43 investors have funded 11 Artificial Intelligence companies head-officed in Shibuya, across 57 rounds (Mar 2014 – Dec 2024). They are ranked by how many Shibuya companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Shibuya" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBI Investment | Minato City, Japan | Series ASeed | 3 | 3 | 2 | Jul 2018 | 242 |
| 2 | SX Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series ASeed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 5 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series DSeries A | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 408 |
| 4 | DEEPCORE | Bunkyo, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 66 |
| 5 | SMBC Venture Capital | Chuo City, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 303 |
| 6 | ANRI | Tokyo, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2023 | 123 |
| 7 | UTokyo Innovation Platform | Bunkyo, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2023 | 60 |
| 8 | Mirai Creation Fund | Minato City, Japan | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2021 | 46 |
| 9 | iSGS Investment Works | Minato City, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 23 |
| 10 | Ceres | Chiba, Japan | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 10 |
| 11 | Mint | San Diego, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 3 |
| 12 | East Ventures | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2023 | 425 |
| 13 | Global Brain | Shibuya, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2014 | 292 |
| 14 | CyberAgent Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | 195 |
| 15 | JAFCO Group | Tokyo | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 159 |
| 16 | Globis Capital Partners | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2017 | 146 |
| 17 | Samsung Venture Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 142 |
| 18 | ITOCHU | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2020 | 109 |
| 19 | World Innovation Lab | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | 90 |
| 20 | Coral Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | 60 |
| 21 | Shizuoka Bank | Shizuoka, Japan | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 29 |
| 22 | NTT Finance | Minato City, Japan | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 25 |
| 23 | K2 Investment Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 27 |
| 24 | PKSHA Technology | Bunkyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 24 |
| 25 | TBS Innovation Partners | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 25 |
| 26 | JP Investment | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2021 | 22 |
| 27 | Toppan Printing | Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2017 | 23 |
| 28 | Carbide Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 17 |
| 29 | Vector | Tokyo, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 20 |
| 30 | CyberAgent | Shibuya, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | 18 |
| 31 | HAKOBUNE | Chuo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2023 | 15 |
| 32 | New Commerce Ventures | Shinagawa, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | 14 |
| 33 | Suntory | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | 12 |
| 34 | HIS | Shinjuku, Japan | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 10 |
| 35 | Ncore Ventures | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 10 |
| 36 | Will Group | Tokyo, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 6 |
| 37 | Istyle | Tokyo, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 5 |
| 38 | Quantum Leap Capital | Burlington, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 4 |
| 39 | Excite Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 3 |
| 40 | Comture | Tokyo, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2020 | 2 |
| 41 | Next Partners | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 1 | |
| 42 | Aidma Holdings | Toshima City, Japan | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 1 |
| 43 | Shiny Chemical Industrial | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Artificial Intelligence companies head-officed in Shibuya that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN8 open8.com |
14 | 15 | $57M | Series D Jan 2024 |
| Cogent cogent.co.jp |
7 | 7 | $69.2M | Series D Oct 2023 |
| SOUNDRAW soundraw.io |
6 | 12 | $25M | Series A Mar 2024 |
| Citadel AI citadel-ai.com |
5 | 7 | $20.3M | Series A Jul 2023 |
| Poetics poetics-ai.com |
4 | 5 | $6M | Series A Jan 2023 |
| VisionAI visionai.co.jp |
3 | 3 | $1M | Seed Dec 2024 |
| empath webempath.net |
2 | 2 | $5.8M | Seed Jul 2018 |
| GAZAI gazai.io |
2 | 2 | $1.4M | Seed Sep 2024 |
| EuphoPia euphopia.com |
2 | 2 | $528.8K | Seed Jun 2023 |
| Shiroyagi shiroyagi.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Mar 2014 |
| Couger couger.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2020 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | CyberAgent | VisionAI | Seed | $333.9K |
| Dec 2024 | CyberAgent Capital | VisionAI | Seed | $333.9K |
| Dec 2024 | New Commerce Ventures | VisionAI | Seed | $333.9K |
| Sep 2024 | Shiny Chemical Industrial | GAZAI | Seed | $696.6K |
| Sep 2024 | PKSHA Technology | GAZAI | Seed | $696.6K |
| Mar 2024 | Ceres | SOUNDRAW | Series A | $3M |
| Mar 2024 | DEEPCORE | SOUNDRAW | Series A | $3M |
| Mar 2024 | Mint | SOUNDRAW | Series A | $3M |
| Mar 2024 | SMBC Venture Capital | SOUNDRAW | Series A | $3M |
| Mar 2024 | iSGS Investment Works | SOUNDRAW | Series A | $3M |
| Mar 2024 | Carbide VenturesLED | SOUNDRAW | Series A | $3M |
| Jan 2024 | Aidma HoldingsLED | OPEN8 | Series D | $674.6K |
| Jan 2024 | Quantum Leap CapitalLED | OPEN8 | Series D | $674.6K |
| Jan 2024 | Next Partners | OPEN8 | Series D | $674.6K |
| Jan 2024 | Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalLED | OPEN8 | Series D | $674.6K |
| Jan 2024 | HISLED | OPEN8 | Series D | $674.6K |
| Jan 2024 | Shizuoka BankLED | OPEN8 | Series D | $674.6K |
| Oct 2023 | NTT FinanceLED | Cogent | Series D | — |
| Jul 2023 | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | Citadel AI | Series A | $3.7M |
| Jul 2023 | Suntory | Citadel AI | Series A | $3.7M |
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