This article showcases our top picks for the best Japan based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Japan Venture Capital Startups
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Japan Cloud Capital
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Japan Cloud Capital is a financial services company that supports the growth of venture companies and develops the Japanese economy.
IT-Farm
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IT-Farm invests in seed and Series A startups bringing breakthroughs in digital health, AI, mobility, security, retail, enterprise.
Bank of Innovation Inc
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Bank of Innovation Inc. develops and operates multilingual video search engine.
Beyond Borders
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Beyond Borders brings safety and comfort to oversea real-estate transactions.
The Longreach Group
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The Longreach Group is an investment firm that develops tailored solutions to execute strategically driven private equity opportunities
Dream Incubator
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Dream Incubator is a strategic consulting and business development firm helping companies with their growth and expansion.
SPARX Group
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SPARX Group invests through a number of innovative strategies on behalf of a wide cross-section of investors around the globe.
Colopl Next
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Colopl Next supports start-ups specializing in VR/AR, entertainment, emerging technologies, and other internet businesses.
JAFCO Japan
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JAFCO Japan is a venture capital, incubator, and private equity firm.
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings
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Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings operates and manages group companies and seeks to enhance their value by promoting its regional.
Future Venture Capital
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Future Venture Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investment.
Venture Labo Investment
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Venture Labo Investment is venture capital firm that provides financial supports to invested companies at each growth stage.
Coral Capital
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Coral Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that provides a full-service approach to investing.
ANOBAKA
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ANOBAKA is a venture capital company specializing in the seed-stage area.
ASICS Ventures Corporation
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ASICS Ventures Corporation is a venture capital firm that offers accelerate and make investments in startups.
Cool Japan Fund
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Cool Japan Fund is a private equity fund that provides various enterprises with financial resources.
Monex Ventures
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Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies.
NGK SPARK PLUG CO
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NGK SPARK PLUG is a comprehensive ceramics-processing manufacturer.
Japan Asia Investment
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Japan Asia Investment is a venture capital firm that focuses on supporting venture companies and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Neoteny
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Neoteny is an internet investment firm that holds a diversified financial portfolio.
F Ventures
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F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.
Globis
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Globis is a education provider providing non-degree and degree programs in management studies.
Miraishonen
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Miraishonen is a Tokyo-based IT venture company that provides all kinds of entertainment services.
Farmnote
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Farmnote is an IT venture that specializes in dairy
CAC CAPITAL
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CAC CAPITAL is a multi-strategy corporate venture capital that invests in IT and software technology companies.
Resona Capital
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Resona Capital is a micro-venture capital fund specialized in early-stage investments.
DOGAN beta
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DOGAN beta is an early stage venture capital firm that contributes to the establishment of the venture ecosystem of local economies.
ABBALab – Atom to Bit, Bit to Atom
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ABBALab is a seed accelerator that supports startups that develop IoT hardware and ancillary services.
Hikari Tsushin Group
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Hikari Tsushin Group is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm that finances early- and late-stage ventures, and post-IPO equity investments.
BCG Digital Ventures Japan
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BCG Japan is an early stage growth platform that works closely with BCG
ABC Dream Ventures
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ABC Dream Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Japanese media firm Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings.
NOW Japan
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NOW Japan is a financial consultancy service provider.
Angel Bridge
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Angel Bridge is an angel investor group in Japan and provides high-quality and abundant funds to excellent companies.
Sevenwoods Investment
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Sevenwoods Investment is a global multi-asset investment firm providing Venture Capital & Private Equity.
Dynasty Holding
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Founded in 2011, Dynasty Holding Limited is a global private equity firm with a Pan-Asian emphasis.
for Startups
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for Startups primarily engages in supporting Japanese startups.
SG INCUBATE
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SG INCUBATE is an investment company for the formation of (CVC), which invests in Kyushu’s first startup company.
OSU
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OSU is a university-initiated venture company jointly established with Osaka Sangyo University as a manufacturing venture
Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital
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Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital utilizes industry-academia-government-financed networks to support venture companies.
OKCoin Japan
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OKCOIN JAPAN CO., LTD. Is a Japanese corporation with headquarters in Japan
Kintetsu Venture Partners
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Kintetsu Venture Partners is a corporate venture capital of the Kintetsu Group.
Tokyo Star Bank
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Tokyo Star Bank is a provider of financial banking services.
Tepco Frontier Partners
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Tepco Frontier Partners is a financial service provider that invests in companies that contribute to solving social issues.
DLE Capital
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DLE Capital is an investment subsidiary of entertainment company that invests in a wide range of venture companies.
SYLA HOLDINGS
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SYLA HOLDINGS engages in sales, rental, management, and brokerage of real estate.
Aruhi Group
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Aruhi Group provides insurance brokerage, mortgage lending, bank agency, and other services.
BTC Trading Inc
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Full-service broker-dealer and offshore investment advisor, providing quality investment service to high net worth individuals.
Senshu Ikeda Holdings
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Senshu Ikeda Holdings offers banking products and services in Japan and globally to small and medium-sized enterprises and people.
DBS Securities Limited
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Merging and Aquisition, Stocks Requisition, Venture Capital, Taxation
Growin Partners
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Growin Partners has been involved in numerous M & A and management system development projects.
Value Create
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Value Create is a venture capital firm focused on management consulting business and investment business.
Collabo Sangakukan
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Collabo Sangakukan is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage industry-academic ventures.
Venture Capital Japan
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Venture Capital Japan is a management company of Corporate Venture Capital, CVC JAPAN connects companies, technology, ideas, and people.
Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Daiwa Securities SMBC is a comprehensive securities group representing Asia configured mainly Global Investment Banking.
DreamVision Inc.
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Innovation Engineering company based in Tokyo. Running seed-focused funds and developing own projects collaborated with global networks.
brightlink partners
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Brightlink Partners is an independent advisory and investment company.
Mu Lab, LTD.
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Mu Lab is a advanced robot technology development.
Hitotoki Incubator
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Hitotoki Incubator offers systematic financial strategy planning that connects management strategy and fund procurement.
Astmax
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Astmax is a asset management firm offers advanced strategic trading management and advisory services.
Beta Catalyst
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BetaCatalyst provides venture capital investment services in areas such as health care, lifestyle, AI, and IoT.
INFERRET JAPAN
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INFERRET JAPAN is an an advanced technology-oriented venture company.
J-Seed Ventures
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Tokyo-based venture incubator and provider of management and technology consulting services.
Qomet
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Qomet is a venture builder, venture capital, and consulting company.
Fidea Capital
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Fidea Capital provides financial services such as IPO assistance and management consultation.
AGS Consulting
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AGS Consulting is a general accounting firm with 55 accountants and 78 tax accountants.
Attack
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Attack offers variety of recruitment and career change services that specializes in the rapidly growing “Startup Venture Companies”.
Anicom Capital
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Anicom Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Anicom Holdings.
Japan Investment Adviser
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Japan Investment Adviser engages in money and banking business.
Ocean lease
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Ocean lease is a machinery and equipment from all manufacturers are covered by the lease agreement.
irodori, Inc.
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irodori is Software development company, and invests some start-up companies as seed accelerator
MinD in a Device
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MinD in a Device is a university-based venture company .
Millennium Partners
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Millennium Partners help create new value, from creating new businesses to innovating existing businesses .
G.A.P
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GAP is a solution vendor that fulfills all customer needs and wants to continue to be a reliable and reliable company.
Okinawa Protein Tomography
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Okinawa Protein Tomography is an Innovative Protein Molecular Structural Analysis company.
LaunchCenter 39
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LaunchCenter 39 works hand-in-hand with entrepreneurs to build Internet and technology businesses from the ground up.
Grandouce
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Grandouce is a company specializing in the private accommodation business.
Jonan Mirai Fund
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Jonan Mirai Fund is an investment firm with attributes in cooperative banking.
Orient Capital
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Orient Capital provides venture capital management services.
Alliance Partners
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Alliance Partners provides advisory services related to comprehensive cost management.
Bankers Holding
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Bankers Holding is a holding company that controls the Bankers Group companies that provide financial services via the Internet.
Okasan Venture Capital
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Okasan Venture Capital is an investment firm based in Japan.
SITEROID JAPAN
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SITEROID JAPAN offers its users with an online site creator with drag and drop interfaces.
SEPTENI VENTURES
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Septeni Ventures is concerned with the handling of personal numbers and specific personal information
D-Engine
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D-Engine is an investment firm providing hands-on operational management support to venture companies.
Cyberearth
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CyberEarth invests in securities listed on domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
01Startup
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01 Startup creates oppurtunities for entrepreneurs.
Beck One Partners
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Beck One Partners is a consulting firm that provides venture business support.
SANKEI REAL ESTATE INC
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Sankei Real Estate is an investment corporation that invests in metropolitan areas mainly for office buildings and other strong portfolio.
OGI Venture Capital
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OGI Venture Capital provides business matching and investment advisory services.
Venture Incubation Planning
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Venture Incubation Planning aims in creating and nurturing venture businesses in a business format similar to venture capital.
SB Innoventure
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SB Innoventure specializing in Investing, nurturing, and managing seed business.
