Japan · Investor

JR East Start Up

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BDataWebtoolsSmart Clothes

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque12days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.8MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch JR East Start Up

JR East Start Up highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

JR East Startup Co., Ltd. is implementing a new initiative called "STARTUP ON DEMAND" that presents challenges faced by the JR East Group and promotes matching with startups that have excellent ideas and advanced technologies.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
DataWebtoolsSmart Clothes
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    ACIMUS Co., Ltd.Seed · JP · The Bridge$410KWith 2 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. May
    WAmazingSeries B · JP · Thebridge$8.5MWith 5 others
  5. 2018

    2 rounds

  6. Aug
    Metro EnginesJP · Thebridge$6.3MWith 7 others
  7. May
    AkippaJP · Thebridge$7.4MWith 6 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 60 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Recently backed

The latest companies JR East Start Up put money into.

Quick answers about JR East Start Up

What does JR East Start Up invest in?

JR East Start Up invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Data, Webtools and Smart Clothes.

How active is JR East Start Up?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has JR East Start Up invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ACIMUS Co., Ltd. (Seed, Oct 2026), WAmazing (Series B, May 2019) and Metro Engines (Undisclosed round, Aug 2018).

How big are JR East Start Up's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.8M.

Is JR East Start Up investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is JR East Start Up?

JR East Start Up is a VC firm based in Tokyo, Japan.

Does JR East Start Up take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

Where does this information on JR East Start Up come from?

From 5 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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