# Hardware & Electronics investors in Japan (2026 list)

> 28 hardware & Electronics investors in Japan, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Global Brain Corporation.

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

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# Hardware & Electronics investors in Japan

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a hardware & Electronics company in Japan in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**28** investors on the list *-2* this week

**1,091** cheques in 12 months *-7%* against the market

**$4.3M** median round they joined *-46%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**46%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [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
- 3 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 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 [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **367** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **330** **$8.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Taiwan **282** **$3.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Japan **247** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **245** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **221** **$3.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **217** **$9.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **189** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [MUFG Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank) *Deploying now* Investment firm **139** **$43M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Japan **115** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Mint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint) *Deploying now* VC firm **97** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Mobile Internet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mobile-internet-capital-inc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **82** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Beyond Next Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Japan **69** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [UntroD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/untrod-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **69** **$4.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Daiwa Corporate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daiwa-corporate-investment) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **62** **$3.9M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 21 [Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyoto-university-innovation-capital-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **61** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shoko-chukin-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **56** **$5.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Japan **50** **$4.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 24 [Drone Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drone-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **41** **$3.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Angel Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-bridge) *Deploying now* Angel network · Japan **37** **$6.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**3 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)
- **5** Nov **[Simulacra](https://millionrounds.com/company/simulacra)** Pre-seed *Led by* [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **2** Nov **[BionicM](https://millionrounds.com/company/bionicm)** Series B *With* [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)
- **30** Oct **[Neoen](https://millionrounds.com/company/neoen)** Debt · $1.3B *With* [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)

## Stages This Year

655 rounds

- Venture **27%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **15%**
- Debt **11%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **19%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **181**
- Biotech **38**
- Healthcare **36**
- Energy **36**
- Fintech **29**
- Big Data & Analytics **22**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

272 Q1 25

310 Q2 25

330 Q3 25

347 Q4 25

304 Q1 26

374 Q2 26

263 Q3 26

34 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in hardware and deep tech

- The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Brian Merchant · 2017 3.89 from 1,949 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World Joshua B. Freeman · 2018 3.83 from 864 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book "Freeman’s rich and ambitious Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination.…More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements." ―Jennifer Szalai, New York Times In an accessible and timely work of… On AmazonListen on Audible

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

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## Quick answers about hardware & Electronics investors in Japan

### Who are the most active hardware & Electronics investors in Japan?

By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Global Brain Corporation, SMBC Venture Capital and Mizuho Capital.

### How many hardware & Electronics investors in Japan are there?

28 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 46% have led a round.

### Which stages do hardware & Electronics investors in Japan back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (28%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds hardware & Electronics investors in Japan join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4.3M.

### Which sectors do hardware & Electronics investors in Japan back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which hardware & Electronics investors in Japan lead the most rounds?

East Ventures (4 led), Plug and Play (2 led) and Global Brain Corporation (2 led).

### Where are hardware & Electronics investors in Japan based?

Among the most active, most are based in Japan (18), the United States (2) and Singapore (2).

### What have hardware & Electronics investors in Japan invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Pay2o (Seed, Nov 2026, with Mizuho Capital), Simulacra (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with ANRI) and Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play).

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