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Samurai Incubate

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 95 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

SeedVentureSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
60%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 95 on record
Since the last cheque127days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.9MRounds led0 of 95Sole investor48 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 75%
Pitch Samurai Incubate

Samurai Incubate highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 77% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 48 rounds, median $61K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first95 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Jul
    JIZAIEVenture · JP$2.5MWith 3 others
  3. May
    WAKASeed · JP$1.6MWith 2 others
  4. Apr
    MignVenture · JP$1.5MWith 2 others
  5. Mar
    Cardio IntelligenceVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  6. Feb
    OnePort 365Grant$250KWith 1 other
  7. Feb
    SotasSeries A · JP$6.5MWith 6 others
  8. 2025

    10 rounds

  9. Nov
    GramEyeSeries B · JP$3.6MWith 1 other
  10. Nov
    AscendSeries B · US$7.1MWith 4 others
  11. Oct
    EmoleDebt · JP$4.6MWith 5 others
  12. Aug
    CaTeSeries B · JP$11MWith 4 others
  13. Jul
    SolvifAISeed · JP$1.2MWith 1 other
  14. May
    NewlocalSeries A · JP$2.8MWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    JIZAIEVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  16. Mar
    LetaSeed · KE · Disrupt Africa$5.0MWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    PostCoffeeVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    Gaudi ClinicalSeries A · JP$8.9MWith 4 others
  19. 2024

    3 rounds

  20. Aug
    KOMPEITODebt · JP$7.6MWith 4 others
  21. May
    YAMAPSeries D · JP$13MWith 4 others
  22. Mar
    IDDKSeed · JP$536KSole investor
  23. 2023

    7 rounds

  24. Dec
    NagisaSeries A · JP$2.7MWith 2 others
  25. Dec
    CorrActionsSeries A · IL$7.3MWith 3 others
  26. Nov
    PricepallySeed$1.3MWith 3 others
  27. Jul
    The Food LabVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Mar
    HexaSeries A · US$21MWith 1 other
  29. Feb
    ToranaSeries C · JP$1.6MWith 5 others
  30. Jan
    KwaraSeed · DE$3.0MWith 4 others
  31. 2022

    9 rounds

  32. Nov
    RaseediSeed$800KWith 1 other
  33. Nov
    RYM&COSeries A · JP$840KSole investor
  34. Oct
    KenzzSeed$3.5MWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    PaylessGateSeed · JP$1.6MSole investor
  36. Sept
    MedsafGrant$50KWith 2 others
  37. Aug
    NeuroBravePre-seed$300KWith 2 others
  38. May
    NorebaseGrant · GB$100KWith 3 others
  39. Apr
    OnePort Inc.Seed · NG · Firms' own news pages$2.0MWith 3 others
  40. Jan
    WelnesSeed$300KWith 1 other
  41. 2021

    3 rounds

  42. Dec
    HEARTBEATSSeries A · JP$2.4MWith 4 others
  43. Apr
    DogizSeed$1.5MSole investor
  44. Apr
    Lean on MeVenture$2.3MWith 3 others
  45. 2020

    5 rounds

  46. Dec
    QuickBusSeed$1.4MWith 1 other
  47. Nov
    Mentalhealth TechnologiesVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others

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The team

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Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

NOBOTBought by mediba, IncUndisclosedJul 2011

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Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Samurai Incubate put money into.

Quick answers about Samurai Incubate

What does Samurai Incubate invest in?

Samurai Incubate invests most often at Seed and Venture (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Samurai Incubate?

95 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Samurai Incubate invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: JIZAIE (Venture, Jul 2026), WAKA (Seed, May 2026) and Mign (Venture, Apr 2026).

How big are Samurai Incubate's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

Does Samurai Incubate lead rounds?

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

Where does Samurai Incubate invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (75%) and the United States (7%).

Is Samurai Incubate investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Samurai Incubate invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (8 rounds together), SMBC Venture Capital (8 rounds together) and Mizuho Capital (6 rounds together).

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