# ANOBAKA: portfolio, investments and team > ANOBAKA is a vc firm based in Japan. 107 investments on record, 16 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/anobaka (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # ANOBAKA Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 107 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Internet Venture Capital & Private Equity Follow ANOBAKA and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fanobaka) Deploying now **59%** of best year **16** **cheques in 12 months**, 107 on record Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 107** Sole investor **20 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Japan, 88%** Pitch ANOBAKA ## ANOBAKA highlights - 01 16 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 74% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $468K - 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Internet Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Shibuya, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **107 appearances** - **2026** 13 rounds - **Sept** **[HEARTBEATS](https://millionrounds.com/company/heartbeats)** Series C · JP **$15M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Gemba](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemba)** Seed · GB **$286K** Sole investor - **Aug** **[NexusAdvisors](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexusadvisors)** Seed · JP **$317K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Sales Retriever](https://millionrounds.com/company/sales-retriever)** Seed · JP **$588K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[CFOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfone)** Seed · JP **$1.1M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Nekonome](https://millionrounds.com/company/nekonome)** Series A · JP **$687K** With 3 others - **Jun** **[PIMTO](https://millionrounds.com/company/pimto)** Debt · JP **$309K** With 1 other - **May** **[AVIATE](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviate)** Seed · JP **$440K** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Uniam](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniam)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Mar** **[CBcloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/cbcloud)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Piazza](https://millionrounds.com/company/piazza)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Feb** **[AstroX](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrox)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Jan** **[G-ant](https://millionrounds.com/company/gant)** Seed · JP **$755K** With 1 other - **2025** 22 rounds - **Dec** **[Compass](https://millionrounds.com/company/compass)** Series B · US **$1.5M** With 2 others - **Dec** **[THINGMEDIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/thingmedia)** Series A · JP **$1.3M** With 1 other - **Dec** **[Livetoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/livetoon)** Seed · JP **$482K** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Cataris](https://millionrounds.com/company/cataris)** Seed · JP **$329K** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Prefab](https://millionrounds.com/company/prefab)** Seed · JP **$282K** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Cubec](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubec)** Seed · JP **$102K** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Amu](https://millionrounds.com/company/amu)** Seed · JP **$896K** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Waku](https://millionrounds.com/company/waku)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[AccordX](https://millionrounds.com/company/accordx)** Seed · JP **$1.4M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Superworm](https://millionrounds.com/company/superworm)** Seed · JP **$1.9M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Sasuke Financial Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/sasuke-financial-lab)** Venture · JP **$8.3M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Amoibe](https://millionrounds.com/company/amoibe)** Seed · JP **$691K** With 1 other - **May** **[Blackbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackbox)** Seed · JP **$522K** With 1 other - **Apr** **[AirKamuy](https://millionrounds.com/company/airkamuy)** Pre-seed · JP **$700K** With 1 other - **Apr** **[AuthenticAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/authenticai)** Seed · JP **$479K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[CloudLegal](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudlegal)** Seed · JP **$1.1M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[ClearGrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleargrid)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Nicoli](https://millionrounds.com/company/nicoli)** Seed · JP **$329K** With 1 other - **Feb** **[DrumRole Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/drumrole-co)** Seed · JP **$264K** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Ukka](https://millionrounds.com/company/ukka)** Series A · JP **$2.1M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Hagino](https://millionrounds.com/company/hagino)** Seed · JP **$389K** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Shinmirai](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinmirai)** Series A · JP **$1.7M** With 1 other - **2024** 20 rounds - **Dec** **[Argos](https://millionrounds.com/company/argos)** Seed · JP **$1.4M** With 1 other - **Dec** **[nat](https://millionrounds.com/company/nat)** Series A · JP **$3.3M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Aimytech](https://millionrounds.com/company/aimytech)** Venture · JP **$389K** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Qlay](https://millionrounds.com/company/qlay)** Pre-seed · US **$1.4M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[AVA Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/ava-intelligence)** Venture · JP **$848K** With 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 technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/age-technologies)[AimyTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/aimytech)[Ascenders](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascenders)[AstroX](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrox)[Autify](https://millionrounds.com/company/autify)[BALLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)[CAPER](https://millionrounds.com/company/caper)[CBcloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/cbcloud)[Casie](https://millionrounds.com/company/casie)[Dots for](https://millionrounds.com/company/dots-for)[GATARI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatari)[HANOWA](https://millionrounds.com/company/hanowa)[HEXABASE](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexabase)[JOYCLE](https://millionrounds.com/company/joycle)[KIDS SNACK LAB](https://millionrounds.com/company/kids-snack-lab)[MOVeLOT](https://millionrounds.com/company/movelot)[NOIN](https://millionrounds.com/company/noin)[SARAH](https://millionrounds.com/company/sarah)[Smart Craft](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-craft)[Soundraw](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundraw)[Srush](https://millionrounds.com/company/srush)[Tieups](https://millionrounds.com/company/tieups)[WAKU](https://millionrounds.com/company/waku)[WEFABRIK](https://millionrounds.com/company/wefabrik)[Wanderlust](https://millionrounds.com/company/wanderlust)[Willbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/willbox)[accordx](https://millionrounds.com/company/accordx)[airkamuy](https://millionrounds.com/company/airkamuy)[amoibe](https://millionrounds.com/company/amoibe)[amu](https://millionrounds.com/company/amu)[apto](https://millionrounds.com/company/apto)[authenticai](https://millionrounds.com/company/authenticai)[buzzreach](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzreach)[cataris](https://millionrounds.com/company/cataris)[cfone](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfone)[cubec](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubec)[dricos](https://millionrounds.com/company/dricos)[firstcard](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstcard)[hagino](https://millionrounds.com/company/hagino)[medigle](https://millionrounds.com/company/medigle)[myfit](https://millionrounds.com/company/myfit)[nat](https://millionrounds.com/company/nat)[newnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)[nextwebcapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-web-capital)[nicoli](https://millionrounds.com/company/nicoli)[portx](https://millionrounds.com/company/portx)[sales retriever](https://millionrounds.com/company/sales-retriever)[taxnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxnap)[thingmedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/thingmedia)[uniam](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniam)[zehitomo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zehitomo)[zypsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/zypsy)[株式会社AVIATE](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviate)[株式会社G-ant](https://millionrounds.com/company/gant)[株式会社NexusAdvisors](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexusadvisors) Blackbox Brace C-positon CORE CRASTONIC and 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 listed **1 in all** **[Langrich](https://millionrounds.com/company/langrich)** Bought by EnglishCentral **Undisclosed** Sept 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$468K** Led 0 of 107 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 20 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *47* - Venture *29* - Series A said *17* - Series B said *4* - Series C *4* - Pre-seed said *2* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 22 - [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) 14 - [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) 12 - [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 11 - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 10 - [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) 10 **Pitching ANOBAKA?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Capital** Investment bank **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**East Ventures** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Nissay Capital** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital)[**ANRI** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)[**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**IVC** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**Miraidoa** Investment firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miraidoa)[**Mizuho Corporate Bank** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) ## Recently backed The latest companies ANOBAKA put money into. [**Gemba** $286K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemba)[**NexusAdvisors** $317K · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexusadvisors)[**Sales Retriever** $588K · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sales-retriever)[**CFOne** $1.1M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfone)[**Nekonome** $687K · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nekonome)[**PIMTO** $309K · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pimto) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=anobaka) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=anobaka)