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Japan: venture funds and startups in Japan

Fusion42 tracks 38 venture funds in Japan with $74.9B in combined assets under management, and 5 startups that have raised $44M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.

Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur, Fusion42's AI co-founder, reasons over.

active funds in Japan include MIXI Global Investments, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Red Dot Capital Partners, IMM Investment and Cyberdyne Pegasus Tech Ventures Fund; startups in Japan include Yaqumo, CYTUR, Foundation Alloy, StartPass and Sound Wave Innovation. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Japan, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.

Funds in Japan (38 tracked)

FundTypeHQ
MIXI Global InvestmentsvcJapan
SoftBank Vision Fund 2vcJapan
Red Dot Capital PartnersvcIsrael
IMM InvestmentvcSouth Korea
Cyberdyne Pegasus Tech Ventures Fundcorporate vcJapan
Denka CVC Fundcorporate vcJapan
Altos VenturesvcUnited States
Ohayo Dairy Products CVC Fundcorporate vcUnited States
Ohayo Dairy Products Corporate Venture Capital Fundcorporate vcUnited States
Cyberdyne Corporate Venture Fundcorporate vcJapan
Apollo Capital Contents I Investmentcorporate vcJapan
Asteria AI & Robotics Fundcorporate vcUnited States
AV Seed FundvcUnited States
IOWN AI Fundcorporate vcJapan
Lotte Healthcare and Biopharmaceutical CVCcorporate vcJapan
ANA Future Frontier Fundcorporate vcJapan
Genesia Venture Fund IVvcJapan
DIC D2S Venturescorporate vcJapan
Alumni Ventures Japan+US Bridge FundvcUnited States
Mori Building Innovation Fundcorporate vcJapan
Sony Innovation Fund 4corporate vcJapan
Across Ventures Fund IvcUnited States
SBI HoldingsvcJapan
Quantonation IIvcFrance
RICOH Innovation Fund Ⅱcorporate vcJapan
Sumisho Venture Partnerscorporate vcJapan
Uncovered Fund Monex Africacorporate vcJapan
Toho-GB Global Life Science Fundcorporate vcJapan
ASA FundvcJapan
WPower fundvcJapan
UTokyo IPC Fund 2vcJapan
Toyota Invention Partnerscorporate vcJapan
Yamaha Music Innovationscorporate vcJapan
Next Bharat Venturescorporate vcJapan
WASEDA University Impact CapitalvcJapan
Metaplanet Venturescorporate vcJapan
JAL Innovation Fund IIcorporate vcJapan
Workforce Innovation Fund No.1corporate vcJapan

Startups in Japan (5 tracked)

StartupStageHQRaised
YaqumoseedJapan
CYTURseries-aSouth Korea$4M
Foundation Alloyseries-aUnited States$22M
StartPasspre-seedJapan$1M
Sound Wave InnovationJapan$17M

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