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for Startups Capital

Corporate VC

Tokyo · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked

Also known as フォースタートアップスキャピタル合同会社

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Investment thesis

for Startups Capital operates as a hybrid capital provider, pairing funding with the parent company's talent support to accelerate startup growth. It has moved beyond a traditional fund structure to a proprietary (balance-sheet) investment scheme, allowing it to invest as early as the seed stage while flexibly linking capital with top-tier recruitment support. By deploying both people and money at optimal timing, the firm aims to help companies overcome growth barriers, achieve non-linear growth curves, and maximize both their speed of growth and probability of success, with the ambition of creating the next generation of global companies.

Source: firm website, verified Nov 1, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Tokyo, JP
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Tracked investments
12

Team · 1 people

from the firm's website
Yuichiro Shimizu· Representative Director & CEO

Serves as Representative Director and CEO of forStartups, authoring the company's message on advancing Japan's innovation and growth-industry support.

What they invest in

from 2 of 12 portfolio companies

SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Digital Health ×1Healthtech ×1PropTech ×1

HQs:Japan×2

Investments · 12 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
READYFOR Inc.readyfor.jp

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 PartnersAozora Corporate Investment

カケハシ (Kakehashi)kakehashi.life𝕏

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

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Takashi Nakagawa(Founder)Yutaka Nakao(Founder)Satoshi EbiharaShingo Ito

Co-investors500 GlobalAozora Corporate InvestmentCoral CapitalDentsu VenturesDnx VenturesGlobis Capital Partners+6 more

株式会社Facilofacilo.jp

Facilo is an AI-powered sales operating system built for real estate brokerage firms, optimized for the mediation workflow of property search, proposal, viewing, and closing.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSYono, JP

Yasutaka Umebayashi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Coral CapitalDentsu VenturesDnx VenturesFIRSTLIGHT CapitalGlobis Capital Partners+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

アークエッジ・スペース (ArkEdge Space)ナレッジワーク (Knowledge Work)パワーレーザー (Power Laser)フェズ (Phæze)ポケトーク (Pocketalk)ミツモア (Meetsmore)将来宇宙輸送システム (Innovative Space Carrier)岩谷技研 (Iwatani Giken)

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has for Startups Capital made?
for Startups Capital has 12 tracked investments.
What stage does for Startups Capital invest at?
for Startups Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does for Startups Capital focus on?
for Startups Capital focuses on Deep Tech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is for Startups Capital located?
for Startups Capital is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
Who does for Startups Capital co-invest with?
for Startups Capital most often shares deals with Globis Capital Partners, Coral Capital, Dentsu Ventures, among 14 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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2027年3月期 第1四半期決算説明会|フォースタートアップス株式会社

フォースタートアップス株式会社 / for Startups, Inc.

2026年3月期 通期決算説明会|フォースタートアップス株式会社

フォースタートアップス株式会社 / for Startups, Inc.

2026年3月期 第3四半期決算説明会|フォースタートアップス株式会社

フォースタートアップス株式会社 / for Startups, Inc.

2026年3月期 上期決算説明会|フォースタートアップス株式会社

フォースタートアップス株式会社 / for Startups, Inc.

2026年3月期 第1四半期決算説明会|フォースタートアップス株式会社

フォースタートアップス株式会社 / for Startups, Inc.

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