MPower Partners

Seed Series A Series B

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

Tokyo
HealthTech · Fintech +6
Impact-Focused · Multi-Stage

MUFG Innovation Partners

Seed Series A Series B

Corporate VC transforming finance with startups

Tokyo
Future of Finance · Fintech +8
Corporate VC · Future of Finance

Nissay Capital

Seed Series A Series B

Corporate VC of Nippon Life Insurance since 1991, having backed over 1,000 Japanese startups with 250+ IPO exits across broad sectors.

Tokyo
SaaS/Software · Manufacturing +5
Corporate VC · Multi-Stage

NordicNinja

Series A Series B

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 · Stockholm +2
DeepTech · ClimateTech +5
Nordics-Focused · Early Stage

NTT DOCOMO Ventures

Seed Series A Series B

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

Tokyo · Sunnyvale
AI/ML · Big Data +19
Corporate VC · Multi Stage

Ono Venture Investment

Seed Series A Series B

Corporate VC arm of Ono Pharma investing in early-stage oncology, immunology, and neurology startups synergistic with pharma R&D.

Osaka · San Francisco +1
BioTech · MedTech +3
Corporate VC · Bio/Health-Focused

Pangaea Ventures

Seed Series A Series B

World-leading hard tech VC since 2000, investing in advanced materials, chemistry, and biology startups solving global sustainability challenges.

Vancouver · Phoenix +1
DeepTech · ClimateTech +5
Corporate VC Backed · Impact-Focused

Progression Fund

Pre-Seed Seed

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 · Tokyo
Consumer · AI/ML +5
Network-Driven · Early Stage

QAI Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Global VC and ecosystem builder investing in quantum hardware, sensing, communications, advanced AI, and compute infrastructure.

Basel · Calgary +2
DeepTech · AI/ML +6
Global VC · Multi-Stage

Salesforce Ventures

Seed Series A Series B

Partnering with enterprising founders from seed to IPO

San Francisco · New York +2
Enterprise Software Companies · Cloud Infrastructure +11
Enterprise Software Companies · Corporate VC

Samsung Venture Investment

Series A Series B Series C

Samsung Group’s global corporate venture arm investing in innovative technologies

Seoul · Menlo Park +5
Semiconductors · Telecommunication +8
Corporate VC · Global VC

SBI Investment

Seed Series A Series B

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
Fintech · AI/ML +8
Corporate VC · Multi-Stage

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Scrum Ventures

Seed Series A

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

San Francisco · Tokyo
AI/ML · Robotics +9
Cross-Border · Japan-Market

SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Series B Series C Series D

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

London · Tokyo +5
AI/ML · Semiconductors +10
Mega-Fund · Global VC

Sony Innovation Fund

Seed Series A Series B

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 · San Jose +3
DeepTech · AI/ML +11
Corporate VC · Multi-Stage

Sozo Ventures

Seed Series A Series B

US-Japan cross-border VC backing category leaders in data technology, e-commerce, enterprise cloud, fintech, and healthcare IT from seed to pre-IPO.

Redwood City · Tokyo
AI/ML · Data +8
Global VC · Multi-Stage

Space Frontiers Fund

Seed Series A

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

Tokyo
SpaceTech · Satellite Infrastructure +7
Corporate VC · SpaceTech-Focused

TDK Ventures

Seed Series A Series B

Global, founder-first corporate venture capital investing in deeptech and sustainability

San Jose · Boston +4
Digital · Energy +14
Corporate VC · Global VC

UTEC

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

University of Tokyo-affiliated VC investing from pre-seed through IPO in deep-tech and life science startups from Japanese academia.

Tokyo
Science & Technology · DeepTech +4
University Spin-outs · Thesis-Driven

Vertex Ventures Japan

Seed Series A

Early-stage venture capital firm focused on Japanese startups.

Tokyo
DeepTech · AI/ML +5
DeepTech · AI/ML

White Star Capital

Series A Series B

Global VC partnering with Series A and B founders across North America, Europe, and Asia to build internationally scaled technology companies.

New York · London +5
Consumer · Enterprise +8
Global VC · Thesis-Driven

Woven Capital

Series B Series C Series D

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

Tokyo · Palo Alto
Autonomous Driving · AI/ML +8
Corporate VC · Growth Stage

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