By where they invest
Corporate venture firms investing in Japan
15 corporate venture capital firms that name Japan as an investment region, or list portfolio companies there.
Software
Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce, Inc. · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2009 USD 7B+Cumulative invested Read the profileSemiconductors and electronicsSamsung Ventures
Samsung Electronics · Seoul, South Korea · Founded 1999 USD 2.8bnAssets under management Read the profileConglomerates and trading housesLotte Ventures
Lotte Group · Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2016 KRW 300bn+Assets under management Read the profileMedia and advertisingSony Innovation Fund
Sony Group Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2016 USD 430M+Assets under management Read the profileTelecommunicationsNTT DOCOMO Ventures
NTT DOCOMO, INC. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2008 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileInternet and e-commerceZ Venture Capital
LY Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2012 JPY 185bnCumulative invested Read the profileInternet and e-commerceCOLOPL NEXT
COLOPL, Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2015 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileTelecommunicationsKDDI Open Innovation Fund
KDDI Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2012 JPY 30bnFund size Read the profileConglomerates and trading housesPresidio Ventures
Sumitomo Corporation · Silicon Valley, United States · Founded 1998 GBP 30MFund size Read the profileHealthcare and pharmaAstellas Venture Management
Astellas Pharma Inc. · South San Francisco, United States · Founded 2006 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileMedia and advertisingHakuhodo DY Ventures
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2019 JPY 10bnCommitment by parent Read the profileInternet and e-commerceRakuten Capital
Rakuten Group, Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2013 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileMedia and advertisingDentsu Ventures
Dentsu Group Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2015 JPY 20bnFund size Read the profileEnergy and utilitiesMC Global Innovation
Mitsubishi Corporation · Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2025 JPY 100bnCommitment by parent Read the profileInternet and e-commerceNAVER D2SF and NAVER Ventures
NAVER Corporation · Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2015 Not disclosed by the firm Read the profileMore by where they invest