Fundraising FoxJapan Post Insurance NEXT Partners
Corporate VCSeed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked
Also known as かんぽNEXTパートナーズ株式会社
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Investment thesis
The firm invests in the 'LIFE NEXT' domain, going beyond insurance to broadly back startups that improve daily life and life quality. It targets three areas: consumer (toC) startups that bring innovation to people's lives, business (toB) startups related to DX, CX improvement and operational efficiency, and technology startups in insurance, finance and healthcare. Through its 'Hands-NEXT' style, the firm supports founders by asking good questions rather than imposing answers, spotting early signs of change, creating meaningful connections, and building concrete, practical measures tailored to each company. It operates as a boutique VC with experienced capitalists given wide discretion.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 24 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Fintech ×4Healthtech ×4SaaS ×4Digital Health ×3Wellness & Fitness ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2EdTech ×2
HQs:Japan×14
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFUNDiT acquires and operates small to mid-sized IT businesses using AI and big data analysis for M&A targeting and operational improvement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareShinagawa, JP
Co-investorsMitsui Sumitomo Insurance CapitalShizuoka CapitalDual Bridge CapitalMitsubishi UFJ CapitalNANKAI NEXT VenturesUNITED+2 more
A Japanese fintech company that connects people with money-related concerns to financial professionals through a household-finance diagnosis and consultation platform.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketplaces
中村仁(Founder)in
Co-investorsDIMENSIONSkyland VenturesJapan Finance
A-wave develops medical devices and related software/hardware products for healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices大阪市, JP
Co-investorsGlobal BrainOSAKA University Venture 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))Daikichi Seki(Founder)in
Co-investorsOpen Network LabJAFCO GroupNissay Capital
issin develops everyday health care products and services designed to naturally support family wellness without conscious effort.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechIoTWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP
程 涛(代表取締役CEO)
Co-investorsUTECUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
KAERU develops financial services aimed at elderly people in Japan's aging society, offering a payment/money service (KAERU) designed to help seniors, including those with declining cognitive ability, continue to shop safely.
Digital HealthFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP
Tomohiro Okada(代表取締役 CEO)inKatsuhiko Fukuda(取締役 COO)
Co-investorsG-STARTUPSony Ventures CorporationW Inc.
MNTSQ builds a contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform that uses natural language processing to standardize contracts and simplify agreement processes for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechTokyo, JP
Takahiro Anno(Founder)inRyuhei Itaya(Founder)
Co-investorsGlobal BrainAozora Corporate Investment
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Space BD provides end-to-end support for space business, including satellite development and manufacturing, launch and deployment, on-orbit demonstration, and ground transport support.
Deep TechEdTechSpace TechTokyo, JP
永崎 将利(代表取締役社長)in
Co-investorsAozora Corporate InvestmentHulic StartupNippon Venture CapitalON&BOARDSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners+1 more
Akari Hosho is a Japanese company that provides identity-guarantee and personal-surety services—acting as guarantor or joint surety for admission to medical institutions and care facilities, covering payment obligations, handling post-death affairs such as funerals and body collection, and managing clients' assets.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsIncubate Fund
Japanese startup behind "Prally," an OMO outing app that turns travel and check-ins into points and capsule-toy prizes.
Co-investorsBeta venture capitalGlobal BrainIyogin CapitalNOW JapanW Inc.Fukuoka Jisho+1 more
Yoani Group is the parent holding company for the Yoani anime production group, responsible for strategic planning and management support across its subsidiary companies.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
Masashi Kurata(Representative Director)
Co-investorsDentsu VenturesDIMENSIONGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersShizuoka CapitalSkyland Ventures+4 more
A Japan-based education and consulting company offering language education—particularly Japanese-language learning—and training services aimed at foreign workers and global talent.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Skyland VenturesSTRIVE
SalesHub operates a social sales platform where companies broadcast their business or service mission online and solicit customer-candidate referrals from individuals outside the company who identify with that mission.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsSeibu Shinkin Capital
Famitra operates a marketing and consulting service focused on family trusts (civil trusts) in Japan.
FintechLegalTechLongevityTokyo, JP
三橋 克仁(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Co-investorsCoral CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesMitsukoshi Isetan Innovations
Chorakuchoju (超楽長寿) is a Japanese healthcare venture addressing social isolation among people aged 50 and older, combining psychiatry, behavioral economics (nudge theory), and AI in its service design.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesTokyo, JP
今泉 英明 (Hideaki Imaizumi)(共同創業者 / 代表取締役 (Co-founder & Director))宮岸 啓三郎 (Keisaburo Miyagishi)(共同創業者 (Co-founder))物部 真一郎 (Shinichiro Monobe)(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
HEALTHREEアイリスオープンエイトファンディットマリまん福ホールディングスリスポレコテック株式会社Hinoki
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners made?
- Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners has 24 tracked investments.
- What stage does Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners invest at?
- Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners focus on?
- Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners focuses on Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Who does Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners co-invest with?
- Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners most often shares deals with Global Brain, Skyland Ventures, W Inc., among 33 tracked co-investors.
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