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Miyako Capital

Venture capital · Kyoto, Japan · Asia Pacific

miyakocapital.com

Miyako Capital is an independent private venture capital firm that operates and manages venture funds, including funds affiliated with Kyoto University. It invests in technology-driven startups and supports them through industry-academia collaboration and hands-on growth assistance.

Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordslife sciencesbiotechitaiiotenergy

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38portfolio companies
2funding rounds on record
1rounds, last 12 months
$5M to $20Mtypical round it comes in at
Series Amost frequent entry

Miyako Capital lists 38 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (23%), AI & Machine Learning (23%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (12%). 88% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Shizuoka Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital and Angel Bridge.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Miyako 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 Miyako Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 38. 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%
Seed0%
Series A50%
Series B50%
Growth0%

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: 38 companiesRecent activity: 1 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 23% in its largest sectorReach: 3 countriesPortfolio size76th pctRecent activity59th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus27th pctReach58th pct
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Miyako Capital compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size76th38 companies
Recent activity59th1 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus27th23% in its largest sector
Reach58th3 countries

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech23%15%
AI & Machine Learning23%18%
Industrial & Manufacturing12%7%
Enterprise Software8%8%
Space & Defense7%3%
Education5%7%
Consumer5%3%
Cybersecurity3%4%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
Shizuoka Capital4
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital3
Angel Bridge2
DBJ Capital2
Hakuhodo DY Ventures2
Kyoto University Innovation Capital2
MPower Partners2
OSAKA University Venture Capital2

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers38100%
  • 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
8 shared companies7 shared companies6 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companiesShizuoka Capital: 4 shared companiesShizuoka Capital4Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital: 3 shared companiesMitsui Sumitomo Insur…3Angel Bridge: 2 shared companiesAngel Bridge2DBJ Capital: 2 shared companiesDBJ Capital2Hakuhodo DY Ventures: 2 shared companiesHakuhodo DY Ventures2Kyoto University Innovation Capital: 2 shared companiesKyoto University Inno…2MPower Partners: 2 shared companiesMPower Partners2OSAKA University Venture Capital: 2 shared companiesOSAKA University Vent…2Sony Innovation Fund: 2 shared companiesSony Innovation Fund2ANOBAKA: 1 shared companiesANOBAKA1Axil Capital: 1 shared companiesAxil Capital1Beyond Next Ventures: 1 shared companiesBeyond Next Ventures1
Shared portfolio companies with Miyako CapitalFirms that also back companies together

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Compare Miyako Capital 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 Miyako Capital
DateCompanyStage
24 Sept 2026United Immunityunitedimmunity.co.jpSeries A
7 Aug 2025mui Lab, Incmuilab.comSeries B

Round details for Miyako Capital

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Miyako Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

38 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
AFIafi.co.jp · JapanThe company develops and manufactures microbial rapid testing equipment.
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Aigoaigo.aiAigo develops adaptive artificial intelligence technology
AI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
AQASaqas.co.jp · USAAQAS develops and provides separation technology, including a high-performance monolithic capillary column called AqasPrime, to analyze and visualize microcomponents in various fields such as plants, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Healthcare & BiotechFood & Agriculture
Portfolio page
Atomisatomis.co.jp · JapanAtomis develops and sells materials, including metal-organic frameworks, and provides related services and solutions.
Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware
Portfolio page
Biztexbiztex.co.jp · JapanBizteX provides AI automation services, including RPA and iPaaS, to help businesses improve their workflow efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Cellaxiacellaxia.co.jp · JapanCellaxia develops new treatments for diseases that cannot be cured with existing treatments
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Drivemodedrivemode.com · JapanDrivemode is transforming Honda to be the No. 1 vehicle software company in the world
Mobility & LogisticsEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
ESAesa-gl.com · JapanThe company reprocesses complex plastics that were previously difficult to recycle.
Space & DefenseSpace & Defense
Portfolio page
EX-Fusionex-fusion.com · JapanEX-Fusion develops and utilizes laser-based nuclear fusion technology for energy solutions and laser processing services.
EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Farmshipfarmship.co.jp · JapanFarmship develops and sells agricultural products, including vegetables and fruits, and provides research and development services for plant factories and other agricultural technologies.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Fermelantafermelanta.com · JapanFermelanta builds biomanufacturing platforms to produce rare natural ingredients through programmable fermentation
Healthcare & BiotechSpace & Defense
Portfolio page
Galdieriagaldieria.com · JapanGaldieria develops technologies for resource recycling and recovery using extremophiles
E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense
Portfolio page
Gincoginco.co.jp · JapanGinco develops and provides blockchain and Web3 solutions for businesses
FintechCrypto & Web3
Portfolio page
Hacarushacarus.com · JapanHacarus develops and provides artificial intelligence solutions for industrial and infrastructure applications, including visual inspection and workplace safety tools.
AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
iHeartJapaniheartjapan.jp · JapaniHeart Japan develops regenerative medical products using iPS cells
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Kalteckaltec.co.jp
Portfolio page
Liberawareliberaware.co.jp · JapanLiberaware develops and provides drone-based inspection and maintenance management solutions for infrastructure and construction sites.
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Link-USlink-us.co.jp · JapanThe company develops and manufactures ultrasonic bonding equipment for metal joining applications
Industrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Liqidliqid.com · United StatesLiqid provides memory and GPU pooling infrastructure products and solutions
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
LocationMindlocationmind.com · JapanLocationMind analyzes location information and provides related services and products
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Miyako Capital, as last read
miyakocapital.com as VCinfo last read it
Site
miyakocapital.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
5 Nov 2026
Rounds since
7 Aug 2025
Companies checked
38

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