Money Forward Venture Partners
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Late Stage
Also known as マネーフォワードベンチャーパートナーズ株式会社
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Investment thesis
Quasi-independent corporate VC leveraging parent-company back-office, sales, PR and recruiting, plus bank, government and university connections (Key Site with the Kiyo Bank), with rapid exits and a 2025 follow-on fund.
What they invest in
from 4 of 4 portfolio companiesSaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Sales Tech ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Consumer ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1FoodTech ×1
HQs:Japan×4
Investments · 4 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22024 · 13 dated
Find Inc. develops an AI-powered lost-and-found management cloud platform that helps businesses and facilities handle lost item inquiries, storage, police filings, and document processing efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
高島 彬(代表取締役CEO)和田 龍(取締役COO)
Co-investorsJR East Start UPBeta venture capitalDIMENSIONDual Bridge CapitalKeioRice Capital
Bellface (ベルフェイス) provides a telephone-based online sales meeting system that lets sales reps present products, deliver documents, and close deals over a phone connection without app installation.
FintechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCanal VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersZ Venture Capital
bellFace builds AI agents for sales teams, combining human and AI to handle sales work.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Kazuaki Nakajima(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))Hidenori Onuma(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsSpiral CapitalAizawa Asset ManagementAxiom Asia Private CapitalCanal VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersResona Capital Co. Ltd.+2 more
Manpuku Holdings is a Japanese holding company that acquires and operates restaurant and food-service businesses, taking over and turning around companies across chains such as sushi and other dining brands.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechTokyo, JP
佐々木浩Tomoharu Kato(President & CEO (代表取締役社長))
Co-investorsDG IncubationAozora Corporate InvestmentHigin CapitalNissay CapitalPegasus Tech Ventures
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latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- What stage does Money Forward Venture Partners invest at?
- Money Forward Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Money Forward Venture Partners focus on?
- Money Forward Venture Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Does Money Forward Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Money Forward Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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