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Delight Ventures
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Delight Ventures is an independent venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. It operates both a venture investment business and a venture builder business, and reports having invested in 90 companies as of November 2025.
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Or find every investor that fitsDelight Ventures lists 62 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 A, 44% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (15%), Enterprise Software (12%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 84% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, JAFCO and Globis Capital Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Delight 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 Delight Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 9 companies; its own site lists 62. 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 roundDelight Ventures does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 22% |
| Series A | 44% |
| Series B | 11% |
| Growth | 22% |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 7 | 4 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 89th | 62 companies |
| Recent activity | 91th | 7 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 58th | 22% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 76th | 10% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 2th | 15% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 10% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Fintech | 5% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 7 |
| JAFCO | 6 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 5 |
| Coral Capital | 4 |
| DBJ Capital | 3 |
| Energy & Environment Investments, Inc. | 3 |
| Shizuoka Capital | 3 |
| UTokyo Innovation Platform | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers6198%
- 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 Delight Ventures 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 Delight Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Series C+ |
Round details for Delight Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Delight Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
62 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company develops and commercializes non-viral gene-modified immune cell therapy for cancer treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company develops and provides an AI system for small and medium-sized enterprises to embody their corporate philosophy and values. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Anise Health provides therapy sessions with culturally-attuned therapists | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides furnished apartments for rent | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Asterminds develops and provides AI-powered tools for collecting and analyzing primary information | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Mar 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Beatrust provides a platform to visualize employees' skills and experiences, and to promote collaboration and optimal personnel allocation within an organization. | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
Fintech | Portfolio page | |||
| The company provides body care services to support corporate health management. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Casie rents and sells art pieces, including paintings, to individuals and businesses. | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Chompy provides technology services to food retailers and restaurants, including a free service to create official apps and websites. | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Cloudbase provides a platform for exposure management and AI governance | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ColorSing operates a live music streaming application | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| CUSTA builds production processes to deliver customization experiences for various products such as t-shirts, tote bags, and drinkware | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| EX-Fusion develops and utilizes laser-based nuclear fusion technology for energy solutions and laser processing services. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and operates a food service platform, including a curry restaurant and an ordering app. | Food & AgricultureFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Fuse 2 automates insurance checks, billing, and revenue intelligence for healthcare providers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Glidely automates competitive bids for manufacturing companies | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Hubbit develops and operates AI-based applications for end-of-life care | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- delight-ventures.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 62
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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