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DEEPCORE

Venture capital · Japan · Asia Pacific

deepcore.jp

DEEPCORE is an AI-focused incubator and venture capital firm that invests in and supports startups. It also runs a community and incubation hub for AI engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs, and operates accelerator programs.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordsartificial intelligencedeep learningincubatoracceleratorcommunity

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7portfolio companies
3funding rounds on record1 led
3rounds, last 12 months
$5M to $20Mtypical round it comes in at
Series Amost frequent entry

DEEPCORE lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (43%), Healthcare & Biotech (14%) and Climate & Energy (7%). 86% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside ANOBAKA, Angel Bridge and Awagin Capital.

Counts come from funding rounds that name DEEPCORE, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed33%
Series A67%
Series B0%
Growth0%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 7 companiesRecent activity: 3 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 33% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 43% in its largest sectorReach: 2 countriesPortfolio size12th pctRecent activity76th pctEarly stage64th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus77th pctReach42th pct
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DEEPCORE compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size12th7 companies
Recent activity76th3 rounds in 12 months
Early stage64th33% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus77th43% in its largest sector
Reach42th2 countries

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning43%18%
Healthcare & Biotech14%15%
Climate & Energy7%1%
Media & Entertainment7%4%
Cybersecurity7%4%
Fintech7%12%
Human Resources7%1%
Enterprise Software7%8%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
ANOBAKA1
Angel Bridge1
Awagin Capital1
CREST Skill Partners1
Canal Ventures1
DG Incubation1
Daiwa Corporate Investment1
Darwin Ventures1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers7100%
  • 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.

Compare DEEPCORE head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with DEEPCORE
DateCompanyStage
1 Jun 2026generativex.comgenerativex.comSeries A
4 Feb 2026astrox.jpastrox.jpSeries A
25 Dec 2025Prance Holdings Co., Ltd.prance.co.jpSeed Led

Round details for DEEPCORE

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in DEEPCORE's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

7 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
aileadailead.app · JapanAilead provides an enterprise AI agent platform that integrates and structures conversation data to automate business tasks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
astrox.jpastrox.jp · JapanAstroX develops small rockets for satellite launch and other space-related activities.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Feb 2026Series AFunding round
Bestat-databestat-data.com · JapanBestat-data provides a 3D data AI cloud service that generates 3D models from data and utilizes them for business purposes
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Portfolio page
EmbodyMeembodyme.com · JapanEmbodyMe develops and provides AI-driven technology for generating and controlling visual elements in images and videos.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
generativex.comgenerativex.com · United StatesGenerativeX builds and implements AI systems for banking and life sciences industries
FintechHealthcare & Biotech
Jun 2026Series AFunding round
Prance Holdings Co., Ltd.prance.co.jp · JapanThe company develops and provides an AI-based recruitment platform called Proomi.
AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources
Dec 2025SeedFunding round
wota.co.jpwota.co.jp · JapanWOTA seeks structural solutions to the world’s water crisis
Healthcare & BiotechClimate & Energy
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of DEEPCORE, as last read
deepcore.jp as VCinfo last read it
Site
deepcore.jp
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Rounds since
25 Dec 2025
Companies checked
7

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