Best Investment Industry Companies in Japan
The 580 best Investment Industry companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Infcurion.
Japan's Investment Industry doesn't lack for activity — our directory tracks 580 companies with $48M in total disclosed funding, and the gap between players tells you everything about where conviction is concentrating. Infcurion leads the pack at $35M, Forest follows at $11M, and the rest of the field trails sharply, with names like StockFormer and M&A Bazaar still in six-figure territory. One unicorn has cleared the bar. And across 82 investment banking and management apps, median install growth is running at roughly +25% YoY, which means retail and institutional appetite is building in parallel. Hot coverage themes right now are stock performance, stock indices, and investment deal flow — signals that Japan's market is moving from infrastructure-building into active deployment.
So what's the broader read? I'd say the funding concentration here mirrors a pattern visible globally, where a handful of platforms capture most of the capital while the long tail experiments. AI's expanding role in the investment sector is pushing that dynamic faster, and momentum building across emerging markets shows Japan isn't the only region recalibrating its investment stack right now. If you're scanning this directory for partners or competitive context, the funding gaps are real and the app-growth numbers suggest the window for positioning is open — but it won't stay that wide.
Ranked: Best Investment Industry companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infcurion Provider of financial technology solutions, consulting, and business creation support | $35M | 26 mo ago | Public | Yuta Shimada CEO | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 2 patents Payment transaction processing and settlement control systems for electronic payments. | 2 launchs |
| 2 | Forest M&A advisory firm focused on agricultural sectors | $11M | 8 mo ago | Series B | Michael Takahashi Co-Founder | 2021 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+8 | — | 1 job opening |
| 3 | StockFormer Real estate investment fund | $841K | 25 mo ago | Seed | Reihei Shimazaki CEO | 2019 | FirebaseChart.jsVue.js+17 | — | — |
| 4 | M&A Bazaar Provider of M&A services for businesses | $579K | 30 mo ago | Seed | Jun Nishimura Founder | 2023 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Mizuho Financial Group Provider of financial and strategic services to businesses and institutions | $510K | 215 mo ago | Public | Shuji Matsuura Chairman | 2000 | WebflowApple iCloud MailAlgolia+26 | 10 patents AI-driven financial data analytics and risk modeling for banking decision support | 1 internship · 1 expansion · 2 awards |
| 6 | Blue Lab Business incubator focused on multiple sectors | $223K | 32 mo ago | Seed | Gen Isayama Director & Board Member | 2017 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+9 | — | — |
| 7 | Util Venture capital fund focused on digital companies | — | 35 mo ago | Seed | Makoto Iwata CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 8 | Fujitsu Accelerator 🦄 Startup accelerator program backed by Fujitsu Group | — | 80 mo ago | Unfunded | Takahito Tokita CEO | 1935 | WordPress Block EditorThrive ArchitectElementor+31 | — | — |
Top 11 Investment Industry companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 21 employees$11Mraised▾
M&A advisory firm focused on agricultural sectors. It focuses its investment on agriculture startups.
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2025Series B$40.6M
- Apr 2023Series A$11M
- Nov 2021Seed—
#2
Public · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2006 · 272 employees$34.9Mraised▾
Provider of financial technology solutions, consulting, and business creation support. The company delivers platforms for business transformation, leveraging expertise in finance and payment technology. It facilitates digital wallets, international brand card issuance, and bank API integration. The company also offers consulting services, supporting business development with advanced knowledge in technology.
- Apr 2024Series A$12.5M
- Oct 2021Series A—
- Mar 2021Series A$22.3M
- Feb 2019Seed—
#3
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2019$841.4Kraised▾
Real estate investment fund. It is a fund that operates by providing loans to businesses that construct apartments for users.
- May 2024Seed$841.4K
#4
Seed · Chuo, Tokyo · founded 2023$578.9Kraised▾
Provider of M&A services for businesses. It offers services such as M&A screening, providing a new M&A method to sell companies at a higher price.
- Dec 2023Seed$578.9K
#5
Seed · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2017$222.6Kraised▾
Business incubator focused on multiple sectors. It helps businesses with incubation support, business development consulting, and more.
- Oct 2023Seed$222.6K
#6
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2000 · 750 employees$510Kraised▾
Provider of financial and strategic services to businesses and institutions. This includes corporate finance, syndicated finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, capital markets advisory services, treasury markets, asset management, and research. Services are offered across various sectors and geographies, supporting clients in their financial needs and strategic goals. The organization also offers institutional services and operates through a network of subsidiaries specializing in banking, securities, and research.
- Jul 2008Grant (prize money)$510K
#7
Seed · Bunkyo, Tokyo · founded 2015—raised▾
Venture capital fund focused on digital companies
- Jun 2023Seed—
#8
Unfunded · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2015 · 140365 employees$27.1Braised▾
Fujitsu Accelerator is a startup accelerator program backed by Fujitsu Group. They offer training, meetings, access to pitches & events, investment funding, and support services to firms.
#9
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1943 · 16088 employees—raised▾
Daiwa Securities Group is an investment bank. It provides services like financial services, retail services, investment banking, investment management, asset management, brokerage firm to individuals & corporates. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $6.43B and a net profit of $0.47B.
#10
Seed · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2008 · 7 employees—raised▾
Real estate asset investment management firm
- Dec 2017Seed—
#11
Public · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2005 · 229 employees—raised▾
M & A Capital Partners provides merger and acquisition advisory services to small and medium-sized businesses. It is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- 2007Seed—
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