Investors / Japan / Gazelle Capital
Gazelle Capital
Venture capital · Chiyoda, Japan · Asia Pacific
Gazelle Capital is a Japanese venture capital firm that invests in and supports startups updating legacy industries such as manufacturing, construction, healthcare and government. It focuses on supporting entrepreneurs from the earliest stage of company formation.
Invests inE-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software
In its own wordslegacy industry dxmanufacturingconstructionhealthcaresaasretail tech
Your fit with Gazelle Capital
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Or find every investor that fitsGazelle Capital lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are E-commerce & Marketplaces (22%), Enterprise Software (17%) and AI & Machine Learning (13%). 92% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside ANOBAKA, Apollo Capital and Archetype Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Gazelle Capital, 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 Gazelle Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 15. 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 roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 100% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 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 | 22th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 22% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 17% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 4% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| Human Resources | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| ANOBAKA | 2 |
| Apollo Capital | 1 |
| Archetype Ventures | 1 |
| CREST Skill Partners | 1 |
| DG Daiwa Ventures | 1 |
| DIMENSION | 1 |
| Global Brain | 1 |
| GxPartners | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15100%
- 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 togetherCompare Gazelle Capital 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 Gazelle Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Gazelle Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Gazelle Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company develops and provides a cloud-based knowledge management platform called Qast, which utilizes AI to help organizations manage their internal knowledge and data. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and supports IoT and AI solutions for industries | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides IT solutions and staffing services for home nursing and care, and operates a platform for matching nurses with healthcare facilities. | Healthcare & BiotechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Deex provides total solution services for partner businesses, including strategy building, operational support, and systemization. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| HANOWA operates a platform for part-time jobs in the dental industry | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides ICT tools to support facility operation and staff management and training for childcare, education, and therapy facilities. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lingble helps businesses expand globally using its AI-powered service and team | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| The company engages in various business activities, including participation in pitch competitions and receipt of funding from investors. | Other | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a cloud-based sales management system for paint retailers | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Payn automates the process of claiming and collecting cancellation fees for businesses. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Recustomer provides a platform for e-commerce sites to manage and optimize post-purchase customer experiences | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops technologies and provides e-learning business solutions and online tools for clients. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides virtual store staff and solutions for sales promotion and labor savings | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- gazellecapital.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 28 May 2026
- Companies checked
- 15
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