# Foreign investors in Japan (2026 list) > 167 foreign investors in Japan, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-japan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Foreign investors in Japan Updated 7 November 2026 Firms based outside Japan that we have watched back a company there in the last two years. Useful when the local market is thin, or when you want a backer who can open doors abroad. [See all 167 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fforeign-investors-in-japan)The top 25 **167** investors on the list *-1* this week **6,463** cheques in 12 months *-15%* against the market **$12M** median round they joined *+46%* against the market median **97%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **63%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [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 - 11 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$47M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 22 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **553** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **498** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **142 more on this list** All 167 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fforeign-investors-in-japan) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **7** Nov **[Arka Fincap](https://millionrounds.com/company/arka-fincap)** Other *Led by* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) - **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) - **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) - **5** Nov **[Pure Data Centres Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-data-centres-group)** Debt · $1.9B *With* [SMBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc) ## Stages This Year 4,635 rounds - Venture **22%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Series B **8%** - Other **26%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,986** - Fintech **310** - Big Data & Analytics **264** - Healthcare **223** - Biotech **222** - Financial Services **216** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,875 Q1 25 1,938 Q2 25 2,178 Q3 25 2,237 Q4 25 2,123 Q1 26 1,742 Q2 26 1,371 Q3 26 373 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Foreign investors in United States 1,267](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-united-states) - [Foreign investors in United Kingdom 1,145](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-united-kingdom) - [Foreign investors in Germany 553](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-germany) - [Foreign investors in Canada 546](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-canada) - [Foreign investors in France 461](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-france) - [Foreign investors in Switzerland 417](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-switzerland) - [Foreign investors in Australia 388](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-australia) - [Foreign investors in Singapore 343](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-singapore) - [Foreign investors in Netherlands 337](https://millionrounds.com/lists/foreign-investors-in-netherlands) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about foreign investors in Japan ### Who are the most active foreign investors in Japan? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. ### How many foreign investors in Japan are there? 167 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 63% have led a round. ### Which stages do foreign investors in Japan back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds foreign investors in Japan join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $20M. ### Which sectors do foreign investors in Japan back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which foreign investors in Japan lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), General Catalyst (97 led) and Sequoia Capital (91 led). ### Where are foreign investors in Japan based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in the United Kingdom and China. ### What have foreign investors in Japan invested in recently? Recent rounds include Arka Fincap (Other, Nov 2026, with TPG), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel) and Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Tiger Global Management). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)