Energy & Environment Investment

Coconala operates an online marketplace connecting professionals with a range of skills to individuals and businesses seeking those skills.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketplaces

Co-investorsDBJ Capital

Ample builds a modular battery-swapping technology that delivers a full charge to any electric vehicle in under five minutes using lego-like swappable battery modules, without requiring carmakers to redesign their cars.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJazzya InvestmentsNew Ground VenturesStart CapitalTransform Capital ManagementXYZ Venture Capital+4 more

Anaphite develops a dry battery electrode manufacturing technology that combines electrode materials into a single engineered "Dry Coating Precursor" (DCP) powder optimised for high-speed dry-coating production lines.

CleantechDeep TechNew Materials

Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalElbow Beach CapitalManiv MobilityOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)World FundZero Carbon Capital

Anseen is a university spin-off from Shizuoka University that designs and manufactures radiation sensing devices based on CdTe compound-semiconductor sensors.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsDRONE FUNDShizuoka CapitalUntroD Capital

ASF is a Japanese EV venture that designs and builds original electric vehicles from scratch to Japanese standards, including the ASF2.0 commercial light van aimed at business drivers.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationOsaka, JP

Hitomi Furikado(Representative Director & President)

Co-investorsSBI Investment

Astroscale develops on-orbit servicing solutions, providing end-to-end services covering mission licensing, spectrum acquisition, insurance, and operations to support the circular space economy.

Circular EconomyDeep TechSpace TechTokyo, JP

Nobu Okada(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsaSTARTSMBC Venture CapitalSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.

Earthene provides an AI-powered platform for measuring, reducing and reporting CO2 emissions and ESG data across enterprise supply chains.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsDAIKIN INDUSTRIESGMO VenturePartnersJERAMetaProp VenturesRicohSony Ventures Corporation+3 more

Atmoph makes the Atmoph Window, a digital display device that shows over 2,000 high-definition landscape views with matching ambient sound to simulate a real window.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Co-investorsMonozukuri Ventures

CaSy operates an online matching platform for household services in Japan, offering house cleaning and cooking assistance booked through a 24/7 online reservation system.

ConsumerFuture of WorkMarketplacesTokyo, JP

加茂雄一(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))

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

CRE Group develops, manages, and operates logistics real estate facilities in Japan.

Logistics & Supply ChainPropTech

Co-investorsSumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing

cynaps connects advanced AI and IoT technologies to make them easier for anyone to use, including through its LIMZERO product aimed at improving operational efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSaaS

DeepForest builds drone-based forest analysis software for forestry management, enabling forestry efficiency and forest conservation through carbon-absorption and biodiversity assessment.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate Tech

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Echandia develops maritime battery systems for heavy-duty applications, offering ultra-fast charging, long cycle life, and support for hybrid and fully electric propulsion.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCourse Corrected VC Holding IIIndustrifondenS2G Investments

EV Motors Japan (EVモーターズ・ジャパン) develops and sells electric vehicles including EV buses, e-logistics vehicles, e-trikes, and green slow mobility, along with charging equipment and proprietary technologies such as active inverters and energy management.

CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationKita-Kyushu, JP

Co-investorsIyogin CapitalShizuoka Capital

Faeger generates and sells agriculture-derived carbon credits, working with farmers, local governments, and agricultural cooperatives (JA) to implement decarbonization farming methods and produce traceable credits.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesBiotechCleantechClimate Tech

Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsSumisho Venture Partners

Glamo Inc. develops IoT devices and software for home automation, centered on its "iRemocon" networked appliance-control products for consumers and businesses.

ConsumerHardwareIoTTokyo, JP

後藤 功(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsGET FundMunich Venture Partners

H2L develops BodySharing® technology, an interface that transmits human body information to and from computers so people can share physical experiences with characters, robots, and others.

Deep TechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsJoyance PartnersSony Ventures Corporation

Hatch Work operates a "Space Platform for Mobility," including the At-Parking service for monthly parking lots and related park-and-ride and building/space businesses in Japan.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationPropTech

Masuda(Representative)

Impact Circle builds a global team of experts in business development, microfinance, and governance to create social impact in both Japan and emerging markets.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSocialTokyo, JP

Satoshi Takahashi(Representative Director & CEO)

Co-investorsInclusion JapanRelic

Innowatts offers an AI-powered SaaS platform that delivers energy load forecasting and customer insights for energy providers, including retail energy providers and utilities.

AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSHouston, US

Siddhartha Sachdeva(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersEvergy VenturesShell Ventures

Jmty (Jimoty) operates a local classifieds platform in Japan that connects nearby people to exchange local information and goods.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocial

Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin Capital

LE System develops vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology for energy storage, including electrolyte manufacturing and vanadium recovery processes with a focus on recyclability.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy

Lilz develops AI cloud software specialized for remote inspection and wireless IoT camera systems for infrastructure and facility monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTOkinawa, JP

Co-investorsBeta venture capitalJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsJR East Start UP

Mikawaya21 operates "Magokoro Support," a concierge service for seniors in Japan where local staff help with everyday tasks ranging from changing light bulbs and home cleaning to introducing professionals and helping choose gifts.

ConsumerWellness & Fitness

mui develops the mui Board, a natural-wood smart home controller that lets users send handwritten and voice messages, control connected lighting, air conditioning and speakers, display calendar events, and access alarms, weather and radio through a touch-sensitive wooden panel.

EnergyHardwareIoT

Co-investorsMonozukuri Ventures

NABLA Mobility builds predictive software for airlines and aviation operations teams, including a cruise-phase fuel reduction EFB app (Weave), a disruption-risk forecasting tool, and a NOTAM and obstacle assessment tool.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS

Co-investorsDnx Ventures

Nature Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells IoT devices and operates an energy management business.

EnergyHardwareIoTYokohama, JP

Haruumi Shiode(Representative (CEO))

Co-investorsDelight Ventures

NS Materials is a Japanese contract development and manufacturing company, spun out of AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), specializing in the medical, biotechnology, semiconductor, and ICT device fields.

Advanced ManufacturingMedical DevicesSemiconductors

Nyle is a Japanese company providing digital marketing services—including SEO and content marketing—alongside app-related products and AI training programs such as its practice-focused "With AI Academy".

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Takahashi(Representative (CEO))

Co-investorsDIMENSIONNippon Venture Capital

pH7 Technologies develops a proprietary electrochemical closed-loop process for extracting critical metals and minerals — including platinum group metals, gold, copper, and tin — from primary and secondary resources with lower energy, water, and environmental impact.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsVancouver, CA

Mohammad Doostmohammadi(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsPangaea VenturesTDK VenturesBreakwater VenturesCircular Innovation FundFine Structures VenturesPangaea Ventures Us Inc.+1 more

Plugo (プラゴ) develops EV charging solutions aimed at accelerating the shift to electric vehicles in Japan.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Relectrify develops battery energy storage systems and cell-level management software to reduce the cost of renewable energy.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware

Co-investorsAt One VenturesCreative VenturesMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Virescent VenturesToyota Ventures

Renova, Inc. (株式会社レノバ) is a Japanese company.

CleantechEnergy

Co-investorsDIMENSIONNippon Venture Capital

Co-investorsGlobal Braini-nest capitalMIRAI SOUZOUSony Ventures CorporationW Inc.Z Venture Capital+1 more

SkyDrive develops a compact electric eVTOL aircraft (the SD-05) designed to take off and land from small urban spaces such as building rooftops and parking lots, aiming to make air travel part of everyday mobility.

Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsDRONE FUND

Smart Power Service (株式会社スマートパワーサービス) provides energy-saving and cost-reduction services for condominium (apartment) buildings, including a combined power-generation-and-storage system using SPS units, proposals to lower electricity charges for common and private areas, and bulk high-voltage power purchasing.

CleantechEnergyPropTech

Co-investorsSeiho Investment Works

Sustainable Lab is a Japanese non-financial big-data company specializing in ESG/SDGs data analysis, using data science and financial engineering to score and evaluate companies on environmental and social performance.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintech

Koji Itoin

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesGlobal BrainKyoto University Innovation Capital

EnergyHuntington Beach, US

Jason Huang(Director, Executive Officer)Chris Martin(Executive Officer)Rulong Chen(Director, Executive Officer)Lian de Castro(Executive Officer)

BoardBrian Mayers(Director)Michael DeLucia(Director)

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesNational Grid Partners

TwinSense is a Tokyo-based company developing EdgeSmart™ technology based on neuromorphic sensing and processing, combining edge AI, 3D computer graphics, event-based vision sensors, and computer vision.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP

岡村 一久(代表取締役 CEO & 事業開発担当)ベンジャミン シュミット(取締役 / CTO)國土 晋吾(取締役 事業戦略担当)

TWO is a Japanese lifestyle-innovation company focused on health and wellness, developing food products and services that aim to combine healthy, ethical choices with enjoyment.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

TYPICA operates an online direct-trade platform connecting coffee producers worldwide with roasters, letting roasters buy rare specialty green coffee directly from as little as a single jute bag.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFoodTech

Co-investorsDelight VenturesShizuoka Capital

Yukai Engineering provides end-to-end product development services covering ideation, industrial design, hardware engineering, software development, mass production, and PR, with expertise in IoT systems and robotics.

HardwareIoTRobotics

Vital Lead is a Japanese company providing transportation planning consulting and software development, including its own products that use ICT and web technology to address regional public transportation and urban planning challenges.

GovTechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Whole Energy is a Japanese energy partner that helps businesses reduce electricity costs and adopt renewable energy, acting as an intermediary in the energy market.

Climate TechEnergy