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Dentsu Ventures
Corporate VC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Dentsu Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund that invests in and supports startups in Japan and overseas. It draws on the Dentsu Group and a network of overseas VCs to support business development, partnerships, marketing and global expansion for portfolio companies.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsDentsu Ventures lists 46 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Enterprise Software (14%) and Media & Entertainment (13%). 55% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Prime Partners, Hakuhodo DY Ventures and Samsung NEXT.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Dentsu 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 Dentsu Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 46. 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 roundDentsu 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 | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 67% |
| Growth | 33% |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 81th | 46 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 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 | 21th | 21% 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 | 21% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 14% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 13% | 4% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Food & Agriculture | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Prime Partners | 27 |
| Hakuhodo DY Ventures | 5 |
| Samsung NEXT | 5 |
| Global Brain | 4 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 4 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 4 |
| D4V | 3 |
| DBJ Capital | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4496%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company24%
- 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 Dentsu 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 Dentsu Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Series B |
Round details for Dentsu Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Dentsu Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
46 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Asobica provides a platform to collect and visualize customer feedback, helping businesses make data-driven decisions and transform their relationship with customers. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Clear Labs develops and provides genomic solutions and software for research in oncology and infectious disease, as well as food safety testing. | Healthcare & BiotechFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| CULTA develops and markets new crop varieties using advanced technology, excluding genome editing and genetic recombination, to improve agricultural production and consumer experience. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| double jump.tokyo provides authentication and payment infrastructure solutions for businesses using blockchain and AI technology. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Emole creates and distributes short drama content through its app BUMP and provides a platform for creators to showcase their work. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| EXO produces and sells protein-based food products, such as bars and powder, using Acheta protein from crickets. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Facilo provides an operating system for real estate businesses that utilizes AI to enhance brokerage services. | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Fiddler Labs develops and provides an AI control plane for enterprise AI agents | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| FOLIO provides investment services, including AI-powered investment and robo-advisory services. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company engages in various business activities including strategic investment, distribution and sales, solution provision, and overseas sales. | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| FUNDiT acquires and operates small to medium-sized IT businesses through a unique M&A approach utilizing AI and big data. | FintechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| GRAIL develops and offers a multi-cancer early detection test that can screen for various types of cancer using a blood test. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| HERALBONY is a creative company that works with artists to create new culture and provides art licensing and collaboration services to businesses. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a data platform to support marketing and sales strategies by integrating corporate data and customer data. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Inworld provides AI models and inference for consumer applications, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and speech-to-speech services. | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| KaKa Creation produces animations using AI technology and provides related services such as animation production and coloring support. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| KAKEHASHI provides digital transformation services for pharmacies in Japan. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides sales AI agents to improve sales productivity for businesses. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Aug 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Kognitos develops and provides an artificial intelligence platform for enterprises, particularly in finance and banking. | AI & Machine LearningFintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- dentsu-v.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 8 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 46
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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