Investors / Japan / epiST Ventures
epiST Ventures
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
epiST Ventures is an independent venture capital firm that invests in and supports technology startups, mainly university-originated and advanced-technology ventures. It also promotes industry-academia collaboration and open innovation between researchers and private companies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningSpace & DefenseIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsgreentechhealthtechaidata scienceuniversity spinoutsdeep tech
Your fit with epiST Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsepiST Ventures lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (27%), Space & Defense (18%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (18%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Angel Bridge, Beyond Next Ventures and DBJ Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name epiST 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 | 50% |
| Series A | 50% |
| Series B | 0% |
| 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 | 12th | 7 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 85th | 14% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 43th | 27% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 18% |
| Space & Defense | 18% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 18% | 7% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 9% | 1% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite 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.
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Angel Bridge | 1 |
| Beyond Next Ventures | 1 |
| DBJ Capital | 1 |
| Dual Bridge Capital | 1 |
| Iyogin Capital Company Limited | 1 |
| JR East Start UP | 1 |
| Mizuho Capital | 1 |
| NTT DOCOMO Ventures | 1 |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare epiST 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 epiST Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Series A |
Round details for epiST Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in epiST Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
7 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides industrial automation solutions using AI robotics | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Dataseed provides a product for dynamic supplier management, allowing companies to centrally manage their supplier information, reduce risks, and improve compliance. | Space & DefenseIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and expands an inventory strategy model to improve productivity and profitability in manufacturing processes. | Industrial & Manufacturing | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| New Space Intelligence provides satellite data pipeline services | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Quastella develops and provides AI systems for cell quality control and management | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SOZOW creates businesses that foster curiosity, including educational programs and entertainment for children and AI-driven business transformation for companies. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| TOWING develops and sells high-function biochar called | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- epist.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 Apr 2026
- Companies checked
- 7
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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