1) JAFCO Japan
JAFCO Japan is a venture capital, incubator, and private equity firm that invests in Japanese, American, and Asian companies in many different industries, such as IT services, medical biotechnology, and more.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 1973
- Founders: Tsuyoshi Ito
- Industries: AI, Data Analytics, FinTech, Healthcare, Biotech, SaaS
- Number of investments: 267
- Number of exits: 70
You can find their website here.
2) Samurai Incubate
Samurai Incubate, Inc. was set up to help businesses grow in vision and strength and make more money than they could on their own.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2008
- Founders: Hayato Ikegami, Kentaro Sakakibara
- Industries: Energy, Healthcare, Finance, Insurance, Agriculture, Retail, Ecommerce, Logistics, Transportation Mobility, Entertainment
- Number of investments: 136
- Number of exits: 7
You can find their website here.
3) NTT DOCOMO Ventures
The NTT Group transforms the global landscape with its preeminent technological skills and proven deployment capabilities to launch your startup.
Details of the startup:
- City: Minato
- Started in: 2008
- Industries: Lifestyle, AI, Big Data, Cloud, Communication, Education, Enterprise, FinTech, IoT, Medical, Healthcare, Electricity, Robotics
- Number of investments: 132
- Number of exits: 28
You can find their website here.
4) DG Ventures
DG wants to accompany and support pioneering entrepreneurs with a great spirit.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 1995
- Founders: Kaoru Hayashi, Yasuhiro Mimura
- Industries: Technology, Media, Information Technology
- Number of investments: 125
- Number of exits: 21
You can find their website here.
5) Dream Incubator
Dream Incubator helps its clients start businesses in many different ways. They provide all the tools and resources necessary to build your startup.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2000
- Founders: Koichi Hori
- Industries: Food, Healthcare, Beauty, Consumer Goods
- Number of investments: 85
- Number of exits: 20
You can find their website here.
6) Beyond Next Ventures
Beyond Next Ventures is a venture capital company based in Tokyo that makes investments in the medicine and life science fields.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Tsuyoshi Ito, Tsuyoshi Ito
- Industries: Medical, Healthcare, Agriculture, Food, Electronics, AI
- Number of investments: 69
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
7) Skyland Ventures
Skyland Ventures is a venture capital (VC) fund that invests in seed startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Yoshihiko Kinoshita
- Industries: Web3, Game Media, HR, Digital Media, AgTech, SaaS, Marketplace, AI, Fashion, Gaming
- Number of investments: 60
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
8) Deepcore
DEEPCORE is a seed-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs who want to use technology to change the world.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2005
- Founders: Yutaka Matsuo
- Industries: Technology, AI
- Number of investments: 50
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
9) Open Network Lab
Open Network Lab is a seed accelerator that helps new companies grow by giving them advice and money from abroad.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2010
- Industries: Life Science, Residential Technology, Blockchain, AI, VR, AR, Security, Bio-Health, Health, Energy, Safety, Mobility
- Number of investments: 37
- Number of exits: 3
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 14
You can find their website here.
10) Asahi Media Lab Ventures
Asahi Media Lab Ventures is the venture capital arm of the Asahi Media Group. It has offices in both Tokyo and Silicon Valley.
Details of the startup:
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Technology, Media Tech
- Number of investments: 29
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
