Investors / Japan / Canal Ventures
Canal Ventures
Corporate VC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Canal Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm that invests in startups and in venture capital funds. It also works with business companies to support startup growth and business co-creation.
Invests inFintech
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Or find every investor that fitsCanal Ventures lists 50 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 60% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (18%), AI & Machine Learning (15%) and Enterprise Software (13%). 90% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Incubate Fund, Spiral Capital and DBJ Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Canal 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 Canal Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 50. 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 | 20% |
| Series A | 60% |
| Series B | 20% |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 6 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 86th | 56 companies |
| Recent activity | 89th | 6 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 58th | 20% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 70th | 7% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 9th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 18% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 13% | 8% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Incubate Fund | 13 |
| Spiral Capital | 6 |
| DBJ Capital | 5 |
| Global Brain | 5 |
| Z Venture Capital | 5 |
| ANOBAKA | 4 |
| CREST Skill Partners | 4 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4998%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- 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 Canal Ventures 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 Canal Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Series A | |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Series A | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Series B | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Round Led |
Round details for Canal Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Canal Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
50 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronext develops and licenses drone technology for logistics and delivery solutions. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Aki Katsu provides services to solve the problem of vacant houses in Japan. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Anobaka empowers mad dreams and provides startup information and event updates. | Industrial & ManufacturingIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides solutions for AI development, including data annotation and AI data generation | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Bell Face provides a telephone-based interview system for the financial industry | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Blue Bank provides financial services and management tools for business owners, including accounting, tax management, and asset management. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| ClipLine provides services to improve labor environments in the service industry | Human ResourcesEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company delivers frozen meals and side dishes to customers' homes. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Drone Fund invests in and supports companies involved in the drone industry | 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 | Portfolio page | ||
| EmbodyMe develops and provides AI-driven technology for generating and controlling visual elements in images and videos. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides IT services and products for families, including banking, payment, and account services. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| FamiOne provides various services, including health care consultation, learning, and career support, with a focus on women's health and corporate welfare services. | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Fivot provides financial services, including startup financing and personal wallet business. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Fondi provides a metaverse for language learning | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Gazelle Capital invests in and supports startup companies that update legacy industries in Japan. | FintechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Genesia Ventures invests in and supports startups, particularly those in the seed stage, to create a more affluent society. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- canal-v.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 12 Mar 2026
- Companies checked
- 50
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