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Aozora Corporate Investment

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 34 cheques on record.

Deploying nowPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BNo SectorGeneralistIndustry Agnostic

Deploying now
55%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.7MRounds led0 of 34Mostly inJapan, 91%
Pitch Aozora Corporate Investment

Aozora Corporate Investment highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 53% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
No SectorGeneralistIndustry Agnostic
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    Power LaserSeries A · JP$7.5MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    AeterlinkVenture · JP$12MWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    SagriGrant · JP$6.8MWith 4 others
  5. Jul
    Spike StudioSeed · JP$2.3MWith 1 other
  6. Feb
    GOALSDebt · SE$6.5MWith 4 others
  7. Feb
    YuimediVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  8. 2025

    19 rounds

  9. Dec
    LightDebt · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  10. Dec
    FullDepthSeries D · JP$61MWith 4 others
  11. Nov
    GroovesVenture · JP$5.0MWith 4 others
  12. Nov
    AscendSeries B · US$7.1MWith 4 others
  13. Nov
    LisseSeries C · JP$6.5MWith 4 others
  14. Oct
    Z-WorksVenture · JP$4.7MWith 2 others
  15. Oct
    ShippioSeries C · JP$12MWith 5 others
  16. Oct
    HokanDebt · JP$6.5MWith 5 others
  17. Oct
    EmoleDebt · JP$4.6MWith 5 others
  18. Aug
    Visual BankSeries B · JP$7.4MWith 3 others
  19. Jul
    LogomixVenture · JP$19MWith 7 others
  20. Jun
    LetaraVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. May
    TowingSeries B · JP$14MWith 3 others
  22. Apr
    BALLASSeries A · JP$7.8MWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    SiiiboVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. Apr
    SmartroundVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. Apr
    CraifDebt · JP$2.1MWith 3 others
  26. Mar
    EmiumSeed · JP$4.0MWith 3 others
  27. Feb
    AeterlinkSeries B · JP$12MWith 3 others
  28. 2024

    7 rounds

  29. Nov
    SHAREDINESeries B · JP$12MWith 4 others
  30. Nov
    TacomsSeries B · JP$6.1MWith 5 others
  31. Aug
    SagriSeries A · JP$6.8MWith 3 others
  32. Aug
    KOMPEITODebt · JP$7.6MWith 4 others
  33. Jun
    MntsqVenture · JP$6.4MWith 1 other
  34. Apr
    KiteRaDebt · JP$6.5MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    United ImmunityDebt · JP$1.2MWith 1 other
  36. 2021

    2 rounds

  37. Jun
    IoTBASESeed$722KWith 1 other
  38. Mar
    READYFORSeries B$9.1MWith 3 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank10rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm6rounds togetherIVCVC firm6rounds togetherIncubate FundVC firm6rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm5rounds togetherAngel BridgeAngel network4rounds togetherBeyond Next VenturesAccelerator3rounds togetherChiba DojoInvestment firm3rounds togetherDNX VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherDaiwa Corporate InvestmentCorporate VC3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Aozora Corporate Investment put money into.

Power Laser$7.5M · Sept 2026Aeterlink$12M · Sept 2026Spike Studio$2.3M · Jul 2026GOALS$6.5M · Feb 2026YuimediFeb 2026Light$4.0M · Dec 2025

Quick answers about Aozora Corporate Investment

What does Aozora Corporate Investment invest in?

Aozora Corporate Investment invests most often at Venture and Debt (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as No Sector, Generalist and Industry Agnostic.

How active is Aozora Corporate Investment?

34 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Aozora Corporate Investment invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Power Laser (Series A, Sept 2026), Aeterlink (Venture, Sept 2026) and Sagri (Grant, Sept 2026).

How big are Aozora Corporate Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.7M.

Does Aozora Corporate Investment lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Aozora Corporate Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (91%) and the United States (6%).

Is Aozora Corporate Investment investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Aozora Corporate Investment invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (10 rounds together), SMBC Venture Capital (10 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (6 rounds together).

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