Investors / Japan / COLOPL NEXT
COLOPL NEXT
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
COLOPL NEXT is a Japanese investment firm established in 2015 that invests broadly in startups and listed equities regardless of industry. Its startup investments focus on companies in Japan, the US and Korea in advanced technology, BtoC and entertainment, while its listed-equity investing concentrates mainly on Japanese companies.
Invests inEnterprise Software
In its own wordsconsumerentertainmentxraiblockchainmedia
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Or find every investor that fitsCOLOPL NEXT lists 124 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (19%), AI & Machine Learning (13%) and Healthcare & Biotech (10%). 50% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, ANOBAKA and GFR Fund.
Counts come from funding rounds that name COLOPL NEXT, 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 COLOPL NEXT's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 124. 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 | 0% |
| Series A | 50% |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 124 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 53th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 11th | 19% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 99th | 18 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 19% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Gaming | 7% | 1% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Fintech | 5% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 5 |
| ANOBAKA | 4 |
| GFR Fund | 4 |
| Apollo Capital | 3 |
| Asahi Media Lab Ventures | 3 |
| CARTA VENTURES | 3 |
| CyberAgent Capital | 3 |
| JAFCO | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers12198%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company32%
- 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 COLOPL NEXT head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with COLOPL NEXT| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | Series A |
Round details for COLOPL NEXT
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in COLOPL NEXT's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
124 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1A Inc. is involved in manufacturing and procurement using AI. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides services for global expansion, including data-driven strategy, launch, ad automation, and creator seeding. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Adish provides customer success services for the digital economy | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops a clinical decision intelligence system that analyzes medical data to support clinical decision-making. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Aiello brings Natural Language AI to hospitality, making voice tech intuitive and scalable. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides various IT services, including AI-OCR SaaS and timestamp issuance services, to businesses and individuals. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers a subscription-based rental service for various home appliances and electronics. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides funeral services, including set plan funerals | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells interior goods, furniture, and sundries | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Arblet provides a platform for comprehensive health data analysis | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AttoPlex Inc. develops and provides molecular diagnostic kits and home test systems for healthcare. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ayoconnect provides payment systems and solutions for businesses in Indonesia. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and sells virtual reality headsets. | ConsumerGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| BitStar provides influencer marketing services, including influencer selection, negotiation, planning, and implementation | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and sells business support systems for animal hospitals. | Healthcare & BiotechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Bunch provides a video chat and party game platform for socializing with friends | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| CACH develops and provides IoT products and solutions for the construction industry | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| CaseBlink provides software for immigration law firms to manage their practices | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-powered customer conversation and business operation solutions. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an online cooking class service where users can learn from professional chefs and receive food kits at home. | EducationFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- coloplnext.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 29 May 2026
- Companies checked
- 124
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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