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SIP Capital
Venture capital · Japan · Asia Pacific
SIP Capital is a US-Japan venture capital firm that invests in US startups and supports portfolio companies seeking Japanese global supply chain expansion through market entry capabilities and corporate relationships. It was borne out of Saitoh Itoh Partners (SIP KK), founded in 1996 by Atsushi Saitoh.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
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Your fit with SIP Capital
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Or find every investor that fitsSIP Capital lists 18 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (31%), Industrial & Manufacturing (16%) and Cybersecurity (9%). 75% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside SIP Global Partners, 8VC and ACVC Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name SIP 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 SIP Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 18. 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 roundThe rounds that name SIP Capital do not give a stage.
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 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 46th | 18 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 65th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 56th | 31% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 16% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 6% | 15% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 3% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| SIP Global Partners | 14 |
| 8VC | 1 |
| ACVC Partners | 1 |
| ARK Venture Fund | 1 |
| ARKN Ventures | 1 |
| Accel | 1 |
| AlbionVC | 1 |
| AlleyCorp | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers18100%
- 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 SIP Global Partners
Compare SIP 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 SIP Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2025 | Round |
Round details for SIP Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in SIP Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
18 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic AI provides artificial intelligence solutions for business growth | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Avail provides artificial intelligence tools for real estate lawyers to supercharge their legal due diligence | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Croquet specializes in building robust, scalable decentralized systems that power the next generation of internet applications. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EnCharge AI develops and provides AI computing technology for businesses, offering efficient and sustainable solutions for AI computation. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Illumio provides breach containment and cloud detection and response solutions | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kinetic Automation provides automated solutions for modern vehicle repair, including collision estimates and digital repair services | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kodiak AI develops autonomous trucking and AI-powered ground autonomy solutions | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kotoba builds a real-time speech model and simultaneous translation technology | AI & Machine LearningLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Lightmatter produces photonic chips for AI supercomputers. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company specializes in building robust, scalable decentralized systems that power the next generation of internet applications. | Developer ToolsCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Parallel Wireless develops and provides wireless network solutions, including OpenRAN software and hardware, to mobile operators. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Realtime Robotics provides industrial AI for robotic applications, including motion planning and optimization tools | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| SEEQC integrates all core functions of a quantum computer on a digital chip, at the same temperature as the qubits. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Jan 2025Round | Page + round | |
| Seurat produces metal parts at production volume using a laser-based metal additive manufacturing process | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Syng produces and sells audio equipment, including speakers and related accessories. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Tilt Five Inc produces augmented reality products and services | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| XL Batteries creates long-duration energy storage solutions to increase grid resiliency and advance environmental decarbonization. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- sipcapital.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 14 Jan 2025
- Companies checked
- 18
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