S Ventures
Corporate VCSapporo · Seed–Growth · 9 people tracked
Also known as 株式会社 S Ventures
Investment thesis
S Ventures pursues open innovation from Hokkaido to create future models for Japan and the world, under the concept of connecting regions toward Japan's future. It targets companies that want to drive business growth by leveraging the Satsudora group's store network, point-card platform, and the Hokkaido region itself, as well as companies with technologies or ideas tied to Satsudora's vision of evolving from a drugstore business into a regionally connected business. It provides equity funding and support to startups, invests in venture capital funds, and helps startups collaborate with the Satsudora group.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 11 of 13 portfolio companiesFintech ×3Hardware ×3Healthtech ×3Space Tech ×3Consumer ×2Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×2Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:Japan×11
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path3Sunny develops CAREBOOK, a cloud service that lets hospitals and medical/care institutions handle patient admission and discharge coordination online, replacing phone and fax workflows with features like bulk inquiries to multiple facilities, per-case chat, and document attachment.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSTokyo, JP
Daisuke Kato(Representative (CEO))
AWL develops edge AI solutions that turn physical spaces into data, running inference on on-site devices for applications across retail, manufacturing, logistics, and public infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTRetail TechTokyo, JP
北出 宗治(Founder, Representative Director & CEO)澤田 靖仁(Senior Executive Officer, CFO)土田 美那(Senior Executive Officer, CHRO)
Board土田 安紘(Director & CTO)
Goryo Chemical develops fluorescence-based technology to visualize diseases and support diagnosis and treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsTokyo, JP
Hokkaido Spaceport (HOSPO) is a commercial spaceport in Taiki Town, Hokkaido, offering rocket launch sites, a runway, and aerospace testing facilities that support both vertical and horizontal launches.
HardwareSpace TechTaiki, JP
Next Innovation Inc. is a Japanese company focused on medical communication, aiming to promote new services and shift social perspectives around healthcare.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Satudora Holdings is a Japanese drugstore and retail group.
ConsumerRetail Tech
Interstellar Technologies develops, manufactures, and launches rockets and builds and operates communication satellites, pursuing a vertically integrated launch and satellite business.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechJapan, JP
Takahiro Inagawa(CEO)Satoshi Nakayama(President)Takahiro Tsuji(CFO)Keiji Atsuta(COO)Takafumi Horie(Director)
FUNDINNO operates an equity crowdfunding platform in Japan that connects individual and corporate investors with startups raising capital.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplaces
Infcurion provides payment and financial platforms and consulting services centered on the finance and payments domain.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTokyo, JP
Hiroki Maruyama(Representative Director & CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does S Ventures invest at?
- S Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does S Ventures focus on?
- S Ventures focuses on Retail Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is S Ventures located?
- S Ventures is headquartered in Sapporo, JP.
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