148 Venture Capital Firms in Tokyo, Mapped

Venture capital firms in Tokyo

Japanese venture has quietly tripled in a decade, and nearly all of it runs through Tokyo. The independent funds here back the SaaS and deep tech startups clustered from Shibuya to Nihonbashi, university spinouts off the UTokyo pipeline, and a growing wave of climate and space companies - alongside the CVC money Japanese corporates deploy. FirmScope maps 148 venture firms investing from Tokyo - independent partnerships, seed funds and sector specialists - each verified by hand: the fund exists, it is investing, and the stage and sector shown match what it actually backs.

The list is below. The full directory carries working links for every fund, named contacts where published, and filters by stage and sector - useful whether you are raising, researching or trying to land a rare analyst seat.

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25 of the 148 firms on the list

Firm	Focus	Team size
Black Sea Capital	Venture (Generalist)	51-200
Headline	Early Stage	51-200
Mistletoe, Inc.	Venture (Generalist)	51-200
Octo Force Management	-	51-200
the venice beach yacht club	-	51-200
Abundia Opportunities Fund Limited	-	11-50
ANOBAKA	Seed	11-50
ANRI	Early Stage	11-50
Archetype Ventures Inc.	Early Stage	11-50
ARKAS TNP Capital	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
B Dash Ventures株式会社	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Coral Capital	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Corundum	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Corundum Systems Biology	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
CyberAgent Capital, Inc.	Early Stage	11-50
DG Daiwa Ventures(DGDV)	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
DG Incubation	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Double Feather Partners	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Energy & Environment Investments (EEI)	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Foreya Partners	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
Genesia Ventures	Pre-Seed	11-50
HIRAC FUND\|Money Forward Venture Partners, Inc.	Early Stage	11-50
Incubate Fund	Seed	11-50
infinous.ai	Venture (Generalist)	11-50
JR East Start UP Co., Ltd.	Venture (Generalist)	11-50

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts as venture capital here

Funds that invest from a Tokyo base - independent partnerships writing first cheques from pre-seed through growth, including the university- linked and deep-tech funds Japan is known for.

Pure corporate venture arms without an external fund, angel syndicates without a fund structure, and the Tokyo marketing offices of overseas platforms are excluded; they play a different game with different doors in.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many VC firms are based in Tokyo?

FirmScope currently tracks 148 venture firms in Tokyo - by far the largest pool in Japan. The list updates as funds launch and wind down.

Do Tokyo VC funds hire analysts?

The established funds hire small analyst classes; most fill seats quietly through their networks. A direct, well-researched approach outperforms waiting for a posting that never appears.

What sectors dominate Tokyo venture?

B2B SaaS first, then deep tech off the university pipeline, fintech, healthcare and a fast-growing climate and space cluster - with corporate Japan's CVC money shaping later rounds.

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