AI Venture Capital Firms in Japan

Aether VC

Deep tech VC fund backing pioneers building hard but essential technologies

Boston (United States) (+3)

Seed Series A Series B

Ajinomoto Group Ventures

Corporate VC arm of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. backing early-stage startups in healthcare, food and wellness, ICT, and green biotechnology globally.

Palo Alto (United States) (+2)

Seed Series A

Alumni Ventures

America's largest VC firm for individual investors.

New York (United States) (+6)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Antler

Early-stage VC backing founders from day zero to greatness

Singapore (+24)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

ASICS Ventures

Corporate venture arm investing in sports, health, wellness and related technologies

Kobe (Japan)

Seed Series A

Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund

Corporate venture capital fund by Canon Marketing Japan investing in early to mid-stage startups for open innovation and new value creation

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A Series B

Coral Capital

Seed-stage Japan-focused VC backing bold founders across industries

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A

Corundum Systems Biology

Tokyo-based VC investing in systems biology, microbiome science, and precision health ventures at early stage globally, with a focus on data-driven discovery.

Tokyo (Japan) (+1)

Seed Series A

Deep30

Tokyo-based seed and early-stage VC specializing in deep learning and AI, founded by alumni of the University of Tokyo's Matsuo Lab, investing primarily in Japanese AI startups.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A Series B

DNX Ventures

Fueling category-defining B2B startups shaping industries and life

Tokyo (Japan) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

Geodesic Capital

Investment partners in global expansion to Asian markets, starting with Japan

Foster City (United States) (+1)

Series A Series B Series C

Global Brain

Independent Tokyo-based VC founded in 1998, investing globally from seed to growth in AI, HealthTech, ClimateTech, and enterprise. $2.7B+ AUM.

Tokyo (Japan) (+9)

Seed Series A Series B

GMO VenturePartners

Tokyo and Singapore-based corporate VC backed by GMO Internet Group, investing across Japan, India, Southeast Asia, and the US since 2005.

Tokyo (Japan) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

HSG

We nurture industry pioneers on their journey to becoming exceptional, enduring companies.

Hong Kong (China) (+6)

Seed Series A Series B

IMM Investment

Multi-asset alternative investment firm in Asia

Seoul (South Korea) (+3)

Seed Series A Series B

IT-Farm Corporation

Seed and early-stage VC based in Tokyo and Palo Alto, backing startups in mobile, AI/ML, IoT, digital health, and connected tech across Japan, Asia, and the US.

Tokyo (Japan) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

ITOCHU Technology Ventures

ITOCHU Corporation's VC arm investing in early-stage IT and deeptech in Japan and the US, with focus on AI, healthcare, fintech, and decarbonization.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A Series B

JIC Venture Growth Investments

Japanese government-backed VC investing in startups from early to later stage across deep tech, life sciences, and growth sectors to strengthen Japan's competitiveness.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A Series B

MPower Partners

Japan-based ESG-focused VC backing tech-enabled startups addressing societal challenges, from middle to late stage in Japan and early stage globally.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A Series B

NordicNinja

Series A VC founded in 2019 investing €2–8M in Northern European deeptech, decarbonization, and digital society startups, backed by Japanese corporates and JBIC to help founders scale globally.

Helsinki (Finland) (+3)

Series A Series B

NTT DOCOMO Ventures

The corporate venture arm of NTT DOCOMO, creating new value through strategic investments and co-creation with startups.

Tokyo (Japan) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

Progression Fund

Pre-seed and seed fund backed by TikTok/musical.ly alumni, investing in AI-native consumer and prosumer products across the US and Japan.

San Francisco (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed

Salesforce Ventures

Partnering with enterprising founders from seed to IPO

San Francisco (United States) (+3)

Seed Series A Series B

SBI Investment

Japan's leading VC firm and wholly owned SBI Group subsidiary, with 1,300+ investments in domestic and overseas startups across fintech, AI, biotech, and emerging tech since 1996.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A Series B

Scrum Ventures

Investing in startups across the U.S. and Japan to accelerate global growth

San Francisco (United States) (+1)

Seed Series A

SoftBank Vision Fund 2

SoftBank's self-funded $56B growth-stage fund investing in AI, robotics, and technology companies globally across all major sectors.

London (United Kingdom) (+6)

Series B Series C Series D

Sony Innovation Fund

Sony Group's global CVC platform with $430M+ AUM investing in early to late-stage startups across deep tech, entertainment tech, enterprise tech, fintech, climate tech, and location-based entertainment.

Tokyo (Japan) (+4)

Seed Series A Series B

Space Frontiers Fund

Japan-focused fund investing in space startups across satellite infrastructure, remote sensing, on-orbit services, deep space, and launch access.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A

Vertex Ventures Japan

Early-stage venture capital firm focused on Japanese startups.

Tokyo (Japan)

Seed Series A

Woven Capital

Toyota's $1.6B growth-stage corporate venture arm backing companies in autonomous mobility, AI, robotics, electrification, and industrial automation.

Tokyo (Japan) (+1)

Series B Series C Series D