# Lifetime Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Lifetime Ventures is a vc firm based in Japan. 28 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Lifetime Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 28 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Deeptech Healthcare Sustainability

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**31%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **97** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$901K** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **4 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 71%**

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## Lifetime Ventures highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed
- **Sectors:** Deeptech Healthcare Sustainability
- **Based in:** Yokohama, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[Nobest](https://millionrounds.com/company/nobest)** Seed · JP **$824K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[EF Polymer](https://millionrounds.com/company/ef-polymer)** Venture · JP **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[HerLifeLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/herlifelab)** Seed · JP **$810K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Qubitcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/qubitcore)** Seed · JP **$9.6M** With 4 others
- **2025** 12 rounds
- **Oct** **[Carstay](https://millionrounds.com/company/carstay)** Seed · JP **$325K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[VunaPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/vunapay)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[EF Polymer](https://millionrounds.com/company/ef-polymer)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Nutrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutrix)** Grant · CH **$78K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Veritus](https://millionrounds.com/company/veritus)** Pre-seed · JP **$252K** Sole investor
- **May** **[MediSun Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/medisun-energy)** Seed · SG **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Quadlytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/quadlytics)** Series A · JP **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[UUUO](https://millionrounds.com/company/uuuo)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Sylcast](https://millionrounds.com/company/sylcast)** Pre-seed · FR **$341K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Kinish](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)** Seed · JP **$788K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Strove](https://millionrounds.com/company/strove)** Seed · GB **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Spine Chronicle](https://millionrounds.com/company/spine-chronicle)** Series A · JP **$854K** Sole investor
- **2024** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Artio](https://millionrounds.com/company/artio)** Pre-seed · GB **$717K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Deltan](https://millionrounds.com/company/deltan)** Seed · JP **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Speak_](https://millionrounds.com/company/speak)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Rehab](https://millionrounds.com/company/rehab)** Series D · JP **$6.7M** With 3 others
- **2023** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Artificient Mobility Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/artificient-mobility-intelligence)** Pre-seed · DE **$806K** With 1 other
- **2022** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Ax Robotix](https://millionrounds.com/company/ax-robotix)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2021** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[IB](https://millionrounds.com/company/ib)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Lisa Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/lisa-technologies)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Epigno](https://millionrounds.com/company/epigno)** Venture · JP **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Douzo](https://millionrounds.com/company/douzo)** Seed **$901K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[METRICA Japan](https://millionrounds.com/company/metrica-japan)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[IMCF](https://millionrounds.com/company/imcf)** Venture **$12M** 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.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

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## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed

Median round joined **$901K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$598K**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *10*
- Venture *10*
- Pre-seed said *4*
- Series A *2*
- Grant *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) 5
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 4
- [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) 3
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 3
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc) 2
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures) 2

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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.

[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**IVC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Beyond Next Ventures** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc)[**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**East Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**Nissay Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment)[**SVG Ventures** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lifetime Ventures put money into.

[**VunaPay** Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/vunapay)[**Veritus** $252K · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/veritus)[**MediSun Energy** $3.2M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/medisun-energy)[**Sylcast** $341K · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/sylcast)[**Kinish** $788K · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)[**Strove** $1.0M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/strove)

## 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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