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ANOBAKA

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 107 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity

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59%of best year16cheques in 12 months, 107 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MRounds led0 of 107Sole investor20 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 88%
Pitch ANOBAKA

ANOBAKA highlights

  1. 01

    16 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 74% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $468K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We, ANOBAKA, are a venture capital firm that supports seed-stage and early-stage entrepreneurs.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
InternetVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Shibuya, Japan
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first107 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Sept
    HEARTBEATSSeries C · JP$15MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    GembaSeed · GB$286KSole investor
  4. Aug
    NexusAdvisorsSeed · JP$317KWith 2 others
  5. Jun
    Sales RetrieverSeed · JP$588KSole investor
  6. Jun
    CFOneSeed · JP$1.1MWith 1 other
  7. Jun
    NekonomeSeries A · JP$687KWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    PIMTODebt · JP$309KWith 1 other
  9. May
    AVIATESeed · JP$440KWith 1 other
  10. Apr
    UniamVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  11. Mar
    CBcloudVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  12. Feb
    PiazzaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Feb
    AstroXVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 5 others
  14. Jan
    G-antSeed · JP$755KWith 1 other
  15. 2025

    22 rounds

  16. Dec
    CompassSeries B · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  17. Dec
    THINGMEDIASeries A · JP$1.3MWith 1 other
  18. Dec
    LivetoonSeed · JP$482KWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    CatarisSeed · JP$329KWith 1 other
  20. Sept
    PrefabSeed · JP$282KWith 2 others
  21. Aug
    CubecSeed · JP$102KWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    AmuSeed · JP$896KWith 2 others
  23. Jul
    WakuSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  24. Jul
    AccordXSeed · JP$1.4MWith 3 others
  25. Jul
    SuperwormSeed · JP$1.9MWith 3 others
  26. Jun
    Sasuke Financial LabVenture · JP$8.3MSole investor
  27. Jun
    AmoibeSeed · JP$691KWith 1 other
  28. May
    BlackboxSeed · JP$522KWith 1 other
  29. Apr
    AirKamuyPre-seed · JP$700KWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    AuthenticAISeed · JP$479KSole investor
  31. Apr
    CloudLegalSeed · JP$1.1MWith 2 others
  32. Mar
    ClearGridSeed · US$6.5MWith 5 others
  33. Feb
    NicoliSeed · JP$329KWith 1 other
  34. Feb
    DrumRole CoSeed · JP$264KSole investor
  35. Feb
    UkkaSeries A · JP$2.1MWith 2 others
  36. Jan
    HaginoSeed · JP$389KWith 1 other
  37. Jan
    ShinmiraiSeries A · JP$1.7MWith 1 other
  38. 2024

    20 rounds

  39. Dec
    ArgosSeed · JP$1.4MWith 1 other
  40. Dec
    natSeries A · JP$3.3MWith 4 others
  41. Nov
    AimytechVenture · JP$389KWith 1 other
  42. Nov
    QlayPre-seed · US$1.4MWith 5 others
  43. Oct
    AVA IntelligenceVenture · JP$848KWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

55 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AGE technologiesAimyTechAscendersAstroXAutifyBALLASCAPERCBcloudCasieDots forGATARIHANOWAHEXABASEJOYCLEKIDS SNACK LABMOVeLOTNOINSARAHSmart CraftSoundrawSrushTieupsWAKUWEFABRIKWanderlustWillboxaccordxairkamuyamoibeamuaptoauthenticaibuzzreachcatariscfonecubecdricosfirstcardhaginomediglemyfitnatnewnetnextwebcapitalnicoliportxsales retrievertaxnapthingmediauniamzehitomozypsy株式会社AVIATE株式会社G-ant株式会社NexusAdvisorsBlackboxBraceC-positonCORECRASTONICand 92 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

LangrichBought by EnglishCentralUndisclosedSept 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as ANOBAKA. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank22rounds togetherEast VenturesVC firm14rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm12rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm11rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherNissay CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherANRIVC firm6rounds togetherCyberAgent CapitalVC firm6rounds togetherIVCVC firm6rounds togetherMiraidoaInvestment firm6rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm6rounds togetherSBI InvestmentVC firm6rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies ANOBAKA put money into.

Gemba$286K · Sept 2026NexusAdvisors$317K · Aug 2026Sales Retriever$588K · Jun 2026CFOne$1.1M · Jun 2026Nekonome$687K · Jun 2026PIMTO$309K · Jun 2026

Quick answers about ANOBAKA

What does ANOBAKA invest in?

ANOBAKA invests most often at Seed and Venture (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is ANOBAKA?

107 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has ANOBAKA invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HEARTBEATS (Series C, Sept 2026), Gemba (Seed, Sept 2026) and NexusAdvisors (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are ANOBAKA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

Does ANOBAKA lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 107 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does ANOBAKA invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (88%) and the United States (10%).

Is ANOBAKA investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does ANOBAKA invest alongside?

Most often SMBC Venture Capital (22 rounds together), East Ventures (14 rounds together) and Japan Finance Corporation (12 rounds together).

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