Fundraising FoxTokyo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
NEXTBLUE runs three funds: Fund I invests in seed/early-stage startups in Japan, the US and Europe and helps foreign startups enter the Japanese market; Fund II focuses on women's wellbeing (health, education, economic stability, careers) and women founders across the three regions, aiming to combine strong returns with social impact; and NEXTBLUE TOKYO, run with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, backs women entrepreneurs and startups advancing women's participation. The firm emphasizes hands-on, zero-to-one support — weekly mentoring, sales/marketing/hiring/finance help, customer introductions, cloud credits and follow-on fundraising introductions — to accelerate business launch.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 30 of 51 portfolio companiesConsumer ×9Digital Health ×8SaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Healthtech ×7FemTech ×6FoodTech ×5Wellness & Fitness ×5
HQs:Japan×7United States×7Germany×4Sweden×2Belgium×1Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×73 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
The Wharton School ×3Harvard Business School ×2MIT Sloan School of Management ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×4Engineering ×4Computer Science ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12 dated
precal is an automated pharmacy reception and prescription data-entry service for pharmacies in Japan, where patients scan prescriptions at a tablet and remote online clerks enter the data.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.DBJ CapitalOpen Network Lab
Ahead is a mobile app offering daily lessons, activities, and modules to help users manage their thoughts and emotions, overcome procrastination, and support personal growth and self-understanding.
ConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Kai Koch(Founder)in
Co-investorsCourt Square Capital PartnersPlay VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFirst Round CapitalFoodLabsGeneral Catalyst+1 more
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Ahead Nutrition sells low-sugar and high-protein snack foods including gummies, bars, spreads, and powders directly to consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessHamburg, DE
JohnnyPhil
Co-investorsCombination VCFoodLabs
Anise Health offers culturally-responsive online therapy and health coaching designed for the Asian American community, matching adults with licensed therapists and certified coaches trained in cultural sensitivity.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Alice Zhang(Co-Founder & CEO)inNisha Desai(Co-Founder & COO)inRandy Wong(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors37 AngelsCeltic House Asia PartnersDelight VenturesHow Women InvestKicker VenturesLotus Venture Partners+2 more
Artivive provides an augmented reality platform that lets creatives add digital overlays to images such as artworks, products, and photos, viewable through its app or Web AR.
Creator EconomySaaS
Atmosfy provides real-time video coverage and data infrastructure for understanding physical-world activity, enabling businesses to access live local context for consumer engagement, model training, and real-world intelligence applications.
AdTechData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Michael Ebel(Founder)in
Co-investorsGaingelsPalm Tree Crew InvestmentsPlug and Play VenturesRedpoint VenturesStreamlined VenturesCanaan Partners+4 more
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Banjo Robinson is a London subscription service that mails children personalised letters and activity packs from a globetrotting cat.
GamingLondon, GB
Co-investorsCollaborative FundTechstars
Bloomlife is a maternal health company founded after its co-founder experienced a high-risk pregnancy, aiming to improve access to information and change how maternal care is delivered.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Julien Penders(Co-founder)inEric Dy(Founder)inYoung Sohn(Director)Max Mirgoli(Director)Lucio Lanza(Director)
BoardUriridiakoghene Onovakpuri(Director)
Co-investors15th RockAct One VenturesForeground CapitalGATHER VENTURESHealthtech CapitalPallasite Ventures+8 more
Blue Farm makes a powdered oat drink base that consumers mix with water to make plant-based barista-style oat milk for coffee.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Philip von Have(Founder)inKatia Pott(Founder)in
Co-investorsGaingelsInvesdorJoyance PartnersSaxoventÜbermorgen VenturesZintinus
A blog and resource platform focused on artificial intelligence applications in web development, offering tutorials, tool overviews, and case studies for developers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSStockholm, SE
Kiril Videlov(Founder)inGustav Westling(Founder)inAnne Leuschner(COO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAJGJ12 VenturesTossellTrueSight VenturesUnpopular Ventures
Daya is a venture studio and accelerator that creates and scales femtech startups focused on women's health, co-creating products with patients, clinicians, and researchers to address gaps in the healthcare system.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Malin Frithiofsson(CEO)
Elektra Health is a virtual menopause care platform combining telemedicine, coaching, education and community.
Alessandra Henderson(Founder)inJannine Versi(Founder)
Co-investorsChloe CapitalCity LightEverywhere VenturesFlare Capital PartnersKaya VenturesSeven Seven Six+5 more
Eli develops and manufactures at-home hormone level tests that collect longitudinal data on daily hormonal patterns.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechDigital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA
Thomas Cortina(Founder)inMarina Pavlovic Rivas(Founder)
Co-investors2048 VenturesBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenCake VenturesForeground CapitalGarage CapitalIKJ Capital+8 more
AI-powered image generation platform that learns a brand's visual style from sample images and generates on-brand illustrations, variations, and animated assets.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Tonia Samsonova(CEO and Founder)in
Co-investorsCornerstone VCInreach VenturesGuruDev CapitalSpeedinvestXTX Markets
FounderNest operates a company intelligence platform that aggregates data on over 50 million companies globally from regulatory filings, patents, news, and other sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Miguel González(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlexia VenturesDunamu & PartnersFailup VenturesUlu Ventures
Develops a tool streamlining developers' Git workflows with virtual branches and intuitive commit management.
Kiril Videlov(Founder)inScott Chacon(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFly VenturesJ12 VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesA.Capital Ventures
Indigames is a game studio and publisher that develops mobile games and builds a game engine intended to let non-experts create their own games.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
Koji Notsu(Representative)
A Weimar-based food maker producing handmade organic broths, spices, sauces, pastes, and toppings sold direct to consumers and offered to retailers such as delicatessens, organic shops, and farm stores.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWeimar, DE
Kencko produces freeze-dried, plant-based smoothies and nutritional products designed to help consumers meet daily fruit and vegetable intake targets while reducing food waste.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
Tomás Froes(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCheyenne VenturesDraycottFLORA VenturesGaingelsGATHER VENTURES+8 more
matsuri technologies is a Japanese company building software-driven businesses in the travel and accommodation sector, focused on developing the tourism industry and labor-saving (automation) solutions to address staffing shortages.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsDG IncubationGlobis Capital PartnersJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Open Network LabPrime PartnersRegional Revitalization Solution+1 more
Positive manufactures and distributes fresh packaged salads and wholesome food products to grocery stores, hospitals, universities, and workplaces across California.
ConsumerFoodTechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Schuyler Deerman(CEO)inJames Chan
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesGaingelsReshapeRolling Fun GPWayfinder VenturesWestern Technology Investment+6 more
Rockets provides a sales activity platform that automates outbound sales actions, aiming to re-engage dormant leads and generate business opportunities with a single click.
SaaSSales Tech
Sage Haven is a parental control app for messaging and calling that allows parents to approve all contacts and uses AI to block harmful messages before they reach children.
ConsumerMental Health
KateAnne
Co-investorsFuel Venture CapitalHow Women InvestZanichelli VentureAccelAndreessen HorowitzGaingels+2 more
Teal provides telehealth healthcare services for people assigned female at birth, offering virtual care without traditional in-office procedures.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Kara Egan(Founder)inAvnesh Thakor(Founder)Joseph DeSimone(Director)Matthew Bettonville(Director)Kathryn Taylor Reddy(Director)Sarah Rose(Executive Officer)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAventurine PartnersBlack Jays VenturesFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc+8 more
Trellis Health provides personalized health insights that track individual changes over time rather than comparing against population norms.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsPALETTE VENTURESSwizzle VenturesAMR Action FundEaston CapitalNew Science Ventures
Jointrellsi Health operates a SaaS platform with a mobile app and clinical support services—including lactation care, doula care, and remote monitoring—that guides women through pregnancy, identifies risk, and connects them with personalized maternity care.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessSeattle, US
Leah Sparks(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsSuncoast VenturesTechstarsEmmeline VenturesPALETTE VENTURESSundial FoundationSwizzle Ventures
Trudenty is a trust intelligence platform that uses distributed, privacy-preserving infrastructure to provide real-time network intelligence for distinguishing legitimate consumers from fraudsters and preventing first-party fraud in payments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechAntwerpen, BE
Co-investorsPlug and Play VenturesTechstarsFuel Ventures
UnitPlus offers a multi-product investment platform combining savings accounts (ZinsPlus), flexible fixed-rate deposits (FestPlus), and actively managed ETF portfolios for German consumers.
FintechBerlin, DE
Sebastien Segue(Founder)in
Co-investorsRobin CapitalSeed X
Virtusize provides AI-powered fit and size recommendation technology for apparel retailers, integrating via two script tags across platforms like Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, and headless setups.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
AZOO is a Kyoto-based company, founded in 2020, that develops WASIMIL, an all-in-one hotel DX system integrating booking, CRM, marketing, and BI analytics for hotels and ryokan in Japan's hospitality industry.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & HospitalityKyoto, JP
横田 裕子(代表取締役)
Co-investorsG-STARTUPGxPartnersW Inc.ALL STAR SAAS FUNDW ventures
INFORICH operates a mobile battery sharing service called CHARGESPOT across multiple countries in Asia, Europe, and Australia, alongside other sharing economy platforms including CheerSPOT for fan engagement and SPOTJOBS for gig workers.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerCreator EconomyFuture of WorkHardwareIoTTokyo, JP
Hironobu Akiyama(Representative Director (代表取締役))
Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.
SPACER operates smartphone-controlled lockers that users can find, reserve, and unlock via an app, with cashless payment and the ability to share locker access with family or friends.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Co-investorsAG Capital Co. Ltd.Hiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Shizuoka Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Agri PediaAnise HealthAOTENBentoBlueFarmBreakthrough HealthFIRST AfufuINFORICHINGENJosan-She'sJosanshesKalkulLANA LabsPrecalSecure NaviSPACERVeat株式会社INGEN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTeal · techfundingnews.com · Sep 22, 2026
Sage Haven · finsmes.com · Apr 20, 2026
Eli · eli.health · Jun 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Nextblue made?
- Nextblue has 51 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Nextblue invest at?
- Nextblue invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Nextblue's typical check size?
- Nextblue typically writes checks of $70K – $700K.
- What sectors does Nextblue focus on?
- Nextblue focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Enterprise Software, FemTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Gaming, Healthtech, Mental Health, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Nextblue located?
- Nextblue is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Who does Nextblue co-invest with?
- Nextblue most often shares deals with Techstars, Gaingels, Plug and Play Ventures, among 100 tracked co-investors.
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