# Aozora Corporate Investment: portfolio, investments and team > Aozora Corporate Investment is a private equity based in Japan. 34 investments on record, 11 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aozora-corporate-investment (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Aozora Corporate Investment Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 34 cheques on record. Deploying now Private equity Seed Series A Series B No Sector Generalist Industry Agnostic Deploying now **55%** of best year **11** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.7M** Rounds led **0 of 34** Mostly in **Japan, 91%** Pitch Aozora Corporate Investment ## Aozora Corporate Investment highlights - 01 11 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 53% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** No Sector Generalist Industry Agnostic - **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances** - **2026** 6 rounds - **Sept** **[Power Laser](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-laser)** Series A · JP **$7.5M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Aeterlink](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeterlink)** Venture · JP **$12M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Sagri](https://millionrounds.com/company/sagri)** Grant · JP **$6.8M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Spike Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/spike-studio)** Seed · JP **$2.3M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[GOALS](https://millionrounds.com/company/goals)** Debt · SE **$6.5M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Yuimedi](https://millionrounds.com/company/yuimedi)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2025** 19 rounds - **Dec** **[Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/light)** Debt · US **$4.0M** With 3 others - **Dec** **[FullDepth](https://millionrounds.com/company/fulldepth)** Series D · JP **$61M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Grooves](https://millionrounds.com/company/grooves)** Venture · JP **$5.0M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend)** Series B · US **$7.1M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Lisse](https://millionrounds.com/company/lisse)** Series C · JP **$6.5M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[Z-Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/z-works)** Venture · JP **$4.7M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Shippio](https://millionrounds.com/company/shippio)** Series C · JP **$12M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Hokan](https://millionrounds.com/company/hokan)** Debt · JP **$6.5M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Emole](https://millionrounds.com/company/emole)** Debt · JP **$4.6M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Visual Bank](https://millionrounds.com/company/visual-bank)** Series B · JP **$7.4M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Logomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/logomix)** Venture · JP **$19M** With 7 others - **Jun** **[Letara](https://millionrounds.com/company/letara)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **May** **[Towing](https://millionrounds.com/company/towing)** Series B · JP **$14M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[BALLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)** Series A · JP **$7.8M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Siiibo](https://millionrounds.com/company/siiibo)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Smartround](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartround)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Craif](https://millionrounds.com/company/craif)** Debt · JP **$2.1M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Emium](https://millionrounds.com/company/emium)** Seed · JP **$4.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Aeterlink](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeterlink)** Series B · JP **$12M** With 3 others - **2024** 7 rounds - **Nov** **[SHAREDINE](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharedine)** Series B · JP **$12M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Tacoms](https://millionrounds.com/company/tacoms)** Series B · JP **$6.1M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Sagri](https://millionrounds.com/company/sagri)** Series A · JP **$6.8M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[KOMPEITO](https://millionrounds.com/company/kompeito)** Debt · JP **$7.6M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Mntsq](https://millionrounds.com/company/mntsq)** Venture · JP **$6.4M** With 1 other - **Apr** **[KiteRa](https://millionrounds.com/company/kitera)** Debt · JP **$6.5M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[United Immunity](https://millionrounds.com/company/united-immunity)** Debt · JP **$1.2M** With 1 other - **2021** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[IoTBASE](https://millionrounds.com/company/iotbase)** Seed **$722K** With 1 other - **Mar** **[READYFOR](https://millionrounds.com/company/readyfor)** Series B **$9.1M** With 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. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$6.7M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *9* - Debt *8* - Series B said *7* - Seed said *3* - Series A said *3* - Series C *2* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 10 - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 10 - [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 6 - [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) 6 - [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) 6 - [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 5 **Pitching Aozora Corporate Investment?** 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 Aozora Corporate Investment. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**IVC** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Mizuho Corporate Bank** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**Angel Bridge** Angel network **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-bridge)[**Beyond Next Ventures** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc)[**Chiba Dojo** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chiba-dojo)[**DNX Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dnx-ventures-us)[**Daiwa Corporate Investment** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daiwa-corporate-investment) ## Recently backed The latest companies Aozora Corporate Investment put money into. [**Power Laser** $7.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-laser)[**Aeterlink** $12M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeterlink)[**Spike Studio** $2.3M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spike-studio)[**GOALS** $6.5M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/goals)[**Yuimedi** Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/yuimedi)[**Light** $4.0M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/light) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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