Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd.
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth · 1 people tracked
Also known as 日本郵政キャピタル株式会社
Investment thesis
Japan Post Capital positions itself as a co-creation platform built on the Japan Post Group's business assets and its nationwide network of roughly 24,000 post offices. The firm aims to support portfolio companies according to their stage and needs, drawing on the resources of the Japan Post Group. A central focus is generating synergies between its investees and the wider Japan Post Group, supporting customers and local communities across Japan.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 57 of 99 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×16Consumer ×11Logistics & Supply Chain ×11B2B Marketplaces ×9E-commerce ×9Enterprise Software ×9Hardware ×7
HQs:Japan×48United States×4
Investments · 99 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 12 dated
PicoCELA develops multi-hop wireless mesh Wi-Fi networking products (the PCWL series and PicoManager management software) that reduce wired cabling in large or hard-to-wire sites such as factories, construction sites, and warehouses.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTTokyo, JP
Hiroshi Furukawa(Representative Director (CEO))Hideaki Horikiri(Executive Officer, Director)Yoshinari Noguchi(Director)Mutsuko Oba(Director)Kien Leong Lim(Director)Jong Han Rey Foo(Director)
ACROVE is a Japanese company focused on e-commerce, aiming to bring products to more consumers through EC (electronic commerce).
ConsumerData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Shunsuke Arai(代表取締役 社長執行役員 / グループCEO (Representative Director, President & Group CEO))Tetsuo Yamada(取締役 / 副社長執行役員 グループCOO)Toshiki Terashima(執行役員 CTO)Yuji Kozawa(執行役員 CAE)
A.I.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
Tomohiko Hori(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))
Mirai Speaker (株式会社ミライスピーカー) plans, develops, manufactures, and sells age-tech audio products such as the "Mirai Speaker" and "Mirai Speaker Ear," aimed at making longer lifespans more comfortable through technology.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechLongevityTokyo, JP
Hiroshi Yamaji(代表取締役社長/CEO)
akippa operates a parking reservation service in Japan, offering a paid "Value Plus" membership that provides earlier booking access and a standing 10% discount on parking fees.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Applied EV builds the Blanc Robot, a cabinless autonomous vehicle, along with its Digital Backbone safety-rated programmable control system and an API-first IoV cloud platform for fleet management.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Jeff Cardenas(CEO)Jeffery Lee Cardenas(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)George Samuel Rose(Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)
Ascenders provides infrastructure and services for the sports industry, including talent placement platforms connecting sports professionals to organizations, asset management for sports facilities and academies, and performance support services for athletes.
B2B MarketplacesHR TechSports TechTokyo, JP
atena is a digital mail management service that receives physical mail at a dedicated address (or collects it from a company's mailbox), notifies recipients via Slack, chat, or web, and offers one-click PDF conversion, forwarding, or disposal.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
CB Cloud transforms logistics operations using technology and industry expertise.
Logistics & Supply Chain
DELIVERS.AI builds autonomous, zero-emission delivery robots with in-house software and hardware for last-mile delivery and out-of-home advertising (OOHA).
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
EDGEMATRIX provides "video edge AI" technology that analyzes camera footage in real time to detect events such as fires, intrusions, and other anomalies, issuing alerts for safety and operational efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTTokyo, JP
ESP provides a supply chain visibility and optimization platform (ESP Maestro) that uses location intelligence, real-time tracking, digital twins, and alerting to detect operational problems and improve asset productivity.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US
Daniel Pimentel(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron Rosenthal(Director)Jonathan Rosenthal(Executive Officer, Director)Brendan Wesdock(Director)Brian Smith(CPO)
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)inZhoujia Brad Bao(Director)
BoardHans Tung(Director)
Misapplied Sciences develops display technology that allows multiple viewers to see different content simultaneously on the same screen without special glasses.
Deep TechHardwarePasadena, US
Albert Ng(Executive Officer, Director)Carl Ledbetter(Director)Paul Dietz(Executive Officer, Director)David S. Thompson(Executive Officer)
Operates a cross-border business platform.
Beans provides a dispatch and routing platform with enhanced location data and doorstep-level geocodes to optimize last-mile delivery operations.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS
PRONI operates a concierge-style B2B matching service that connects buyers with suitable vendors, combining IT technology with human support to simplify procurement decisions such as research, comparison, and quoting.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
Daisuke Shibata(代表取締役 CEO)Norio Kuriyama(代表取締役 Founder)
Recho develops voice AI technology for enterprise contact centers, enabling real-time conversation understanding and context preservation to automate customer interactions while preserving company-specific knowledge and processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
ROXX is a Japanese company that aims to raise the incomes of people without academic or career credentials by connecting individuals to opportunities and helping companies grow, using technology to address social challenges in Japan's shrinking labor market.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Taro Nakajima(Representative Director & President (CEO))Daisuke Ueki(Senior Executive Officer, COO / SVP of Business)Hiroto Nishimura(Senior Executive Officer / SVP of Corporate)Toshiki Takase(Executive Officer, CAO)Kota Matsumoto(Executive Officer, CTO)George Yoshimoto(Executive Officer, CFO)
Sansan builds products that capture and organize business relationship and contact data, using technology to help people understand and act on their professional connections.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechTokyo, JP
Chika Terada(Representative Director, CEO, CPO)
talentbook builds AI-powered recruitment and employer-branding solutions, such as "Talentbook Story" and "Talentbook Campus," that surface employees' real career stories as relatable role models.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Informetis develops energy optimization solutions that combine energy-related data with proprietary AI, collecting data from power sensors in homes, offices, and factories into a cloud IoT platform for analysis.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoT
WealthPark builds a technology platform for alternative asset investing, covering assets such as real estate, art, whisky, wine, and unlisted equities, aiming to broaden access to alternative investment opportunities.
FintechPropTechSaaSTokyo, JP
川田 隆太(Founder & 代表取締役CEO)手塚 健介(取締役副社長COO)白崎 純平(専務取締役CFO / 米国事業責任者)藤井 貴浩(執行役員 CTO)吉本 祐貴(執行役員CDO)
Styleport develops a 3D digital twin platform for real estate and construction markets that enables users to virtually visualize and share spatial environments, facilitating better space selection decisions and communication across time and location barriers.
Construction TechDeep TechPropTechTokyo, JP
Akihiko Madokoro(Representative Director (CEO))Osamu Chujo(Director)
BoardHideo Horii(Director)Yukihiro Nakamura(Director)
Tokyo
Masaki Hayashi(Executive Officer)Chao Song(Executive Officer)Jason Holtman(Executive Officer)Cory Ondrejka(Executive Officer)Shinsuke Matsumoto(Auditor)Yi Ren(Executive Officer)
A Japanese company that issues and operates digital securities (security tokens), including the individual-investor product "renga" backed by real estate such as hotels.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
山本(代表 (Representative))
Unifa develops "Lumie" (Look at me), a suite of products for childcare facilities and parents that includes IoT devices such as a medically registered body-motion sensor and childcare AI to record children's photos, health status, and developmental notes.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechIoTSaaS
RoomClip is a Japanese interior and home decor platform where users share and browse over 6 million real photos of rooms, DIY projects, and products to find home ideas and shoppable items.
ConsumerE-commerceSocial
Sukutachi is a mobile app that connects construction businesses and craftspeople to discover work opportunities and expand their professional networks.
Construction TechMarketplaces
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPicoCELA株式会社NASDAQ: PCLA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesApptronik · barchart.com · Jun 23, 2026
GrubMarket · igrownews.com · Feb 3, 2026
Recho · itbusinesstoday.com · Dec 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. invest at?
- Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. focus on?
- Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. located?
- Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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