152 investors have funded 43 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Tokyo, across 270 rounds (Mar 2006 – Apr 2026). They are ranked by how many Tokyo companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Tokyo" 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 | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series ASeries DPE | 11 | 16 | 5 | Jun 2025 | 408 |
| 2 | SMBC Venture Capital | Chuo City, Japan | Series BSeries ASeed | 6 | 13 | 9 | Sep 2025 | 303 |
| 3 | SBI Investment | Minato City, Japan | SeedSeries BSeries A | 5 | 7 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 242 |
| 4 | FTI | Cambridge, United States | Series ASeries B | 4 | 6 | 3 | Apr 2026 | 10 |
| 5 | JAFCO Group | Tokyo | Series ASeries BSeries C | 4 | 5 | 4 | Jun 2023 | 159 |
| 6 | UTokyo Innovation Platform | Bunkyo, Japan | Series BSeries ASeed | 4 | 5 | 3 | Jan 2023 | 60 |
| 7 | Fast Track Initiative | Bunkyo, Japan | Series BSeries A | 4 | 5 | 3 | Jun 2025 | 20 |
| 8 | Daiwa Corporate Investment | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series BSeries ASeries C | 3 | 6 | 3 | Nov 2022 | 66 |
| 9 | UTEC | Tokyo, Japan | Series ASeries B | 3 | 5 | 4 | Jun 2022 | 94 |
| 10 | Keio Innovation Initiative | Tokyo, Japan | Series ASeries BSeed | 3 | 5 | 3 | Sep 2025 | 46 |
| 11 | Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series DPESeries B | 3 | 3 | 1 | Jun 2025 | 87 |
| 12 | Dai-Ichi Life | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series BSeries C | 3 | 3 | 3 | Mar 2021 | 38 |
| 13 | JST | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series ASeed | 3 | 3 | 2 | Sep 2020 | 22 |
| 14 | Mizuho Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series ASeries BSeed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 192 |
| 15 | GMO Venture Partners | Shibuya, Japan | Series BSeries ASeries C | 2 | 3 | 2 | Aug 2021 | 95 |
| 16 | Nippon Venture Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series DSeries ASeries B | 2 | 3 | 2 | Jan 2026 | 76 |
| 17 | Mobile Internet Capital | Chiyoda-ku, Japan | PESeries ASeed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jul 2022 | 75 |
| 18 | FFG Venture Business Partners | Fukuoka, Japan | Series ASeries B | 2 | 3 | — | Jan 2025 | 61 |
| 19 | Global Brain | Shibuya, Japan | SeedSeries B | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2022 | 292 |
| 20 | Nissay Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series BSeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 156 |
| 21 | Beyond Next Ventures | Tokyo, Japan | Series ASeries B | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2018 | 71 |
| 22 | Mizuho Bank | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series DSeries B | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2019 | 50 |
| 23 | Future Venture capital | Kyoto, Japan | Series B | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2026 | 47 |
| 24 | Shinsei Corporate Investment | Chuo City, Japan | Series BSeries A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2023 | 35 |
| 25 | Mirai Creation Organization | Tokyo, Japan | Series B | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 2025 | 30 |
| 26 | Chibagin Capital | Chiba, Japan | Series CSeries A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2023 | 11 |
| 27 | Ricoh | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 8 |
| 28 | Saisei Ventures | Shinagawa, Japan | Series BSeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 5 |
| 29 | Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma | Osaka, Japan | Series ASeries B | 2 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2018 | 5 |
| 30 | Japan Asia Investment | Tokyo, Japan | Series BSeries ASeed | 1 | 7 | 5 | Apr 2017 | 50 |
| 31 | JIC Venture Growth Investments | Minato City, Japan | SeedSeries ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2025 | 82 |
| 32 | Yasuda Enterprise Development | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series BSeries A | 1 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2008 | 22 |
| 33 | IDG Capital | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2019 | 636 |
| 34 | Lilly Asia Ventures | Shanghai | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2019 | 104 |
| 35 | ANRI | Tokyo, Japan | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2020 | 123 |
| 36 | ITV | Series B | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2022 | 64 | |
| 37 | Rakuten Capital | Setagaya City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2018 | 55 |
| 38 | Mizuho Financial Group | Chiyoda City, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2025 | 62 |
| 39 | Toyoda Gosei | Kiyosu, Japan | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2025 | 24 |
| 40 | Higin Capital | Kumamoto, Japan | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 17 |
| 41 | Hamamatsu Photonics | Hamamatsu, Japan | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Apr 2021 | 11 |
| 42 | CSK Venture Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2008 | 6 |
| 43 | Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital | Shinjuku City, Japan | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2025 | 5 |
| 44 | Diamond Medino Capital | Chiyoda-ku, Japan | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2025 | 4 |
| 45 | Binex | Incheon, South Korea | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mar 2021 | 2 |
| 46 | Tokyo University of Science Investment Management | Reading, United Kingdom | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2025 | 2 |
| 47 | OMRON | Kyoto | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2018 | 2 |
| 48 | Nippon ChemiPhar | Tokyo, Japan | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 1 |
| 49 | BiGEN | Goyang, South Korea | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mar 2021 | 1 |
| 50 | Fund Creation | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2008 | 1 |
| 51 | Salesforce Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 364 |
| 52 | L Catterton | Greenwich, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 254 |
| 53 | Icon Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2007 | 150 |
| 54 | Novartis Venture Fund | Basel, Switzerland | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2006 | 139 |
| 55 | DNX Ventures | San Mateo, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2015 | 150 |
| 56 | Globis Capital Partners | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2022 | 146 |
| 57 | Green Pine Capital Partners | Beijing, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2019 | 127 |
| 58 | STRIVE | Minato City, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 87 |
| 59 | WI Harper Group | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | 90 |
| 60 | SBI Group | Tokyo, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 106 |
| 61 | Huagai Capital | Dongguan, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | 98 |
| 62 | VI Partners | Altendorf, Switzerland | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2006 | 57 |
| 63 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2012 | 85 |
| 64 | JAFCO | Tokyo | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 75 |
| 65 | Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance | Tokyo, Japan | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | 63 |
| 66 | Delight Ventures | Shibuya, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 54 |
| 67 | Anobaka | Shibuya, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | 56 |
| 68 | Pegasus Tech Ventures | San Jose, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 54 |
| 69 | Mirai Creation Fund | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | 46 |
| 70 | Dentsu Ventures | Minato City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 48 |
| 71 | Japan Post Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 44 |
| 72 | Hakuhodo DY Ventures | Minato City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 45 |
| 73 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2025 | 40 |
| 74 | Realtech Fund | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | 29 | |
| 75 | Resona Group | Tokyo, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2008 | 38 |
| 76 | Hiroshima Venture Capital | Hiroshima, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 35 |
| 77 | Sante | Austin, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 26 |
| 78 | One Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2026 | 26 |
| 79 | Sparks Asset Management | Minato City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 32 |
| 80 | KLab Venture Partners | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2018 | 26 | |
| 81 | NOBUNAGA Capital Village | Gifu, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 27 |
| 82 | Miyako Capital | Kyoto, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 24 |
| 83 | Shizuoka Financial Group | Shizuoka, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2018 | 28 |
| 84 | ITOCHU Technology Ventures | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2023 | 24 | |
| 85 | Osaka University Venture Capital | Suita, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 19 |
| 86 | Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation | Nagoya, Japan | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2008 | 21 |
| 87 | Venture Laboratory Investment | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 21 |
| 88 | Fujifilm | Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | 17 |
| 89 | Aozora | Chiyoda-ku, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2025 | 18 |
| 90 | Nippon Life Insurance | Osaka, Japan | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | 15 |
| 91 | Nikon | Minato, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2013 | 16 |
| 92 | Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 13 |
| 93 | JA Mitsui Leasing | Chuo City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 15 |
| 94 | Kiraboshi Capital | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 15 |
| 95 | Inspire | Minato City, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 11 |
| 96 | Unreasonable | Boulder, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2025 | 12 |
| 97 | Canon | Tokyo, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 13 |
| 98 | Aflac Innovation Partners | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 | 11 |
| 99 | Oita Venture Capital | Oita, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 11 |
| 100 | Japan Bank for International Cooperation | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 10 |
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Life Sciences companies head-officed in Tokyo that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGiMMUNE regimmune.com |
25 | 45 | $275.1M | Series E+ Apr 2017 |
| Metagen Therapeutics metagentx.com |
22 | 29 | $118.4M | Series B Jan 2026 |
| Craif craif.com |
19 | 21 | $182.4M | Series C Apr 2025 |
| SONIRE Therapeutics sonire-therapeutics.com |
15 | 21 | $258.6M | Series B Apr 2026 |
| Modalis Therapeutics modalistx.com |
15 | 17 | $205.6M | Series B May 2019 |
| Global Vascular g-vasc.com |
10 | 14 | $55.3M | Series B Jun 2025 |
| Neusignal Therapeutics neusignal-tx.com |
8 | 12 | $52.1M | Series A Jan 2025 |
| MELTIN MMI meltin.jp |
7 | 7 | $60.3M | Series B Oct 2018 |
| Molcure molcure.com |
7 | 9 | $50.7M | Series C Aug 2021 |
| BionicM bionicm.com |
7 | 8 | $29.8M | Series A Jan 2023 |
| Luxonus luxonus.jp |
6 | 6 | $1.9M | Series B May 2022 |
| Noile-Immune Biotech noile-immune.com |
5 | 7 | $109.5M | Series C Mar 2021 |
| Buzzreach buzzreach.co.jp |
5 | 6 | $14.8M | Series A Jul 2022 |
| Riverfield riverfieldinc.com |
4 | 5 | $45.7M | Series B Oct 2017 |
| Lily MedTech lilymedtech.com |
4 | 4 | $9.9M | Series A Apr 2018 |
| OriCiro Genomics oriciro.com |
3 | 6 | $18.2M | Series B Jun 2022 |
| Braizon Therapeutics braizon.com |
3 | 4 | $17.4M | Series B Aug 2018 |
| Senno Therapeutics sennotx.com |
3 | 3 | $14.2M | Seed Apr 2026 |
| Agatha agathalife.com |
3 | 3 | $8M | Series A Sep 2019 |
| PGV pgv.co.jp |
3 | 3 | $4.1M | Series A Aug 2021 |
| Nanotis nanotis.net |
3 | 4 | $1.5M | Seed Apr 2021 |
| MEMORYLAB memorylab.jp |
3 | 3 | — | Seed Jan 2024 |
| Covalys Biosciences covalys.com |
3 | 3 | — | Series C Mar 2006 |
| Healios healios.co.jp |
2 | 2 | $58.3M | Series A Oct 2013 |
| Genesis Healthcare genesis-healthcare.jp |
2 | 4 | $44.7M | Series A Feb 2018 |
| イグアルファン株式会社 igalphan.jp |
2 | 2 | $3.9M | Seed Jan 2026 |
| Callisto callisto-ai.com |
2 | 2 | $3M | Seed Apr 2023 |
| Socium socium.co.jp |
2 | 2 | $2.3M | Series A Jul 2021 |
| CellAxia cellaxia.co.jp |
2 | 2 | — | Seed Jun 2024 |
| Symax symax.jp |
2 | 2 | — | Series A Dec 2015 |
| Uniting Immunity unitedimmunity.co.jp |
2 | 2 | — | Seed Mar 2023 |
| PHC Holdings phchd.com |
1 | 1 | $182.3M | Series D Mar 2021 |
| Nxera nxera.life |
1 | 1 | $53.1M | Post-IPO Nov 2023 |
| LPixel lpixel.net |
1 | 1 | $7M | Series A Oct 2016 |
| exiii exiii.jp |
1 | 1 | $750K | Seed Apr 2018 |
| Japan MDM jmdm.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | Post-IPO Apr 2016 |
| Clute Medical Systems crewt.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Feb 2022 |
| NC Medical Research ncmr.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jul 2018 |
| Euglena euglena.jp |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Oct 2006 |
| StemCell Institute stemcell.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | PE Mar 2008 |
| MicroBiopharm Japan microbiopharm.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2011 |
| TMRC tmrc.co.jp |
1 | 1 | — | |
| Aetas Pharma aetaspharma.com |
1 | 1 | — | PE Jun 2015 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | SanteLED | SONIRE Therapeutics | Series B | $18M |
| Apr 2026 | Mizuho Capital | Senno Therapeutics | Seed | $4.7M |
| Apr 2026 | SBI Investment | SONIRE Therapeutics | Series B | $18M |
| Apr 2026 | FTI | SONIRE Therapeutics | Series B | $18M |
| Apr 2026 | Saisei Ventures | Senno Therapeutics | Seed | $4.7M |
| Apr 2026 | Nomura Sparks Investment | SONIRE Therapeutics | Series B | $18M |
| Apr 2026 | One Capital | Senno Therapeutics | Seed | $4.7M |
| Jan 2026 | Inspire | イグアルファン株式会社 | Seed | $2M |
| Jan 2026 | Real Tech Fund Investment | イグアルファン株式会社 | Seed | $2M |
| Jan 2026 | MEDIPAL | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Future Venture capital | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Aska Pharma | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Fujita | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Canon | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Nippon Venture Capital | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | MatsukiyoCocokara | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Jan 2026 | Green Coin Best Investment Limited Liability Partnership | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $6.4M |
| Sep 2025 | Arcus Invest | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $5.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Sparks Asset Management | Metagen Therapeutics | Series B | $5.5M |
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