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DNX Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 149 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries ASmbSmall And Medium BusinessB2b2c

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70%of best year28cheques in 12 months, 149 on record
Since the last cheque43days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $5.0MRounds led2 of 149Sole investor11 roundsMostly inUnited States, 54%
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DNX Ventures highlights

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    28 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 54% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

DNX Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in B2B startups, primarily in the U.S. and Japanese markets, with offices in Tokyo and Silicon Valley since 2011.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
SmbSmall And Medium BusinessB2b2c
Based in
San Mateo, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first149 appearances

  1. 2026

    20 rounds

  2. Sept
    MINDSeries B · US · Ventureburn$72MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    YESODVenture · JP$4.2MWith 1 other
  4. Aug
    HERPSeries C · JP$12MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    Klean TechnologiesSeed · AU · Startup Daily$725KLed
  6. Jul
    BanzaiUS$900KWith 3 others
  7. Jul
    Empirical SecuritySeries A · US$25MWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    ESGagent.aiSeed$311KSole investor
  9. Jul
    LAMP JapanSeries A · JP$2.2MWith 4 others
  10. Jun
    HiwaySeries A · FR$1.9MWith 2 others
  11. May
    CheckInnSeries A · JP$1.3MWith 1 other
  12. Apr
    Anvil RoboticsSeed · US$5.5MWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    TableCheckVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. Apr
    FavyVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    AstermindsSeed · JP$697KWith 1 other
  16. Mar
    ElastixAIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    InsightXSeries A · JP$1.3MWith 1 other
  18. Jan
    NeurophosSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$110MWith 15 others
  19. Jan
    SpangleSeries A · US · TechCrunch$15MWith 3 others
  20. Jan
    AmmobiaSeed · US$7.5MWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    Pull LogicSeed · US$3.3MSole investor
  22. 2025

    37 rounds

  23. Dec
    Ghost SecuritySeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  24. Dec
    NehanSeed · JP$1.0MWith 4 others
  25. Dec
    SImountSeries B · JP$3.5MWith 2 others
  26. Nov
    ZeligateSeed · AU · Startup Daily$500KLed
  27. Nov
    SecureNaviSeries B · JP$7.8MWith 4 others
  28. Nov
    PaystandVenture · US$285KWith 5 others
  29. Nov
    EcolectroUS$2.3MWith 4 others
  30. Nov
    SOC PrimeVenture · US · Angel OneUndisclosedWith 5 others
  31. Oct
    ShippioSeries C · JP$12MWith 5 others
  32. Oct
    MovandiVenture · US$40MWith 4 others
  33. Sept
    CommuneSeries C · US$37MWith 2 others
  34. Sept
    CommuneSeries C · US$27MWith 1 other
  35. Sept
    StrayaSeed · JP$679KSole investor
  36. Sept
    ROMSVenture · JP$8.8MWith 1 other
  37. Sept
    Tres AlchemixSeries A · JP$4.4MSole investor
  38. Aug
    ScaleBaseVenture · US$17MWith 1 other
  39. Jul
    Auriga SpaceSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.6MWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    BanzaiDebt · US$11MWith 2 others
  41. Jul
    HubbleSeries B · US$5.5MWith 5 others
  42. Jul
    Empirical SecuritySeed · US$12MWith 1 other

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 team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

AKAkira KurabayashiMemberiForm ADV
HMHironubo MaedaMemberiForm ADV
MKMitch KitamuraManageriForm ADV
QMQuaeed MotiwalaManageriForm ADV
TNTetsu NakagakiMemberiForm ADV

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$846Mgross assets of its funds, 7 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
DNX III, LLC
SEC number
CRD 301664

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies DNX Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about DNX Ventures

What does DNX Ventures invest in?

DNX Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smb, Small And Medium Business and B2b2c.

How active is DNX Ventures?

149 investments on record, 28 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has DNX Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MIND (Series B, Sept 2026), YESOD (Venture, Sept 2026) and HERP (Series C, Aug 2026).

How big are DNX Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

Does DNX Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 149 investments on record (1%).

Where does DNX Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (54%), Japan (38%) and Australia (5%).

Is DNX Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 28 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does DNX Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Capital (14 rounds together), Archetype (13 rounds together) and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (13 rounds together).

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