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Nippon Venture Capital
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Nippon Venture Capital (NVCC) is a Japanese venture capital firm established in 1996 with backing from entrepreneurs and large corporations. It invests in and supports startup companies, and reports 175 cumulative IPOs among its portfolio companies as of September 16, 2026.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsventure capitaljapanipostartups
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Or find every investor that fitsNippon Venture Capital lists 29 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (27%), AI & Machine Learning (14%) and Enterprise Software (12%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside JIC Venture Growth Investments, DBJ Capital and Global Brain.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Nippon Venture 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 Nippon Venture Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 29. 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 roundNippon Venture 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 | 67% |
| Series B | 33% |
| Growth | 0% |
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 | 3 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 70th | 32 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 68th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 40th | 27% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 27% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 5 |
| DBJ Capital | 4 |
| Global Brain | 4 |
| Spiral Capital | 4 |
| 15th Rock | 3 |
| Incubate Fund | 3 |
| JAFCO | 3 |
| Kyoto University Innovation Capital | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers29100%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with JIC Venture Growth Investments
Compare Nippon Venture 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 Nippon Venture Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Nippon Venture Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Nippon Venture Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
29 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company develops and commercializes non-viral gene-modified immune cell therapy for cancer treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides eye tracking-based cognitive assessment technology and related products, including medical equipment and general apps. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AOI Biosciences develops and provides diagnostic tests and supports drug development based on the Neoself theory, a new mechanism explaining the root of autoimmune diseases. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a music licensing service, offering a large collection of music tracks and sound effects for use in various media productions. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Axelspace Holdings develops and operates microsatellites and delivers innovative insights to customers across various fields | Space & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| CinemaLeap creates experiential entertainment using technology, creativity, and experience | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops web systems, applications, and provides graphic design services. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company contributes to the recovery of natural capital and the realization of a sustainable future | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| EneCoat Technologies develops perovskite solar cells and their applications | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Enerbank provides energy procurement services to companies and municipalities | EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Fivot provides financial services, including startup financing and personal wallet business. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides causal analysis, a type of AI analysis that helps with decision-making. | AI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kuzen provides LINE marketing tools and services to businesses. | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and implements medical AI and provides innovative products for various medical fields | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| MENOU develops and provides AI-powered inspection systems for quality control and automation | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides medical treatments and pharmaceuticals based on gut microbiome research. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides car rental services with options for daily or long-term rentals, allowing drivers to potentially own the vehicle after a certain period. | Robotics & HardwareMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Neusignal Therapeutics develops treatment drugs for dementia, including Alzheimer's disease | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| PharmaBio provides contract development and manufacturing services for regenerative medicine products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company researches and develops various solutions for kidney diseases | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- nvcc.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 23 Jan 2026
- Companies checked
- 29
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