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ON&BOARD
Venture capitalTokyo · Pre-Seed–Seed · 17 people tracked
Also known as ON&BOARD株式会社
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Investment thesis
ON&BOARD invests primarily at the founding stage, providing lead funding to entrepreneurs whose businesses could accelerate the timeline for solving important problems facing the world and Japan, with a horizon toward the societal challenges of 2050. The firm sees the essential role of risk capital as enabling discontinuous problem-solving and creating roughly tenfold value from zero. It backs founders' ambition and passion, runs recurring founding-support programs such as 'Out of BOUNDS,' and actively welcomes entrepreneurs-in-residence, including a DeepTech EIR track pairing operators with researchers to co-found and build companies alongside the firm's capitalists.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 17, 2026.
Team · 17 people
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What they invest in
from 10 of 20 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×4Deep Tech ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2Robotics ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1
HQs:Japan×8
Investments · 20 tracked
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CarePaaS provides AI-powered SaaS and BPO services for Japanese nursing care facilities, automating accident reporting, care record entry via OCR, care plan generation, staff management, payroll calculation, document creation, and insurance billing.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
LINE is a messaging and voice communication platform that offers free calls and messages to users worldwide.
Social
Co-investorsFivot / Flex CapitalJapan startup support Association
LobbyAI provides an AI-powered platform that analyzes government and municipal policy information to help private companies identify policy opportunities and timing for engagement with local governments.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSTokyo, JP
髙橋京太郎(代表取締役 CEO)
Co-investorsFIRSTLIGHT Capital
Operates 'Bookleverage,' a service using generative AI to turn book knowledge into business value; received pre-seed lead investment.
Co-investorsmint VC
Space BD provides end-to-end support for space business, including satellite development and manufacturing, launch and deployment, on-orbit demonstration, and ground transport support.
Deep TechEdTechSpace TechTokyo, JP
永崎 将利(代表取締役社長)in
Co-investorsAozora Corporate InvestmentHulic StartupJapan Post Insurance NEXT PartnersNippon Venture CapitalSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners+1 more
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Sushi AI is an AI-focused incubation company that supports the founding of startups through mentorship, funding, and shared development, combining experienced entrepreneurs with top-tier AI engineers from the University of Tokyo.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTokyo, JP
Every WiLL operates a sharing economy service platform called "Toriiku" that manages parcel delivery and logistics coordination without physically moving items.
B2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesTokyo, JP
須藤 俊明(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Highlanders develops Physical AI, including a foundational AI model called Kepler and its own robot hardware, using a real-world data flywheel where each deployed unit acts as a sensor to improve physical intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
LINEA Innovations is a fusion energy company developing commercial reactors based on advanced-fuel fusion reactions and related technologies.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyTokyo, JP
Tomohiko Asai(Co-founder & Director, CSO)Mizuki Sakamoto(Co-founder & Director, CTO)Yuta Nojiri(Representative Director & CEO)inRyo Tamaki(Director, CFO)in
Co-investorsKeio Innovation InitiativeSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners
Robotruck develops autonomous trucks powered by advanced AI and sensor technology to address driver shortages and inefficiency in logistics.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AI ImpulseAIONA株式会社FastNeuraロボトラック (RoboTruck)株式会社Herix株式会社KenRi株式会社MATLyS株式会社Puri Prince株式会社SalesJoker
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ON&BOARD made?
- ON&BOARD has 20 tracked investments.
- What stage does ON&BOARD invest at?
- ON&BOARD invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does ON&BOARD focus on?
- ON&BOARD focuses on Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is ON&BOARD located?
- ON&BOARD is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Does ON&BOARD lead rounds?
- Yes, ON&BOARD leads investment rounds.
- Who does ON&BOARD co-invest with?
- ON&BOARD most often shares deals with Spiral Capital, Spiral Innovation Partners, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd., among 16 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelSWISH! マウンテン《Founders' Climb 2026》｜Opening Movie
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【トヨタの次の100年を創る】フィジカルAI・ロボット領域での協業／フォークリフト自動運転の導入事例／Woven Capital加藤氏
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【トヨタCVCトップが語る】外資金融からスタートアップへのキャリア論／3つのファンドが狙うフルスタック投資戦略／フィジカルAIとモビリティの未来
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【AI変革期の生存戦略】変化に気づける組織と気づけない組織の差／コンサルタントに迫るAIキャッチアップの壁／日本発・労働力不足を救うAI実装 | ログラス特別対談
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ログラスが仕掛ける、生成AI時代のビジネスインパクト【前編】
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AI企業 国内最速ARR100億円達成した創業者の経営観【後編】
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