Companies

Business In Japan (BIJ)

Community · Established

Networking community connecting entrepreneurs with partners for doing business in or with Japan.

🇯🇵Japan

CIC Tokyo

Corporate · Established

Innovation campus in Tokyo offering coworking space, events, and growth programs for startups.

🇯🇵Toranomon, Tokyo

Co-Capital.co

VC / Fund

Pre-seed go-to-market bootcamp and venture fund for early-stage startups.

🇺🇸United States

D4V (Design for Ventures)

VC / Fund

Tokyo venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups with IDEO design expertise.

🇯🇵Tokyo

🇺🇸United States

Female Founder Initiative

Accelerator

Founder Institute programme helping women worldwide start, build, and fund technology startups.

🇺🇸United States

Founder Institute

Accelerator · Established

Pre-seed startup accelerator that helps first-time and solo founders go from idea to funded company.

🇺🇸Palo Alto, California (Silicon Valley)

AR+710 on our rosterPartner

Global Startup Center (GSC)

Korean government campus in Seoul that helps foreign founders set up and grow startups in Korea.

🇰🇷165 Yeoksam-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Doer Youngil AhnPartner

Interesting Engineering

Corporate · Established

Digital media company publishing engineering, technology, and science news to a global audience.

🇺🇸New York

iU 情報経営イノベーション専門職大学 Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation

University

Professional university in Tokyo that trains students in ICT, business and entrepreneurship.

🇯🇵Sumida, Tokyo

Joe HügPartner

IVS

One of Japan's largest startup conferences, held in Kyoto, with pitch and investor forums.

🇯🇵Kyoto

Scaling Japan Podcast

Tokyo-based podcast and consultancy helping foreign businesses enter and scale in Japan.

🇯🇵Shibuya, Tokyo

Shibuya Startup Support

Shibuya City Office initiative that helps founders launch and grow startups in Shibuya, Tokyo.

🇯🇵Shibuya City, Tokyo

So & Sato Law Offices

Corporate

Tokyo law firm advising on fintech, M&A, capital markets, and emerging technology.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Stripe

Corporate

Financial infrastructure platform that lets businesses accept payments and manage finances online.

🇯🇵Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Government's annual conference and exhibition on sustainable tech and AI.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB)

Community

Tokyo Metropolitan Government's startup hub for entrepreneurs, corporates and universities.

🇯🇵Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

UTokyo IPC

VC / Fund

University of Tokyo's venture platform investing in deep tech: life sciences, space, robotics, IT and AI.

🇯🇵Hongo, Tokyo

Venture Café Tokyo

Community

Tokyo innovation community that runs the free weekly Thursday Gathering for founders and investors.

🇯🇵Toranomon Hills Business Tower, Minato-ku, Tokyo

2 on our rosterPartner

500 Global

VC / Fund

Venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies worldwide.

🇺🇸San Francisco, California

Alumni Ventures

VC / Fund

Co-invests $100K to $10M alongside lead VCs, from pre-seed to pre-IPO, in almost all sectors.

🇺🇸Manchester, New Hampshire

Ryutaro (Ryan) Nakata

AppWorks

VC / Fund

Taiwan-based venture capital fund and accelerator backing tech founders across Southeast Asia.

🇹🇼Taipei

Alyssa Chen

Beyond Next Ventures Inc.

VC / Fund

Tokyo deep-tech VC backing seed and early-stage startups in Japan and India, from research to market.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Karthik Rampalli

Cathay Financial's evergreen venture arm, investing seed to pre-IPO in deep tech, biotech and fintech.

🇹🇼Taipei, Taiwan

Erik Colin

Decile Group

VC / Fund · Seed

Platform and accelerator helping emerging venture capital managers launch, run, and scale VC funds

🇺🇸Palo Alto, California

Connor Sattely

Ethos Fund

VC / Fund

Pre-seed fund backing third culture founders and globally ambitious startups in Vietnam and the US.

🇺🇸Los Angeles, California

David Yi

Geek Ventures

VC / Fund

New York pre-seed and seed fund backing immigrant tech founders building in the US.

🇺🇸New York, New York

Sarah Romanko

Golden Egg Ventures

VC / Fund

Tokyo VC arm of Egg Forward backing seed to mid-stage startups that aim to solve social issues.

🇯🇵Shibuya, Tokyo

2 on our roster

Golden Gate Ventures

VC / Fund

Singapore-based early-stage VC backing tech startups across Southeast Asia, wider Asia and the Middle East.

🇸🇬Singapore

Jeffrey Paine

Headline

VC / Fund

Global VC firm investing from Seed to growth in software, AI, consumer and fintech across four regions.

🇺🇸San Francisco, California

3 on our roster

Incubate Fund

VC / Fund

Tokyo seed-stage VC that leads first rounds in Japanese startups, with a growth fund for later stages.

🇯🇵Minato-ku, Tokyo

+14 on our roster

Monozukuri Ventures

VC / Fund

Japan/North America VC backing pre-seed to early-stage hardware and deep tech startups

🇯🇵Kyoto

2 on our roster

Korean VC and accelerator backing early-stage deep-tech startups, tied to a Silicon Valley sister firm.

🇰🇷Seoul

Jihun Yeon

Qubits Ventures

VC / Fund

Early-stage fund for quantum computing, AI-native platforms and next-generation compute infrastructure.

🇺🇸Pasadena, California

Nardo Manaloto

Revo Capital

VC / Fund

Istanbul-rooted VC backing early-stage tech startups from Türkiye and Central and Eastern Europe.

🇹🇷Istanbul

Cenk Bayrakdar

Venture capital arm of Japan's SBI Group, backing AI, blockchain, fintech, IT, biotech and energy startups

🇯🇵Minato-ku, Tokyo

Yasumasa Saito

SEEDRA Ventures

VC / Fund

Riyadh early-stage VC backing Saudi and MENA tech startups from pre-seed to Series A.

🇸🇦Riyadh, Riyadh Province

Omar Munawar

Simsan Ventures

VC / Fund

Early-stage VC from London, Seoul and Dubai backing diverse founders in deep tech, AI and fintech.

🇬🇧London

Rancho Lee

Spatial Capital

VC / Fund

Pre-seed and seed fund backing B2B physical AI startups in energy, agriculture, mining and infrastructure.

🇺🇸San Francisco, California

Doug Griffin

StarChain Ventures

VC / Fund

Silicon Valley seed fund backing AI, data intelligence and blockchain startups in regulated industries.

🇺🇸Silicon Valley, California

2 on our roster

Stella Capital

VC / Fund · Established

Operator-led venture capital fund backing early to late-stage companies in everyday infrastructure sectors

🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois

Aizuddin Zakaria Adli

The Emerging VC

VC / Fund

Independent platform with events, insight and tools for emerging VC fund managers. Not an investor.

Treeo VC

VC / Fund

Pre-seed and seed investor in AI-native B2B startups by Turkish and immigrant founders building in the US.

🇺🇸Miami, Florida

Arzu Tekir

W-inc.

VC / Fund

Tokyo venture capital firm investing in lifestyle, entertainment and sports startups in Asia.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Jeongwoo Lim

WiL (World Innovation Lab)

VC / Fund

US-Japan venture capital firm bridging startups and corporations across Silicon Valley and Tokyo.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Yamato Sasagawa

3P Ventures

VC / Fund

Early-stage SPV sponsor backing industrial tech and SMBs across Japan, Asia and the US

🇯🇵Japan

Chinh Q. Tran

ad-dice

Startup · Seed

Tokyo AI company with retrofit air-conditioning control AI and wearable-based health risk scoring.

🇯🇵Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Aeterlink

Startup · Series B+

Long-range wireless power for sensors in factories, buildings and medical implants.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Yuji Tanabe

AlturaFlow

Startup

Market visualization and portfolio analysis tools that help retail investors read entry and exit zones.

🇭🇰Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Jetson Tan

AngelSchool.vc

VC / Fund

Angel syndicate backing revenue-generating B2B software and technology startups from seed stage.

🇸🇬Singapore

Jed Ng

Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd

VC / Fund

Tokyo private equity firm: buyouts, shareholder liquidity deals and fund secondaries in Japanese companies

🇯🇵Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Shota Atago

Asenion

Startup

AI governance, risk and compliance platform for enterprises and startups that build or deploy AI.

🇨🇦Kitchener, Ontario

Fion Lee-Madan

byFood

Startup · Series B+

Japan's one-stop food platform for booking food tours, cooking classes, and restaurants.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Serkan Toso

CareerLab

One-person Korean firm offering career coaching, LinkedIn branding training and overseas expansion advice.

🇰🇷Seoul

Brian JY Yoo

Citadel AI

Startup · Series A

AI governance platform that evaluates, reviews and monitors AI systems for enterprises in regulated sectors.

🇯🇵Bunkyo, Tokyo

Yosuke Higashi

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.

Corporate · Established

Japan's largest Coca-Cola bottler. It makes and distributes beverages across most of the country.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Khalil Maaouni

Cybereason

Corporate · Established

Endpoint security and managed detection and response for enterprises, now part of LevelBlue.

🇺🇸La Jolla, California, USA (Japan office: Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

Multilingual AI phone agents that answer calls, book appointments and follow up for service businesses.

🇺🇸Delaware, United States

Hiroyuki Anno

Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support

VC / Fund

Deloitte group firm in Tokyo that supports startups and runs Morning Pitch. An advisor, not an investor.

🇯🇵Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Vinod Vasudevan

DLG Law Corporation

Corporate

Seoul law firm advising startups, investors and corporations on tech, corporate and cross-border matters.

🇰🇷Seoul

Han Sung Kang

Dragons' Chamber

Community

Annual pitch event that helps immigrant entrepreneurs in Taiwan get feedback and meet investors.

🇹🇼Taipei, Taiwan

Elias Ek

Dream Drive

Startup

Tokyo campervan maker that builds and sells handcrafted, wood-interior vans for travel in Japan.

🇯🇵Komae, Tokyo

Jared Campion

Dreamhub Ventures

VC / Fund

Early-stage fund and builder backing founders across the US, Japan and Taiwan since 2016.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Jack Huang

EDGEof INNOVATION, LLC

Connects Japan's innovation ecosystem with startup ecosystems and governments overseas.

Taisuke “Alex” Odajima

Elevate 137

Startup

Cyber education, advisory and a security planning tool for small businesses and start-ups.

🇦🇺Perth, Western Australia

Joshua Qwek

AI consulting firm that builds automation systems with teams and hands over full ownership.

🇫🇷Paris, France

Mathieu Romary

EvolveWell

Startup

Workforce intelligence platform that helps frontline organizations detect risk and develop their people.

🇺🇸Pacific Palisades, California, United States

Marko Simic

Furious Green

Startup

AI consulting and training firm in Yokohama helping large companies adopt AI and build it in-house.

🇯🇵Yokohama, Kanagawa

Francisco Dalla Rosa Soares

Gertech

Startup

Tokyo software developer that builds custom systems and AI tools for dispensing pharmacies.

🇯🇵Minato-ku, Tokyo

Gertech Inc.

Startup

Tokyo software developer that builds custom systems and AI tools for dispensing pharmacies.

🇯🇵Minato-ku, Tokyo

Glasp Inc.

Startup · Pre-seed

Social web highlighter for saving, organizing and sharing highlights from web pages, PDFs and videos.

🇺🇸San Francisco, California

Kei Watanabe

Glassbox Technologies

Startup · Series A

Virtual production software for film, TV, animation and game creators working in real-time game engines.

🇹🇼Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Gaviann Tseng

Korean non-profit foundation that helps Korean tech startups expand and find partners overseas.

🇰🇷Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do

Global Innovation Consulting Inc

Corporate · Established

IT development and Myanmar talent recruitment for Japanese companies, from Tokyo, Miyazaki and Myanmar.

🇯🇵Sumida, Tokyo

Tomoyuki Iwanaga

GlobalDeal

Startup · Pre-seed

AI platform that runs cross-border market entry for deep-tech companies and economic development agencies.

🇯🇵Japan

Karen Onuma-Mielke

Multi-cloud consulting, managed services and FinOps billing for startups and digital businesses in Asia.

🇹🇼Taipei, Taiwan

Andy Cheng

Guardant Health

Corporate · Established

Precision oncology company making blood tests for cancer screening, monitoring and treatment selection.

🇺🇸Palo Alto, California

Hartwright Group

Fractional CFO and strategic finance advisory for startup founders.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Hire Pundit

Established

Recruitment and business consulting firm placing bilingual IT and engineering talent in Japan and India.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Gaurav Malhotra

Tokyo health-tech startup building a cloud platform and AI tools for sharing medical data between hospitals.

🇯🇵Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Xiaoxi Guo

IDP Education Ltd.

Corporate · Established

International student placement services and co-owner of the IELTS English test.

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia

Ignition Point

Corporate · Established

Tokyo consulting firm for new business creation and digital transformation that also invests in startups.

🇯🇵Shibuya, Tokyo

Noriaki Suzuki

Incisive Ventures

VC / Fund

Seattle pre-seed fund backing B2B technology companies that reduce friction at scale.

🇺🇸Seattle, Washington

Martin Tobias

Inovexus

VC / Fund

Early-stage investor community backing purpose-driven startups across Europe, with a Japan link.

Colin Magne

Pre-seed venture studio that builds and backs mobility, logistics, Industry 4.0 and Web3 startups.

🇺🇸Palo Alto, California

Walied Albasheer

InVirtuoLabs

Startup · Seed

Swiss biotech startup that combines AI and molecular simulation to discover drugs faster.

🇨🇭Lugano, Switzerland

Irvine Valley College

University

Public community college in Irvine, California, offering transfer, degree and certificate programs.

🇺🇸Irvine, California

JETRO

Established

Japan's government-related body promoting trade and investment between Japan and the world.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Noriya Tarutani

One-on-one online English lessons for elementary and junior high students, built on each child's interests.

🇯🇵Japan

AI navigation model that lets mobile robots move safely and naturally among people.

🇯🇵Shibuya, Tokyo

Ibrahim Orhan

Kimaru.ai

Startup · Pre-seed

Decision optimization platform for recurring manufacturing and supply-chain decisions.

🇺🇸Austin, Texas

2 on our roster

Korea Investment Accelerator (KIAC)

VC / Fund

Seoul accelerator of Korea Investment Holdings. Backs pre-seed and seed startups in AI and deep tech.

🇰🇷Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Woohyun Nahm

Korea Startup Forum

Community · Established

Korea's largest startup association, working on policy, regulation and growth support for members.

🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea

Josh Choi

Kraken

Corporate · Established

AI-powered operating system for energy utilities: customer management, flexibility and grid operations.

🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Krishan Caldwell

Kyoto University

University

National research university in Kyoto with education, research, industry collaboration and startup support.

🇯🇵Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Link & Innovation

Tokyo company that runs DICT, a Web 3.0 / DAO community for co-creative innovation.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Shinya Yamamoto

MadeHere (formerly 3D Printing Corporation)

Startup · Series B+

Makes discontinued parts by reverse engineering and sells industrial 3D printers to industry and defense.

🇯🇵Yokohama, Kanagawa

Alexander De Vore

Meaningful

Startup

Contact management app that helps business professionals in Korea remember the people they meet.

Menuwiz

Startup

AI menu translation for travelers in Japan, with ingredients, allergens, photos and dish descriptions.

🇯🇵Setagaya, Tokyo

Mirror Mii Inc.

Startup

AI customer digital twins that let brands test products and messaging before a U.S. launch.

🇺🇸Los Angeles, California

MoBagel

Startup · Series A

Enterprise AI platform and AI agents for forecasting, reporting and workflow automation.

🇺🇸Santa Clara, California

Hiroshi Nishikawa

Converts mixed waste plastic into oil and refinery-grade feedstock with modular pyrolysis systems.

Nakatomi

Startup

Secure, compliance-ready cloud architectures for teams moving from prototype to production.

🇯🇵Tokyo

Richard Orman

Narravity, Inc.

Startup

Modular microgravity lab that lets research and commercial R&D teams run experiments in space.

🇺🇸Fremont County, Colorado

Kei Shimada

NextUnicorn.Fund

VC / Fund

US-registered VC fund and accelerator backing tech-enabled startups in AI, SaaS, IoT and fintech.

🇺🇸Dover, Delaware

Pras Hanuma

Nineteen Twenty-One

Startup

Vienna venture fund backing early-stage companies in type 1 diabetes and the diseases that come with it.

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Fredrik Debong

NPO Seitaikai

Community

Osaka non-profit that maps and connects the Kansai startup ecosystem through reports, events and advice.

🇯🇵Osaka, Japan

Hiroko Nishiyama

Omise

Startup · Series B+

Online payment platform that lets businesses and financial institutions accept and make payments.

🇹🇭Bangkok, Thailand

Plug and Play Tech Center

Accelerator · Established

Global innovation platform that connects startups, corporations and investors through accelerators and VC.

🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California

Rebecca Chai

Qualcomm

Corporate · Established

Listed semiconductor and wireless technology company behind Snapdragon chips and 5G patents.

🇺🇸San Diego, California

Yvie Tai

Rakuten Symphony

Corporate · Established

Cloud-native telecom software for mobile operators: Open RAN, cloud and operations automation.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Mahesh Kasar

SABI by Sales Done Right Japan

Startup

AI companion that helps creatives clarify their offer and turn ideas into commercial opportunities.

Julio Alejandro Calanche

SmartStart Japan

Established

Incorporation, visa, banking and subsidy support for foreign entrepreneurs starting a business in Japan.

🇯🇵Sumida City, Tokyo

Tyson Batino

Sora Studio

Startup · Established

Brand and product design for startups launching in Korea and Japan

🇰🇷Seoul

SparkLabs Group

Accelerator

A network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds backing early-stage founders worldwide.

🇺🇸Palo Alto, California

Eugene Kim

SparkLabs Taiwan

Accelerator

AI-first startup accelerator and venture fund in Taiwan for early-stage teams aiming to scale globally.

🇹🇼Taipei, Taiwan

Edgar Chiu

Tokyo technology partner for AI adoption, automation and system development for Japanese companies.

🇯🇵Aoyama Marutake Building 6F, 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Startup Alliance Korea

Community

Seoul non-profit that connects Korea's startups, investors, government and corporates.

🇰🇷Seoul

Jungwook Lim

Startup Island TAIWAN

Taiwan's national startup brand, promoting its startup ecosystem and helping startups expand abroad.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Allen John Ku

SUZUKI MANJI OFFICE

Personal office of Manji Suzuki, a DENSO engineer and former Silicon Valley innovation lead.

🇯🇵Japan

Manji Suzuki

Synnovate

Consulting firm that helps companies evaluate, enter and grow in the Japanese market.

🇯🇵Japan

Timothy Connor

Smartphone payment and inbound tourist booking services for restaurants and shops in Japan.

🇯🇵Minato, Tokyo

Lu Dong

TALNETS AG

Startup

AI video analysis that helps football clubs, scouts and leagues find and assess talent.

🇨🇭Root, Lucerne

Todor Panev

TaskUs

Corporate · Established

Outsourced digital services: customer experience, trust and safety, and AI operations for companies.

🇺🇸New Braunfels, Texas

Cedric Wagrez

Tidewell

Startup · First customers

Patient booking and reminders for clinic chains in Southeast Asia

🇮🇩Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City

Tokyo Fabhub

Connects foreign entrepreneurs and companies with a network of over 100 small factories in Tokyo.

🇯🇵Katsushika-ku, Tokyo

VALLARIS

Singapore M&A advisory firm helping entrepreneurs and investors buy, sell and value businesses.

🇸🇬Singapore

Siong Yoong

Ventures Cubed

VC / Fund

Series A readiness coaching and advisory for founders, run by a former venture capitalist.

🇨🇦Toronto

Michael Ho

Wada FoodTech

Startup

AIoT hot-chain bento vending platform that serves hot meals at workplaces, campuses and hospitals.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Jason Chen

Woven by Toyota (formerly Woven Planet Holdings)

Corporate · Established

Toyota's mobility technology subsidiary building vehicle software, automated driving and Woven City.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Michael Sudano

xRsion Inc. (エクスアールジョン株式会社)

Startup

Entertainment startup behind Favee, apps where fans collect digital goods and real voice recordings.

🇯🇵Ashiya, Hyogo

Masumi Shimafuji

Yanmar Ventures

VC / Fund

Yanmar Group's CVC for early-stage deep tech in food production, climate, labor saving and user experience

🇯🇵Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Haru Noda

Z Venture Capital

VC / Fund

LY Corporation's venture arm, backing AI, fintech, media, commerce and deep tech startups from seed to growth.

🇯🇵Tokyo

James Lim

Zehitomo

Startup · Series B+

Japanese marketplace that matches people who need a local service with professionals who offer it.

🇯🇵Shinagawa, Tokyo

Jordan Fisher

ZooKeep

Startup · Seed

Tokyo HR tech startup with a bilingual applicant tracking system and hiring consulting for companies.

🇯🇵Minato-ku, Tokyo

Fuminori Gunji