# JIC Venture Growth Investments: portfolio, investments and team

> JIC Venture Growth Investments is a vc firm. 74 investments on record, 27 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# JIC Venture Growth Investments

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 74 cheques on record.

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Series B Venture Series A Industrial Social

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**96%** of best year **27** **cheques in 12 months**, 74 on record

Since the last cheque **61** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 74** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 80%**

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## JIC Venture Growth Investments highlights

- 01 27 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 52% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $8.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Industrial Social
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **74 appearances**

- **2026** 23 rounds
- **Sept** **[Paytner](https://millionrounds.com/company/paytner)** Series D · JP **$14M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[SiccaNova Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/siccanova-therapeutics)** Series A · JP **$7.9M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Metagen Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/metagen-therapeutics)** Venture · JP **$7.7M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[HERP](https://millionrounds.com/company/herp)** Series C · JP **$12M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Kyoto Fusioneering](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyoto-fusioneering)** Debt · JP **$1.3B** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[LiLz](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilz)** Venture · JP **$2.9M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[bitkey](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitkey)** Venture · JP **$25M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[RoboTruck](https://millionrounds.com/company/robotruck)** Series A · JP **$32M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Beren Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/beren-therapeutics)** Debt · US **$165M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Arrowsmith](https://millionrounds.com/company/arrowsmith)** Series A · JP **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Instalimb](https://millionrounds.com/company/instalimb)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[Atom](https://millionrounds.com/company/atom)** Seed · JP **$19M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Mjolnir Spaceworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/mjolnir-spaceworks)** Series B · JP **$7.5M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Flux](https://millionrounds.com/company/flux)** Series C · US **$38M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Henry](https://millionrounds.com/company/henry)** Series C · US **$19M** With 4 others
- **May** **[IVRy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivry)** Debt · JP **$28M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Alloy Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alloy-therapeutics)** Series E · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Sharing Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharing-energy)** Series C · JP **$5.4M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[TeraWatt Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/terawatt-technology)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Magic Shields](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-shields)** Series B · JP **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Restore Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/restore-vision)** Series B · JP **$8.2M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Gaianixx](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaianixx)** Series C · JP **$13M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Orbital Lasers](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-lasers)** Series A · JP **$19M** With 4 others
- **2025** 22 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tailor](https://millionrounds.com/company/tailor)** Series A · JP **$15M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[IVRy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivry)** Series D · JP **$26M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Grooves](https://millionrounds.com/company/grooves)** Venture · JP **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Canly](https://millionrounds.com/company/canly)** Series C · JP **$13M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[CraftBank](https://millionrounds.com/company/craftbank)** Series B · JP **$15M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[LayerX](https://millionrounds.com/company/layerx)** Series B · JP · TechCrunch **$100M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Boston Medical Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/boston-medical-sciences)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[CaTe](https://millionrounds.com/company/cate)** Series B · JP **$11M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Strand Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/strand-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$153M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Hubble](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubble)** Series B · US **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Tailor](https://millionrounds.com/company/tailor)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$22M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[KAKEHASHI](https://millionrounds.com/company/kakehashi)** Series D · JP **$97M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Diggle](https://millionrounds.com/company/diggle)** Series B · JP **$12M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Linqmed](https://millionrounds.com/company/linqmed)** Series B · JP **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Hacobu](https://millionrounds.com/company/hacobu)** Venture · JP **$4.8M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[10x](https://millionrounds.com/company/10x)** Venture · JP **$15M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Quemix](https://millionrounds.com/company/quemix)** Series B · JP **$3.8M** With 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 cheque

Series B Venture Series A

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.0M**

Led 0 of 74 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *18*
- Venture *16*
- Series A *11*
- Series C *11*
- Debt *5*
- Series D *5*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 29
- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 23
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 20
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 14
- [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) 10
- [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) 8

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **29** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **23** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **20** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**ANRI** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)[**Mizuho Corporate Bank** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[**IVC** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**JAFCO** Company **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco)[**Deepcore** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepcore)[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)

## Recently backed

The latest companies JIC Venture Growth Investments put money into.

[**SiccaNova Therapeutics** $7.9M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/siccanova-therapeutics)[**Kyoto Fusioneering** $1.3B · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyoto-fusioneering)[**RoboTruck** $32M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/robotruck)[**Beren Therapeutics** $165M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/beren-therapeutics)[**Instalimb** May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/instalimb)[**Atom** $19M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/atom)

## Quick answers about JIC Venture Growth Investments

### What does JIC Venture Growth Investments invest in?

JIC Venture Growth Investments invests most often at Series B and Venture (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial and Social.

### How active is JIC Venture Growth Investments?

74 investments on record, 27 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has JIC Venture Growth Investments invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Paytner (Series D, Sept 2026), SiccaNova Therapeutics (Series A, Sept 2026) and Metagen Therapeutics (Venture, Sept 2026).

### How big are JIC Venture Growth Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does JIC Venture Growth Investments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 74 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does JIC Venture Growth Investments invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (80%) and the United States (20%).

### Is JIC Venture Growth Investments investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 27 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does JIC Venture Growth Investments invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (29 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (23 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (20 rounds together).

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