Top Investors in Tokyo

Between them, the 31 best-ranked of these 32 investors cover seed stage (5), fintech (5), pre seed (4) and artificial intelligence (4). They also list work in New York City, London, Chicago and San Francisco. 31 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Prudential Financial

   Fintech

   Prudential Financial is a financial services company that helps people plan for retirement, invest, and protect their families. Its site says it has been doing this for 145 years.

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   Why #1: In business 145+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Wellington Managment

   Growth Stage · Biotech · Also in Zürich and Stockholm

   Wellington Management is an independent asset manager founded in 1928 and headquartered in Boston.

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   Why #2: Founded 1928 · Boutique, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   JAFCO Asia

   Internet · Legal · Energy · Also in Suzhou and United States

   JAFCO Asia is a venture capital organisation that has helped entrepreneurs build businesses in the Asia Pacific region since 1990.

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   Why #3: Founded 1990, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Cerberus Capital Management

   Also in Lisbon and Washington, Dc

   Cerberus Capital Management is an alternative investment firm founded in 1992.

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   Why #4: Founded 1992, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   GoldenTree Asset Management

   Legal · Also in Europe and Dublin

   GoldenTree Asset Management is a credit-focused investment manager founded in 2000. It is independent and employee-owned, and says it has a record of more than 25 years.

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   Why #5: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Kreos Capital

   Series A · Fintech · Series · Also in Edinburgh and Montreal

   Kreos Capital provides debt financing to venture-backed growth companies across Europe and Israel. It has focused only on this kind of lending for more than 25 years.

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   Why #6: In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Techstars

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Artificial Intelligence · Also in New York and York

   Techstars is an accelerator and investor for early-stage founders, working since 2006. Programmes run in major startup hubs worldwide and in specialist sectors.

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   Why #7: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Greencoat Capital

   Energy · Partners · Also in Mexico City and Zürich

   Greencoat Capital is the name held for Schroders Greencoat, the renewable energy investment arm of Schroders Capital.

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   Why #8: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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9. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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    Harrison Street Real Estate

    Also in Berlin and Washington, Dc

    Harrison Street Real Estate is an investment management firm dedicated to alternative real assets.

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    On record: Team of 240+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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    Alchemist Accelerator

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Accelerator · Also in Doha and Miami

    Alchemist Accelerator is a startup accelerator based in Miami, US.

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    Antler

    Seed Stage · Series A · Pre Seed · Also in Helsinki and Nairobi

    Antler is an early-stage investor that operates in 30 locations worldwide.

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    Bain Capital Credit

    Also in Lisbon and Abu Dhabi

    Bain Capital Credit is a credit investment firm whose professionals assess opportunities spanning the credit spectrum in search of deal flow and investments that stand apart from…

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    Balyasny Asset Management

    Also in Warsaw and Copenhagen

    Balyasny Asset Management describes itself as a multi-strategy asset management firm aiming to provide consistent, uncorrelated returns across market environments.

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    Chestnut Street Ventures

    Also in Boston and Silicon Valley

    Chestnut Street Ventures is a private investing community for accredited alumni of Penn. It runs both a diversified venture fund and deal-by-deal syndications.

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    D4V

    Early Stage · Series

    D4V, short for Design for Ventures, is a venture capital firm in Tokyo focused on early-stage companies.

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    DG Daiwa Ventures

    DG Daiwa Ventures runs the DG Lab Fund, a venture fund built around technologies it expects to underpin future businesses.

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    DIC Corporation

    DIC Corporation is a chemicals company with a global site and a broad product range.

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    DNX Ventures

    Series A · Early Stage · Series · Also in California and Silicon Valley

    DNX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups selling to businesses.

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    Eight Roads Ventures

    Also in Bangalore and Beijing

    Eight Roads Ventures is a venture investor that partners with technology and healthcare founders around the world.

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    Enterprise Ireland

    Biotech · Also in Austin and Montreal

    Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government agency responsible for supporting businesses in manufacturing and internationally traded services.

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    Enterprise Singapore

    Also in Istanbul and Nairobi

    Enterprise Singapore is the Singapore agency that supports local businesses as they grow.

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    Geodesic Capital

    Also in Silicon Valley

    Geodesic Capital invests in multi-stage technology companies and positions itself as offering strategic guidance and access to Asian markets, beginning with Japan.

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    Global Brain Corporation

    Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Deep Tech

    Global Brain Corporation is an independent venture capital firm that supports start-ups through hands-on help and collaboration with large companies.

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    Globis Capital Partners

    Globis Capital Partners invests in Japanese startups, aiming to support the country's entrepreneurs as they build new industries.

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