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DNX Ventures
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
DNX Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in B2B startups, primarily in the U.S. and Japanese markets, with offices in Tokyo and Silicon Valley since 2011. Its related entities lead early-stage rounds in APAC software startups and invest from early through growth stage in U.S., Israeli and European B2B companies.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsb2bsoftwaredeep techcybersecurityenterprise aifintech
Your fit with DNX Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsDNX Ventures lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 18 funding rounds, 7 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 38% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (38%), Cybersecurity (10%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (10%). 50% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Delight Ventures, Dhuna Ventures and Globis Capital Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name DNX Ventures, 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 roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 38% |
| Series A | 25% |
| Series B | 6% |
| Growth | 31% |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 6 | 3 |
| '26 | 11 | 4 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 42th | 16 companies |
| Recent activity | 96th | 12 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 65th | 38% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 70th | 38% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 38% | 18% |
| Cybersecurity | 10% | 4% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 10% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Space & Defense | 7% | 3% |
| Human Resources | 7% | 1% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Delight Ventures | 2 |
| Dhuna Ventures | 2 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 2 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 2 |
| NTT DOCOMO Ventures | 2 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 2 |
| Sony Innovation Fund | 2 |
| A&E Investments | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers16100%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Delight Ventures
Compare DNX 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 DNX Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 29 May 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for DNX Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in DNX Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anvil Robotics provides a platform for building, deploying, and scaling Physical AI applications | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Asterminds develops and provides AI-powered tools for collecting and analyzing primary information | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Mar 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| AttoTude develops a new interconnect technology for data centers to support high-speed parallel processing and supercomputing applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Jun 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Cofactr provides electronics supply chain infrastructure, including component intelligence, procurement execution, and warehousing and kitting services. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Dec 2024Series A | Funding round | |
| Empirical Security builds custom security models for organizations to predict and manage potential attacks | Cybersecurity | Jul 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| ESGAgent.ai provides an AI compliance platform for heavy industry, handling safety, carbon, and ESG compliance | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| FLUX provides AI transformation services to businesses, including consulting, marketing, and recruitment support | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | May 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| The company provides various services related to recruitment and hiring, including recruitment management systems, AI-powered recruitment tools, and talent pool management. | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| The company provides sales AI agents to improve sales productivity for businesses. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Aug 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Movandi is pioneering next-generation mmWave solutions that power both terrestrial and non-terrestrial communications, advancing 5G, fixed wireless, and satellite networks worldwide. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Oct 2025Round | Funding round | |
| Neurophos develops and manufactures the Optical Processing Unit, a chip that compresses AI compute into a smaller size and power draw. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Jan 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Hiway provides an AI-powered platform for managing sales agents and supporting their sales activities. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Jun 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Shippio provides a cloud service for the visualization and efficiency of trade operations | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Oct 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| SOC Prime provides a platform for threat detection and cybersecurity services | Cybersecurity | Nov 2025Debt | Funding round | |
| Spangle provides an AI-driven product discovery platform for retail industries | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Jan 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Zeligate provides an AI hiring co-worker for companies | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Nov 2025Seed | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- dnx.vc
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 12 Dec 2024
- Companies checked
- 16
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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