# Robotics investors in Japan (2026 list)

> 27 robotics investors in Japan, 89% active in the last 12 months. Led by Salesforce Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mizuho Capital.

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

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# Robotics investors in Japan

Updated 7 November 2026

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

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**27** investors on the list *+1* this week

**599** cheques in 12 months *+2%* against the market

**$35M** median round they joined *+333%* against the market median

**89%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**37%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (23)

- 1 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** 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 [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **397** **$6.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Taiwan **282** **$3.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Japan **247** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **200** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **200** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [MUFG Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank) *Deploying now* Investment firm **139** **$43M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Genesia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesia-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **125** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [ANOBAKA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anobaka) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **107** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) *Deploying now* VC firm **74** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [UntroD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/untrod-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **69** **$4.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Coral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coral-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **66** **$6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [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
- 15 [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Qatar **33** **$548M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [B Dash Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-dash-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **20** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [SMBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **11** **$49M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [JAFCO Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-group) quiet VC firm · Japan **6** **$100M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen
- 19 [Coreline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coreline-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **4** **$76M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Keyrock Capital Management Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keyrock-capital-management-limited) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **2** **$100M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 21 [UFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ufj) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **-** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [NTT Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-group) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$233M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 23 [SK Square](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-square) *Deploying now* Investment bank · South Korea **1** **$224M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [TGC Square](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tgc-square) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$224M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [JP Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jp-investment) quiet Growth equity **1** **$100M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen

**2 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Pure Data Centres Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-data-centres-group)** Debt · $1.9B *With* [SMBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc)
- **5** Nov **[Nealle](https://millionrounds.com/company/nealle)** Series C *With* [Keyrock Capital Management Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keyrock-capital-management-limited)
- **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Pay2o](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay2o)** Seed *With* [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)
- **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

455 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Series A **15%**
- Seed **15%**
- Debt **13%**
- Series B **11%**
- Other **25%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **141**
- Energy **30**
- Big Data & Analytics **26**
- Healthcare **23**
- Cloud **21**
- Biotech **18**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

138 Q1 25

157 Q2 25

173 Q3 25

169 Q4 25

140 Q1 26

215 Q2 26

148 Q3 26

32 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing 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 Industrial and manufacturing Company building 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
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

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## Quick answers about robotics investors in Japan

### Who are the most active robotics investors in Japan?

By cheques observed, the most active are Salesforce Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mizuho Capital, IVC and Japan Finance Corporation.

### How many robotics investors in Japan are there?

27 are on record. 89% made an investment in the last 12 months and 37% have led a round.

### Which stages do robotics investors in Japan back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (21%) and Seed (20%).

### How big are the rounds robotics investors in Japan join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $26M.

### Which sectors do robotics investors in Japan back most?

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

### Which robotics investors in Japan lead the most rounds?

TCV (17 led), Salesforce Ventures (12 led) and Qatar Ban (6 led).

### Where are robotics investors in Japan based?

Among the most active, most are based in Japan (10), the United States (4) and Taiwan (1).

### What have robotics investors in Japan invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Pure Data Centres Group (Debt, Nov 2026, with SMBC), Nealle (Series C, Nov 2026, with Keyrock Capital Management Limited) and Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Salesforce Ventures).

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