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Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Corporate VC · Kyoto, Japan · Asia Pacific
Kyoto University Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm established in December 2014 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyoto University. It invests in and otherwise supports companies that aim to commercialize knowledge, including research results and technologies, held by researchers affiliated with Kyoto University.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsbiopharmamedtechclimatecomputingindustrial deeptechfood and agtech
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Or find every investor that fitsKyoto University Innovation Capital lists 52 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 5 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 60% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (38%), AI & Machine Learning (22%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (12%). 87% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, JIC Venture Growth Investments and Beyond Next Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Kyoto University Innovation 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 Kyoto University Innovation Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 52. 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 roundKyoto University Innovation 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 | 60% |
| Series B | 20% |
| Growth | 20% |
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 | 5 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 86th | 55 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 75th | 9% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 71th | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 38% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 12% | 7% |
| Education | 11% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 3% | 8% |
| Climate & Energy | 1% | 1% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 1% | 5% |
| Legal & Compliance | 1% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 8 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 6 |
| Beyond Next Ventures | 5 |
| DBJ Capital | 4 |
| OSAKA University Venture Capital | 4 |
| UTokyo Innovation Platform | 4 |
| Astellas Venture Management | 3 |
| Daiwa Corporate Investment | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5198%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- 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 Kyoto University Innovation 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 Kyoto University Innovation Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Series A | |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Kyoto University Innovation Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
52 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company develops cell and gene therapies | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and produces composite materials with optimal properties that cannot be achieved with single materials. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Jul 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| The company develops and manufactures microbial rapid testing equipment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AlphaNavi Pharma researches and develops new drugs, particularly for pain treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops regenerative medical technology using iPS cell-derived implants to extend healthy lifespan and athlete lifespan | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company connects the physical world with the virtual world through sound, allowing users to experience and own audio spaces as unique assets. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| BiPSEE provides mental health care services using VR and AI technology. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| BTB Therapeutics, Inc. is developing non-opioid analgesics and RNA-modifying compounds to treat diseases. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CleanHearing Inc. develops and sells a medical device to treat tinnitus at home. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company manufactures and researches next-generation batteries and energy storage systems. | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| EneCoat Technologies develops perovskite solar cells and their applications | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides technology, including membrane technology, and conducts research and development | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| FIMECS, Inc. develops new medicines through research on protein degradation. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gragreen develops and improves crops using genome editing technology and other approaches to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops innovative technologies to support sustainable aquaculture using intestinal bacteria of fish. | AI & Machine LearningFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Kanjin Therapeutics is developing therapeutics to halt and restore kidney function | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kino Pharma develops new anti-viral drugs, including those for human papillomavirus infections | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Koala Tech develops and commercializes innovative technology combining organic electronics and lasers, specifically organic semiconductor laser diodes (OSLD) | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops software using AI technology | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- kyoto-unicap.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 9 Jun 2026
- Companies checked
- 52
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