# Japan Finance Corporation: portfolio, investments and team

> Japan Finance Corporation is an investment firm based in Japan. 247 investments on record, 65 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Japan Finance Corporation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 247 cheques on record.

Deploying now Investment firm

Venture Seed Debt Artificial Intelligence Information Technology

Deploying now

**97%** of best year **65** **cheques in 12 months**, 247 on record

Since the last cheque **6** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 247** Sole investor **37 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 92%**

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## Japan Finance Corporation highlights

- 01 65 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 37 rounds, median $800K

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Information Technology
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **247 appearances**

- **2026** 54 rounds
- **Oct** **[DJ Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/dj-insight)** Debt · JP · The SaaS News **$126K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Wunderbar](https://millionrounds.com/company/wunderbar)** Series A · JP **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Live Search](https://millionrounds.com/company/live-search)** Series C · JP **$634K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[KG Motors](https://millionrounds.com/company/kg-motors)** Venture · JP **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Sova](https://millionrounds.com/company/sova)** Debt · SG **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[AIONA](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiona)** Seed · JP **$881K** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Ark](https://millionrounds.com/company/ark)** Series A **$8.3M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Helical Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/helical-fusion)** Grant · JP **$17M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Medteria](https://millionrounds.com/company/medteria)** Venture · JP **$651K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Metro Weather](https://millionrounds.com/company/metro-weather)** Series B · JP **$9.4M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Xperisus](https://millionrounds.com/company/xperisus)** Debt · JP **$2.6M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Peach Cars](https://millionrounds.com/company/peach-cars)** Debt · KE · Firms' own news pages **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[X Mile](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-mile)** Series C · JP **$20M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[HERP](https://millionrounds.com/company/herp)** Series C · JP **$12M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Robot Start](https://millionrounds.com/company/robot-start)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Sinumy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sinumy)** Seed · JP **$3.4M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[NUJP](https://millionrounds.com/company/nujp)** Seed · JP **$616K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[LAMP Japan](https://millionrounds.com/company/lamp-japan)** Series A · JP **$2.2M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[KUZEN](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuzen)** Series B · JP **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Sazo](https://millionrounds.com/company/sazo)** Series A · JP **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Mozu](https://millionrounds.com/company/mozu)** Series B · JP **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Spike Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/spike-studio)** Seed · JP **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Trifa](https://millionrounds.com/company/trifa)** Debt · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[NEXT NEW WORLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-new-world)** Series A · JP **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[PIMTO](https://millionrounds.com/company/pimto)** Debt · JP **$309K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[CareLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/carelink)** Debt · JP **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Factory X](https://millionrounds.com/company/factory-x)** Seed · JP **$628K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Spectee](https://millionrounds.com/company/spectee)** Series E · JP **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **May** **[FiT](https://millionrounds.com/company/fit)** Debt · JP **$19M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Epsilon Molecular Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/epsilon-molecular-engineering)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Illumi Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumi-medical)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Favy](https://millionrounds.com/company/favy)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Onestruction](https://millionrounds.com/company/onestruction)** Venture · JP **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[NeuralPort](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuralport)** Seed · JP **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Forward](https://millionrounds.com/company/forward)** Debt · US **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Acompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/acompany)** Debt · JP **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Uniam](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniam)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Stayway](https://millionrounds.com/company/stayway)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Estie](https://millionrounds.com/company/estie)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Address](https://millionrounds.com/company/address)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** 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

Venture Seed Debt

Median round joined **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$800K**

Led 0 of 247 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 37 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *84*
- Seed *53*
- Debt *38*
- Series A *24*
- Series B *20*
- Series C *11*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) 55
- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 32
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 31
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 25
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) 22
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 18

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## 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 Bank** VC firm **55** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **32** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **31** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **25** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation** VC firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**Nissay Capital** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital)[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**ANOBAKA** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anobaka)[**IVC** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**East Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures)[**MUFG Bank** Investment firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Japan Finance Corporation put money into.

[**Live Search** $634K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/live-search)[**KG Motors** $2.9M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kg-motors)[**AIONA** $881K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiona)[**Ark** $8.3M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ark)[**Helical Fusion** $17M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helical-fusion)[**Xperisus** $2.6M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xperisus)

## 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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