AI investors in Japan

    19 funds

    Gatsbie lists 19 AI investors headquartered in Japan (as of 2026-10-24).

    Most are based in Tokyo (13), Chuo-ku (1) and Dallas (1); the most common stages are Seed (14), Series A (13) and Pre-Seed (11); the most common kinds of capital are Venture equity (18), Growth equity (6) and Buyout (5).

    19 funds

    1. De Capital

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth

      Sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain, Financial Services, Healthcare & MedTech

    2. Global Brain

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

      Sectors: Social & Community, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Apps, Financial Services

    3. Lifetime Ventures

      Dallas, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed

      Sectors: Healthcare & MedTech, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware & IoT

    4. Monozukuri Ventures

      Kyoto, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

      Sectors: Data & Analytics, Hardware & IoT, Healthcare & MedTech, Artificial Intelligence

    5. Nippon Technology Venture Partners Ltd.

      Tokushima, Japan

      Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+

      Sectors: Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Consumer Apps

    6. OnBoard Finance

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed

      Sectors: Financial Services, Developer Tools, Healthcare & MedTech, Consumer Apps

    7. Reazon Capital

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

      Sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Apps, Financial Services

    8. SoftBank Capital

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+

      Sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare & MedTech, Hardware & IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain

    9. Woven Capital

      Chuo-ku, Japan

      Stages: Series B, Series C+, Growth

      Sectors: Data & Analytics, Mobility & Transportation, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware & IoT

    10. Z Venture Capital

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth

      Sectors: Media & Entertainment, E-commerce & Marketplace, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

    11. Aviondor Group

      Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

      Sectors: Financial Services, PropTech, Artificial Intelligence, E-commerce & Marketplace

    12. CyberAgent, Inc.

      Japan

      Stages: Others

      Sectors: Media & Entertainment, PropTech, Gaming, Artificial Intelligence

    13. Dentsu Ventures

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

      Sectors: Hardware & IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Healthcare & MedTech

    14. Japan Investment Corporation

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth

      Sectors: Healthcare & MedTech, EdTech, PropTech, Logistics & Supply Chain

    15. Mpower Partners

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Seed, Series C+, Growth

      Sectors: Healthcare & MedTech, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, CleanTech & Climate

    16. MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series C+

      Sectors: Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence

    17. SPARX Group

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth

      Sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Hardware & IoT, CleanTech & Climate, Data & Analytics

    18. Universal Materials Incubator

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

      Sectors: Healthcare & MedTech, Hardware & IoT, AgTech & FoodTech, Artificial Intelligence

    19. Yamauchi-No.10 Family Office

      Tokyo, Japan

      Stages: Mature

      Sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare & MedTech, Space & Aerospace, Enterprise Software

    AI investors elsewhere

    Other sectors in Japan

    Counted by where each fund is headquartered, from public sources, as of 2026-10-24. Funds that invest across sectors are included, as in Investor Discovery.