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Top 25 Early-stage venture capital funds based in Japan

RevenueBase identified 65 company matches for early-stage venture capital funds associated with Japan as of October 2026 and tracks 877 professional contacts across them, including 282 with verified work emails. Tokyo is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for early-stage venture capital funds associated with Japan, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed October 1, 2026.

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The 25 largest early-stage venture capital funds based in Japan

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 65 company matches for early-stage venture capital funds based in Japan, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Oct 1, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchShibuya-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200110 contacts →

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“Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo with offices in US, UK, Germany, China, South Korea, India and Singapore.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchTokyo, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5058 contacts →

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“1,250400 2010Incubate Camp We have built a portfolio of over 400 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.”

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3Exact matchChuo-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5055 contacts →

Exact match

“Beyond Next Ventures believes in the potential of Japanese science and technology.”

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4Exact match港区, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-20046 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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5Exact matchChuo City, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1025 contacts →

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“Antler is where outlier founders come to go further, faster.”

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6Exact matchShibuya, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed startups in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India.”

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7Exact matchTokyo, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5020 contacts →

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“https://coralcap.co/press/?lang=en”

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8Exact matchShibuya, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1019 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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9Exact matchTokyo, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5018 contacts →

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“CyberAgent Capital is an early-stage focused corporate venture capital arm of CyberAgent, Inc.”

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10Exact matchTokyo, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“Our goal is to connect startups with the right people, insights, and opportunities to help them scale beyond expectations.”

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11Exact match千代田区, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1014 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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12Exact matchNaka-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1014 contacts →

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“Lifetime Ventures is a pre-seed VC in Yokohama and Okinawa, Japan.”

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13Exact matchMinato-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5013 contacts →

Exact match

“We are specializing in Seed/Early stage B2B tech startup.”

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14Exact matchKyoto, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1012 contacts →

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“Miyako Capital is the venture capital that manages Kyoto University 2nd Venture Fund (KUVF).”

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15Exact matchMinato, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1011 contacts →

Exact match

“D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer and enterprise technology startups.”

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16Exact match港区, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5011 contacts →

Exact match

“We are the most largest early stage investors and most committed incubator in Japan.”

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17Exact matchMinato-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-109 contacts →

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“FIRSTLIGHT Capital (ex UB Ventures) is a VC firm committed to driving innovation in a depopulating society, with focus on seed to series-A stage startups in the fields of SaaS…”

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18Exact matchTokyo, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-107 contacts →

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“Founded in 2020 by former Salesforce Ventures Japan Head, Shinji Asada, and former BCG Managing Director & Partner Wataru Sakakura.”

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19Exact matchShibuya-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-106 contacts →

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“We are a venture capital firm that invests in seed, early, pre-series A, and series A startups in the lifestyle, entertainment, and sports fields from the early stages.”

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20Exact matchChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-506 contacts →

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“Medical Incubator Japan is a venture capital firm committed to seeking out, investing in, and supporting the growth of healthcare startups with cutting-edge technologies that…”

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21Exact match港区, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-106 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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22Exact matchCyuo-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-106 contacts →

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“Founded in 2022, HAKOBUNE is a venture capital firm specializing in Pre-Seed and Seed stage investments in Japanese startups.”

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23Exact matchChuo-ku, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-105 contacts →

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“Biotech Venture Capital”

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24Exact match中央区, JapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-105 contacts →

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“KUSABI is a Japan-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups with the potential to redefine industries.”

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25Exact matchJapanHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-504 contacts →

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“Sustainability through innovation and entrepreneurship" We create new business through innovations for sustainable economy, energy and environment industry.”

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Early-stage venture capital funds based in Japan at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026
32.2%Verified-email coverage
13.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
33.8%Largest-city concentration · Tokyo
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Japan, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Japan, over 65 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Japan whose business descriptions match “early-stage venture capital funds” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 282 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 1, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “early-stage venture capital funds”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many early-stage venture capital funds are there based in Japan?

RevenueBase identified 65 company matches for early-stage venture capital funds associated with Japan as of October 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Global Brain Corporation tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most early-stage venture capital funds?

Tokyo leads with 22 company records, followed by Jing (6) and Chiyoda-Ku (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 282 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 65 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on October 1, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.