# Nippon Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Nippon Venture Capital is a corporate vc based in Japan. 95 investments on record, 10 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# Nippon Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 95 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Seed Series A Series B Computer Network Security Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**77%** of best year **10** **cheques in 12 months**, 95 on record

Since the last cheque **122** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.9M** Rounds led **0 of 95** Sole investor **17 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Japan, 100%**

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## Nippon Venture Capital highlights

- 01 10 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $821K
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Japan Venture Capital (NVCC) was established in 1996, with the aim of becoming a full-fledged, support-oriented venture capital firm different from previous ones, by itself founding venture companies and bringing together entrepreneurs who are currently successful in various fields and major corporations enthusiastic about venture support. Translated from Japanese, from their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Computer Network Security Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **95 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Jul** **[KUZEN](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuzen)** Series B · JP **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[LIFESCAPES](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifescapes)** Grant · JP **$307K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Menou](https://millionrounds.com/company/menou)** Series B · JP **$3.3M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[A10 Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/a10-lab)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2025** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[SALESCORE](https://millionrounds.com/company/salescore)** Series B · JP **$7.4M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Sitateru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitateru)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Surv Biopharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/surv-biopharma)** Series B · JP **$9.7M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Grooves](https://millionrounds.com/company/grooves)** Venture · JP **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Note](https://millionrounds.com/company/note)** Venture · JP **$13M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Grow Rich English School](https://millionrounds.com/company/grow-rich-english-school)** Seed · JP **$381K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Al Travel](https://millionrounds.com/company/al-travel)** Series C · JP **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[A-SEEDS](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-seeds)** Series A · JP **$15M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Tech Doctor](https://millionrounds.com/company/tech-doctor)** Series B · JP **$8.3M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Creatura](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatura)** Series A **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Creattura](https://millionrounds.com/company/creattura)** Series A · JP **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[WizWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/wizwe)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Awarefy](https://millionrounds.com/company/awarefy)** Series A · JP **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Yadokari](https://millionrounds.com/company/yadokari)** Series B · JP **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Rege Nephro](https://millionrounds.com/company/rege-nephro)** Series B · JP **$15M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[SpeakBuddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/speakbuddy)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Revorf](https://millionrounds.com/company/revorf)** Venture · JP **$42M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Renalys Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/renalys-pharma)** Series A · JP **$39M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Hirosaki Lifescience Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/hirosaki-lifescience-innovation)** Series C · JP **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Arsaga Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/arsaga-partners)** Series C · JP **$2.4M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[ORIGINAL LIFE](https://millionrounds.com/company/original-life)** Series B · JP **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **2023** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Utill](https://millionrounds.com/company/utill)** Series B · JP **$3.8M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Cranebio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cranebio)** Series A · JP **$1.7M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[ProtoStar](https://millionrounds.com/company/protostar)** Venture · JP **$821K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Issues](https://millionrounds.com/company/issues)** Series A · JP **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Mogumo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogumo)** Seed · JP **$900K** Sole investor
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[U-MaP](https://millionrounds.com/company/u-map)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[BackTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/backtech)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Marketing Applications](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketing-applications)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2021** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Veritas In Silico](https://millionrounds.com/company/veritas-in-silico)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Spider Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/spider-labs)** Series B · JP **$4.9M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Kotozna](https://millionrounds.com/company/kotozna)** Grant · JP **$18K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Next Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-innovation)** Series B **$9.1M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Docodoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/docodoor)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Local Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/local-works)** Venture **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **May** **[JCG](https://millionrounds.com/company/jcg)** Series B **$4.6M** 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 team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**15** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Acucela](https://millionrounds.com/company/acucela)[Chordia Therapeutics株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/chordia-therapeutics)[Contrea株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/contrea)[Medicinova](https://millionrounds.com/company/medicinova)[RYDE株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryde)[SecureNavi株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/securenavi)[Space BD株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-bd)[THECOO株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/thecoo)[WHILL株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/whill)[note株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/note)[株式会社 Veritas In Silico](https://millionrounds.com/company/veritas-in-silico)[株式会社A-SEEDS](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-seeds)[株式会社Awarefy](https://millionrounds.com/company/awarefy)[株式会社HEARTBEATS](https://millionrounds.com/company/heartbeats)[株式会社MENOU](https://millionrounds.com/company/menou) AOI Biosciences株式会社 Aiロボティクス株式会社 Delta-Fly Pharma株式会社 GMOペイメントゲートウェイ株式会社 Intercure PRONI株式会社 Recovery International 株式会社 UPWARD株式会社 Xinhuafinance movus technologies株式会社 かっこ株式会社 さくらインターネット株式会社 エヌ・デーソフトウェア株式会社 エルピクセル株式会社 オリジナルライフ株式会社 オンコリスバイオファーマ株式会社 カワセコンピュータサプライ株式会社 クオリプス株式会社 クレアトゥラ株式会社 ケンコーコム株式会社 ゲシピ株式会社 サイレックス・テクノロジー株式会社 サムシングホールディングス株式会社 サンヨーホームズ株式会社 サーブ・バイオファーマ株式会社 ザインエレクトロニクス株式会社 シンバイオ製薬株式会社 ジークス株式会社 セレンディップ・ホールディングス株式会社 ソフトブレーン株式会社 ソレイジア・ファーマ株式会社 ダイトエレクトロン株式会社 デジタル・インフォメーション・テクノロジー株式会社 データベース・コミュニケーションズ株式会社 ナイル株式会社 ナノキャリア株式会社 ネクストウェア株式会社 パシフィックマネジメント株式会社 ヒビノ株式会社 ビリングシステム株式会社 ビープラッツ株式会社 ファーマバイオ株式会社 フィーチャ株式会社 ブルーイノベーション株式会社 ブレインズテクノロジー株式会社 and 111 more

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Allegiance (now MaritzCX)](https://millionrounds.com/company/allegiance-now-maritzcx)** Bought by Maritz Holdings **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[DeNA](https://millionrounds.com/company/dena)** Bought by peroli **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[IPLocks](https://millionrounds.com/company/iplocks)** Bought by [Fortinet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortinet) **Undisclosed** Jun 2008

**[DeNA](https://millionrounds.com/company/dena)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2005

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$2.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$821K**

Led 0 of 95 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 17 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *43*
- Series A said *22*
- Series B said *16*
- Series C *5*
- Series D *4*
- Seed said *3*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 15
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 14
- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 13
- [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) 11
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 10
- [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) 7

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Nissay Capital** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**IVC** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)[**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**Miraidoa** Investment firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miraidoa)[**Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyoto-university-innovation-capital-co-ltd)[**DBJ Capital** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbj-capital)[**ANOBAKA** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anobaka)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Nippon Venture Capital put money into.

[**Menou** $3.3M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/menou)[**SALESCORE** $7.4M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/salescore)[**Grooves** $5.0M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/grooves)[**Note** $13M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/note)[**Grow Rich English School** $381K · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/grow-rich-english-school)[**Creattura** $1.3M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/creattura)

## Quick answers about Nippon Venture Capital

### What does Nippon Venture Capital invest in?

Nippon Venture Capital invests most often at Venture and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Computer, Network Security and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Nippon Venture Capital?

95 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Nippon Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: KUZEN (Series B, Jul 2026), LIFESCAPES (Grant, Jul 2026) and Menou (Series B, Jun 2026).

### How big are Nippon Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.9M.

### Does Nippon Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 95 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Nippon Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (100%).

### Is Nippon Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Nippon Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (15 rounds together), SMBC Venture Capital (14 rounds together) and Mizuho Capital (13 rounds together).

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