This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo 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 Tokyo Venture Capital Startups
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East Ventures
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East Ventures is an early stage venture fund focusing on SEA and Japan with 4 unicorns in its portfolio.
Bank of Innovation
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Bank of Innovation develops and operates smartphone games.
Global Brain Corporation
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Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed/early to pre-IPO startups.
Mistletoe
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Mistletoe provides learning and investment opportunities for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Beyond Borders
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Beyond Borders brings safety and comfort to oversea real-estate transactions.
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.
ANRI
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ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT and high technology investments.
Archetype Ventures
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Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm that does seed and early stage B2B venture investments.
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
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Headline Asia is a technology-focused VC headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with investment teams deployed in Beijing and Taipei.
SMBC Venture Capital
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SMBC Venture Capital is a Japanese finance company that offers banking-centered financial services.
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.
Mizuho Capital
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Mizuho Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on information technology and biotechnology investments.
DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819)
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DG Ventures is the Leading Venture Capital of Digital Garage Group, providing partnerships for entrepreneurs building innovation.
JAFCO
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JAFCO Japan is a venture capital, incubator, and private equity firm.
Genesia Ventures
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Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early-stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia.
GMO VenturePartners
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GMO Venture Partners is an early and growth stage investment subsidiary of GMO Internet Group. Invested in over 50 companies.
Dream Incubator
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Dream Incubator is a strategic consulting and business development firm helping companies with their growth and expansion.
Samurai Incubate
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Samurai Incubate invests in early-stage start-ups and provides support in management, marketing, sales and HR.
CyberAgent Capital
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CyberAgent Capital is a venture capital firm that provides financial support for start-ups specializing in the internet businesses.
Nippon Venture Capital
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Nippon Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that supports businesses and develops new venture enterprises.
Incubate Fund
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Incubate Fund is an independent early stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at seed stage.
UTokyo Innovation Platform
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UTokyo Innovation Platform specializing in early stage and middle -later stage investments.
Coral Capital
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Coral Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that provides a full-service approach to investing.
Nissay Capital
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Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
Colopl Next
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Colopl Next supports start-ups specializing in VR/AR, entertainment, emerging technologies, and other internet businesses.
BTC Trading Inc
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Full-service broker-dealer and offshore investment advisor, providing quality investment service to high net worth individuals.
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.
ITOCHU Technology Ventures
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Itochu Technology Ventures is the Tokyo-based venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation that funds information technology companies.
Skyland Ventures
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A venture capital (VC) fund is focusing on seed startup investments. With a mission of “The Seed Maker. & Unlearning.”
Cool Japan Fund
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Cool Japan Fund is a private equity fund that provides various enterprises with financial resources.
Drone Fund
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Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy.
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
YJ Capital
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Corporate Venture Capital that does Seed, Early Stage Venture, and Later Stage Venture Investments
Advantage Partners
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Advantage Partners is a private equity investment firm in Japan.
Miraishonen
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Miraishonen is a Tokyo-based IT venture company that provides all kinds of entertainment services.
CAC CAPITAL
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CAC CAPITAL is a multi-strategy corporate venture capital that invests in IT and software technology companies.
for Startups
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for Startups primarily engages in supporting Japanese startups.
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.
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.
Resona Capital
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Resona Capital is a micro-venture capital fund specialized in early-stage investments.
Dynasty Holding
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Founded in 2011, Dynasty Holding Limited is a global private equity firm with a Pan-Asian emphasis.
Abies Ventures
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Abies Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage deep tech startups.
Globis Capital Partners
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Globis Capital Partners is a venture capital firm known for its unique combination of local business presence.
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.
Rakuten Ventures
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Rakuten Ventures seeks to invest in IT startups that can lead the competitive digital age from early to growth stages.
OKCoin Japan
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OKCOIN JAPAN CO., LTD. Is a Japanese corporation with headquarters in Japan
GLOBIS
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GLOBIS is a education provider providing non-degree and degree programs in management studies.
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.
SYLA HOLDINGS
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SYLA HOLDINGS engages in sales, rental, management, and brokerage of real estate.
Yakumi
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A platform connecting global angel investors with startups based in, or relating to, Japan
NOW Japan
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NOW Japan is a financial consultancy service provider.
Ubicom Holdings
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Ubicom Holdings is a software company that provides information technology solutions and services.
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.
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.
Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Daiwa Securities SMBC is a comprehensive securities group representing Asia configured mainly Global Investment Banking.
Femto Partners
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Femto Partners is a fund that specializes in early stage investments in Internet-related venture companies.
Beta Catalyst
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BetaCatalyst provides venture capital investment services in areas such as health care, lifestyle, AI, and IoT.
Gazelle Capital
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Gazelle Capital is a venture capital and investment firm.
Double Sharp Partners
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Double Sharp Partners invests in start-up companies and entrepreneurs who provide advanced and innovative businesses and services.
Aruhi Group
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Aruhi Group provides insurance brokerage, mortgage lending, bank agency, and other services.
Growin Partners
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Growin Partners has been involved in numerous M & A and management system development projects.
irodori, Inc.
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irodori is Software development company, and invests some start-up companies as seed accelerator
Japan Investment Adviser
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Japan Investment Adviser engages in money and banking business.
Global Capital Management
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Global Capital Management is an investment firm that specializes in venture capital.
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.
DLE Capital
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DLE Capital is an investment subsidiary of entertainment company that invests in a wide range of venture companies.
brightlink partners
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Brightlink Partners is an independent advisory and investment company.
Astmax
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Astmax is a asset management firm offers advanced strategic trading management and advisory services.
Value Create
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Value Create is a venture capital firm focused on management consulting business and investment business.
InnoScouter
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InnoScouter is an IT firm that provides open innovation management SaaS, startup scouting support, and business consulting services.
AGS Consulting
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AGS Consulting is a general accounting firm with 55 accountants and 78 tax accountants.
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.
DreamVision Inc.
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Innovation Engineering company based in Tokyo. Running seed-focused funds and developing own projects collaborated with global networks.
SB Innoventure
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SB Innoventure specializing in Investing, nurturing, and managing seed business.
D-Engine
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D-Engine is an investment firm providing hands-on operational management support to venture companies.
Sankei Real Estate
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Sankei Real Estate is an investment corporation that invests in metropolitan areas mainly for office buildings and other strong portfolio.
J-Seed Ventures
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Tokyo-based venture incubator and provider of management and technology consulting services.
Attack
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Attack offers variety of recruitment and career change services that specializes in the rapidly growing “Startup Venture Companies”.
Millennium Partners
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Millennium Partners help create new value, from creating new businesses to innovating existing businesses .
INFERRET JAPAN
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INFERRET JAPAN is an an advanced technology-oriented venture company.
Bankers Investment
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Bankers Investment is a hands on venture capital firm that owns, supports, and develops the business of domestic & overseas companies.
BCG Digital Ventures Japan
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BCG Japan is an early stage growth platform that works closely with BCG
LaunchCenter 39
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LaunchCenter 39 works hand-in-hand with entrepreneurs to build Internet and technology businesses from the ground up.
Beck One Partners
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Beck One Partners is a consulting firm that provides venture business support.
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.
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.
01Startup
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01 Startup creates oppurtunities for entrepreneurs.
IPR Venture Capital
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IPR Venture Capital is a independent venture capital firm.
Collabo Sangakukan
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Collabo Sangakukan is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage industry-academic ventures.
Comrades Incubate
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Comrades Incubate provides optimal sales and marketing solutions for each stage from a new business launch.
SEPTENI VENTURES
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Septeni Ventures is concerned with the handling of personal numbers and specific personal information
Okasan Venture Capital
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Okasan Venture Capital is an investment firm based in Japan.
Anobaka Human Capital
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Anobaka Human Capital introduces startups that are growing rapidly, have a high growth angle, and have a high potential to achieve growth.
Jonan Mirai Fund
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Jonan Mirai Fund is an investment firm with attributes in cooperative banking.