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Lifetime Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 28 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedDeeptechHealthcareSustainability

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31%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque97days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$901KRounds led0 of 28Sole investor4 roundsMostly inJapan, 71%
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Lifetime Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $598K

What they do

A seed-stage venture capital firm backing world-class entrepreneurs in deeptech to improve human and planetary health.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
DeeptechHealthcareSustainability
Based in
Yokohama, Japan
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Aug
    NobestSeed · JP$824KWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    EF PolymerVenture · JP$7.0MWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    HerLifeLabSeed · JP$810KWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    QubitcoreSeed · JP$9.6MWith 4 others
  6. 2025

    12 rounds

  7. Oct
    CarstaySeed · JP$325KWith 2 others
  8. Oct
    VunaPayVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. Sept
    EF PolymerVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Jul
    NutrixGrant · CH$78KWith 3 others
  11. Jul
    VeritusPre-seed · JP$252KSole investor
  12. May
    MediSun EnergySeed · SG$3.2MSole investor
  13. May
    QuadlyticsSeries A · JP$2.1MWith 1 other
  14. Apr
    UUUOVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    SylcastPre-seed · FR$341KSole investor
  16. Feb
    KinishSeed · JP$788KWith 2 others
  17. Feb
    StroveSeed · GB$1.0MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    Spine ChronicleSeries A · JP$854KSole investor
  19. 2024

    4 rounds

  20. Nov
    ArtioPre-seed · GB$717KWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    DeltanSeed · JP$3.3MWith 2 others
  22. Mar
    Speak_Seed · US$1.6MWith 5 others
  23. Feb
    RehabSeries D · JP$6.7MWith 3 others
  24. 2023

    1 round

  25. Jun
    Artificient Mobility IntelligencePre-seed · DE$806KWith 1 other
  26. 2022

    1 round

  27. Jan
    Ax RobotixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. 2021

    6 rounds

  29. Dec
    IBVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Aug
    Lisa TechnologiesVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. Jul
    EpignoVenture · JP$2.2MWith 2 others
  32. Jun
    DouzoSeed$901KWith 1 other
  33. Apr
    METRICA JapanVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Apr
    IMCFVenture$12MWith 3 others

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What they claim to have backed

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Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Lifetime Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Lifetime Ventures

What does Lifetime Ventures invest in?

Lifetime Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deeptech, Healthcare and Sustainability.

How active is Lifetime Ventures?

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

What has Lifetime Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nobest (Seed, Aug 2026), EF Polymer (Venture, Jul 2026) and HerLifeLab (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are Lifetime Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $901K.

Does Lifetime Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lifetime Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (71%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Lifetime Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Lifetime Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Incubate Fund (5 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (4 rounds together) and IVC (3 rounds together).

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