LINE mini apps, and AI agents for the recruiting industry.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.

MNTSQ builds a contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform that uses natural language processing to standardize contracts and simplify agreement processes for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechTokyo, JP

Takahiro Anno(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobal Brain

Naciel Holdings operates a retail platform business through group companies M&A Properties and Hokuto System, supporting store-based businesses in Japan from finding retail property (via the "Tempo Smart" listings portal) to real estate brokerage, M&A, and staffing services.

B2B MarketplacesPropTechRetail Tech

Co-investorsDelight VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Spiral Capital

OSIRO (operated by Oshiro, Ltd.) is a subscription-based platform for building and running paid online communities, letting creators and brands host branded community spaces with blogs, events, chat, groups, cartless commerce, member analytics and AI features.

Creator EconomySaaSSocial

Sugiyama(Representative (代表))

Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners

Japanese crowdfunding and fundraising-consulting company operating the READYFOR donation platform for nonprofits, universities and public bodies.

Haruka Mera(Founder)inRyohei Kumagaiin

Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners

Sagri uses satellite data and AI technology to address agricultural challenges in Japan and globally, including mechanization of operations, farmer population decline, and greenhouse gas emissions.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureTokyo, JP

SHUNSUKE TSUBOI(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobal BrainHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Shizuoka CapitalTechstarsUntroD Capital

SATORI, Inc. develops and provides a marketing automation tool called "SATORI" for businesses ranging from small and medium-sized companies to large enterprises.

AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

植山 浩介(代表取締役 (Representative Director))Kosuke Ueyama(Representative Director & CEO)

Co-investorsCanal Ventures

Schoo is an online learning service offering live, interactive video lessons and recorded courses on practical work skills across 19 categories, with over 9,000 lessons and 1,000+ recorded classes available free.

EdTechFuture of WorkMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGlobal BrainSMBC Venture CapitalIncubate Fund

Siiibo (branded Metaplanet Securities) operates a brokerage platform that lets investors buy corporate bonds issued by mid-to-late-stage startups and emerging-market listed companies.

Fintech

Co-investors15th RockAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Beta venture capitalDnx VenturesRelic

Space BD provides end-to-end support for space business, including satellite development and manufacturing, launch and deployment, on-orbit demonstration, and ground transport support.

Deep TechEdTechSpace Tech

Co-investorsHulic StartupNippon Venture CapitalON&BOARDSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation PartnersXTech Ventures

SUPER STUDIO develops AI-powered ecommerce and customer management platforms, including ecforce (a commerce platform) and ecforce check (a store reservation and customer management system) for online merchants and retailers in Japan.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Hanaoka(Executive Vice President COO & CPO)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKiraboshi Capital

Techtouch provides a no-code Digital Adoption Platform that overlays on-screen operation guides and navigation onto existing web systems and applications to reduce input errors and support workload.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP

井無田 (Imuda)(Co-founder)日比野 (Hibino)(Co-founder)Naka Imuta(Founder)in

Co-investorsDnx Ventures31VenturesDBJ CapitalDentsu VenturesPrime PartnersSony Ventures Corporation

TeraWatt Technology develops and mass-produces next-generation lithium-ion batteries designed to be lighter, smaller, more powerful, and safer, operating manufacturing facilities in Japan.

CleantechEnergyHardwareShizuoka, JP

Co-investorsCoral CapitalDRONE FUNDJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsJERATemasek

Visual Bank operates a data library that connects data holders with AI developers, handling the management, development, provision, and compensation of datasets for AI training.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment

Saneyuki Nagai(Founder)inFumitaka Iizuka(Founder)in

Co-investorsPayforwardW Inc.Z Venture Capital

wevnal develops "BOTCHAN," a suite of AI-driven communication tools, including "BOTCHAN AICALL," a telephone AI agent, aimed at improving brand experiences and customer communication for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Kazuo SuzukiinHirofumi Isoyama(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))

Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsSony Ventures Corporation

Co-investorsCoral CapitalDG Daiwa Ventures

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-investorsCanal VenturesGenesia Ventures

Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners

AeterLink develops long-range wireless power transmission technology, including its "AirPlug" spatial wireless power system, and holds Japan's first WPT (wireless power transfer) radio station license.

CleantechDeep TechHardwareIoTTokyo, JP

Ryo Iwasa(Representative Director / CEO)Yuji Tanabe(Director / CTO)Kazuhiro Esashi(CAO (Chief Accounting Officer) / Head of Finance)

Co-investorsFunds StartupsEnergy & Environment Investment

OpenLogi is a logistics platform that handles all fulfillment operations for e-commerce businesses, including warehousing, inventory management, and shipping across a network of 70 facilities nationwide.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainTokyo, JP

Co-investorsGlobal BrainShizuoka Capital

Kakehashi develops digital transformation software for pharmacies in Japan, serving the country's roughly 60,000 dispensing pharmacies.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Satoshi EbiharaShingo ItoTakashi NakagawaYutaka Nakao

Co-investors500 GlobalCoral CapitalDentsu VenturesDnx VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersJIC Venture Growth Investments+3 more

Connected Robotics develops robotics and AI-powered automation solutions for the food service and restaurant industry, addressing labor shortages and food handling challenges through computer vision and robotic control systems.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail TechRobotics

Taiki SatoinTetsuya Sawanobori

Co-investors500 GlobalaSTARTCoral CapitalDnx VenturesJR East Start UPOpen Network Lab+3 more