/Investor DB

Incubate Fund

Venture capital

Tokyo · Pre-Seed–Seed · 14 people tracked

Also known as INCUBATE FUND MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.

Not to be confused with Incubate Fund (Venture capital · Tokyo, JP)

Find your way into Incubate Fund

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

541 people can intro you to Darren

Ask Satoshi Nunokawa to introduce you to Darren Jawara

You →Satoshi · together at SMBC Asia Rising Fund →Darren

384 people can intro you to Rajeev

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Rajeev Ranka

You →Jamie · together at Lead Angels →Rajeev

359 people can intro you to Dave

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Dave Kwong

You →Sam · together at RSM - Singapore →Dave

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Incubate Fund

  • Your email: who you already know at Incubate Fund, and who your contacts know
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with the Incubate Fund team
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

✨ Fox Verdict
Sign up to see your fit

Investment thesis

Incubate Fund invests at the seed stage as a lead investor, positioning itself as the first believer in founders. Its philosophy is founder-first and founder-friendly, emphasizing long-term partnership, trust-based relationships, and hands-on involvement across all stages of a company's journey. With offices in five countries and strong networks in Japan and worldwide, it offers founders global perspectives, mentorship, networking, and access to future funding rounds. The firm fosters a portfolio community where founders connect, mentor, and learn from one another, and hosts investor meetups to drive collaboration and innovation. It is sector agnostic and focuses on backing visionary founders building impactful, sustainable growth.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Tokyo, JP
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
2 investments
Private fund assets
$92M
VC funds
1
Tracked investments
51

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Xiang Yao Kwong· General Partner

What they invest in

from 37 of 51 portfolio companies

Fintech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×9Consumer ×8SaaS ×8E-commerce ×7B2B Marketplaces ×6Retail Tech ×5

HQs:India×23United States×5Japan×3Indonesia×2Singapore×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 18 portfolio companies
61%
solo founders
11 of 18 mapped founding teams
11%
repeat founders
of 27 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×112 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ×3Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×13Business & Management ×6Finance & Accounting ×5Economics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history

Rocket Internet SE ×2Zetwerk ×2

6 hold an MBA (of 25 with degree data)

Investments · 51 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22020 · 13 dated

㈱LexxPlusslexxpluss.comin𝕏✓ verified

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(Founder)in

Co-investorsSOSVCanal VenturesDBJ CapitalDRONE FUNDGlobal BrainAozora Corporate Investment

Lightuplightup.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Lightup provides enterprise data observability software that monitors and validates production data pipelines using AI-powered anomaly detection.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzVela PartnersS28 CapitalShasta VenturesIncubate USGTMfund

MUSEmuse-gr.com✓ verified

MUSE develops robots to support retail store operations and help employees work more effectively.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechRoboticsTokyo, JP

Co-investorsGlobal BrainSpiral CapitalXTech VenturesCanal Ventures

Aerem Solutions Pvt Ltdaerem.coin

Aerem is a "FinTech for CleanTech" group that runs a digital lending platform and B2B marketplace to finance and supply rooftop solar in India, serving businesses, homeowners, and solar EPC companies.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergyFintech

Anand(CEO)inAditya Vikram Kejriwal(Founder)Anand Jain(Founder)Vikesh Agarwal(Founder)

Co-investorsAlteria CapitalSE VenturesUTECAvaana CapitalBlume VenturesBritish International Investment+2 more

Bright Securitybrightsec.comin

Bright Security develops an AI-powered application security platform that automates detection, remediation, and validation of security vulnerabilities integrated into the software development lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsDnx VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersFusionIncubate USJ-VenturesTOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITED+1 more

BuyEazzybuyeazzy.com

Glamzy is an online beauty and personal care retailer offering makeup, skincare, haircare, fragrance, bath & body, health & wellness, and mother & baby products from a range of brands.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsInfo Edge Ventures

Captain Freshcaptainfresh.inin

Captain Fresh is building a vertically integrated, multi-species global seafood platform that combines physical supply-chain infrastructure with consumer seafood brands.

B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain

Utham Gowda(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelADB VenturesAnkur CapitalEvolvence India FundStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors+5 more

DPD Zerodpdzero.comin𝕏

DPDzero runs multi-channel debt collection campaigns for lenders, orchestrating borrower outreach across SMS, WhatsApp, IVR, and RCS with channel fallback, timing optimization, and unified reporting.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ananth Shroff(Founder)inRanjith(Co-founder)Ananth Shroff Ranjith Ramachandra(Founder)Ranjith B R(Founder)Ranjith BR(Founder)

Co-investorsBetter CapitalIndia QuotientBlume VenturesCapria Ventures

Drip Capitaldripcapital.comin𝕏

Drip provides trade financing and working capital solutions for small and midsize businesses conducting cross-border commerce, using automated underwriting and transaction processing to assess credit and connect borrowers with capital providers and logistics partners.

FintechMH, IN

Pushkar Mukewar(Founder)inNeil Kothari(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelBetter Tomorrow VenturesBragiel BrothersDYDX CapitalEndeavor8GMO VenturePartners+20 more

Easy Home Financeeasyhomefinance.inin𝕏

Easy Home Finance is a housing finance company serving middle-income Indian families, with particular focus on self-employed and cash-income earners overlooked by traditional lenders.

FintechPropTech

Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersInvestcorpPegasus India Evolving Opportunities FundClaypond CapitalFinSight VenturesSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

EmbodyMeembodyme.comin𝕏

EmbodyMe develops AI technology to create, replicate, and manipulate digital representations of human characteristics including appearance, voice, and body movements for media production and content creation.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Issay Yoshida(CEO)in

Co-investorsCanal VenturesDEEPCORE Inc.Kiraboshi CapitalTechstars

etailyetaily.comin

Etaily is an e-commerce enablement platform that builds and manages a portfolio of beauty, health, wellness, and lifestyle brands, handling operations, marketplace and D2C management, digital marketing, demand planning, and data analytics across major online channels.

E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSingapore, SG

Alexander F.(Founder)inAlexander Friedhoff(Founder)Janina Vela(Founder)

Co-investorsFoxmont Capital PartnersGenesis Alternative VenturesGobi PartnersJG Digital Equity VenturesKaya FoundersSMBC Asia Rising Fund+2 more

Fairdeal Marketfairdeal.marketin

Fairdeal.market operates a B2B quick commerce platform for India's Kirana stores, delivering over 1,000 FMCG products at wholesale prices within 60 minutes.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechBangalore, IN

Prateek Bansal(Founder)in

Co-investorsBertelsmann India InvestmentsGemba Capital Venture PartnersWaterBridge Ventures

Fantailfantail.inApr 2026

Fantail is building a man-made fiber (MMF) ecosystem for the Indian fashion retail industry.

E-commerceNew MaterialsRetail TechLaurel, US

Pradeep Pathade(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsRiverwalk HoldingsAll In Capital

Flentflent.in

Flent designs, furnishes, and operates fully managed rental homes in India, handling quality checks across utilities and safety and managing the entire living experience rather than just connecting renters to landlords.

MarketplacesPropTechBengaluru, IN

Mayank Lalwani(Founder)in

Co-investorsWEH VenturesPareto HoldingsStride Ventures

Flip Spacesflipspaces.comin𝕏

Flipspaces builds technology solutions for the interior design and construction industry, serving stakeholders across the design, procurement, and supply chain value chain with software and collaboration tools.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechMumbai, IN

Kunal Sharma(Founder & CEO)Ankur Muchhal(Co-Founder)Vikash Anand(Co-Founder)Mrinal Sharma(Co-Founder)Ritesh Ranjan(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsDholakia VenturesIron Pillar

Green Fortunethegreenfortune.comin𝕏

GreenFortune manufactures window and door systems in India using PVC profiles and supplies them to fabricators who serve end customers.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechConsumerHardwareSector AgnosticHyderabad, IN

Co-investorsFoundamental

iCAREicare.jpn.com

.JPN.COM is a domain registry offering .jpn.com domains as an alternative to traditional Japanese ccTLDs, providing unrestricted global access to Japan-focused digital presence without residency or business registration requirements.

Sector AgnosticLas Vegas, US

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesGlobal BrainSumitomo Mitsui Finance and LeasingIncubate Fund

Includinclud.com

Includ is an online retailer of children's clothing and accessories for kids aged 0 to 14, covering categories such as dresses, co-ord sets, partywear, school essentials and toddler wear.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Hinal Shah(Founder)in

Intellendintellendtech.com

Mumbai, IN

Brotish Das(Founder)

Ledgerowlledgerowl.comin

Ledgerowl is an outsourced financial services provider for businesses in Indonesia, offering bookkeeping, tax administration and reporting, financial operations, and business legal setup.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsInit 6Skystar Capital

Lumovlumovhealth.comin

Lumov Health designs and sells orthopedic support products such as knee braces, insoles, lumbo sacral belts, and compression stockings, developed with orthopedic doctors and tailored to Indian anatomy and weather conditions.

ConsumerHealthtechMedical Devices

Ankit Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsIIMA Ventures

M2Pm2pfintech.comin𝕏

M2P Fintech provides fintech infrastructure and supports fintech startups and entrepreneurs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSChennai, IN

Madhusudanan R(Founder)inMuthukumar A(Co-founder)inPrabhu Rangarajan(Founder)inMuthukumar Ayyakkannu(Founder)

Co-investors8i VenturesBetter CapitalInsight PartnersBEENEXTFlourish VenturesHelios Investment Partners+10 more

Medleywithmedley.comin

Medley provides group coaching for organizational leadership development at enterprise scale.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech

Edith Cooper(Founder)inJordan Taylor(Founder)inKohei Takiguchi(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEast VenturesFoundation CapitalGlobal Brain

Modifimodifi.comin𝕏

MODIFI provides a digital platform for cross-border trade finance, letting exporters and importers onboard online, receive payment right after shipping, and track trades and supplier payouts in one dashboard.

FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBainbridge Island, US

Jan Wehrs(Founder)inSven Brauer(Founder)inNelson Holzner(Co-Founder & CEO)inJames Poss(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Otepka(Executive Officer)J. Todd Larson(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsMaersk GrowthNeva Sgr.PICUS CAPITALGlobal Founders CapitalHighCape CapitalPathway Bioventures

Olyvolyv.co.inin𝕏

Olyv provides technology-driven financial products including lending and financial management services for underserved Indians, focusing on financial inclusion and accessibility.

ConsumerFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Rohit Garg(Co-Founder & CEO)inAmit Chandel(Co-Founder & CTO)inVinay Singh(Co-Founder & CPO)inJayant Upadhyay(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsFundamentumSMBC Asia Rising Fund

Paper Idpaper.idin𝕏Jan 2020

Paper provides digital invoicing and payment solutions for small to medium-sized businesses in Indonesia.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSIndonesia, ID

Yosia Sugialam(Founder)in

Co-investorsGolden Gate VenturesSkystar CapitalSquare Peg CapitalBDC Capital CorporationBirchmere VenturesBullpen Capital+4 more

Plumplumhq.comin𝕏

Plum provides employee health insurance and healthcare for companies and their staff in India, aiming to make insurance more transparent and trustworthy.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechHR TechInsurTechBengaluru, IN

Abhishek Poddar(Co-founder)inSaurabh Arora(Co-founder)in

Co-investors100x Entrepreneur FundGemba Capital Venture PartnersGMO VenturePartnersSurgeTanglin Venture PartnersTracxn labs+1 more

Pulsepulseio.in

Pulse is an Indian medical equipment OEM that designs, manufactures, and services devices in-house across categories such as patient monitoring, dialysis, cardiology, surgical, diagnostics, aesthetics, and rehabilitation.

Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical DevicesBengaluru, IN

Anshul Sharma(Founder)inNishant Goel(Founder)in

Co-investorsFoundation CapitalZetta Venture Partners

ReFiBuyrefibuy.aiin𝕏Apr 2026

ReFiBuy provides a platform for optimizing product data and visibility across AI-driven shopping environments and agents.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRaleigh, US

M. Scot Wingo(Executive Officer, Director)inDerek Lee Conlin(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStefan Sterns(Director)in

Co-investorsAtento CapitalFlyover CapitalG20 VenturesIncubate USKnoll VenturesNewRoad Capital Partners, LLC+4 more

Saswat Financesaswatfinance.com

Saswat Finance provides tailored lending, cattle and health insurance, and livelihood advisory services for farmers and micro-entrepreneurs in rural India, using an in-house technology platform for loan origination, underwriting, and collections.

AgTechFintechInsurTech

Co-investorsAnkur Capital

Shivalik Small Finance Bankbank.in

S. P. Hinduja(Founder)

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersQuona Capital

Shopkiranashopkirana.comin

ShopKirana operates a B2B e-commerce platform connecting kirana (local retail) stores with suppliers and brands for ordering goods.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechIndore, IN

Tanutejas Saraswat(Founder)inSumit Ghorawat(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalIndia Foundation Fund Series I (A Scheme Of Multiply Ventures IndiaNB VenturesSixth Sense VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsAkatsuki+1 more

Stride Greennexxgro.com

NexxGro provides asset finance, leasing, and management services with a focus on EV and cleantech financing, offering consulting and analytical insights to businesses pursuing sustainable transitions.

CleantechClimate TechFintechMobility & Transportation

Tamashatamasha.livein

Tamasha is an AI-first social platform offering multiplayer social games, 1:1 chats, audio rooms, and anonymous emotional expression spaces designed to help people connect and interact.

ConsumerGamingSocialBengaluru, IN

Co-investorsChiratae VenturesFirst ChequeGood CapitalInvestopadTitan Capital

Tyffontyffon.comin𝕏

Tyffon develops location-based mixed reality (MR) entertainment content and operates an XR theme park facility called TYFFONIUM.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentWest Hollywood, US

Ken Fukazawa(CEO / CCO)inTeruyuki Nakahashi(Executive Officer, Director)inTakeshi (Ken) Fukazawa(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTohru Akaura(Director)

Co-investorsCanal VenturesDisney AcceleratorTBS Innovation PartnersTechstarsMizuho CapitalSEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS.

Vayanavayana.comin𝕏

Vayana is a digital platform that provides trade credit and liquidity solutions for supply chain participants by connecting buyers, sellers, and financial institutions to enable affordable, accessible financing for businesses at all supply chain levels.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsChiratae VenturesJungle VenturesMarch Capital PartnersTrifecta Capital AdvisorsIFCInternational Finance Corporation+1 more

Wagglemywaggle.com

Waggle develops pet monitoring devices and cameras designed to alert owners to temperature changes and track pet behavior, particularly for travelers and RV owners.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Co-investorsLowercase CapitalPrime Venture Partners

Wizwiz.aiin

Wizlynn is a generative-AI voice agent for inbound customer service that handles calls with natural-language routing, answers questions within approved policies and verified knowledge, and escalates to human agents with full context when confidence is low.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSingapore, SG

Jianfeng Lu(Founder)inJennifer Zhang(Founder)Jennifer Zhang Tony Zhu(Founder)Lu JianFeng(Founder)

Co-investorsBeacon VCInsignia Ventures PartnersK3 VenturesK3V VenturesWavemaker Partners

Yuluyulu.bike

Technology-driven mobility platform enabling integrated urban mobility across public and private transport modes.

Bengaluru, IN

Amit Gupta(Founder)inAmit Gupta RK Misra(Founder)Hemant Gupta(Founder)Naveen Dachuri(Founder)RK Misra(Founder)

Co-investorsBetter CapitalLVX VenturesRocketship.vcTracxn labsWavemaker Partners3one4 Capital+1 more

Yuvrityuvrit.in

Yuvrit offers personalized Ayurvedic care programs based on classical Kerala-style Panchakarma therapies, herbal medicines, and doctor consultations.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Other

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

DusaanElixiir FoodsEzeDoxGigIndiaMabelSkillateSuraTripeurWizKlub

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
Yourstory

Plum · yourstory.com · Mar 26, 2026

Yourstory

Captain Fresh · yourstory.com · Mar 10, 2026

Yourstory

Aerem Solutions Pvt Ltd · yourstory.com · Apr 4, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Incubate Fund made?
Incubate Fund has 51 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Incubate Fund invest at?
Incubate Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Incubate Fund focus on?
Incubate Fund focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Retail Tech, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is Incubate Fund located?
Incubate Fund is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
Does Incubate Fund lead rounds?
Yes, Incubate Fund leads investment rounds.
Who does Incubate Fund co-invest with?
Incubate Fund most often shares deals with Better Capital, Trifecta Capital Advisors, Accel, among 84 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Inside India's Startup Boom: A VC's Insights | Nao Murakami @ Incubate Fund Asia

Founder Thesis Presents The Spotlight Podcast · Nao Murakami

Similar investors

Featured in lists