Iyogin Capital
Corporate VCPre-Seed–Growth
Also known as いよぎんキャピタル株式会社
Investment thesis
As part of the Iyogin Group, the firm manages a range of funds supporting timely fundraising and sound financial structures for local companies. It backs startups and ventures aiming for stock-market listing or holding innovative technologies, supports the primary industries of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, assists smooth business succession, and funds early-stage ventures spun out of Ehime University. It positions itself as a bridge between the Iyogin Group, local governments, and universities, seeking to grow small regional opportunities into larger businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 39 of 65 portfolio companiesHardware ×11Deep Tech ×9SaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Healthtech ×7Biotech ×6Consumer ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5
HQs:Japan×37United States×1
Investments · 65 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBig Wood is a Japanese furniture retailer that sells, manufactures, and wholesales domestic and imported outlet furniture and interior goods, as well as Persian rugs, and operates a franchise business.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechMatsuyama, JP
河本 康(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
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)
ATOMica operates social coworking spaces designed to foster relationships between people and enable connection and collaboration.
Future of WorkSaaSSocial宮崎市, JP
BoCo Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells communication devices and consumer audio products based on its own bone-conduction technology under the earsopen (EO) brand, including hearing-assistance products for people with hearing loss.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechTokyo, JP
Hataaki Sha(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
DR.C Medicine (DRC Medicine Ltd.) is a Japanese company specializing in allergy and infectious-disease countermeasures, developing and selling pharmaceuticals, medical devices, quasi-drugs, healthcare and cosmetic products.
BiotechConsumerHealthtechNew MaterialsTokyo, JP
岡崎 成実(代表者 (Representative))
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
IntegriCulture is a Japanese cellular agriculture company developing cell-culture systems and production technology for cultured foods, along with OEM/ODM cosmetics and supplements and sales of cell-culture consumables and equipment.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTechFujisawa, JP
Yuki Hanyu(代表取締役 (CEO))
KUROFUNE is a Japanese company headquartered in Nagoya with regional offices across Japan and an IT development base in Cebu, the Philippines.
B2B MarketplacesHR TechSector AgnosticTokyo, JP
Ryo Kurakata(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Melt Interface Technologies (formerly Diver-X) develops human-machine interface hardware, including input devices, tracking, and haptics technology such as its ContactGlove product, spanning consumer input devices, industrial interfaces for XR/robotics/teleoperation, and custom co-development solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsTokyo, JP
Yamato Sakoda(CEO / Hardware Engineer)Kei Asano(CTO / Software Engineer)
QUADRAC develops payment and authentication server systems and cloud services for transit fare collection, including its Q-CORE platform and Q-move service used by transportation operators.
FintechMobility & TransportationSaaSTokyo, JP
Masayuki Takada(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))Tadashi Watanabe(取締役 CFO)Hiroki Kishimoto(取締役 CIO)
YAMAP is a mobile application that provides GPS navigation and trail mapping for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, enabling location tracking even without cellular signal and facilitating trail recording and sharing among users.
ConsumerMobility & Transportation
Alarmbox is a Japanese company that provides business credit and risk management services, monitoring and assessing the creditworthiness of companies' business partners.
FintechSaaS
Optieum develops next-generation CAR-T cell therapies using a proprietary CAR discovery platform to optimize immune cell activation for treating solid tumors and hematological malignancies.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Generic Solution provides data management and big data analytics products aimed at helping customer businesses turn data into concrete outcomes and improve market competitiveness.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Nanomist Technologies develops, manufactures, and sells atomization-separation systems that separate and purify solutions without heat or pressure, along with related equipment for wastewater purification, hot-spring concentration, VOC recovery, and fine-powder production.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechHardware
Kazuo Matsuura(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Regional Fish develops fish species with accelerated breeding technology and deploys smart land-based aquaculture systems using AI and IoT.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT京都市, JP
梅川 忠典(代表取締役社長（Representative Director and President）)木下 政人(取締役 CTO（Director and CTO）)
KEN ROBOTECH CORPORATION develops robotics for the construction industry.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHardwareRoboticsMiki, JP
眞部 達也(代表取締役社長兼CEO)井上 治久(取締役MO（メカニカル・オフィサー）)
Amidex develops Amidex®, a digital index (template) system for composite resin dental treatment that lets dentists restore and reshape teeth with minimal cutting of healthy tooth structure.
Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTokushima, JP
伊原 晃(代表取締役 CEO)渡邉 佳一郎(取締役 CTO)保坂 啓一(取締役 CDO)
FUNDINNO operates an equity crowdfunding platform in Japan that connects individual and corporate investors with startups raising capital.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplaces
Grooves is a Japanese "WorkTech" company that builds internet-based services to connect working people with companies, aiming to improve how individuals find jobs and new work opportunities.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSaaSTokyo, JP
池見 幸浩(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))Yukihiro Ikemi(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))
HALVO Holdings is a Japanese holding company operating subsidiaries centered on its Green & Water business, which provides the "Composite Lagoon System" wastewater treatment plant used mainly by pig farms, with over 300 installations across Japan.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodTokyo, JP
山崎 喜一郎(代表取締役会長兼CEO)永原 一佳(代表取締役社長兼COO)山崎 壮一郎(専務取締役)風間 麻衣子(常務取締役兼CFO)
HIROTSUS Bioscience develops N-NOSE, a cancer screening test that uses nematodes to detect trace odor markers in urine samples, enabling early cancer detection.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesTokyo, JP
広津崇亮
INDUSTRIAL-X is a Japanese company that supports enterprises through business model redesign, digital value creation, and organizational change under its "Resource as a Service" concept, positioning itself as a co-creation and hands-on transformation platform.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSTokyo, JP
Tomonori Yako(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))Takeshi Yoshikawa(取締役CSO (Director & CSO))Masataka Yonemura(取締役CFO (Director & CFO))
KORTUC develops a cancer radiotherapy (code name KRC-01) that uses hydrogen peroxide as a radiosensitizer to treat solid tumors.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US
Kazu Matsuda(CEO)Yasuhiro Ogawa(Inventor & Medical Advisor)
OptoComb (formerly XTIA) develops and sells optical frequency comb generators and related measurement instruments and applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP
福沢 博志(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))興梠 元伸(取締役名誉フェロー (Director, Honorary Fellow))今井 一宏(取締役 (Director))細見 孝大(取締役 (Director))柴 謙一(取締役 (Director))
Patternstorage builds an information infrastructure platform for textile and apparel manufacturers, combining AI adoption foundations, training, and consulting with AI tools designed for manufacturing workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Veqta is a company that conducts genetic and health testing for pets, including dog age determination, breed identification, and disease screening.
HealthtechMedical Devices未記載, JP
ANDPAD is a cloud-based construction project management platform used mainly via a smartphone app to manage building and construction sites from on-site operations through to business management.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechSaaS
Audiostock is a Japanese online marketplace offering royalty-free music, sound effects, voice, and songs (over 1 million tracks) for commercial use in video, YouTube, games, apps, ads, and broadcast.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesATOMica · thebridge.jp · Mar 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Iyogin Capital invest at?
- Iyogin Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Iyogin Capital focus on?
- Iyogin Capital focuses on AgTech, Sector Agnostic.
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