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Z Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 200 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowCorporate VC

SeedSeries ASeries BInsurtechWealthtechBank

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68%of best year42cheques in 12 months, 200 on record
Since the last cheque22days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 200Sole investor13 roundsMostly inUnited States, 61%
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Z Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    42 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $2.0M

What they do

Z Venture Capital is the venture capital of LINE Yahoo.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
InsurtechWealthtechBank
Based in
Chiyoda City, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first200 appearances

  1. 2026

    34 rounds

  2. Oct
    OceanSeries A · JP · The Bridge$3.2MWith 7 others
  3. Sept
    Rune TechnologiesGrant · US$4.1MWith 5 others
  4. Sept
    QueryLiftSeed · JP$645KWith 1 other
  5. Sept
    AlcoveSeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  6. Aug
    Endeavor Optical NetworksSeed · US$11MWith 4 others
  7. Aug
    CosmobloomSeed · JP$2.1MSole investor
  8. Jul
    LinqAlphaSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MWith 15 others
  9. Jul
    TuringSeries A · JP$43MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    PlotSeed · US · AlleyWatch$10MWith 5 others
  11. Jun
    ElevationSpaceSeries B · JP$40MWith 4 others
  12. Jun
    Frontier HealthSeed · GB$13MWith 4 others
  13. Jun
    ApexGrowth · US$200MWith 5 others
  14. Jun
    Peregrine TechnologiesSeries D · US$250MWith 5 others
  15. May
    Vital SignalsSeed · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 1 other
  16. May
    DustSeries B · FR · TechStartups$65MWith 6 others
  17. May
    Mjolnir SpaceworksSeries B · JP$7.5MWith 4 others
  18. May
    SaltboxVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. May
    SardineSeries C · US$25MWith 6 others
  20. May
    MuniceSeed · US$50KWith 2 others
  21. Apr
    Joyful HealthSeries A · US · Ventureburn$17MWith 5 others
  22. Apr
    ChapterSeries E · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 11 others
  23. Apr
    BALLASSeries B · JP$13MWith 4 others
  24. Apr
    BeniSeed · US$815KWith 3 others
  25. Apr
    ClarasightSeries A · US$12MWith 6 others
  26. Apr
    FelixPre-seed · CZ$1.7MWith 1 other
  27. Apr
    PvX PartnersSeries A · SG$11MWith 2 others
  28. Mar
    CapeSeries C · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 4 others
  29. Mar
    Prickly Pear HealthPre-seed · US$600KSole investor
  30. Feb
    RLWRLDSeed · KR · Ventureburn$26MWith 9 others
  31. Feb
    NationGraphSeries A · US · Ventureburn$18MWith 4 others
  32. Feb
    Chariot DefenseSeries A · US$34MWith 6 others
  33. Jan
    Gecko RoboticsVenture · US$1.9MWith 3 others
  34. Jan
    RXCSeries A$4.8MWith 2 others
  35. Jan
    Valinor EnterprisesSeries A · US$54MWith 4 others
  36. 2025

    62 rounds

  37. Dec
    PvX PartnersSeed · SG$4.7MWith 2 others
  38. Dec
    PryzmSeed · US$12MWith 4 others
  39. Dec
    DwilarSeed · JP$959KWith 1 other
  40. Dec
    kos.aiSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  41. Dec
    RejectVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  42. Nov
    CavelaSeed · TechCrunch$6.6MWith 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 17 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)

60 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AB180BRIABgarageChronicle StudiosCloutedCohiveCupistEndowusFINFRA TECH HOLDINGSFastworkFaunaFeedbackloopFlikHabit factoryHappyfreshHopaeInternational Company LimitedJeongyookgakK-idKinolightsLifeatLinqAlphaMG INNOVATION LAB,MetalogosMightyhealthMuniceMuntoNinjavanPeggyPvX PartnersQueryLiftQuerypieRLWRLDRalaliRepro株式会社Retty株式会社RxcSalary-heroSharetreatsSingularStreamiSuperplasticSwifTHE REAL GROUPTHECOO株式会社TiptipVALT JAPAN株式会社ViroolVirtualartsVisual Bank株式会社VividentWarungpintarZUZU Hospitalty Solutionsdely株式会社double jump.tokyo株式会社株式会社AccordX株式会社AgeWellJapan株式会社Aiming株式会社BALLAS株式会社COUNTER WORKSand 154 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 Z Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

XYZ Venture CapitalVC firm99rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm15rounds togetherVillage GlobalVC firm13rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm12rounds togetherEast VenturesVC firm10rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator9rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm8rounds togetherIncubate FundVC firm8rounds together8VCVC firm7rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm7rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm7rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Z Venture Capital put money into.

Rune Technologies$4.1M · Sept 2026QueryLift$645K · Sept 2026Endeavor Optical Networks$11M · Aug 2026LinqAlpha$22M · Jul 2026Plot$10M · Jun 2026Frontier Health$13M · Jun 2026

Quick answers about Z Venture Capital

What does Z Venture Capital invest in?

Z Venture Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Insurtech, Wealthtech and Bank.

How active is Z Venture Capital?

200 investments on record, 42 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Z Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ocean (Series A, Oct 2026), Rune Technologies (Grant, Sept 2026) and QueryLift (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Z Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Z Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 200 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Z Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (61%), Japan (24%) and Singapore (5%).

Is Z Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 42 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Z Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often XYZ Venture Capital (99 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (15 rounds together) and Village Global (13 rounds together).

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