ANOBAKA
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
ANOBAKA is a venture capital firm that operates funds investing in seed and early-stage internet companies. It also runs a Generative AI Fund focused on Generative AI-native startups, providing hands-on support from first meeting through IPO or M&A.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsinternetgenerative aiseed stageearly stagejapanhands-on support
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Or find every investor that fitsANOBAKA lists 147 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (20%), Enterprise Software (14%) and Healthcare & Biotech (10%). 94% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Mint, CREST Skill Partners and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name ANOBAKA, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not ANOBAKA's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 147. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 50% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 1 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 98th | 154 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 17th | 20% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 20% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 14% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Mint | 9 |
| CREST Skill Partners | 8 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 8 |
| W inc. | 6 |
| Asahi Media Lab Ventures | 5 |
| Global Brain | 5 |
| COLOPL NEXT | 4 |
| Canal Ventures | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers14297%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company53%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare ANOBAKA head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with ANOBAKA| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | Series A | |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Seed Led |
Round details for ANOBAKA
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in ANOBAKA's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
147 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a cloud service for hospital admission and discharge support | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AccordX develops and provides digital claim management services, including a software for automatic claim and payment processing. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a web service to simplify inheritance procedures in Japan. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Aviate automates business processes using AI and software. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Aigma provides coaching for the Duolingo English Test. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI-integrated design supervision platform for licensees and licensors. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| AirKamuy develops fixed-wing drone solutions | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AlarmBox develops and provides services utilizing technology and expertise in corporate audits to manage corporate risk | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Alma conducts various experiments to make design accessible to everyone. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides AI solutions and services, including AI quality evaluation agents and OJT training programs. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides solutions for AI development, including data annotation and AI data generation | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Ascenders provides specialized personnel solutions for the sports industry | Enterprise SoftwareHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AstroX develops small rockets for satellite launch and other space-related activities. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Authentic AI is an AI company for the cultural industries that expands the creativity and decision-making of people who build culture through AI. | AI & Machine LearningClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Autify provides an AI platform for software testing | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a construction material procurement platform and related services to optimize the construction industry. | Real Estate & ConstructionIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| BtoA develops and sells an Employee Experience platform called BetterEngage | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Blackbox Inc. produces and manages 2.5-dimensional intellectual properties | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company delivers fresh flowers to customers' homes through a subscription service. | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Brace provides online services and tools to support orthodontic treatment and general dental care. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- anobaka.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 16 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 147
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