JAFCO Group

WAKAZE manufactures and sells Japanese sake and craft spirits, with production operations in both Japan and France.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechParis, FR

TITakuma Inagawa(Representative Director & CEO)in

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalEGEgg ForwardJAJapan FinanceNINissay CapitalSMSMBC Venture CapitalSPSpiral Ventures+1 more

ROUTE06 builds AI-driven development platforms (Acsim, Giselle, Liam) and provides consulting, enterprise system development, and DX support services for large companies.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

遠崇遠藤 崇史(代表取締役 (CEO/Founder))松均松本 均(取締役 (Co-founder))重正重岡 正(取締役CTO (Co-founder))TSTadashi Shigeoka(Founder)in見康見浪 康平(執行役員CFO)Takafumi Endoin

Co-investorsDEDelight VenturesALALL STAR SAAS FUNDGEGenesia VenturesMIMitsubishi UFJ CapitalMIMizuho CapitalSMSMBC Venture Capital

TOKIUM operates as a time infrastructure company that uses technology and innovation to help people and organizations accelerate toward their future by reducing waste and creating value through their time.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsTGTGVest Capital

Kyash is a Japanese mobile payment app that lets users load funds into their balance from bank accounts, credit or debit cards, Pay-easy, and dedicated deposit accounts, with no deposit fees and options for scheduled or automatic top-ups.

ConsumerFintechTokyo, JP

STShinichi Takatori(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAltos VenturesBLBlock IncGOGoodwater CapitalGRGreyhound CapitalMIMitsui Sumitomo Insurance CapitalMIMizuho Capital+9 more

Japanese B2B SaaS company providing UPCYCLE, a procurement data platform for manufacturers' purchasing departments.

松原脩平in

Co-investorsCOColopl NextI-i-nest capital

aiESG provides product-level ESG analysis and evaluation, tracing supply chains to assess ESG impacts including human rights and biodiversity using a database co-developed by Kyushu University researchers combined with proprietary AI.

AI & Machine LearningImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Shunsuke Managi(代表 (Representative))DSDaikichi Seki(Founder)in

Co-investorsJAJapan Post Insurance NEXT PartnersOPOpen Network LabNINissay Capital

Alchemedicine is a drug discovery company focused on research and development of new small-molecule medicines, using its proprietary synthesis technology HiSAP® to improve on existing drugs' weak efficacy, side effects, and pharmacokinetics.

BiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsBEBeyond Next Ventures

Blue Laser Fusion develops proprietary pulsed laser technology for two main applications: directed energy defense systems and commercial fusion power generation.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergySanta Barbara, US

DSDr. Shuji Nakamura(CEO)Richard Ogawa(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Rudy(Executive Officer, Director)inVanessa Ann Truong(Executive Officer)in

BoardMathew August(Director)Jeffrey Shealy(Director)

Co-investorsWAWaseda University VenturesSOSoftBank Group

CADDi builds an AI data platform for the manufacturing industry, alongside a procurement platform for custom (made-to-order) parts, using data and AI to unlock knowledge from the production floor.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesSaaSTokyo, JP

YKYushiro Kato(Founder)in加藤 勇志郎(代表取締役CEO・共同創業者)Aditya Sastry(Founder)Aki Kobashi(Founder)Alejandro Castellano(Founder)Kato Yushiro(Founder)

Co-investorsATAtomicoCOCoreline VenturesDCDCM VenturesGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersMIMinerva Growth Partners+7 more

Software platform for retail store operations management.

Co-investorsCACarbide VenturesFIFIRSTLIGHT CapitalJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsNENew Commerce VenturesOROriental Land Innovations

CaTe develops technology-enabled healthcare solutions that help patients continue necessary medical care in their daily lives after hospital discharge.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

寺嶋 一裕(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsCOCoral CapitalX-X-HUB TOKYO Global Startup AcceleratorCACapital Medica Ventures

Cellfiber is a biotechnology company founded in 2015 that develops cell encapsulation technology and manufacturing techniques to increase production capacity for cell and gene therapies, aiming to make these treatments accessible to more patients.

BiotechHardwareMedical DevicesKumamoto, JP

YYYu Yanagisawain

Co-investorsFAFast Track InitiativeUNUntroD CapitalUNUniversal Materials Incubator

Cancer therapeutics development (RNA regulation abnormalities).

Co-investorsKYKyoto University Innovation CapitalNINippon Venture CapitalSHShinsei Capital PartnersSMSMBC Venture CapitalUTUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.

Commune provides community-building software and services for companies to strengthen relationships with customers and employees, offering tools for Voice of Customer/Employee analysis, engagement programs, AI agents, and loyalty management.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsFIFIRSTLIGHT CapitalZ Z Venture Capital

double jump.tokyo is an enterprise Web3 infrastructure company offering four solutions—corporate wallets, stablecoin payments, AI agent payments, and crypto asset accounting—for companies' authentication and payment needs.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechTokyo, JP

HUHironobu Ueno(Director)Yukinori Matsuya(Director)inTakashi Fujishima(Director)Ryo Manzoku(Director)Hiroyuki Kawamoto(Director)Guo Yihong(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDEDentsu VenturesFEFenbushi CapitalGUgumi IncPRPrime PartnersTATaisu VenturesTITIS Ventures+2 more

Emerada provides financial institutions and corporate clients with the strategy, data, payments, credit, operational systems, and data integration needed to launch new financial services, combining its own microservices into financial systems.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

Naoki Furukawa(Founder)Taiga Sawamura(Founder)

Co-investorsAGAG Capital Co. Ltd.

FULL KAITEN develops and provides a cloud-based inventory analysis platform that helps businesses convert inventory into profit.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingRetail TechSaaSTokyo, JP

瀬川 直寛(代表取締役)

Co-investorsFUFujitsu VenturesAOAozora Corporate Investment

Gojo & Company is a Japan-based financial inclusion group that invests in and operates microfinance institutions, banks, and fintech companies across Asia and Africa to expand access to financial services for underserved clients.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSTokyo, JP

TSTaejun Shin(Co-founder, Managing Partner & CEO)SGSanjay Gandhi(Co-founder & CIO)inAVArnaud Ventura(Managing Partner)Kohei Katada(Managing Partner / CFO)Gurol Michael Sari(Chief Operating Officer)TTTakao Takahashi(Chief People & Inclusion Officer)in

Co-investors1515th RockBEBeyond Next VenturesDIDIMENSIONFUFujitsu VenturesGLGlobis Capital PartnersGMGMO VenturePartners+5 more

H2Corporation develops AI-based construction estimation (AI積算) software for general contractors and subcontractors, using computer vision to automate quantity takeoff and improve efficiency of construction workflows.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

川嶋 啓嗣(CEO)グエン・トゥン(CTO・CDO)

Co-investorsMEMetaProp VenturesSPSpiral CapitalMEMetaPropNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)ONOne Capital

JEPLAN is a Japanese group focused on recycling and circular economy, working with domestic and international partners under the mission of "circulating all things." It aims to advance a circular economy through recycling technologies and operations across its business sites and factories.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsTokyo, JP

髙尾 正樹(代表取締役 執行役員社長 (President & CEO))

Co-investorsGOGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERSOSOSAKA University Venture CapitalRARakuten CapitalSHShizuoka CapitalUNUntroD CapitalUNUniversal Materials Incubator

Josys provides a unified identity and access governance platform that integrates with 350+ applications to manage unmanaged AI agents, machine identities, shadow accounts, and overprivileged access across disconnected systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

YMYasukane Matsumoto(Founder & CEO)inSanjay Rajasekhar(Founder)

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersNTNTT DOCOMO VenturesSOSony Ventures CorporationZ Z Venture CapitalANANRI+2 more

Kyoto Fusioneering develops fusion energy technology and related engineering solutions to enable carbon-neutral power generation and advanced chemical processes such as hydrogen production and carbon capture.

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyKyoto, JP

Taka Nagao(Founder)inSTShutaro Takeda, Ph.D.(Founder)inRichard Pearson(Founder)Satoshi Konishi(Founder)Shutaro Takeda(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCoral CapitalDBDBJ CapitalGLGlobal BrainINIn-Q-TelJEJERAJIJIC Venture Growth Investments+5 more

LayerX offers an Interaction Security Platform that gives security teams visibility and control over how users and on-device AI agents interact with AI tools, SaaS applications, identities, and data at the last mile.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

DVDavid Vaisbrud(Founder)in

Co-investorsDEDell Technologies CapitalDIDIMENSIONGLGlilot Capital PartnersJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsPRPrime PartnersCOCoreline Ventures+2 more

Life is Tech provides educational programs to Japanese middle and high school students to develop their potential and skills in technology and innovation.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechTokyo, JP

Co-investorsJIJIC Venture Growth Investments

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

TITaiki Ishikura(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.AOAozora Corporate InvestmentDEDelight VenturesGLGlobis Capital PartnersMIMIRAI SOUZOUSTStartX+2 more

Money Forward provides financial services and a "money platform" for individuals and businesses, aiming to help users manage money and solve financial challenges.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

YTYosuke Tsuji(Founder)in

Co-investorsDNDnx VenturesGLGlobis Capital PartnersGMGMO VenturePartnersMIMitsukoshi Isetan InnovationsTBTBS Innovation PartnersALAltaIR Capital+8 more

Newmo operates taxi services and autonomous taxi operations in Japan, serving regional transportation needs in areas facing labor shortages and declining population.

B2B MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSTokyo, JP

松本 龍祐(Founder)inKentaro M.(Founder)in松本龍祐(Founder)青柳 直樹(代表取締役 CEO)Naoki Aoyagi(Founder)

Co-investorsBOBonds Investment GroupCOCoral CapitalDCDCM VenturesDIDIMENSIONGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital Partners+9 more

Japanese media platform where creators publish text, images and audio and readers follow, support and subscribe to them.

Co-investorsDNDnx VenturesOROriental Land InnovationsSESeiho Investment WorksW W Inc.

note is a media platform that lets creators publish and monetize text, images, audio, and other content, supporting a range of creative activities.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsCYCyberAgent CapitalFEFemto PartnersNINippon Venture CapitalSMSMBC Venture CapitalTBTBS Innovation Partners

Japanese ocean-monitoring startup building fleets of unmanned surface vehicles with coordinating software.

Co-investorsASaSTARTCOCoral CapitalDBDBJ CapitalGLGlobis Capital Partners

Open8 is a Japanese technology company focused on the information and content industry, aiming to turn the vast flow of online information into higher-quality content and serve as an information infrastructure for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

髙松 雄康(代表取締役社長兼CEO)

Co-investorsGLGlobis Capital PartnersSHShizuoka CapitalTBTBS Innovation Partners

PowerSpin develops spintronics-based power semiconductors and high-efficiency power electronics technology, offering intellectual property licensing, circuit designs, and consulting services.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSendai, JP

遠藤哲郎(代表取締役COO / CTO (東北大学教授))福田悦生(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsTOTOHOKU University Venture Partners

PRD Therapeutics is a drug-discovery startup developing first-in-class oral SOAT2-selective inhibitors (PRD compounds derived from pyripyropene A) to regulate lipid metabolism.

BiotechLongevityTokyo, JP

細莞細田 莞爾(代表取締役社長 / President & Co-Founder)供洋供田 洋(社外取締役 / Co-Founder)

Co-investorsJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsMIMizuho CapitalSMSMBC Venture Capital

Repro provides web performance optimization tools, specifically Repro Booster, which improves website page load speeds for e-commerce and other platforms through minimal implementation overhead.

AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsCACARTA VENTURES, Inc.DGDG Daiwa VenturesDGDG Ventures, Inc.GLGlobal BrainKDKDDI Open Innovation FundNTNTT DOCOMO Ventures+2 more

SANU 2nd Home operates a fractional ownership platform for second homes in Japan, allowing individuals and companies to purchase seasonal usage rights (from 8 nights annually) across a network of 36 properties nationwide.

B2B MarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersGOGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERSHUHulic StartupSASamurai IncubateSHShizuoka Capital+3 more

SEQSENSE is a Japanese company presenting a mission-driven message about changing conventional thinking to build a more convenient and prosperous future.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsTOTOHOKU University Venture Partners

SNKRDUNK operates an online marketplace for buying and selling sneakers and related items, with professional authentication of every traded product to guarantee genuine goods.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesTokyo, JP

Co-investorsBAbasepartnersCOColopl Next

Star Signal Solutions provides space traffic management and collision avoidance monitoring for commercial satellites and orbital activities.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace TechTokyo, JP

岩城陽大(代表取締役 (CEO))

Board柳沢俊史(取締役 (Director))秋山祐貴(取締役 (Director))

Synplogen is a synthetic biology startup spun out of Kobe University that offers custom artificial gene synthesis and DNA library construction services using its proprietary OGAB and Combinatorial-OGAB (Combi-OGAB) DNA assembly methods.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesKobe, JP

柘植謙爾(取締役 / Founder (Executive Research Fellow))山本一彦(代表取締役社長 兼 CEO)山田尚之(常務取締役 CTO)岩田清和(取締役 COO)齋藤俊介(取締役 医療ビジネスユニット長)

Co-investorsI-i-nest capitalKOKobe University CapitalSOSojitz

TechMagic is a Japanese robotics company that develops robots for the food industry.

FoodTechHardwareRoboticsTokyo, JP

白裕白木 裕士(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Board但馬 竜介(取締役 (Director))

Co-investorsOROriental Land InnovationsSESeibu Shinkin Capital

TENET is a Japanese healthcare company building a new type of general-practice clinic that combines AI, online consultation, and comprehensive primary care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

花弘花房 弘也(代表取締役 CEO)佐暁佐藤 暁幸(Chief Medical Officer)武政武田 政則(総合診療クリニック統括責任者)

Co-investors1515th RockGMGMO VenturePartnersHIHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.NONOW Japan

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-investorsCOCoral CapitalDADAIKIN INDUSTRIESDRDRONE FUNDIDIDATEN VenturesJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsRARakuten Capital+4 more

The Chain Museum operates art-related services including ArtSticker, a gallery, and art project coordination.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

遠山正道(Founder (Smiles / involved with The Chain Museum))MTMasamichi Toyama(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))

BoardNINaoki Ito(取締役 (Director))JTJun Tanaka(取締役 (Director))DMDai Miyagawa(取締役 (Director))

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGOGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERSKDKDDI Open Innovation FundRERegional Revitalization SolutionTBTBS Innovation Partners

Thirdverse is an XR game studio that develops immersive virtual reality games and social experiences, including social VR, multiplayer sword fighting, hero shooters, and narrative action titles, for players worldwide.

ConsumerGaming

Masaru(Founder / CEO)

Co-investorsCYCyberAgent CapitalFEFenbushi CapitalKDKDDI Open Innovation FundKUKUSABINONOW JapanSISisu Game Ventures

TIER IV develops autonomous driving technology built around Autoware, an open-source software platform for self-driving vehicles.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRobotics

Co-investorsSOSony Ventures Corporation

Japanese operator of the asoview! leisure-activity booking marketplace and DX/SaaS ticketing solutions for tourism and leisure facilities.

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersKIKiraboshi CapitalRERegional Revitalization SolutionMIMizuho Capital

GOKKO (ごっこ倶楽部) is a Japanese entertainment company that produces vertical short dramas for platforms like TikTok, and operates a short-drama studio (studio505) and a vertical short-drama app called POPCORN.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

田中聡(代表取締役 (Representative Director))多田智(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Co-investorsI-i-nest capitalW W Inc.

Japanese HR tech firm offering a platform that standardizes and links enterprise HR SaaS data, plus its own payroll SaaS.

HSHidekazu Sugiurain

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersSBSBI InvestmentSISimplex

Japanese developer of Parallel, a mobile voice-chat app where friends hang out online while playing games and sharing media.

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainSHShizuoka CapitalW W Inc.ANANRIKDKDDI Open Innovation FundMIMitsubishi UFJ Capital+2 more

Japanese company working to address challenges in the primary industries (agriculture and fishing), such as an aging producer population.

AgTechFoodTech

Co-investorsCACARTA VENTURES, Inc.DEDelight VenturesGOGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERSHIHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.IYIyogin CapitalNONOW Japan+2 more

A company developing microwave-based chemical processing technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in the chemical manufacturing industry.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew Materials吹田市, JP

塚原 保徳(代表取締役CSO（最高科学責任者）)IYIwao Yoshino(Representative Director CEO)inYasunori Tsukahara(Representative Director CSO)吉野 巌(代表取締役社長CEO)

Co-investorsININCJ, Ltd.CHChishima Real Estate — Startup InvestmentDBDBJ CapitalOSOSAKA University Venture CapitalSMSMBC Venture CapitalUTUTEC

Mirrativ operates a live game streaming platform where users can broadcast and watch gameplay, alongside advertising services and live gaming events.

Creator EconomyGamingMarketing TechSocialTokyo, JP

Junichi Akagawa(Founder)in

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainGLGlobis Capital PartnersKDKDDI Open Innovation FundZ Z Venture CapitalANANRIITItochu Technology Ventures

Wonderpla creates products and services designed to bring moments of joy and laughter to people worldwide across different cultures, languages, and backgrounds.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainNINippon Venture CapitalSMSMBC Venture CapitalZ Z Venture Capital

Aiming develops and operates online games for global audiences, with a focus on free-to-play titles using item-based monetization models.

GamingTokyo, JP

椎葉（Shiiba）(CEO)

Co-investorsINIncubate FundSMSMBC Venture CapitalZ Z Venture Capital

Chatwork is a business messaging and communication application offering team chat and login via Apple and Google accounts.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Toshi Yamamoto(Founder)in

Co-investorsGMGMO VenturePartnersSMSMBC Venture Capital

COUNTERWORKS is a Japanese company that digitizes commercial real estate to enable more flexible retail and commerce.

MarketplacesPropTechRetail TechSaaSTokyo, JP

naoki sanpei(Founder)in三瓶 直樹(代表取締役 CEO)薮祐薮本 祐介(取締役 CFO)山本 健人(取締役 CDO)徳永 岳史(CTO)寺山 淳基(CPO)

Co-investorsIGIgnition Point Venture PartnersRERegional Revitalization SolutionZ Z Venture Capital

Co-investorsUTUTEC

Gaudi Clinical is a Japanese company in the clinical and cellular field.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

飛護飛田 護邦(Representative Director & CEO)

Co-investorsJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsSASamurai IncubateSHShizuoka Capital

Gunosy is a Japanese internet company that develops information and content delivery services designed to match relevant information to individual users.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

木新木村 新司(代表取締役会長 グループ最高経営責任者 (Chairman & Group CEO))SKShinji Kimura(Representative Director & Chairman, Group CEO)Kentaro Nishio(Representative Director & President)Koji Yoshida(Founder)Yoshifumi Seki(Founder)Yoshinori Fukushima(Founder)

Co-investorsEAEast Ventures