aSTART
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
aSTART is a venture capital firm that describes itself as an independent, entrepreneur-founded VC. It invests in tech startups and works alongside portfolio company managers on management issues and preparation around IPOs.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordstechnologystartupsipojapan
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Or find every investor that fitsaSTART lists 17 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), Space & Defense (9%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (9%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Abies Ventures, Global Brain and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital.
No funding round on record names aSTART yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not aSTART's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 17. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| Space & Defense | 9% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 6% | 1% |
| Food & Agriculture | 6% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Abies Ventures | 3 |
| Global Brain | 3 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 3 |
| UTokyo Innovation Platform | 3 |
| Coral Capital | 2 |
| Energy & Environment Investments, Inc. | 2 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 2 |
| Incubate Fund | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 49th | 19 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 10th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers17100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 aSTART head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
17 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Membrane synthesizes, researches, develops, and sells graphene and two-dimensional materials, and provides consulting services for technology and application development | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Astroscale develops and launches satellites and provides on-orbit servicing solutions to extend mission life and remove orbital debris | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides cybersecurity products and services, and conducts research and development of cybersecurity technology. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates an advertising platform and provides advertising and marketing services to businesses. | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Connected Robotics develops and implements robotics technology to automate tasks in the food industry | Robotics & HardwareFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company delivers frozen meals and side dishes to customers' homes. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| GLM develops and manufactures electric vehicles and related products | Mobility & LogisticsIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Jolly Good Inc. records and analyzes industrial and medical sites using 360-degree real-world footage and AI to provide safety education, improvement, and automation solutions. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Liquid Mine develops and provides a high-precision testing system for blood cancer treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lognote provides an electronic receipt platform called iReceipt to connect retailers and customers | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company manufactures diamond semiconductors for various applications, including nuclear decommissioning, space, and next-generation communication. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Pale Blue develops and manufactures propulsion systems for small satellites | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates various services including wellcne, FAROme, and MyHospital. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| REXEV provides energy management and mobility management services for electric vehicles | Mobility & LogisticsSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Synspective provides SAR data and remote monitoring services to government agencies and companies worldwide. | Space & DefenseClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| KINS sells various health and beauty products, including skincare and supplements, with a focus on microbial care | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| ZeamiCyberSecurity provides a security operations platform to discover, analyze, and manage risks for companies | Cybersecurity | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- astart.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 17
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