# Fashion investors in Asia (2026 list)

> 72 fashion investors in Asia, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Antler, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/fashion-investors-in-asia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Fashion investors in Asia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a fashion company in Asia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**72** investors on the list *+7* this week

**1,023** cheques in 12 months *+0%* against the market

**$6.5M** median round they joined *-19%* against the market median

**93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**44%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **493** **$4.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) *Deploying now* Investment bank · Japan **443** **$5.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **397** **$6.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Taiwan **282** **$3.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 7 [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Japan **247** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **217** **$9.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Venture Catalysts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-catalysts-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Portugal **210** **$1.4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 10 [Inflection Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **181** **$1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **154** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Genesia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesia-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **125** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **107** **$33M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Mint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint) *Deploying now* VC firm **97** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Nippon Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nippon-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **95** **$2.9M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 16 [3one4 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **92** **$6.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Graph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **87** **$3.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [India Quotient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiaquotient) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **79** **$4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 19 [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ffg-venture-business-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm **56** **$3.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Fireside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireside-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **33** **$6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **28** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [We Founder Circle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/we-founder-circle-2) *Deploying now* Angel network · India **26** **$2M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen
- 23 [Kairos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kairos-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **23** **$7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 24 [Anicut Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anicut-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **8** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Cool Japan Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cool-japan-fund) *Deploying now* Government · Japan **8** **$17M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen

**47 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Pay2o](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay2o)** Seed *With* [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)
- **3** Nov **[Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)** $108M *With* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)
- **3** Nov **[Solgram](https://millionrounds.com/company/solgram)** Pre-seed · $1M *Led by* [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital)
- **3** Nov **[GIVA](https://millionrounds.com/company/giva)** Other · $100M *Led by* [Multiples](https://millionrounds.com/fund/multiples-alternate-asset-management)
- **2** Nov **[Dispatch Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch-network)** Pre-seed · $527K *Led by* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **2** Nov **[Hyeglo Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyeglo-beauty)** Seed · $738K *Led by* [sauce.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sauce)

## Stages This Year

785 rounds

- Seed **21%**
- Venture **17%**
- Series A **16%**
- Series B **10%**
- Pre-seed **9%**
- Other **27%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **280**
- Big Data & Analytics **38**
- Healthcare **38**
- Fintech **35**
- Energy **30**
- Cloud **27**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

260 Q1 25

240 Q2 25

280 Q3 25

329 Q4 25

302 Q1 26

283 Q2 26

224 Q3 26

99 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in retail and fashion

- Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands Kevin Roberts · 2004 3.86 from 1,497 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book "Ideas move mountains, especially in turbulent times. Lovemarks is the product of the fertile-iconoclast mind of Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi. Roberts argues vociferously, and with a ton of data to support him, that traditional branding practices have become… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Fashion entrepreneurship Michele Granger, Tina Sterling · 2002 On 15 reading lists at Open Library Retail and fashion Company building On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library
- Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie Gary Weiss · 2022 3.90 from 1,120 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone · 2013 4.13 from 78,706 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=retail).

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## Quick answers about fashion investors in Asia

### Who are the most active fashion investors in Asia?

By cheques observed, the most active are Lightspeed Venture Partners, Antler, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital and Mizuho Capital.

### How many fashion investors in Asia are there?

72 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 44% have led a round.

### Which stages do fashion investors in Asia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (21%).

### How big are the rounds fashion investors in Asia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4M.

### Which sectors do fashion investors in Asia back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Healthcare.

### Which fashion investors in Asia lead the most rounds?

Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led), 3one4 Capital (9 led) and Dawn Capital (8 led).

### Where are fashion investors in Asia based?

Among the most active, most are based in Japan (8), India (6) and the United States (5).

### What have fashion investors in Asia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Pay2o (Seed, Nov 2026, with Mizuho Capital), Agrani Labs (Nov 2026, with Google) and Solgram (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Saama Capital).

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