Text or call a human:Text (808) 600-9260Call
CorporateVentureCapital.com

Canal Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent BIPROGYHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2017

Canal Ventures is the corporate venture arm of BIPROGY, a technology company. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: enterprise software, fintech.

Companies backedS4
59+

Every figure links to its source

Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A
Data behind this graphic
Data behind this graphic
ItemValue
Stage rangeSeed to Series A
SectorsEnterprise software, Fintech
GeographyAsia
OfficesTokyo, Japan

Sources: S3 Canal Ventures investment policy; S4 Canal Ventures portfolio.

Graphic 1 of 2

Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Sources: S3 Canal Ventures investment policy; S4 Canal Ventures portfolio.

Download:Report a correction
Scale and capital allocated
Data behind this graphic
Data behind this graphic
MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Companies backed59+companiesStated by the firmS4
Companies on the firm's portfolio page59companiesCounted from the firm's own listS4

Sources: S4 Canal Ventures portfolio.

Graphic 2 of 2

Scale and capital allocated

Firms and databases count companies, rounds and investments differently.

Sources: S4 Canal Ventures portfolio.

Download:Report a correction

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS3S4

LeadersS2

Canal Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyBIPROGYSingle sourceS1
Parent industryTechnology and softwareSingle sourceS1
Founded2017Single sourceS1
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanSingle sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Companies backed59+Single sourceS4
StagesSeed, Series ASingle sourceS3

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 59 companies.S4

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

31 companies on the Canal Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Japan Post Capital5WAmazing, Baseconnect, CLUE, Sushitopmarketing, Anobaka
POLA ORBIS Capital4WAmazing, Sprocket, Fivot, Babel
Z Venture Capital4ElevationSpace, Baseconnect, Bluebank, Joyz
Shizuoka Capital3WAmazing, TAIAN, ユーリア
Seibu Shinkin Capital3PIAZZA, Kirari, ファミリーテック
Chugin Capital Partners2WAmazing, Jpyc
Salesforce Ventures2Sprocket, Baseconnect
Dentsu Ventures2CLUE, Sushitopmarketing
Kiraboshi Capital2Embodyme, Meleap
JR West Innovations1WAmazing
FFG Venture Business Partners1ElevationSpace
NTT DOCOMO Ventures1ElevationSpace

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Canal Ventures list

59 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.

  • Aeronext
  • Aki-katsu
  • Anobaka
  • Anri
  • Apto
  • Babel
  • Baseconnect
  • Bell-face
  • Bluebank
  • Chaintope
  • Clas
  • Clipline
  • Crowdloan
  • Deli-picks
  • Dronefund
  • Elevation-space
  • Embodyme
  • Familytech
  • Famione
  • Fivot
  • Fondi
  • Gazellecapital
  • Genesiaventures
  • Hrbrain
  • Incubatefund
  • Joyz
  • Jpyc
  • Kirari
  • Lexxpluss
  • Lomby
  • Meleap
  • Miraise
  • Muse-gr
  • O-me
  • Parknport
  • Pfr
  • Piazza-life
  • Plantio
  • Qubitcore
  • Rease
  • Rebrightpartners
  • Refcome
  • Satori
  • Shin-mirai
  • Souco
  • Sprocket
  • Squeeze-inc
  • Sushitopmarketing
  • T-clue
  • Taian-inc
  • Tieups
  • Transferdata
  • Translinkcapital
  • Tyffon
  • Wamazing
  • Wed
  • Whitestarcapital
  • Yuurea
  • Zenport

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
CVCF1 Investment Limited PartnershipJPY 5bn2017S1
CVCF2 Investment Limited PartnershipJPY 5bn2020S1
BCF1 Investment Limited PartnershipJPY 5bn2026S1

History

  1. Canal Ventures established on 19 May 2017.S1

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Canal Ventures companyFirm
  2. S2Canal Ventures teamFirm
  3. S3Canal Ventures investment policyFirm
  4. S4Canal Ventures portfolioFirm

Disclaimer and corrections

Not affiliated. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Canal Ventures or any company named on it. Names and trademarks belong to their owners. Informational only. This is a public-source reference. It is not investment, legal or tax advice and not an offer or solicitation. Sources. Each figure names its source. Figures may have changed. Please read the firm's official pages, linked above. Corrections and takedown. To report an error or ask for a change or removal, use the correction form or email Richard@CorporateVentureCapital.com.

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction.