mint VC

Agent in Motion (AIM) is a cross-border entertainment agency focused on licensing and developing Japanese and global intellectual property.

Media & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Hiro Mitsuhashi(Founder)

Bunzz provides a platform for developers to find, deploy, and manage reviewed smart contracts across EVM-compatible blockchains via a GUI, along with an AI-based smart contract audit service and LLM-powered contract documentation generation.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsAPOLLO CAPITALDG Daiwa VenturesHyperithmSpiral Ventures

Carbase operates in factoring and used car sales business in Japan.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainTokyo, JP

Co-investorsANOBAKACyberAgent CapitalSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners

ColorSing is a live-streaming mobile app focused specifically on singing, where users ("Lシンガー"/singing streamers) broadcast performances and earn cash-convertible "diamond" rewards.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsDelight VenturesGenesia Ventures

Dinette operates beauty and femcare direct-to-consumer brands—PHOEBE BEAUTY UP, a cosmetics brand born from feedback on its SNS beauty media, and LUMERE BEAUTY, a femcare brand addressing intimate-zone concerns.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTech

Co-investorsAPOLLO CAPITAL

ECPower is a Shopify-focused e-commerce support company that offers store setup, operation, CRM, customer analytics, and cross-border selling services for online retailers.

E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechTokyo, JP

増田 大夢(代表取締役 (CEO))

Illumi Medical develops a catheter-based system and device that delivers light through blood vessels via a thin (1.0-1.5mm diameter) probe, emitting light from the device tip through the vessel wall to irradiate internal tissue.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNagoya, JP

Toshihiko Tsukamoto(Representative Director (CEO))

Co-investorsUntroD Capital

Jiraffe Inc. is a Japanese company that plans, develops, and operates internet services, and also runs a used-equipment buying and resale business.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesTokyo, JP

Teruaki Aso(Representative Director (CEO))inHiroki Matsumoto(Director & COO, Head of magi Business Unit)Yuji Nagashima(Director & CFO, Head of Administration)

Co-investorsEast VenturesGreeAppWorks VenturesSkyland Ventures

Knowhere develops AI-powered software for baseball player performance analysis, using computer vision to measure pitching and batting data from smartphone video.

AI & Machine LearningSports TechTokyo, JP

伊藤 久史

Co-investorsDG Incubation

Landit builds an urban intelligence platform that collects and analyzes spatial supply-demand and movement data using satellites, physical AI, and IoT, offering parking-focused digital products such as reservation, payment, brokerage, management, and AI camera automation services.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationPropTechTokyo, JP

Kenta Fujibayashi(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))

Co-investorsFunds Startups

Malead is an M&A advisory firm that facilitates business acquisitions and sales between companies, primarily serving Japanese businesses.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise Software

Co-investorsANOBAKAGenesia Ventures

mederi (メデリピル) is an online birth-control pill prescription service for women in Japan, connecting users with obstetrician-gynecologists via LINE video consultations who provide questionnaire-based diagnosis and prescriptions delivered by mail.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

NELL manufactures premium mattresses and bedding products designed for quality sleep.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Nehan6 develops Labid, a software tool that helps private companies participate in public-sector procurement by collecting relevant tenders, reading specifications, managing bids, and creating proposals.

GovTechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsDnx Ventures

HelpDog Manual (formerly Toaster Team) is a manual-creation and management tool that uses AI to auto-generate business procedure manuals, including video manuals, and organize them for team-wide access.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.

Onebox is a Japanese company focused on eliminating non-creative work through digital transformation (DX), building technology products aimed at improving workplace productivity.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSTokyo, JP

Kotaro Okumura(代表取締役 (CEO))

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Penguin Securities offers institutional-grade digital asset products, traditional financial products, and derivatives, targeting accredited and institutional investors.

Crypto & Web3FintechSingapore, SG

Waffle provides a group journaling platform designed to help users form closer human connections and address loneliness and social isolation.

ConsumerMental HealthSocialWellness & Fitness

Satoru Sasozaki(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKindred Ventures

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation FundMPowerPrime Partners

SOUNDRAW is an AI music generator that creates royalty-free, legally licensed tracks trained exclusively on in-house produced music.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsANOBAKAAPOLLO CAPITALCarbide Ventures

Investment from the Circular Economy / Nature Positive No.1 Fund

Kazuya Kawasaki(Executive Director / Creative Director)Kotaro Sano(Design Director)

Co-investorsGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERSSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.

TENTIAL develops and sells wellness and recovery products, including its "BAKUNE" line of recovery wear, marketed to consumers and hospitality partners such as hotels offering recovery-focused stay plans.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsTBS Innovation Partners

TRUSTART is a Japanese company working on the digital transformation of the real estate industry, offering real estate research services and real estate big-data provision.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructurePropTechSaaSTokyo, JP

大江 洋治郎(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersNippon Venture Capital

Umami United develops shelf-stable, plant-based egg replacement ingredients for food manufacturers, including a binder product for industrial baking that provides binding, water retention, and shape retention.

FoodTech

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesBig Idea VenturesGenesia Ventures

Velvett develops an AI- and blockchain-based value verification system to authenticate and price pre-owned collectible items, operating a buying-and-selling business for such goods in Japan and Singapore.

Singapore, SG

Co-investorsW Inc.

WithLIVE is a live video-call app that connects fans with artists, idols, voice actors, and other performers for one-on-one video conversations.

ConsumerCreator EconomySocial

Operates an expert platform for pharmaceutical and medical device development.

YOUTRUST operates a network-based recruiting and career platform in Japan, connecting users through their professional networks for hiring and job changes.

Future of WorkHR TechSocial

岩崎 由夏(代表取締役社長 (Founder & CEO))山田 昌弘(専門役員 技術担当 (Co-founder))

Co-investorsFemto PartnersGlobis Capital PartnersSTRIVEW Inc.

Zypsy is a design team that works with venture-backed startups to build their brands.

Developer Tools

Co-investorsANOBAKALattice Capital1kx

Airato is a Japanese startup developing AI for radiation therapy, focused on intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to improve cancer treatment outcomes and reduce clinical workload.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsGxPartners

COVER Corporation is a Japanese entertainment company that operates the "hololive production" VTuber agency and develops related virtual and metaverse content.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

谷郷 元昭(代表取締役社長CEO)

Co-investorsDIMENSIONi-nest capitalSMBC Venture CapitalSTRIVE

Skylink Technologies is an aviation venture developing eVTOL ("flying car") aircraft, using a tilt-wing engine-drive design intended for high-speed intercity travel over medium distances (around 1000 km).

Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundSony Ventures CorporationGenesia Ventures

Heaven Retreat offers fractional ownership of resort villas across Japan, letting owners choose annual stay days, make priority bookings, and access villas nationwide while treating the property as an asset.

MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityFukuoka, JP

Operator of "アジスタ", an EdTech-based private tutoring service (個別指導塾) combined with self-study rooms called "モクモク", using multiple EdTech tools and a coaching method to develop students' independent study skills and improve grades.

EdTechTokyo, JP

岡村 拓明(Co-founder)松尾 慎治(Co-founder)Hiroaki Okamura(Co-Representative Director (共同代表取締役))Shinji Matsuo(Co-Representative Director (共同代表取締役))

Co-investorsLotte Ventures JapanShizuoka Capital

Aoyama Lab operates SECRET MALL, a closed membership-only online shopping site selling beverages, alcohol, food (rice, meat, fish, vegetables, sweets and processed foods), gift products, and home appliances at special prices.

E-commerceFoodTechRetail Tech

BALLAS designs, develops, manufactures, and sells construction materials.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsANOBAKAGlobal BrainAozora Corporate InvestmentDaiwa House VenturesKyoto Capital PartnersMitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital+4 more

Castee operates a platform for content creators offering influencer collaboration video marketing ("Castee Challenge", priced by video views) and a music monetization service ("Castee Music") where creators earn rewards by posting videos using licensed tracks on TikTok and Instagram.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSocialTokyo, JP

Shintaro Otake(代表取締役CEO (Founder & CEO))Yusuke Kodama(取締役COO (Director & COO))

BoardAkihiko Narita(取締役 (Director))

Japanese company offering Restaurant-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms that help office buildings and commercial facilities run shared-kitchen "food hall" floors, with mobile ordering, digital marketing, and operations support to increase revenue and efficiency.

AdTechFoodTechRetail Tech

Co-investorsi Cubed VenturesAozora Corporate InvestmentEnergy & Environment Investment

finn creates and produces original characters, handling licensing, merchandise design, and character-related content from social media to goods and events.

GamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

G-ANT Inc. provides custom block figurine design and manufacturing services that convert 2D illustrations into 3D buildable block models using voxel technology.

ConsumerCreator EconomyTokyo, JP

平川 彰悟

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Japanese travel startup operating 'Kokorokara', a chat-assisted online booking service for domestic and overseas trips.

Co-investorsNOW Japan

Hubble is a contract management cloud platform that automates contract workflows and knowledge management for legal and business teams, enabling efficient collaboration and contract data consolidation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSTokyo, JP

早川晋平(CEO)藤井克也(CTO)酒井智也(CLO)

Co-investorsDnx VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Z Venture Capital

issues is a Japanese online platform that lets residents submit everyday problems and requests, which are delivered to local government council members in their area.

GovTechSocial

kickflow is a cloud-based workflow and internal approval (ringi) system for mid-to-large organizations of hundreds to thousands of employees, offering configurable request forms, approval routing, org-chart management, API/Webhook integrations, and optional AI features.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS