Japan · Investor

Genesia Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 125 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADigital

Deploying now
56%of best year22cheques in 12 months, 125 on record
Since the last cheque22days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.6MRounds led0 of 125Sole investor29 roundsMostly inJapan, 84%
Pitch Genesia Ventures

Genesia Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    22 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 29 rounds, median $924K

What they do

We are a venture capital firm dedicated to seed and early stage investments in innovative digital startups in Asia.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Digital
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first125 appearances

  1. 2026

    18 rounds

  2. Oct
    The PhageSeries A · JP · The Bridge$3.6MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    GravityPre-seed · IN · The Economic Times: startups$15MWith 6 others
  4. Sept
    BeffSeries A · JP · The Bridge$2.8MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    Albatross TechnologySeries B · JP$1.6MWith 2 others
  6. Jul
    TaianSeries B · JP$329KWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    Buddy CompassSeed · JP$924KSole investor
  8. Jul
    NudgeVenture · US$9.1MWith 5 others
  9. Jun
    MalmeVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  10. Jun
    dodoAISeed · JP$1.7MWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    Conoris TechnologiesVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. Jun
    NEULOSeed · JP$2.2MWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    AlmureSeed · JP$1.3MSole investor
  14. Apr
    Tensor EnergySeries A · JP$6.0MWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    LipronextSeed · JP$755KSole investor
  16. Apr
    VelphaSeed · JP$377KSole investor
  17. Apr
    RecerqaSeries A · JP$11MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    GaxiVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    SPUNSeed$1.8MWith 2 others
  20. 2025

    36 rounds

  21. Dec
    DocquitySeries C · SG$3.0MWith 1 other
  22. Nov
    Enerbank JapanSeries B · JP$5.2MWith 4 others
  23. Nov
    Sports For LifeSeries A$2.4MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    AI MageSeed · JP$1.1MWith 3 others
  25. Oct
    BaniqlVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    RePlayceSeed · JP$1.2MWith 1 other
  27. Oct
    TaianDebt · JP$329KWith 4 others
  28. Oct
    NOMUSeed · JP$3.0MWith 1 other
  29. Oct
    Umami UnitedSeed · SG$20MWith 5 others
  30. Oct
    MokableSeed · JP$986KWith 1 other
  31. Sept
    HandpickdSeries A$15MWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    EntaarSeed · JP$1.0MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    ElevationSpaceSeries B · JP$7.5MWith 3 others
  34. Sept
    FormXSeed · JP$18MWith 1 other
  35. Aug
    NonatSeed · JP$885KSole investor
  36. Aug
    MiressoSeries A · JP$29MWith 5 others
  37. Jul
    MetaSensingSeries A · JP$2.4MSole investor
  38. Jul
    FunfoVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  39. Jul
    Al TravelSeries C · JP$6.1MWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    LincVenture · FR$2.0MWith 2 others
  41. Jul
    StoryHubSeries A · JP$1.5MWith 2 others
  42. Jun
    Skygate TechnologiesSeed · JP$6.9MWith 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.

The team

We hold 23 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

2 of 60 we have independently watched raise

ServiceServiceCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCorporateCulture iOServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceServiceand 40 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Genesia Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Genesia Ventures

What does Genesia Ventures invest in?

Genesia Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital.

How active is Genesia Ventures?

125 investments on record, 22 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Genesia Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: The Phage (Series A, Oct 2026), Gravity (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and Beff (Series A, Sept 2026).

How big are Genesia Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.6M.

Does Genesia Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 125 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Genesia Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (84%), the United States (5%) and Singapore (5%).

Is Genesia Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 22 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Genesia Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (21 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (19 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (17 rounds together).

Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it