135 investors have funded 20 Web 3.0 companies head-officed in Tokyo, across 154 rounds (Dec 2011 – Jan 2025). 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 | B Dash Ventures | Minato City, Japan | Series E+Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Feb 2023 | 42 |
| 2 | East Ventures | Tokyo, Japan | Series E+Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 425 |
| 3 | Animoca Brands | Kowloon, China | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 320 |
| 4 | HashKey | Hong Kong, China | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 127 |
| 5 | Mask Network | Champaign, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2024 | 64 |
| 6 | Bixin Ventures | Beijing, China | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 45 |
| 7 | HYPERITHM | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2023 | 16 |
| 8 | NeW | Tokyo, Japan | SeedSeries B | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2023 | 8 |
| 9 | 01Booster | Chiyoda City, Japan | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 7 |
| 10 | DBJ Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 3 | — | Jul 2014 | 73 |
| 11 | Shinsei Bank | Chiba, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 3 | — | Jul 2014 | 10 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2014 | 408 |
| 13 | Icon Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2014 | 150 |
| 14 | Mirana | Hong Kong, China | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dec 2021 | 92 |
| 15 | Everest Ventures Group | Hong Kong, China | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2021 | 27 |
| 16 | 15th Rock | Chiyoda-ku, Japan | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2025 | 17 |
| 17 | Plug and Play Tech Center | Sunnyvale, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 934 |
| 18 | Polychain | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 186 |
| 19 | Jump Capital | Chicago, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 160 |
| 20 | Vertex Ventures | Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 127 |
| 21 | OKX | Victoria, Seychelles | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 189 |
| 22 | NGC Ventures | Shanghai, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 197 |
| 23 | Nissay Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2011 | 156 |
| 24 | DRAGONFLY | Oakland, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 145 |
| 25 | Spartan Group | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 161 |
| 26 | Genesia Ventures | Minato City, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 121 |
| 27 | Fenbushi Capital | Shanghai, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 140 |
| 28 | Big Brain Holdings | Valhalla, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 129 |
| 29 | GSR | Hong Kong, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 127 |
| 30 | Blockchain Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 99 |
| 31 | AU21 Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 126 |
| 32 | World Innovation Lab | Palo Alto, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | 90 |
| 33 | SBI Group | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 106 |
| 34 | IOSG Ventures | Hong Kong, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 100 |
| 35 | GBV Capital | George Town, Cayman Islands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 109 |
| 36 | Binance | Ta Xbiex, Malta | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2024 | 103 |
| 37 | Spiral Ventures | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 83 |
| 38 | SevenX Ventures | Shanghai, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 97 |
| 39 | Polygon | George Town, Cayman Islands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 100 |
| 40 | Collab+Currency | Eugene, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 89 |
| 41 | Fabric Ventures | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 77 |
| 42 | Skyland Ventures | Shibuya, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 71 |
| 43 | Z Venture Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 71 |
| 44 | Foresight Ventures | Shanghai, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 81 |
| 45 | DeFiance Capital | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 77 |
| 46 | Gate.io | George Town, Cayman Islands | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 77 |
| 47 | gCC | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 60 |
| 48 | Republic Capital | Manhattan, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 53 |
| 49 | Chapter One | Los Angeles, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2023 | 54 |
| 50 | DG Daiwa Ventures | Chiyoda City, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 52 |
| 51 | Youbi Capital | Cayman Islands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 54 |
| 52 | Three Arrows Capital | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 51 |
| 53 | Cadenza | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 49 |
| 54 | ventures.coinbase.com | San Francisco | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 51 |
| 55 | Placeholder | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 42 |
| 56 | OrangeDAO | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 50 |
| 57 | MEXC Global | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 46 |
| 58 | Longling Capital | Xiamen, China | Angel | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 44 |
| 59 | Delphi Ventures | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2023 | 41 | |
| 60 | Folius Ventures | Hong Kong, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 39 |
| 61 | Polygon Studios | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 39 |
| 62 | Monex Ventures | Chiba, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 37 |
| 63 | Solana | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 34 |
| 64 | ICG | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 33 |
| 65 | DeNA | Shibuya, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 33 |
| 66 | OpenSea | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 30 |
| 67 | Sora Ventures | Hong Kong, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 29 |
| 68 | F Ventures | Fukuoka, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 27 |
| 69 | Quantstamp | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 28 |
| 70 | Maezawa Fund | Minato, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 28 |
| 71 | Ryze Labs | George Town, Cayman Islands | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 24 |
| 72 | Tess Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 27 |
| 73 | LucidBlue Ventures | China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 25 |
| 74 | Comma3 Ventures | Taipei, Taiwan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 25 |
| 75 | Presto Labs | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 25 |
| 76 | GREE Ventures | Minato City, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 23 |
| 77 | Kronos Research | Taipei, Taiwan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 23 |
| 78 | DIMENSION | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2025 | 18 |
| 79 | Puzzle Ventures | Beijing, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 19 |
| 80 | Adways | Shinjuku, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2015 | 17 |
| 81 | HAKOBUNE | Chuo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 15 |
| 82 | GREE | Chiba, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | 16 |
| 83 | Mantle Network | Panama City, Panama | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 17 |
| 84 | Incuba | Tokyo, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2023 | 16 |
| 85 | Cygames Capital | Shibuya, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 15 |
| 86 | giftee | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 12 |
| 87 | Stratified Capital | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 10 |
| 88 | Emoote | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2023 | 10 | |
| 89 | TRON | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 8 |
| 90 | LiquidX | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 8 |
| 91 | Chainlink | Cayman Islands | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 8 |
| 92 | Nothing Research Ltd | Shanghai, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 8 |
| 93 | WOO | Taipei, Taiwan | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 8 |
| 94 | LINE | Shinjuku City, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2014 | 7 |
| 95 | Damo Labs | Hong Kong, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2021 | 7 |
| 96 | Arriba Studio | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 6 |
| 97 | Mint Ventures | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 7 |
| 98 | Orrick | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 7 |
| 99 | Reverie | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 6 |
| 100 | The Open Platform | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 6 |
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Web 3.0 companies head-officed in Tokyo that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZUMI izumi.finance |
29 | 31 | $150M | Series B Apr 2023 |
| Gumi gu3.co.jp |
14 | 21 | $684M | Post-IPO Jun 2018 |
| L3E7 l3e7.io |
14 | 14 | $130M | Series A Apr 2024 |
| Orca orca.so |
10 | 10 | $180M | Series A Sep 2021 |
| Bunzz bunzz.dev |
10 | 10 | $45M | Seed Jan 2023 |
| KEKKAI kekkai.io |
10 | 10 | $13.9M | Seed Jan 2024 |
| Phi philand.xyz |
8 | 8 | $16M | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Toku toku.com |
7 | 7 | $140M | Series B Mar 2023 |
| Pacific Meta pacific-meta.co.jp |
7 | 8 | $23.3M | Series A Jan 2025 |
| Mahjong Meta mjmeta.io |
6 | 6 | $72M | Series A Aug 2023 |
| DEESSE deesse.art |
6 | 6 | $12M | Seed Dec 2021 |
| microverse microverse.co.jp |
5 | 5 | $7.4M | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Cyan usecyan.com |
4 | 4 | $8M | Seed Jun 2022 |
| NEIGHBOR neighbor.gg |
4 | 4 | $6.1M | Seed Nov 2023 |
| Orb imagine-orb.com |
3 | 3 | $6.9M | Seed Oct 2015 |
| Pluto pluto.vision |
3 | 3 | — | Seed Jul 2024 |
| ceτi taoceti.ai |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2024 |
| metaverse Job Japan metaversejobjapan.io |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Mar 2022 |
| Mechaverse mechaverse.cc |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Feb 2022 |
| O3 Labs o3.network |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Nov 2021 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 15th Rock | Pacific Meta | Series A | $4.2M |
| Jan 2025 | DIMENSIONLED | Pacific Meta | Series A | $4.2M |
| Jan 2025 | KZM & Company Group | Pacific Meta | Series A | $4.2M |
| Jan 2025 | GIF Ventures | Pacific Meta | Series A | $4.2M |
| Jan 2025 | MK Management | Pacific Meta | Series A | $4.2M |
| Jul 2024 | HashKey | Pluto | Seed | — |
| Jul 2024 | Binance | Pluto | Seed | — |
| Jul 2024 | The Open PlatformLED | Pluto | Seed | — |
| Jun 2024 | Alpha TransformLED | ceτi | Seed | — |
| Apr 2024 | Mantle NetworkLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | BuzzOneLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | LiquidXLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | Spartan GroupLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | Longling CapitalLED | L3E7 | Angel | — |
| Apr 2024 | BitValveLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | MetaLabLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | OKXLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | Vertex VenturesLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | Foresight VenturesLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
| Apr 2024 | SevenXLED | L3E7 | Series A | $10M |
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