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GLIN Impact Capital
Venture capital · Japan · Asia Pacific
GLIN Impact Capital is part of the GLIN Impact group, which operates two businesses: venture investment in impact startups and sustainability/impact-creation consulting. The consulting arm helps companies define the social impact they want to create, build Theory of Change models, set impact KPIs, and disclose progress to stakeholders.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechEducationSpace & Defense
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Your fit with GLIN Impact Capital
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Or find every investor that fitsGLIN Impact Capital lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (24%), Education (24%) and Space & Defense (19%). 80% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, Incubate Fund and JAFCO.
Counts come from funding rounds that name GLIN Impact 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 GLIN Impact Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 13. 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 roundGLIN Impact Capital 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 | 50% |
| Growth | 50% |
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 | 1 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 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 | 30th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 24% | 15% |
| Education | 24% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 19% | 3% |
| Climate & Energy | 10% | 1% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 10% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Human Resources | 5% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 4 |
| Incubate Fund | 3 |
| JAFCO | 3 |
| Energy & Environment Investments, Inc. | 2 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 2 |
| SMBC Venture Capital | 2 |
| 15th Rock | 1 |
| Aflac Ventures Japan | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13100%
- 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 GLIN Impact 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 GLIN Impact Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Series C+ |
Round details for GLIN Impact Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in GLIN Impact Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asuene provides a cloud service for calculating, reducing, and reporting CO2 emissions and greenhouse gas emissions | Climate & EnergySpace & Defense | Jul 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| CheckSammy provides waste management solutions, including recycling, facility services, and sustainability programs, to businesses and organizations. | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Earli uses AI to build genetic switches that program only cancer cells to make their own therapies | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Asuene provides a cloud service for calculating, reducing, and reporting CO2 emissions and greenhouse gas emissions for companies. | Climate & EnergySpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides employment support services for people with disabilities and psychiatric visiting nursing care, among other services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Literati organizes book fairs, book clubs and sells books online, with a focus on schools and children. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Materna Medical creates innovative solutions for women's pelvic health, addressing challenges such as vaginal muscle tightness and painful sex. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides medical treatments and pharmaceuticals based on gut microbiome research. | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| The company provides an online learning service for working professionals with a wide range of courses and live community features. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| TeraWatt Technology manufactures lithium-ion batteries | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides various services, including a family app, photography and video services, career schools, and recruitment services, to support families and working mothers. | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and operates ICT services for childcare facilities, including a service called Lukumi. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| YUIME provides human resource support and contracting services to agricultural businesses in Japan | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- glinimpact.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 23 Jul 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
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