Japan · Investor

Japan Finance Corporation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 247 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment firm

VentureSeedDebtArtificial IntelligenceInformation Technology

Deploying now
97%of best year65cheques in 12 months, 247 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MRounds led0 of 247Sole investor37 roundsMostly inJapan, 92%
Pitch Japan Finance Corporation

Japan Finance Corporation highlights

  1. 01

    65 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 37 rounds, median $800K

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceInformation Technology
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first247 appearances

  1. 2026

    54 rounds

  2. Oct
    DJ InsightDebt · JP · The SaaS News$126KSole investor
  3. Sept
    WunderbarSeries A · JP$1.9MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    Live SearchSeries C · JP$634KSole investor
  5. Sept
    KG MotorsVenture · JP$2.9MWith 3 others
  6. Sept
    SovaDebt · SG$2.7MWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    AIONASeed · JP$881KWith 2 others
  8. Sept
    ArkSeries A$8.3MWith 3 others
  9. Sept
    Helical FusionGrant · JP$17MWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    MedteriaVenture · JP$651KSole investor
  11. Sept
    Metro WeatherSeries B · JP$9.4MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    XperisusDebt · JP$2.6MWith 3 others
  13. Aug
    Peach CarsDebt · KE · Firms' own news pages$4.0MWith 1 other
  14. Aug
    X MileSeries C · JP$20MWith 2 others
  15. Aug
    HERPSeries C · JP$12MWith 3 others
  16. Aug
    Robot StartVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    SinumySeed · JP$3.4MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    NUJPSeed · JP$616KWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    LAMP JapanSeries A · JP$2.2MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    KUZENSeries B · JP$10MWith 2 others
  21. Jul
    SazoSeries A · JP$10MWith 4 others
  22. Jul
    MozuSeries B · JP$8.0MWith 2 others
  23. Jul
    Spike StudioSeed · JP$2.3MWith 1 other
  24. Jun
    TrifaDebt · JP$21MWith 4 others
  25. Jun
    NEXT NEW WORLDSeries A · JP$1.5MWith 2 others
  26. Jun
    PIMTODebt · JP$309KWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    CareLinkDebt · JP$1.5MSole investor
  28. May
    Factory XSeed · JP$628KWith 1 other
  29. May
    SpecteeSeries E · JP$1.3MWith 3 others
  30. May
    FiTDebt · JP$19MWith 4 others
  31. May
    Epsilon Molecular EngineeringVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    Illumi MedicalVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  33. Apr
    FavyVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. Apr
    OnestructionVenture · JP$3.0MSole investor
  35. Apr
    NeuralPortSeed · JP$1.1MWith 1 other
  36. Apr
    ForwardDebt · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  37. Apr
    AcompanyDebt · JP$6.0MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    UniamVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  39. Apr
    StaywayVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    EstieVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. Apr
    AddressVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 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 Japan Finance Corporation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Mizuho Corporate BankVC firm55rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm32rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank31rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm25rounds togetherSumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationVC firm22rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm18rounds togetherNissay CapitalVC firm18rounds togetherIncubate FundVC firm14rounds togetherANOBAKAVC firm12rounds togetherIVCVC firm12rounds togetherEast VenturesVC firm11rounds togetherMUFG BankInvestment firm11rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Japan Finance Corporation put money into.

Live Search$634K · Sept 2026KG Motors$2.9M · Sept 2026AIONA$881K · Sept 2026Ark$8.3M · Sept 2026Helical Fusion$17M · Sept 2026Xperisus$2.6M · Sept 2026

Quick answers about Japan Finance Corporation

What does Japan Finance Corporation invest in?

Japan Finance Corporation invests most often at Venture and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology.

How active is Japan Finance Corporation?

247 investments on record, 65 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Japan Finance Corporation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: DJ Insight (Debt, Oct 2026), Wunderbar (Series A, Sept 2026) and Live Search (Series C, Sept 2026).

How big are Japan Finance Corporation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

Does Japan Finance Corporation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 247 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Japan Finance Corporation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (92%).

Is Japan Finance Corporation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 65 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Japan Finance Corporation invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Corporate Bank (55 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (32 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (31 rounds together).

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