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JIC Venture Growth Investments

Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific

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JIC Venture Growth Investments is a Japanese venture growth investor that supports startups through the growth phase. It invests to promote innovation, strengthen Japan's international competitiveness, and address industrial and social issues.

Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordsgrowth stagedeep techlife sciencessemiconductorsautonomous drivingjapan

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74portfolio companies
27funding rounds on record10 led
21rounds, last 12 months
$5M to $20Mtypical round it comes in at
Growthmost frequent entry

JIC Venture Growth Investments lists 74 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 27 funding rounds, 10 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Growth, 48% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (22%), AI & Machine Learning (18%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (9%). 86% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, JAFCO and Globis Capital Partners.

Counts come from funding rounds that name JIC Venture Growth Investments, 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 JIC Venture Growth Investments' whole history. Rounds on record name 27 companies; its own site lists 74. 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 round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed4%
Series A19%
Series B30%
Growth48%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 74 companiesRecent activity: 21 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 4% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 22% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 22% in its largest sectorReach: 5 countriesPortfolio size92th pctRecent activity99th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence93th pctSector focus23th pctReach77th pct
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JIC Venture Growth Investments compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size92th74 companies
Recent activity99th21 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th4% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence93th22% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus23th22% in its largest sector
Reach77th5 countries

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech22%15%
AI & Machine Learning18%18%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%7%
Education9%7%
Enterprise Software8%8%
Fintech8%12%
Real Estate & Construction7%3%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%5%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
Global Brain11
JAFCO11
Globis Capital Partners9
Spiral Capital9
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital8
Coral Capital6
DBJ Capital6
Japan Post Capital6

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers74100%
  • 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 together
26 shared companies26 shared companies24 shared companies23 shared companies16 shared companies15 shared companies14 shared companies14 shared companies12 shared companies12 shared companies12 shared companies12 shared companies11 shared companies11 shared companies11 shared companies10 shared companies9 shared companies9 shared companies9 shared companies8 shared companies8 shared companies8 shared companies8 shared companies7 shared companiesGlobal Brain: 11 shared companiesGlobal Brain11JAFCO: 11 shared companiesJAFCO11Globis Capital Partners: 9 shared companiesGlobis Capital Partne…9Spiral Capital: 9 shared companiesSpiral Capital9Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital: 8 shared companiesMitsui Sumitomo Insur…8Coral Capital: 6 shared companiesCoral Capital6DBJ Capital: 6 shared companiesDBJ Capital6Japan Post Capital: 6 shared companiesJapan Post Capital6Kyoto University Innovation Capital: 6 shared companiesKyoto University Inno…6Mizuho Capital: 6 shared companiesMizuho Capital6SMBC Venture Capital: 6 shared companiesSMBC Venture Capital6Z Venture Capital: 6 shared companiesZ Venture Capital6
Shared portfolio companies with JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsFirms that also back companies together

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Compare JIC Venture Growth Investments head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with JIC Venture Growth Investments
DateCompanyStage
10 Nov 2026BALLASballas.bizSeries B Led
1 Sept 2026Paytnerpaytner.co.jpSeries C+
25 Aug 2026herp.co.jpherp.co.jpSeries C+
20 Aug 2026letara.spaceletara.spaceSeed Led
31 Jul 2026Robotruckrobotruck.jpSeries A Led
1 Jul 2026Bitkeybitkey.co.jpSeries C+ Led
29 Jun 2026Smoothsmooth.jpSeries C+
22 Jun 2026arrowsmith.co.jparrowsmith.co.jpSeries A

Round details for JIC Venture Growth Investments

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in JIC Venture Growth Investments' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

74 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Anya2y.jp · JapanThe company provides IT solutions and consulting services to its customers
Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
AIQaiqlab.com · JapanAIQ creates digital clones that understand and replicate human individuality, such as interests, values, and lifestyle, to assist in various services like customer service and product development.
AI & Machine LearningConsumer
Portfolio page
Alloy Therapeuticsalloytx.com · United StatesAlloy Therapeutics provides antibody discovery services and technology to help bring medicines to patients faster.
Healthcare & Biotech
Apr 2026Series C+Page + round
AnyMind Groupanymindgroup.comAnyMind Group provides various solutions and products for brands, publishers, creators, and e-commerce businesses, including AI, data, and marketing platforms.
E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
arrowsmith.co.jparrowsmith.co.jp · JapanArrowsmith Inc. develops phage therapy to combat antimicrobial resistance
Healthcare & Biotech
Jun 2026Series AFunding round
Avencellavencell.com · USAAvencell develops next generation immunotherapies for hard-to-treat cancers
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Boston Medical Sciences # Life Science/Healthcare # Japanb-ms.tech · JapanBoston Medical Sciences develops a virtual colonoscopy examination system using AI technology to detect colorectal cancer
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
BALLASballas.biz · JapanThe company provides a construction material procurement platform and related services to optimize the construction industry.
Real Estate & ConstructionIndustrial & Manufacturing
Nov 2026Series BPage + round
Beren Therapeuticsberentx.com · United StatesBeren Therapeutics develops medicines to address the root cause of diseases
Healthcare & Biotech
Jun 2026Series C+Page + round
BiPSEEbipsee.co.jp · JapanBiPSEE provides mental health care services using VR and AI technology.
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Bitkeybitkey.co.jp · JapanBitkey Inc. creates digital infrastructure to enhance various aspects of life by connecting people, things, and services.
Real Estate & ConstructionEnterprise Software
Jul 2026Series C+Page + round
CaTecate.co.jp · JapanCaTe develops solutions that combine medical expertise and technology to make cardiac rehabilitation more accessible at home
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
corp.henry-app.jpcorp.henry-app.jp · JapanThe company provides cloud-based medical record systems and other healthcare technology solutions
Healthcare & Biotech
May 2026Series C+Funding round
Digglediggle.jp · JapanDiggle provides a cloud-based management service that automates budget planning and performance tracking, and supports data-driven management decisions.
FintechEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Enechangeenechange.co.jp · JapanEnechange utilizes energy data to promote an information revolution in the energy sector.
EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page
Enerbankenerbank.co.jp · JapanEnerbank provides energy procurement services to companies and municipalities
EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page
FLUXflux.jp · JapanFLUX provides AI transformation services to businesses, including consulting, marketing, and recruitment support
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
May 2026Series C+Page + round
gaianixx.comgaianixx.com · JapanGaianixx develops and manufactures semiconductor devices using its proprietary technology, Multifunctional Interlayer.
Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech
Mar 2026Series C+Page + round
Gaudi Clinicalgaudi-clinical.co.jp · JapanGaudi Clinical develops and implements regenerative medicine solutions
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
GITAI USA Inc.gitai.tech · United StatesGITAI develops and provides robotic solutions for space development, including spacecraft, satellite components, and on-orbit services.
Space & DefenseRobotics & Hardware
Portfolio page

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site last read 11 Nov 2026
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Site
j-vgi.co.jp
Last read
11 Nov 2026
Watching since
5 Nov 2026
Rounds since
30 Apr 2025
Companies checked
74

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