# Investors in Japan (2026 list) > 349 investors in Japan, 95% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-japan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors in Japan Updated 26 October 2026 Firms observed in a round raised by a company in Japan in the last two years, wherever the firm itself is based. What matters to a founder is who writes cheques into their market. [See all 349 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-in-japan)The top 25 **349** investors on the list *+23* this week **8,507** cheques in 12 months *-8%* against the market **$11M** median round they joined *+43%* against the market median **95%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **40%** 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 **6,397** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,987** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 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 **2,088** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,649** **$26M** median round **Oct 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 **1,595** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,557** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,374** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,334** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,123** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,120** **$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 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **950** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **848** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **769** **$47M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **756** **$71M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **723** **$1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 22 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **647** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **552** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **498** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **324 more on this list** Login free to see all 349, filter by stage, sector and market, and keep the ones that fit. [See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-in-japan) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **25** Oct **[X Pay](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)** $1M *With* [Skyland Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skyland-ventures) - **25** Oct **[Bolt Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolt-biotherapeutics)** Other · $120M *With* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - **24** Oct **[Apex](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)** Other · $500M *With* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - **24** Oct **[BioStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/biostack)** Seed · $9.5M *Led by* [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) - **24** Oct **[Warhound](https://millionrounds.com/company/warhound)** Seed · $200M *With* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) - **24** Oct **[Pathos AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathos-ai)** $237M *With* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) ## Stages This Year 5,407 rounds - Venture **23%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Series B **8%** - Other **26%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **2,136** - Fintech **320** - Big Data & Analytics **279** - Biotech **272** - Healthcare **260** - Financial Services **239** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 2,217 Q1 25 2,306 Q2 25 2,603 Q3 25 2,692 Q4 25 2,525 Q1 26 2,185 Q2 26 1,722 Q3 26 334 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors in United States 5,562](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-united-states) - [Investors in United Kingdom 1,828](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-united-kingdom) - [Investors in Germany 870](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-germany) - [Investors in Canada 836](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-canada) - [Investors in Australia 820](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-australia) - [Investors in France 745](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-france) - [Investors in India 580](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-india) - [Investors in Brazil 571](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-brazil) - [Investors in Netherlands 567](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-netherlands) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors in Japan ### Who are the most active investors in Japan? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. ### How many investors in Japan are there? 349 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 40% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors in Japan back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds investors in Japan join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $20M. ### Which sectors do investors in Japan back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which investors in Japan lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (110 led), General Catalyst (90 led) and Sequoia Capital (88 led). ### Where are 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 investors in Japan invested in recently? Recent rounds include X Pay (Oct 2026, with Skyland Ventures), Bolt Biotherapeutics (Other, Oct 2026, with Andreessen Horowitz) and Apex (Other, Oct 2026, with Andreessen Horowitz). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)