Japan · Investor

Spiral Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 69 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Aug 2024VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BArtificial IntelligenceLogistics

Deploying now
84%of best year16cheques in 12 months, 69 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.9MRounds led0 of 69Sole investor2 roundsMostly inJapan, 88%
Pitch Spiral Capital

Spiral Capital highlights

  1. 01

    16 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $6.8M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceLogistics
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first69 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Sept
    Planet SaversGrant · JP$635KWith 1 other
  3. Sept
    WEDVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    KiviaqSeed · JP$971KWith 3 others
  5. Aug
    AeronextVenture · JP$4.0MWith 2 others
  6. Jul
    AZUL EnergySeries A · JP$150KWith 3 others
  7. Jul
    MozuSeries B · JP$8.0MWith 2 others
  8. Jun
    DioseveSeries A · JP$6.2MWith 2 others
  9. May
    WAKASeed · JP$1.6MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    MonochromeSeries B · JP$11MWith 1 other
  11. Mar
    ZeveroSeed · SG$7.0MWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    bellFaceVenture · JP$4.8MWith 3 others
  13. Jan
    OPTIMINDVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    Renatus RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. 2025

    16 rounds

  16. Dec
    LightDebt · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  17. Nov
    Enerbank JapanSeries B · JP$5.2MWith 4 others
  18. Nov
    TailorSeries A · JP$15MWith 5 others
  19. Oct
    SUSHI TOP MARKETINGSeries A · JP$658KWith 1 other
  20. Oct
    WEDVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    ROMSVenture · JP$8.8MWith 1 other
  22. Aug
    Pale BlueSeries C · JP$10MWith 7 others
  23. Jul
    StoryHubSeries A · JP$1.5MWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    AcompanyDebt · JP$1.1MWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    NewmoSeries A · JP$8.4MWith 5 others
  26. Jul
    HITOTSUSeries A · JP$746KWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    TailorSeries A · US · TechCrunch$22MWith 4 others
  28. Jun
    BACKSEATSeed · JP$9.7MWith 3 others
  29. May
    MozuVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  30. Mar
    Bloomo SecuritiesSeries A · JP$14MWith 4 others
  31. Mar
    PowerXSeries C · US$21MWith 3 others
  32. 2024

    17 rounds

  33. Dec
    HQSeries B · JP$13MWith 5 others
  34. Nov
    AeronextSeries B · JP$4.0MWith 2 others
  35. Nov
    bitkeyVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Sept
    TanpVenture · JP$7.0MWith 4 others
  37. Sept
    AzitVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Sept
    ZeveroSeed · SG$7.0MWith 1 other
  39. Aug
    H2Seed · JP$2.1MWith 2 others
  40. Aug
    NealleSeries B · JP$31MWith 4 others
  41. Aug
    400FVenture · JP$7.9MWith 4 others
  42. Jul
    AZUL EnergyGrant · JP$150KWith 3 others
  43. Jul
    LoglassSeries B · JP$47MWith 5 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

DMDennis Michael SancheManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 35 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AnycarryBellfaceDigdigDodai Electrifying urbanDricosEllethermoEmulsion Flow TechnologiesEnpayFamitraHacomonoIyellKikitoriMeppleNewmoRoute-dSUSHI TOP MARKETINGSmartBank Provider ofSouco400F Provider ofAMPHICO Develops eco-friendly,AZUL Energy ProvidersAba-labAcompany Provider ofAculys Pharma Bio-ventureAdacotech Provider ofAltAzit Provider ofBACKSEAT Providing embeddedBloomo Securities LaunchingCarbaseCorpCorporateCorporateCurreio (Exit) EngagedDioseve Developer ofDomuz Provider ofEcboEight Knot AutonomousEnerbankFULL KAITEN ProviderH2Corporation Provider ofHITOTSU Provider ofHQ Provider ofINTER HOLDINGS ProvidesIXYAS AI-powered storeIntegriculture Builds cell-agricultureJOSYS Provider ofKOALA Tech ResearchKiviaq Redesigning accessKreation Verse ProvidersLINEA Innovations ALayerX Provider ofLexxPluss Provider ofLife Log TechnologyLight Runs live-streamingLive Search BPaaSLoglass Provider ofM Developer andMECHANOCROSS Pioneering next-generationMOZU Developer ofand 51 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Spiral Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Spiral Capital

What does Spiral Capital invest in?

Spiral Capital invests most often at Venture and Series B (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Logistics.

How active is Spiral Capital?

69 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Spiral Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Planet Savers (Grant, Sept 2026), WED (Venture, Sept 2026) and Kiviaq (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Spiral Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.9M.

Does Spiral Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 69 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Spiral Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (88%), the United States (8%) and Singapore (5%).

Is Spiral Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Spiral Capital invest alongside?

Most often Global Brain Corporation (15 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (15 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (15 rounds together).

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