MIRAI SOUZOU
Venture capitalTokyo · Pre-Seed–Growth
Also known as 株式会社みらい創造インベストメンツ
Investment thesis
The firm focuses on research-and-development-driven startups, with an emphasis on ventures affiliated with the Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo Science University). It supports the social implementation of technology across the full lifecycle — from the research stage through post-incorporation fundraising and hands-on support — positioning itself as a partner in 'creating the future.'
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 32 of 51 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×10Biotech ×7Hardware ×6Medical Devices ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Digital Health ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:Japan×27
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×13 founders×14+ founders×1
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathJunji Adachi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalDBJ CapitalKyoto University Innovation CapitalMCP Asset ManagementShizuoka Capital+2 more
A10 Lab develops minChalle (みんチャレ), a habit-building app where groups of five users form teams and encourage each other via chat to reach their goals.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsFast Track Initiative
Advanced Float develops offshore floating nuclear power (OFNP) technology that combines an operating light water reactor with a large floating platform based on offshore oil rig engineering.
AMS develops next-generation nuclear medicine technologies for Japan's market, including PET diagnostics and radiotherapeutics for precision oncology, alongside a proprietary bedside filtration system for safe radioactive waste management in hospitals.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsVision Incubate
ASEM Technology develops a non-invasive measurement platform based on the ASEM method (acousto-electromagnetic method), which uses ultrasound to detect electric and magnetic polarization inside materials and visualize qualitative degradation or alteration.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Crafton Biotechnology is a biotechnology company developing mRNA medicines based on its own RNA manufacturing, delivery, and synthesis technologies, with a focus on high-purity mRNA and clinical translation.
BiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsGxPartnersOita Venture Capital
researcHR is a Microsoft Teams app from KBE that collects and organizes internal knowledge and expertise, using AI to auto-tag members' skills, match the right people to questions, generate manuals and FAQs, and visualize employee engagement.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
KIYO Learning develops technology-based online learning services aimed at making study easier, clearer, and more sustainable for individuals and organizations.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
綾部 貴淑(代表 (CEO))Kiyoshi Ayabe(Founder)in
Co-investorsfreebit investmentSMBC Venture Capital
Genome engineering-based drug discovery and biomanufacturing R&D support.
Taiki Ishikura(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Aozora Corporate InvestmentDelight VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
QD Laser develops semiconductor laser technology, including ultrashort-pulse DFB lasers for non-thermal micromachining of materials and its Visirium retinal-projection technology that projects images directly onto the retina for people with low vision.
HardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors
Mitsuru Sugawara(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesMitsui Global InvestmentOita Venture CapitalSMBC Venture CapitalUntroD CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.+1 more
Rapyuta Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) for warehouse and logistics operations, such as picking and material handling in distribution centers.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy(Founder)in
Co-investorsSony Ventures Corporation
Nuclear engineering roll-up company aiming to transform the decommissioning industry with business succession and AI.
Co-investorsJoyo Capital PartnersSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation PartnersThe Fukui Capital Partners
Co-investorsGlobal Braini-nest capitalSony Ventures CorporationW Inc.Z Venture CapitalEnergy & Environment Investment+1 more
Tsukuruba describes itself as a company built on the mission of "inventing places" (場の発明) to help people realize their own way of life through a platform.
PropTech
Co-investorsDentsu Ventures
Varinos develops and provides genetic testing services applying genome technology, including a uterine microbiome (endometrial flora) test used in fertility and reproductive medicine.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP
桜庭 喜行(Founder & Chairman (former CEO))長井 陽子(Co-founder)Sakuraba(CEO)Yoshiyuki Sakuraba(Founder)inYoko Nagai(Founder)in齊藤 洋一(代表取締役CEO)
Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Fast Track InitiativeMiyako CapitalSony Ventures Corporation
Vivola provides data analysis for fertility treatment, operates a clinical information portal, and offers talent recruitment services in Japan.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechTokyo, JP
Co-investorsGlobal BrainGxPartnersKDDI Open Innovation Fund
AIO Core designs and manufactures silicon photonics integrated circuits that enable optical connectivity for high-performance computing, 5G infrastructure, and industrial equipment operating in extreme temperature ranges.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsTokyo, JP
Hidetaka Fukuda(CEO)Kazuhiko Kurata(CTO)Shuichi Tahara(CFO)
Co-investorsDRONE FUNDGlobal Brain
Aromabit develops sensor technology and software to visualize and digitize scents and odors, enabling communication and sensory data exchange between people and with the natural environment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP
Shunichiro Kuroki(Founder)
Co-investorsGlobal BrainSony Ventures Corporation
EneCoat Technologies develops and manufactures perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and related materials.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsKyoto, JP
加藤尚哉 (Naoya Kato)(Representative Director / Executive Officer / CEO)堀内保 (Tamotsu Horiuchi)(Director / Executive Officer / CTO)
Co-investors15th RockGlobal BrainKyoto University Innovation CapitalMonozukuri VenturesNippon Venture Capital
Co-investorsDelight Ventures
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
Co-investorsi-nest capitalEnergy & Environment InvestmentUniversal Materials Incubator
Mirai Relations is a business development consulting firm whose consultants assess client companies' management challenges and propose tailored approaches and team structures based on the client's budget.
Enterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP
Metagen Therapeutics (メタジェンセラピューティクス) is a biotech venture developing fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) therapies and medical services based on gut microbiome research, including an FMT drug candidate (MGT-006) for ulcerative colitis.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthTsuruoka, JP
Taku Nakahara(代表取締役社長CEO (President & CEO))Jun Terauchi(CSO)
Co-investorsDentsu VenturesFast Track InitiativeGlobal BrainNippon Venture Capital
Sells industrial metal and resin 3D printers, filament production machines, and surface treatment equipment, and offers contract manufacturing including reverse engineering, part production, and discontinued-parts fabrication.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyHardware
Digzyme develops novel enzymes and bioprocesses to order, providing enzyme libraries, sample supply, IP licensing, and support for scale-up, commercialization, and regulatory approvals.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsTokyo, JP
Naoki Watarai(Co-founder & CEO)Yuya Nakamura(Co-founder & CTO)Takuji Yamada(Co-founder & CSO)Takuo Miyauchi(CSMO)Kazuki Kawabe(CFO)
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesMobile Internet Capital, Inc.
Eco-Pork builds data-driven technology for the pork production industry, including Porker, a cloud-based pig farming management system, an AI camera for automated weight measurement, and sensors that monitor rearing environments, connected via its Porker Connect in-barn networking service.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsKeio Innovation InitiativeUntroD Capital
ElevationSpace develops small-satellite re-entry and recovery technology to return the results of in-orbit experiments to Earth, aiming to build an orbital transport network for people and goods.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Ryohei Kobayashi(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesCanal VenturesGlobal BrainNTT DOCOMO VenturesSeraphim SpaceZ Venture Capital+1 more
Biotech
Co-investorsTokyo University of Science Innovation CapitalVision Incubate
FLUX provides AI transformation ("AX") services for enterprise companies, offering AI consulting for business strategy and execution, AI-powered recruiting/talent matching, and digital marketing support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Genji Nagai(Founder)inEdwin(Ran) Liin
Co-investorsSony Ventures CorporationAozora Corporate Investment
Jij is a startup founded by experts in mathematical optimization and quantum technology, providing software services such as the "JijZept" series that support the process from building mathematical optimization models to implementation.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSaaS
Co-investorsFujitsu VenturesGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation Fund
出版社の教科書・問題集をデジタル化し学習履歴に基づく個別最適化学習を提供する中高生向けEdTech企業。
Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners
Luxonus develops photoacoustic (optical ultrasound) 3D imaging devices and services for visualizing blood and lymphatic vessels, building on technology from Japan's Cabinet Office ImPACT program.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesKawasaki, JP
Sadakazu Aiso(代表取締役 (Representative Director))Taro Terashi(COO)Yoshiharu Takahashi(Executive Officer, Sales & Marketing)
BoardOsami Kono(Director)Tomokatsu Hongo(Director)inLiu Bingxian(Director)
Co-investorsKeio Innovation InitiativeKyoto University Innovation Capital
OptoComb (formerly XTIA) develops and sells optical frequency comb generators and related measurement instruments and applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP
福沢 博志(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Board興梠 元伸(取締役名誉フェロー (Director, Honorary Fellow))今井 一宏(取締役 (Director))細見 孝大(取締役 (Director))柴 謙一(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin Capital
Synspective develops SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite solutions and geospatial data services for government and commercial clients, with applications in disaster management, environmental monitoring, and national security.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechGovTechSpace Tech
Dr. Motoyuki Arai(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsaSTARTJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Keio Innovation InitiativeSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.Abies Ventures+1 more
TriOrb develops a sphere-driven omnidirectional mobility platform that uses three spheres and three motors to move freely in any direction, handling tasks such as traversing steps and grooves, millimeter-level positioning, and transporting heavy objects.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsMirai Creation FundUTECDRONE FUND
O2 is a Japanese consulting firm whose members are mostly former engineers from major manufacturers, providing business and technical support to manufacturing companies.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep Tech
Green Chemical (株式会社グリーンケミカル) is a Japanese deep-tech chemistry startup working in the GX (green transformation) and nanotechnology field.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Hibot, a spin-off from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, builds robotic systems such as its Float Arm long-reach robot and Hibox AI-powered predictive maintenance platform for infrastructure inspection and maintenance.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyRoboticsTokyo, JP
Co-investorsEnergy & Environment Investment
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MIRAI SOUZOU made?
- MIRAI SOUZOU has 51 tracked investments.
- What stage does MIRAI SOUZOU invest at?
- MIRAI SOUZOU invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does MIRAI SOUZOU focus on?
- MIRAI SOUZOU focuses on Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Medical Devices, New Materials, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MIRAI SOUZOU located?
- MIRAI SOUZOU is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Who does MIRAI SOUZOU co-invest with?
- MIRAI SOUZOU most often shares deals with Global Brain, Sony Ventures Corporation, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd., among 51 tracked co-investors.
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