Kintetsu Venture Partners

PR TIMES is a press release distribution service that helps companies distribute news releases to media and the public, with content syndicated across more than 260 partner sites.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.basepartnersDD Holdings Venture CapitalDIMENSIONi Cubed Venturesi-nest capital+7 more

Develops Personal AI and AI clones, offering voice recognition, NLP and generative-AI SaaS products (AI GIJIROKU) and LLM-based DX solutions.

Co-investorsOriental Land InnovationsRegional Revitalization Solution

AUBA is an open innovation platform that helps companies find partner firms and build co-creation businesses, offering company search across 40,000+ registered companies, business-planning tools, and dedicated innovation advisor support.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Digital platform tool for event management, run by a leading smartphone app development company.

Co-investorsJR East Start UPShizuoka Capital

Subscription accommodation service allowing members to freely choose from partner lodging facilities in Japan and abroad for a fixed monthly fee.

Kabuk is an engineering company building technology infrastructure focused on the travel industry.

SaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsCoral CapitalShizuoka Capital

Cloud service for issuing, operating and analyzing digital wallet passes for Apple Wallet and Google Pay.

Co-investorsOpen Network Lab

Meiko Bus operates route buses and highway bus services in the Shirahama and Kinan area of Wakayama, Japan, and provides route maps, timetables, and fare information.

Mobility & Transportation

Biodegradable plastic-alternative material made mainly from plant-derived raw materials, developed to contribute to a circular economy.

obniz is an IoT platform that enables remote monitoring and control of machines and devices without requiring firmware development.

Cloud ComputingHardwareIoTTokyo, JP

Yuki Satoin

Co-investorsSeibu Shinkin CapitalTechstarsUTEC

Co-investorsAcario InnovationClean Energy VenturesGENIUS Venture CapitalVolvo Group Venture Capital AB

Tokyo, JP

Co-investorsDIMENSIONFIRSTLIGHT Capital

Tango-based startup extracting and processing silk proteins (fibroin/sericin) for cosmetics and industrial raw materials.

Work-sharing service connecting users who want to work for short time slots with businesses needing short-term labor, plus 'Timee Travel' for regional operators.

Wovn Technologies provides website and app localization services through its WOVN.io and WOVN.app products, enabling organizations to translate and adapt their digital properties for multiple languages.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Takaharu Hayashi(CEO)

Co-investorsMPower

AmicaTerra manufactures bioplastic products from edible and non-edible plant materials, achieving cost-competitive performance through processing at Taiwan facilities.

BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsKumamoto, JP

Co-investorsGlobal BrainOriental Land InnovationsSony Ventures CorporationEnergy & Environment Investment

Timee is a gig work platform that connects workers with short-term, flexible job opportunities across various industries in Japan, offering same-day payment and no upfront fees.

B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsColopl NextGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundSeibu Shinkin CapitalGenesia Ventures

A company focused on silk as a renewable, circular material intended to be gentle on both people and the environment.

Circular EconomyNew Materials

Nagoya Kintetsu Taxi is a taxi and hire-car operator based in Nagoya, Japan, offering standard taxi rides, chartered hire cars, jumbo taxis, and sightseeing/tour taxi services including fixed-fare and shuttle plans.

Mobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityNagoya, JP

AirX is a technology company developing a digital platform for air transportation, operating helicopter and air mobility services in Japan.

Mobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

KINCHAKU is an all-in-one platform for walk-in businesses that combines digital vouchers, bookings, reception, unattended check-in, and customer loyalty tools.

Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsGxPartnersOpen Network Lab

Silva Compass develops an AI-driven video conversation system that recreates realistic, human-like dialogue using a person's actual appearance and voice rather than robots or CG.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsShizuoka Capital

Kinsho Store operates a chain of grocery supermarkets, offering everyday food products, private-brand items, and meal-planning ideas to consumers.

ConsumerRetail Tech

Kintetsu Retailing operates restaurants, shops, and retail spaces inside train stations along the Kintetsu railway lines in Japan, including locations at stations such as Yamato-Saidaiji, Osaka-Namba, Kyoto, and Kintetsu-Nara.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Kintetsu Real Estate is the core real estate company of the Kintetsu Group, operating office buildings and commercial facilities, selling condominiums and detached houses, and offering renovation and real estate brokerage services.

PropTech