Corporate VCs in Japan (2026)
39 funders based in Japan. Filter by stage, sector or business model below. Contact details are part of Pro.
Hakuhodo DY Ventures
Hakuhodo DY Ventures is the venture capital arm of the Hakuhodo DY Group, investing mainly in Japan from seed to later stages in technology companies and new business models. Its portfolio includes companies in market…
Daiwa House Ventures
Daiwa House Ventures is the corporate venture capital company of the Daiwa House Group, which operates in housing, construction and real estate. It runs CVC funds and states that it considers investments across a broa…
TDK Ventures
TDK Ventures is the corporate venture capital firm of TDK, investing globally in early-stage deep-tech startups in areas such as materials, energy, mobility and health tech. It reports USD 500M in assets under managem…
Epson X Investment
Epson X Investment is the corporate venture capital subsidiary of the Seiko Epson group, established in 2020. It invests in startups in printing, edtech, xR, robotics, smart infrastructure, greentech and AI, through a…
JR West Innovations
The corporate venture capital arm of the JR West group in Japan, active since 2016. It makes equity investments in start-ups from seed to later stage, in areas such as space, next-generation energy, physical and agent…
Sony Financial Ventures
Sony Financial Ventures is the corporate venture capital company of Sony Financial Group, established in 2018. It invests in startups in fintech, AI and other advanced fields at stages from seed to later stages, and m…
Sony Innovation Fund
Sony Innovation Fund is a group of Sony-managed investment vehicles that invests in technology-driven startups. The Sony Innovation Fund vehicle is wholly funded by Sony Group and invests in early-stage companies, whi…
Sumisho Venture Partners
Sumisho Venture Partners is a corporate venture capital firm based in Tokyo that invests in startups, using assets of Sumitomo Corporation. Its investment themes include AI and quantum, digital and DX, robotics and mo…
Z Venture Capital
Z Venture Capital (ZVC) is the corporate venture capital firm of LINE Yahoo, established in 2012 and wholly owned by it. It invests from seed to late stage in media, commerce, fintech, AI and space technology, using r…
NTT DOCOMO Ventures
NTT DOCOMO Ventures is the corporate venture capital firm of the NTT Group, not only of NTT DOCOMO. It invests in B2C and B2B startups, mainly at early and middle stages across all stages, in areas where it can co-cre…
Alconix Ventures
The corporate venture capital fund operator of Alconix Group, a Japanese non-ferrous metals trading and materials company. It invests in early- and middle-stage start-ups in materials and manufacturing technologies th…
Colopl Next
COLOPL NEXT is an investment company founded in 2015 that invests in startups and listed equities, with startup investments focused on advanced technology, B2C and entertainment in Japan, the United States and South K…
Kintetsu Venture Partners
Kintetsu Venture Partners is the corporate venture capital company of the Kintetsu Group, a Japanese transport, leisure, retail and real estate group. It invests in startups and works with group businesses on areas su…
ABC Dream Ventures
ABC Dream Ventures is a corporate venture capital company of the ABC broadcasting group in Osaka, founded in 2015. It manages three investment funds with stated fund sizes of 1.2, 1.8 and 0.3 billion yen, investing in…
CyberAgent Capital
CyberAgent Capital is a venture capital firm that describes itself as co-creation capital. It makes first investments in early-stage startups and provides funding together with industry knowledge and its global network.
Woven Capital
Woven Capital is a growth-stage venture fund backed by Toyota, managing USD 1.6 billion across two funds. It invests USD 10M to 50M in growth-stage companies across four themes: build, move, power and connect.
Kanpo NEXT Partners
JP LIFE NEXT FUND is a venture capital fund operated by Kanpo NEXT Partners, which the site describes as the CVC of Kanpo Seimei. It invests in startups in areas including consumer technology, business efficiency, and…
Dentsu Ventures
Dentsu Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of the Dentsu Group, investing in domestic and overseas startups and providing business development, marketing and global expansion support. Its portfolio includes…
JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund
JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund is the CVC of JGC Corporation and JGC Holdings, started in April 2021 with a fund size of 5 billion yen over a 10-year term, with Global Brain as general partner. It invests in startups in ca…
Lotte Ventures Japan
Lotte Ventures Japan is a venture capital firm established in March 2022 with a fund of JPY 7.5 billion. It invests in services, products and technologies that aim for the best customer experience, and its portfolio i…
MBS innovation DRIVE
MBS innovation DRIVE is a Tokyo-based group company of the broadcaster MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting), set up to create new businesses in areas including AI, VR, audio streaming, digital marketing, IP and content, games …
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment
The venture investment arm of Mitsui & Co., formerly Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, active for more than 20 years. It invests in start-ups built on cutting-edge technologies and scientific breakthroughs, reports over …
MUFG Innovation Partners
MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP) is the corporate venture capital firm of MUFG, established in 2019, that makes strategic investments in startups in Japan and other countries. The site cites five funds, about ¥80 billi…
Obunsha Ventures
Obunsha Ventures is the corporate venture arm of the education publisher Obunsha, making strategic investments mainly in early to mid-stage EdTech startups. It takes minority stakes, generally below 20 percent, and ru…
Oriental Land Innovations
Oriental Land Innovations is the corporate venture capital company of the Oriental Land Group, which runs theme park and hotel businesses, set up to invest in ventures for new business creation. It makes direct invest…
TOPPAN CVC
The corporate venture capital arm of TOPPAN, which publishes the TOPPAN CVC Journal. It has invested in more than 50 start-ups since 2016 and pursues open innovation with them through capital and business alliances.
Astellas Venture Management
The wholly owned venture capital organisation of Astellas, active for more than 20 years. It makes equity investments in privately owned, early-stage biotechnology companies with preclinical programmes and platform te…
Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund
Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund is a corporate venture fund that invests in startups in entertainment, IP creation, game studios and fan-connection businesses. Its portfolio pages list companies in short-form vide…
BRICKS FUND TOKYO
BRICKS FUND TOKYO is the corporate venture capital arm of the Mitsubishi Estate Group, investing in entrepreneurs who work on long-term themes such as social issues and industrial transformation. Its portfolio include…
KURONEKO Innovation Fund
The pages are the website of Yamato Holdings, parent of the Yamato delivery group in Japan, which reports equity investments in start-ups such as Ocean (tax-free shopping platform) and JIJ (quantum optimisation). The …