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Beyond Next Ventures
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Beyond Next Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in deep tech startups and supports their growth. It also runs programs to develop founders and business leaders and to build the deep tech ecosystem around its portfolio.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdeep techbiotechdrug discoveryquantum computinghealthcarejapan-india
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Or find every investor that fitsBeyond Next Ventures lists 58 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 9 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (41%), AI & Machine Learning (27%) and Food & Agriculture (6%). 77% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Kyoto University Innovation Capital, Spiral Capital and Global Brain.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Beyond Next Ventures, 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 Beyond Next Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 8 companies; its own site lists 58. 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 | 38% |
| Series A | 13% |
| Series B | 50% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 3 | 1 |
| '26 | 5 | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 87th | 58 companies |
| Recent activity | 89th | 6 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 65th | 38% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 84th | 14% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 74th | 41% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 41% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 18% |
| Food & Agriculture | 6% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Fintech | 4% | 12% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 4% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 3% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 3% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Kyoto University Innovation Capital | 5 |
| Spiral Capital | 5 |
| Global Brain | 4 |
| JAFCO | 4 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 4 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 4 |
| Keio Innovation Initiative | 3 |
| SMBC Venture Capital | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers58100%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Compare Beyond Next Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Beyond Next Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 13 May 2026 | Series B | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Series B Led | |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Seed | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Series A |
Round details for Beyond Next Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Beyond Next Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
58 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acompany provides security technology and expertise in privacy and AI governance to support data and AI utilization worldwide. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company specializes in the research and development of new low-molecular-weight pharmaceuticals. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides AI assistant services to support medical facilities | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Anaut develops and provides surgical assistance AI systems for medical use | Healthcare & Biotech | May 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Aqua Theon Inc. develops food, medical capsules, and plastic alternative products as a seaweed biotech startup. | Food & AgricultureHealthcare & Biotech | Nov 2024Seed · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| The company researches, develops, and manufactures land-based aquaculture systems, including module-type and closed-loop systems | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company delivers humanoid robots. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Boston Medical Sciences develops a virtual colonoscopy examination system using AI technology to detect colorectal cancer | Healthcare & Biotech | Nov 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Biomoneta develops and produces air decontamination technology to eliminate airborne pathogens in various environments | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| BiPSEE provides mental health care services using VR and AI technology. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CureApp develops medical treatment apps based on medical evidence to solve healthcare issues and provide high-quality treatment to all people. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EF Polymer develops and manufactures a superabsorbent polymer made from upcycled crop waste | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ElevationSpace is building an in-orbit transportation network to connect cargo, crew, and all orbital operations | Space & Defense | Jun 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Emium creates infrastructure that drives dental medical care and dental technology. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells gin and other spirits using unused materials such as sake lees and cacao husks. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a social networking service for doctors and provides other medical services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides diagnostics for animal health and food quality, specifically a milk analysis platform for dairy producers and veterinarians. | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| FELIQS is a clinical-stage ophthalmology company developing innovative therapies for neonatal ophthalmology care | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Fermelanta builds biomanufacturing platforms to produce rare natural ingredients through programmable fermentation | Healthcare & BiotechSpace & Defense | Aug 2025Series A | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- beyondnextventures.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 26 Nov 2024
- Companies checked
- 58
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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