Japan · Investor

Nissay Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 221 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ACollaborative ConsumptionMedical Device

Deploying now
85%of best year40cheques in 12 months, 221 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.5MRounds led0 of 221Sole investor36 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 95%
Pitch Nissay Capital

Nissay Capital highlights

  1. 01

    40 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 36 rounds, median $1.3M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Collaborative ConsumptionMedical Device
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first221 appearances

  1. 2026

    32 rounds

  2. Oct
    indentSeries B · JP · The Bridge$7.0MWith 2 others
  3. Oct
    Global Trust Networks (GTN)Growth · JP · The Bridge$225MWith 9 others
  4. Sept
    Eight KnotSeries A · JP$2.9MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    Linea InnovationsGrant · JP$12MWith 3 others
  6. Sept
    Helical FusionGrant · JP$17MWith 4 others
  7. Sept
    EX-FusionGrant · JP$2.6MWith 4 others
  8. Jul
    Beer and TechVenture · JP$4.4MWith 4 others
  9. Jun
    Neusignal TherapeuticsSeries B · JP$33MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    MenouSeries B · JP$3.3MWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    ElevationSpaceSeries B · JP$40MWith 4 others
  12. Jun
    STYZSeries A · JP$1.7MSole investor
  13. Jun
    CULTAGrant · JP$2.0MWith 2 others
  14. May
    DodaiSeries A · ET · Disrupt Africa$13MWith 11 others
  15. May
    FlosfiaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  16. May
    FiTDebt · JP$19MWith 4 others
  17. May
    ReeNTVenture · JP$3.8MWith 1 other
  18. May
    GenerativeXSeries A · JP$4.1MWith 4 others
  19. Apr
    QubitcoreSeed · JP$9.6MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    GaxiVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Apr
    LQUOMVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  22. Apr
    TableCheckVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    Think NatureVenture · JP$2.4MWith 1 other
  24. Apr
    Fogg JapanSeries B · JP$1.9MWith 1 other
  25. Apr
    ForwardDebt · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  26. Mar
    TL GenomicsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    CULTASeed · JP$4.5MWith 2 others
  28. Mar
    New InnovationsDebt · JP$11MWith 4 others
  29. Feb
    AstroXVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 5 others
  30. Feb
    CommerceX HoldingsSeries A · JP$11MWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    SORA TechnologySeed · JP · TechCabal$2.5MWith 6 others
  32. Jan
    ShaperonSeries B · JP$4.0MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    Renatus RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. 2025

    40 rounds

  35. Dec
    Helical FusionSeries A · JP$5.6MWith 4 others
  36. Dec
    PaytnerDebt · JP$17MWith 4 others
  37. Dec
    THINGMEDIASeries A · JP$1.3MWith 1 other
  38. Dec
    SALESCORESeries B · JP$7.4MWith 3 others
  39. Dec
    Manpuku HoldingsSeries C · JP$12MWith 2 others
  40. Nov
    AntwaySeries D · JP$21MWith 3 others
  41. Nov
    FivotSeries B · JP$6.5MWith 5 others
  42. Nov
    ZIRITZSeries A · JP$4.5MWith 3 others

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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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

UbiquisysBought by Cisco$310MApr 2013
NOBOTBought by mediba, IncUndisclosedJul 2011

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Nissay Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Nissay Capital

What does Nissay Capital invest in?

Nissay Capital invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Collaborative Consumption and Medical Device.

How active is Nissay Capital?

221 investments on record, 40 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Nissay Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: indent (Series B, Oct 2026), Global Trust Networks (GTN) (Growth, Oct 2026) and Eight Knot (Series A, Sept 2026).

How big are Nissay Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.5M.

Does Nissay Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 221 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Nissay Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (95%).

Is Nissay Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 40 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Nissay Capital invest alongside?

Most often SMBC Venture Capital (58 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (39 rounds together) and Mizuho Capital (34 rounds together).

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