Top Venture Capital Firms in Japan

Between them, the 14 best-ranked of these 15 venture capital firms cover partners (7), blockchain (4), partnership (3) and corporation (3). They also list work in Tokyo, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Dublin. 14 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Beenos Partners

   Networking · Travel · Also in Ukraine

   Beenos Partners is the venture side of BEENOS, a Japanese group that connects Japan with overseas markets.

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   Why #1: Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Pulsar Venture Capital

   Venture Capital · Partners · Collaboration · Also in Europe and Dublin

   Pulsar Venture Capital, known as Pulsar VC, invests in highly scalable next-generation technology start-ups. It has operated since 2009 and describes itself as a hands-on investor.

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   Why #2: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Cool Japan Fund

   Cool Japan Fund is a public-private investment fund set up by statute in November 2013.

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   Why #3: Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Corundum Open Innovations

   Venture Capital · Partners · Also in Tokyo, Japan and Tokyo

   Corundum Open Innovation is a venture capital firm linking Israel and Japan, founded in 2015 and backed by Japanese corporations. It has teams in both countries.

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   Why #4: Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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5. 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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   Blackstone Group

   Partners · Legal · Insurance · Also in Toronto and London

   Blackstone Group is an investment business that puts capital to work for pension funds, large institutions and individuals.

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   DCM Ventures

   Also in China, Japan and Beijing

   DCM Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Beijing, Menlo Park in California, and Tokyo.

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   Dentsu Ventures

   Blockchain · Collaboration · Science · Also in Hong Kong

   Dentsu Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of the Dentsu Group.

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   Dreamers VC

   Blockchain · Networking · Science · Also in Washington and New York

   Dreamers VC is a venture firm focused on early-stage companies.

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    Japan Strategic Capital

    Seed Stage · Blockchain · Collaboration

    Japan Strategic Capital Co., Ltd. is an investment company that puts money into companies and technologies whose value is not yet widely recognised.

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    Next Web Capital

    Blockchain · Learning · Also in Asia

    Next Web Capital, also called NeW, is a blockchain and Web3 accelerator with offices in Tokyo and Singapore.

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    Scrum Ventures

    Partners · Partnership · Mobility · Also in Seattle and Minneapolis

    Scrum Ventures was founded by Tak Miyata, an entrepreneur from Japan with start-up and executive experience in Silicon Valley.

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    SunBridge Partners

    Partners · Corporation

    SunBridge Partners works with technology companies that want to establish or grow in Japan.

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    Synergy Partners International

    Seed Stage · Partners · Partnership · Also in California and San Francisco

    Synergy Partners International is the sister company of Synergy Ventures, which looks for seed and early-stage medical device startups in the United States.

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    T Captial

    Partners · Corporation · Also in Tokyo

    T Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm in Tokyo.

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