Investors / Japan / CARTA VENTURES
CARTA VENTURES
Corporate VC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
CARTA VENTURES is a wholly owned subsidiary of CARTA HOLDINGS that invests in internet businesses. It supports portfolio companies through business collaboration and business matching with CARTA HOLDINGS, and through networking among portfolio companies.
Invests inMedia & EntertainmentEnterprise Software
In its own wordsinternetxrmobility techbusiness matching
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Or find every investor that fitsCARTA VENTURES lists 55 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Media & Entertainment (17%), Enterprise Software (16%) and Education (11%). 98% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside JAFCO, Global Brain and Apollo Capital.
No funding round on record names CARTA VENTURES yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not CARTA VENTURES' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 55. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Media & Entertainment | 17% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 16% | 8% |
| Education | 11% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 10% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Human Resources | 7% | 1% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| JAFCO | 6 |
| Global Brain | 5 |
| Apollo Capital | 4 |
| Asahi Media Lab Ventures | 3 |
| COLOPL NEXT | 3 |
| Hiroshima Venture Capital | 3 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 3 |
| SMBC Venture Capital | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 87th | 57 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 | 7th | 17% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers55100%
- 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 CARTA VENTURES head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
55 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI CROSS provides smart work solutions and services, including data analysis and AI consulting, to help businesses improve their operations and customer communication. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Amazia creates and provides internet services, currently focusing on manga businesses such as MangaBANG! and MangaEpic! | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Anique creates and sells products related to anime, manga, and games, and operates cafes and online exhibitions. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Ascenders provides specialized personnel solutions for the sports industry | Enterprise SoftwareHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers a personal training app and services for businesses to support employee self-care and health management. | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Bitkey Inc. creates digital infrastructure to enhance various aspects of life by connecting people, things, and services. | Real Estate & ConstructionEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces innovative smartphone apps and websites. | Media & EntertainmentConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides web marketing services, including SEO and LLMO consulting, content creation, and advertising operations. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company creates a platform for creative problem-solving and provides various digital marketing services, including website production, video production, and advertising production. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| CAMPFIRE operates a cloud funding platform and provides related services. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides housekeeping and cooking services. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| CAVIN Inc. operates a web service platform for direct transactions between flower producers and florists. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| CloudBrains develops and sells software, including a cloud service for managing freelance and contract work, and provides various information services over the internet. | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Coconala operates a marketplace platform connecting professionals with diverse skills to those in need of such skills, and also provides agent services for professionals and companies. | E-commerce & MarketplacesHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Cotobank provides cloud services and educational media for educational institutions | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides loan management and debt collection services to financial institutions. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Crevo creates videos and provides video production services for companies. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| DogHuggy connects dog owners who want to leave their dogs with dog hosts who can take care of them in their own homes. | Legal & ComplianceConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Flare develops and operates AI-driven systems for essential worker management in emerging countries | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a book summary service. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- cartaventures.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 55
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