Investors / Japan / Mizuho Capital
Mizuho Capital
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Mizuho Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies and reports portfolio holdings by industry, growth stage, and region. It is part of the Mizuho Financial Group and lists portfolio companies that have gone public.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsitinternetservicesbiotechhealthcaremanufacturing
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Or find every investor that fitsMizuho Capital lists 24 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 27 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 42% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (22%), Industrial & Manufacturing (12%) and Enterprise Software (12%). 88% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside JIC Venture Growth Investments, Global Brain and SMBC Venture Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Mizuho Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 25% |
| Series A | 42% |
| Series B | 21% |
| Growth | 13% |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 8 | 0 |
| '26 | 18 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 59th | 24 companies |
| Recent activity | 98th | 18 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 60th | 25% 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 | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 12% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 10% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Fintech | 5% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 6 |
| Global Brain | 4 |
| SMBC Venture Capital | 4 |
| Angel Bridge | 3 |
| Mirai Sozo Investments | 3 |
| Z Venture Capital | 3 |
| 15th Rock | 2 |
| Dentsu Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2396%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company14%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with JIC Venture Growth Investments
Compare Mizuho 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 Mizuho Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 24 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 20 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 15 May 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Mizuho Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Mizuho Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
24 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1A Inc. is involved in manufacturing and procurement using AI. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| AIONA develops and provides AI-driven design solutions for manufacturing industries | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Sept 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company operates a website for booking leisure activities and experiences | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Jul 2023Series C+ | Funding round | |
Media & EntertainmentConsumer | Aug 2025Debt | Funding round | ||
| Solafune integrates multi-domain intelligence across space, cyber, and physical layers to create actionable, sovereign decision systems. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| CoolSys provides refrigeration and HVAC services nationwide. | Industrial & ManufacturingReal Estate & Construction | Sept 2025Debt | Funding round | |
| The company develops and researches silk protein and creates new value in the healthcare, food, cosmetics, and materials fields | Healthcare & BiotechFood & Agriculture | Jun 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| The company operates Japan's largest energy trading market place, providing opportunities for wholesale electricity and environmental value trading, as well as additional services to support energy trading. | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Jan 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| Gemini operates a platform for trading, predicting outcomes, and earning, including cryptocurrency and other markets. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| IVRy provides AI-powered telephone services for businesses | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Nov 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| The company develops and sells products to prevent falls and fractures, particularly for the elderly. | Healthcare & Biotech | Apr 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| The company develops and provides medical treatments and pharmaceuticals based on gut microbiome research. | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| New Space Intelligence provides satellite data pipeline services | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| May 2026Seed | Funding round | |||
| Orbital Lasers develops and researches laser technology, including a contract with JAXA for a research and development project. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Paytner provides a service that allows individuals and sole proprietors to receive payment for their invoices on the same day they are submitted | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Sept 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Pictoria creates entertainment content and AI character solutions | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company provides a software enablement platform for businesses to create interactive product demos and improve customer engagement. | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | May 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Solaris Inc. develops and provides robotic solutions for pipe maintenance using soft robotics technology. | Robotics & HardwareIndustrial & Manufacturing | May 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company develops and provides a sphere-driven omnidirectional mobility platform to revolutionize production lines. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Jun 2026Series B | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- mizuho-vc.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 12 Jul 2023
- Companies checked
- 24
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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