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Samurai Incubate Inc.
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Samurai Incubate is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports startups, mainly from the founding stage through Series A. It has also invested in startups in Israel since 2015 and in Africa since 2018, and runs regional startup support programs in Japan.
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Or find every investor that fitsSamurai Incubate Inc. lists 100 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (14%), AI & Machine Learning (12%) and Healthcare & Biotech (12%). 78% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Globis Capital Partners, Shizuoka Capital and Asahi Media Lab Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Samurai Incubate Inc., 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 Samurai Incubate Inc.'s whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 100. 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 roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 50% |
| Series B | 25% |
| Growth | 25% |
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 | 4 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 96th | 108 companies |
| Recent activity | 82th | 4 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 54th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 1th | 14% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 95th | 10 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 14% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 12% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 11% | 6% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Food & Agriculture | 6% | 3% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Globis Capital Partners | 5 |
| Shizuoka Capital | 5 |
| Asahi Media Lab Ventures | 4 |
| Global Brain | 4 |
| JAFCO | 4 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 4 |
| Spiral Capital | 4 |
| 15th Rock | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers9393%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company77%
- 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 Globis Capital Partners
Compare Samurai Incubate Inc. 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 Samurai Incubate Inc.| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | Series B | |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Series A Led |
Round details for Samurai Incubate Inc.
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Samurai Incubate Inc.'s rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
100 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aera VC is an early-stage VC fund investing in companies to create a more resilient future. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a fashion rental service where professional stylists select and deliver clothing to customers' homes. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a platform for doctors to share knowledge and connect with each other. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a referral platform for professionals and tech companies to find and hire candidates. | Human ResourcesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| BtoA develops and sells an Employee Experience platform called BetterEngage | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| BHI develops services to simplify life by systemizing choices and decisions and providing necessary information based on the situation | FintechOther | Portfolio page | ||
| The company plans, develops, and operates web services and provides payment-related consulting. | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cardio Intelligence develops AI-based medical devices to support heart disease diagnosis and treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CaTe develops solutions that combine medical expertise and technology to make cardiac rehabilitation more accessible at home | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CodeMe provides personalized fragrances to individuals and companies based on data analysis | ConsumerHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CompleteFarmer Technologies provides a platform for stakeholders in agriculture to connect and conduct business | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Connect Afya operates clinical laboratories, medical equipment wholesale, and clinics in Kenya, providing necessary medical care through the construction of testing infrastructure. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company analyzes medical images using AI to contribute to the improvement of well-being. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CorrActions develops a software-only system to monitor human cognitive states, such as fatigue and intoxication, in vehicle drivers and occupants. | AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Cosmic designs and manufactures a premium four-seat electric aircraft for personal flight. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cynaps develops and sells IoT products, including CO2 sensors, and provides IoT development support services. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company delivers frozen meals and side dishes to customers' homes. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| DFA Robotics introduces and supports the use of cleaning and serving robots | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Emole creates and distributes short drama content through its app BUMP and provides a platform for creators to showcase their work. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- samurai-incubate.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Feb 2026
- Companies checked
- 100
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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