Shizuoka Capital

LINK-US Co., Ltd. develops, designs, and manufactures devices based on ultrasonic complex vibration and high-power ultrasonic technology, including room-temperature bonding equipment for joining same and dissimilar metal materials.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP

Jun Mitsuyuki(Representative Director)

Toyokoh develops laser cleaning technology (CoolLaser) for surface preparation and a spray-coating method (SOSEI) for roof waterproofing, insulation, and reinforcement, aimed at infrastructure maintenance in the construction industry.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechFuji, JP

Kazuaki Toyozawa(Representative Director & CEO)

ACROVE is a Japanese company focused on e-commerce, aiming to bring products to more consumers through EC (electronic commerce).

ConsumerData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Shunsuke Arai(代表取締役 社長執行役員 / グループCEO (Representative Director, President & Group CEO))Tetsuo Yamada(取締役 / 副社長執行役員 グループCOO)Toshiki Terashima(執行役員 CTO)Yuji Kozawa(執行役員 CAE)

Portfolio company announced as a new investment

Allied Carbon Solutions develops and manufactures sophorolipids, a natural biosurfactant, with applications in livestock feed and emulsifiers, personal care yeast-fermentation extracts, and agricultural biostimulants.

AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsNot stated, JP

山縣 洋介(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

ArkEdge Space designs, builds, and operates microsatellites and satellite constellations, and provides related components, software, and satellite ground station operation services.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTokyo, JP

Takayoshi Fukuyo(代表取締役CEO)Ryohei Takahashi(取締役Co-CTO)Kanta Yanagida(取締役Co-CTO)Seigo Morita(執行役員CFO)Tomoaki Yasuda(執行役員CSO)Kota Kakihara(執行役員Co-CTO)

AskAt is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new drugs with novel mechanisms for conditions that lack effective treatments, such as cancer, dementia, and autoimmune diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

AstroX is a Japanese space transportation company developing hybrid rocket and propulsion technology to build domestic space launch infrastructure.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechMinamisoma, JP

Shobu Oda(Representative Director & CEO)Yutaka Wada(CTO)

DeltaX operates Juku Sen (塾選), a service providing information about cram schools (learning academies) and educational/school-admission guidance to students and families in Japan.

B2B MarketplacesEdTechMarketplacesTokyo, JP

黒岩 剛史(代表者 (Representative/CEO))

CreditEngine (クレジットエンジン株式会社) is a Japanese company that provides online lending and credit technology services.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

内山 誓一郎(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))向山 裕介(取締役CPO)新色 顕一郎(取締役COO)神谷 麗(執行役員CFO / Finance and Strategy Lead)阿藤 誠一(執行役員 / Lending Team Lead)

Portfolio company announced as a new investment

EV Motors Japan (EVモーターズ・ジャパン) develops and sells electric vehicles including EV buses, e-logistics vehicles, e-trikes, and green slow mobility, along with charging equipment and proprietary technologies such as active inverters and energy management.

CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationKita-Kyushu, JP

EX-Fusion is a Japanese private company developing laser-based nuclear fusion energy technology, aiming to decarbonize existing energy sources and contribute to carbon neutrality.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyKyoto, JP

Kazuki Matsuo(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Foriio is a free portfolio platform for creators to upload, showcase, and share their work with built-in features for crediting collaborators and documenting production processes.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Global Cast is a Japanese company that markets and distributes infrastructure services, including telecommunications, to customers nationwide through a multi-channel sales model.

Climate TechImpact & Social GoodSales TechSector AgnosticTokyo, JP

GraGreen develops improved crop varieties using genome editing and traditional breeding methods to reduce resource inputs and increase agricultural yields.

AgTechClimate TechNagoya, JP

Growthverse develops AI-based products including AIMSTAR, Misesiru, Zero, and AI Force SEO for business use.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Hexabase provides a cloud-native, multi-tenant development platform that consolidates backend functions such as databases, workflows, and user management as a service, letting system developers focus on UX and modern cloud technologies.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

Hidetoshi Iwasaki(Representative Director & CEO)Soliva Jeane Paul Banayat(CTO)Orie Mitsumori(COO)

iCorNet develops a tailored cardiac remodeling prevention net using 3D cardiac imaging and computer-controlled knitting technology to treat dilated cardiomyopathy.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNagoya, JP

BoardAkita Toshiaki(Special Appointment Professor, Nagoya University School of Medicine Hospital)

InfiniCloud is a Japanese cloud service provider that combines storage, server, and network technologies to deliver stable, cost-effective cloud infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

JEPLAN is a Japanese group focused on recycling and circular economy, working with domestic and international partners under the mission of "circulating all things." It aims to advance a circular economy through recycling technologies and operations across its business sites and factories.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsTokyo, JP

髙尾 正樹(代表取締役 執行役員社長 (President & CEO))

K-Uno (ケイウノ) is a Japanese jewelry brand founded in 1981 that designs and produces custom-made jewelry, along with reforming and repair services, using in-house designers and craftsmen.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechTokyo, JP

Kabuk is an engineering company building technology infrastructure focused on the travel industry.

SaaSTravel & Hospitality

Latona develops AI technology for IoX (Internet of X) applications, enabling edge computing and intelligent device systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTTokyo, JP

Kyoko Otawa(CEO)Toyoaki Doi(Engineer)

LocationMind provides location intelligence and spatial analysis services using GNSS positioning, satellite imagery, IoT sensing (LiDAR, UWB), and mobile big data to support urban planning, infrastructure, mobility, and commercial applications across multiple sectors.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTTokyo, JP

Naoki Kiritani(Founder / CEO)Ryosuke Shibasaki(Founder / CTO)Dinesh Manandhar(Founder / CDO)

ロゴスサイエンス(Logos Science) develops Wemental®, a mental health self-care app built on cognitive behavioral science methods.

Digital HealthMental HealthSaaSWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP

熊野宏昭(Director)齋藤順一(Executive Officer)種村 秀輝(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))熊野 宏昭(取締役 (Director))齋藤 順一(執行役員 (Executive Officer))

MagneDesign develops magnetic sensor and attachment technologies, with a focus on motor drive applications and specialized magnetic materials engineering for industrial use.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMihama, JP

Meijo Nano Carbon produces high-purity carbon nanotubes with semiconductor properties, utilizing synthesis, purification, separation, and dispersion technologies for applications requiring strength, conductivity, and semiconducting characteristics.

New MaterialsSemiconductors

Mirai Group is a Japanese holding company overseeing several operating subsidiaries spanning management consulting, asset management, relocation services, debt collection, and IT solutions.

B2B MarketplacesCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSector AgnosticNagoya, JP

磯部 悟(代表取締役 (Representative Director))平塚 正人(取締役 副社長執行役員)中島 和雄(取締役 専務執行役員)阪井 進之助(取締役 常務執行役員)

NanoSuit株式会社 develops the Japan-originated NanoSuit® method, a technology that enables electron microscope observation of living organisms, fixed specimens, cells, and biological particles such as viruses and exosomes in a wet or living state with minimal changes to fine structures.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsHamamatsu, JP

Takahiko Hariyama(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Natee is a Japanese company operating an SNS (social media) marketing business, working with creators to run creator-driven social media marketing campaigns, plus related ventures such as a creator agency, VTuber/avatar live-streaming, affiliate services, and generative AI development.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSSocialTokyo, JP

大國領剣(取締役会長 (Founder, former CEO, now Chairman))大江祐介(代表取締役CEO)西林翔太(取締役CHRO)石倉壱彦(取締役 (Director))

Nealle operates Park Direct, a mobility SaaS platform that handles parking-lot leasing, contracts, monthly rent collection (with rent guarantee), and customer management online, along with a business-focused version (PDBiz) for corporate fleet and commuter parking and One Day Park, a daily parking reservation service.

Mobility & TransportationPropTechSaaS

Proofpoint provides AI and cybersecurity solutions that protect organizations by securing email, cloud services, and collaboration tools, with runtime enforcement of AI usage policies and threat detection capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Ashan Willy(CEO)

New Innovations develops OMO (Online-Merge-Offline) services and solutions, along with robots for industrial automation.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSTokyo, JP

Keito Nakao(Co-CEO & CTO)Tsutomu Yamada(Co-CEO)

Newmo operates taxi services and autonomous taxi operations in Japan, serving regional transportation needs in areas facing labor shortages and declining population.

B2B MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSTokyo, JP

Nonpi (operating as Bondish) provides cafeteria and food catering services for offices, including daily cafe operations, on-demand catering, and consulting services focused on workplace food experiences.

FoodTechFuture of WorkTokyo, JP

NOT A HOTEL operates a fractional ownership model for vacation residences across Japan, allowing individuals to purchase annual usage rights (minimum 10 nights per year) with full ownership privileges including resale and inheritance.

B2B MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality

Pale Blue develops and manufactures water-based propulsion systems for small satellites, serving satellite integrators and operators globally.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechKashiwa, JP

Jun Asakawa(Representative Director)

Portfolio company announced as a new investment

Sagri uses satellite data and AI technology to address agricultural challenges in Japan and globally, including mechanization of operations, farmer population decline, and greenhouse gas emissions.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureTokyo, JP

Net On operates "Saiyo Kakaricho," a recruiting tool that lets stores and companies post job openings and recruit directly through their own websites, connecting job seekers and employers.

HR TechMarketing TechSaaS

SANU 2nd Home operates a fractional ownership platform for second homes in Japan, allowing individuals and companies to purchase seasonal usage rights (from 8 nights annually) across a network of 36 properties nationwide.

B2B MarketplacesPropTech

Sougi Korekara offers funeral service plans (family funerals) with fixed, transparent pricing that includes essential items, flowers, and appropriately sized venues based on the number of attendees.

ConsumerHealthtechMarketplacesOsaka, JP