Skyland Ventures

Nanameue, Inc. develops mobile apps and web services.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialTokyo, JP

Takahiro IshihamaTAKAHIRO ISHIHAMA(Founder)inKenji Higuchi

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesAkatsukiEast VenturesFFG Venture Business PartnersSBI Investmentmint VC+1 more

Co-investorsDBJ Capitali-nest capitalZ Venture Capital

Ageless is a Japanese startup providing recruitment and staffing services mainly for the middle-aged and senior workforce.

Future of WorkHR TechLongevity

Co-investorsDBJ CapitalNOW Japan

A Japanese fintech company that connects people with money-related concerns to financial professionals through a household-finance diagnosis and consultation platform.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketplaces

中村仁(Founder)in

ANYCOLOR is a Japanese entertainment startup that runs the VTuber / virtual livestreamer group "Nijisanji," along with overseas VTuber operations and new ventures.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

田角 陸(代表取締役 CEO)釣井 慎也(取締役 CFO)

Co-investorsNippon Venture Capital

Behavior is a Japanese company applying generative AI to the insurance industry, offering a lead-generation service that pre-screens and nurtures prospective insurance customers before introducing them to insurance agencies and agents on a per-meeting basis.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech

Capex builds conversational AI systems that engage website and messaging-app visitors through interactive dialogue to guide prospective customers toward conversion.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Cluster provides go-to-market infrastructure for AI agents, giving them access to 50+ GTM data sources, LinkedIn and email sending tools, and the ability to run many subagents in parallel for outbound prospecting.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSales TechNew York City, US

Co-investorsTechstarsMapleblock CapitalPaper VenturesSBI InvestmentSumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Cluster is a virtual-space platform whose users join events and live performances from smartphones, PCs and VR headsets.

Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation FundBaseline VenturesFirst Round CapitalFreestyle CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Mapleblock Capital+3 more

Japanese game studio building original Fortnite metaverse titles such as BABY RUN!! and 100 LEVEL DEATHRUN.

Field X builds AI agents that automate operational tasks in rental property management, including phone answering, email and chat replies, document and contract preparation, and repair proposals.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

FLIGHTS develops 3D data systems and drone-based hardware and control automation for the construction and civil engineering industry, and provides consulting, surveying and inspection BPO, drone operation, and maintenance services.

Construction TechHardwareRoboticsTokyo, JP

Shuhei Togeshita(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))Shuhei Taoshitain

Co-investorsDRONE FUND

GITAI develops robotic technologies for space exploration, specializing in robotic solutions for the construction and maintenance of satellites, lunar settlements, and planetary infrastructure.

Deep TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsSpace TechTorrance, JP

Sho Nakanose(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Toyotaka Kozuki(Director)Yuta Kimura(Director)Tatsuro Koyama

Co-investors500 GlobalCoral CapitalDBJ CapitalGlobal BrainJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKDDI Open Innovation Fund

Jiraffe Inc. is a Japanese company that plans, develops, and operates internet services, and also runs a used-equipment buying and resale business.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesTokyo, JP

Teruaki Aso(Representative Director (CEO))inHiroki Matsumoto(Director & COO, Head of magi Business Unit)Yuji Nagashima(Director & CFO, Head of Administration)

Co-investorsEast VenturesGreeAppWorks Venturesmint VC

Kaimaku (株式会社カイマク) operates performance-based (success-fee) sales and appointment-setting services and a business matching platform for companies, focused on HR and executive-level lead generation in Japan.

B2B MarketplacesHR TechSales TechTokyo, JP

大島 黎(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Layer Security is a Japanese cybersecurity startup building a security layer for humans and AI agents, offering guardrails that detect and control unauthorized AI use and monitor AI agent MCP connections, permissions, and execution.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

A TikTok-focused livestreaming talent agency (livers agency) with over 130 registered livers that runs live commerce and video-based selling on TikTok Shop for brands.

E-commerceMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Medixus operates an AI-based clinic operating format that integrates booking, pre-consultation questionnaires, online consultations, its own electronic medical records and billing systems, accounting, and pharmacy coordination into one patient experience.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

大原 健太郎(代表取締役 CEO)

mocomoco inc. develops mocoVoice, a Japanese speech-recognition AI used in field settings such as healthcare and construction to support day-to-day work.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHealthtech

Yasunori Tanaka(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))

nocall.ai is an outbound-call automation service using generative AI (LLM-based voice technology) to conduct natural phone conversations for tasks like recruiting follow-ups, sales cold-calling, payment collection reminders, and appointment scheduling.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Shogo Hayashiin

Co-investorsCoreline Ventures

OHINERI designs hands-on Japanese cultural tourism experiences—such as private matcha ceremonies, chopstick-making, incense, and daruma crafting—operated under its "Way of XX" line of specialty shops based in Kyoto.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalityKyoto, JP

Japanese entertainment company running trading-card vending machines, card retail malls, capsule-toy machines and K-culture venues.

Japanese company producing generative-AI-based "2.9-dimensional" and AI idol units through its PLAY TUNE talent agency.

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Pictoria is a company that combines entertainment and technology to create AI characters and content experiences designed to engage audiences and shape a compelling future.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKiraboshi CapitalSony Ventures CorporationZ Venture Capital

Propally is a Japanese company using technology to address problems in the real estate investment market, where information is often opaque and hard to trust.

FintechPropTech

齊藤郁織(Founder)in

Queue is a Japanese company that provides AI search optimization (LLMO, or Large Language Model Optimization) to help businesses get their brand and services referenced, compared, and recommended within AI-generated answers such as those from ChatGPT.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

ROXX is a Japanese company that aims to raise the incomes of people without academic or career credentials by connecting individuals to opportunities and helping companies grow, using technology to address social challenges in Japan's shrinking labor market.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Taro Nakajima(Representative Director & President (CEO))inDaisuke Ueki(Senior Executive Officer, COO / SVP of Business)Hiroto Nishimura(Senior Executive Officer / SVP of Corporate)Toshiki Takase(Executive Officer, CAO)Kota Matsumoto(Executive Officer, CTO)George Yoshimoto(Executive Officer, CFO)

Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Seibu Shinkin CapitalSMBC Venture Capital

Strainer is a Japanese-language media and analysis service that publishes articles interpreting corporate earnings reports and business trends, with a focus on U.S. and global companies.

FintechMedia & Entertainment

Japanese esports company operating the gaming team TIE, a pro Apex Legends roster and a streamer division.

TwoStone&Sons operates platforms for freelancer support, career/job-change assistance, and technology education aimed at helping individuals build skills for the future workforce.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech

Japanese company operating a service for in-brand spot work (short-term shift staffing) aimed at helping retail stores retain workers longer.

Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSaitama, JP

Vostok is a Japanese company that creates products and services in the entertainment space.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Kenji Tsukahara(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsANOBAKA

X Kitchen operates a ghost-restaurant franchise business, developing delivery-focused food brands for platforms like Uber Eats and Demae-can and licensing them to over 1,000 restaurant locations across Japan.

FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces

Zeimee is an AI tool for Japanese tax accounting firms that generates candidate journal entries, document (receipt) analysis, matching, and reconciliation from accounting software data and evidence received via file, LINE, or email.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

佐次本脩真(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))畠山謙人(アドバイザー (Advisor))

東大発のAI・DX人材育成企業。法人向け学習基盤「Aidemy Business」とAI実装支援を提供し、2025年にアクセンチュア傘下に。

Co-investorsGlobal Brain

A Japanese regional development company that builds NFT platforms and digital systems for local governments and municipalities to support local economies.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3GovTechImpact & Social GoodTokyo, JP

畠中 博晶 (Hiroaki Hatanaka)(CEO)

Co-investorsDG IncubationGlobal Brain

Japanese startup offering Askhub, a generative-AI knowledge management and AI agent platform for enterprise DX.

Kirifuda develops on-chain finance products and blockchain intelligence services (data analysis, index development, and compliance support) that let businesses embed blockchain-based financial features without specialized expertise.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechTokyo, JP

Hideyuki Akagawa(代表取締役社長 (Representative Director & President))Tomoki Yamaguchi(取締役・ブロックチェーンインテリジェンス代表 (Director))Kazuma Iizumi(取締役 (Director))Hifumi Takai(CTO)

Co-investorsDG IncubationOpen Network Lab

A technology company that develops digital infrastructure to make human potential visible and connect it to society, using "human digital twin" technology to model individuals' interests, skills, and values.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTech

A Japanese no-code development company that builds web apps and systems using no-code tools such as Bubble, offering development at roughly a third of typical time and cost.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Yoani Group is the parent holding company for the Yoani anime production group, responsible for strategic planning and management support across its subsidiary companies.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Masashi Kurata(Representative Director)

Co-investorsDentsu VenturesGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersShizuoka CapitalTBS Innovation PartnersW Inc.+1 more

Japan XR Center (株式会社日本XRセンター) plans, develops, and operates XR content, running business lines in XR attractions, XR training, licensing, and venue operations.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

小林 大河(Founder & CEO / 代表取締役)Ramsekar S(Director of Product)

Board佐々木 淳一(Director of Creative)

Co-investorsXTech Ventures

A Japan-based education and consulting company offering language education—particularly Japanese-language learning—and training services aimed at foreign workers and global talent.

B2B MarketplacesEdTechFintechHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.STRIVE

Japanese GovTech startup operating policy co-creation platforms connecting citizens, politicians, ministries, municipalities and companies.

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundNOW JapanNTT DOCOMO VenturesZ Venture Capital

Driver Technologies (株式会社ドライバーテクノロジーズ) is a technology startup operating in the "drivers × internet" space.

Mobility & Transportation

Co-investorsZ Venture Capital

Japanese healthcare startup (Mental Health Technologies, Inc.) that runs businesses in mental health solutions, medical workforce shift services, medical career support, and digital marketing, centered on connecting companies with physicians to address employees' physical and mental health.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSTokyo, JP

刀禰真之介(代表取締役社長 (Founder & President/CEO))

Co-investorsFast Track Initiative