Investors / Japan / QB Capital
QB Capital
Venture capital · Japan · Asia Pacific
QB Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports the growth of university-originated and real-tech startups, mainly in the Kyushu region. It manages the QB1 and QB2 funds and works with founders from the technology seed stage through commercialization.
Invests inEducationHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsuniversity spinoutsreal techdeep techregional innovationkyushuseed stage
Your fit with QB Capital
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Or find every investor that fitsQB Capital lists 17 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 18 funding rounds, 7 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Education (21%), Healthcare & Biotech (18%) and AI & Machine Learning (14%). 77% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside B Capital, F-Prime Capital and Flare Capital Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name QB 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 | 13% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 20% |
| Growth | 33% |
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 | 17 | 7 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 44th | 17 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 55th | 13% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 21th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 21% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 7% | 7% |
| Legal & Compliance | 7% | 2% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| B Capital | 11 |
| F-Prime Capital | 2 |
| Flare Capital Partners | 2 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 2 |
| PROOF | 2 |
| Thirdbase Capital | 2 |
| WNDR | 2 |
| 137 Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1694%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company16%
- 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 QB 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 QB Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Series A | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Series C+ Led | |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Seed | |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Series B | |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Round | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Round Led | |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Series B |
Round details for QB Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in QB Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
17 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company has offices in Osaka, Tokyo, and Hiroshima. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Sept 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Apptronik provides solutions for businesses, including goods-to-person, person-to-goods, packout, kitting, inspection and sorting, and machine and tool tending. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Mar 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| ARTBIO develops alpha radioligand therapies for cancer treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jul 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Axiom does mathematical research and publishes papers and formalizations. | EducationRobotics & Hardware | Oct 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| CompanyCam provides a platform for documenting and managing field work through photo and video capture, galleries, and other features | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Aug 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| EvenUp provides AI solutions for personal injury lawyers | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Fervo Energy develops next-generation geothermal projects to deliver 24/7 carbon-free energy. | EducationEducation | Dec 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2025Round | Funding round | ||
| Judi Health provides pharmacy and medical benefit management solutions | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Mannjal provides partnership lending infrastructure and network for lenders to scale their lending programs. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Dec 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Moengage provides a customer engagement platform with various features such as data analytics, AI agents, and cross-channel marketing | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Dec 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Isaac Health provides virtual care for cognitive health and dementia | Healthcare & Biotech | Aug 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Odeko is a distributor that helps shops stay stocked and run smoothly by providing an ordering platform, industry expertise, and business services. | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Mar 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Overstory provides grid risk management for utilities | EducationEducation | Nov 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| The company provides developmental therapy for autistic children | Healthcare & Biotech | Aug 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| The company develops and provides open artificial intelligence models and related software and infrastructure. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Oct 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Solve Therapeutics is developing novel antibody-drug conjugates for cancer treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Nov 2025Round | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- qbc.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 4 Mar 2025
- Companies checked
- 17
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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