Data Report · 2026

VC Activity in Japan — 2026

Brouky tracks 267 investors and 712 startups in Japan. Brouky updates this weekly.

Investors tracked

267

Startups tracked

712

Top Investor Sectors in Japan

Software & Developer Tools115 investorsIndustry & Hardware81 investorsHealthcare & Life Sciences61 investorsConsumer, Lifestyle & Services46 investorsEnergy, Environment & Mobility43 investorsFinance & Blockchain35 investorsCommerce & Marketing18 investorsArtificial Intelligence & Data17 investors

Investment Stage Focus in Japan

series-a17 investorsseries-b16 investorsseries-c-plus14 investorsseed9 investorspre-seed1 investors

Most Active Investors in Japan

SoftBank Vision Fund II

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Finance & Blockchain

340 investments

Softbank

corporate_vc · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Finance & Blockchain

303 investments

SoftBank Vision Fund

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Healthcare & Life Sciences

281 investments

DNX Ventures

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Industry & Hardware

126 investments

SBI Group

private_company · Finance & Blockchain · Finance & Blockchain, Software & Developer Tools

74 investments

Global Brain

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Finance & Blockchain

67 investments

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

bank · Finance & Blockchain · Finance & Blockchain, Software & Developer Tools

60 investments

Asahi Kasei

private_company · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Healthcare & Life Sciences, Software & Developer Tools

60 investments

Makai VC

VC · Finance & Blockchain · Finance & Blockchain, Healthcare & Life Sciences

58 investments

Infinity Ventures Group

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Finance & Blockchain

58 investments

KDDI

private_company · Industry & Hardware · Industry & Hardware, Software & Developer Tools

52 investments

Rakuten Capital

corporate_vc · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Commerce & Marketing

45 investments

Coral Capital

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Commerce & Marketing

45 investments

MS&AD Ventures

corporate_vc · Finance & Blockchain · Finance & Blockchain, Software & Developer Tools

44 investments

Incubate Fund

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Industry & Hardware

39 investments

Mitsui & Co.

private_company · Energy, Environment & Mobility · Energy, Environment & Mobility, Healthcare & Life Sciences

37 investments

DoCoMo

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Industry & Hardware

37 investments

Globis Capital Partners

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Industry & Hardware

36 investments

SBI Investment

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Industry & Hardware

32 investments

ANRI

VC · Software & Developer Tools · Software & Developer Tools, Healthcare & Life Sciences

32 investments
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