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Incubate Fund

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 245 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AStartups

Deploying now
71%of best year40cheques in 12 months, 245 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.8MRounds led1 of 245Sole investor72 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 97%
Pitch Incubate Fund

Incubate Fund highlights

  1. 01

    40 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 72 rounds, median $835K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are a venture capital firm that continues to be "challengers." Our mission is to fully support the challenges of aspiring entrepreneurs from the early stages of their founding.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Startups
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first245 appearances

  1. 2026

    34 rounds

  2. Oct
    KaminashiSeries C · JP · Google News search$14MLed
  3. Oct
    ACIMUS Co., Ltd.Seed · JP · The Bridge$410KWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    WEDVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  5. Sept
    PaytnerSeries D · JP$14MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    9lioneSeries A · JP$781KWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    Power LaserSeries A · JP$7.5MWith 4 others
  8. Sept
    Metro WeatherSeries B · JP$9.4MWith 4 others
  9. Sept
    Ispace TechnologiesDebt · JP$447MWith 2 others
  10. Sept
    AldagramSeries B · JP$13MWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    LegminVenture · JP$128KWith 1 other
  12. Aug
    NutribaseSeed · JP$317KSole investor
  13. Jul
    ASUENESeries D · JP · Firms' own news pages$42MWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    NUJPSeed · JP$616KWith 1 other
  15. Jun
    HerLifeLabSeed · JP$810KWith 2 others
  16. May
    ReFiBuySeed · US · TechStartups$14MWith 7 others
  17. May
    CoincheckVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. May
    Pixie Dust TechnologiesSeries D · JP$21MWith 4 others
  19. May
    Mjolnir SpaceworksSeries B · JP$7.5MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    LQUOMVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. Apr
    TanceeSeed · JP$284KSole investor
  22. Apr
    Genki RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. Apr
    PathAheadSeed · JP$853KWith 1 other
  24. Apr
    Sharing EnergySeries C · JP$5.4MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    TimersVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. Mar
    Innovative Space CarrierVenture · JP$20MWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    LENZOSeed · JP$3.2MWith 3 others
  28. Mar
    BeamforfusionSeed · JP$314KSole investor
  29. Feb
    Ark Edge SpaceDebt · JP$19MWith 4 others
  30. Feb
    YAMASTROSeed · JP$641KSole investor
  31. Feb
    Elixiir FoodsSeed$9.0MWith 1 other
  32. Feb
    YuimediVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  33. Feb
    SUiCTESeed · JP$912KSole investor
  34. Jan
    IntellendSeed$1.2MSole investor
  35. Jan
    FlentSeed$1.9MWith 2 others
  36. 2025

    48 rounds

  37. Dec
    Lumov HealthSeed$1.1MSole investor
  38. Dec
    PaytnerDebt · JP$17MWith 4 others
  39. Nov
    FlightsSeries A · JP$2.5MWith 5 others
  40. Nov
    BEFFYVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Nov
    Akari HoshoVenture · JP$845KSole investor
  42. Nov
    Japan Cyber DefenseSeed · JP$6.5MWith 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 registration7 named

HMHomma MasahikoShareholderiForm ADV
KWKeisuke WadaShareholderiForm ADV
NMNao MurakamiDirectoriForm ADV
PJPaul Joseph McinerneyShareholderiForm ADV
TATohru AkauraShareholderiForm ADV
XYXiang Yao KwongDirectoriForm ADV
YMYusuke MurataShareholderiForm ADV

We also hold 15 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

$92Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
3+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Incubate Fund Management Pte. LTD.
SEC number
CRD 328078

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 4 we have independently watched raise

CAREEREVENTMEDIAMEDIA

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 listed2 in all

PokelaboBought by GREE$175MOct 2012
IstpikaBought by InfocomUndisclosedAug 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Incubate Fund put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Incubate Fund in the title.

Quick answers about Incubate Fund

What does Incubate Fund invest in?

Incubate Fund invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Startups.

How active is Incubate Fund?

245 investments on record, 40 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Incubate Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kaminashi (Series C, Oct 2026), ACIMUS Co., Ltd. (Seed, Oct 2026) and WED (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are Incubate Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.8M.

Does Incubate Fund lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 245 investments on record (0%).

Where does Incubate Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (97%).

Is Incubate Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 40 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Incubate Fund invest alongside?

Most often SMBC Venture Capital (34 rounds together), IVC (17 rounds together) and Mizuho Capital (17 rounds together).

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