Japan Finance
Government fundTokyo · Pre-Seed–Growth
Investment thesis
Japan Finance Corporation is a government policy-based financial institution providing financing to businesses across Japan. It operates through three coordinated divisions — national life (micro and small enterprises), small and medium enterprise, and agriculture, forestry and fisheries — offering a broad range of loan services. It also supports new business founders and early-stage entrepreneurs, and provides education loans. As a public institution, its mission is to complement private-sector finance and support economic activity through lending rather than equity investment.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×1IoT ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:Japan×1
Investments · 1 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSensyn Robotics builds SENSYN CORE, an application development platform that combines AI, IoT, and robots (such as drones) to support infrastructure inspection, disaster prevention and damage assessment, and security/monitoring operations.
AI & Machine LearningIoTRobotics
Co-investorsDRONE FUNDEmerald Technology Ventures AgGlobis Capital PartnersNabtesco Technology VenturesSumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Japan Finance invest at?
- Japan Finance invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Japan Finance's typical check size?
- Japan Finance typically writes checks of $697K – $113M.
- What sectors does Japan Finance focus on?
- Japan Finance focuses on AgTech, Crypto & Web3, FoodTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Japan Finance located?
- Japan Finance is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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