Fintech investors backing startups in Japan
14 investors hold two or more fintech startups in Japan each, 31 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Plug and Play (7), Global Brain (6) and Coral Capital (4). 3 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Japan
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Zeroboard, Yoii, GarageBank | 7 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Global BrainVenture capital · Japan · Moneytree, WealthNavi, UPSIDER | 6 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Coral CapitalVenture capital · Japan · Zeroboard, justInCase Technologies, Nstock | 4 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Z Venture CapitalVenture capital · Japan · GarageBank, Kufu Company Holdings, BlueBank | 4 | 7 | Jun 2026 |
 UTECVenture capital · Japan · Finatext Holdings, forest, Calaris | 4 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 HeadlineVenture capital · Taiwan · WealthNavi, forest, Tokenz# FinTech# Japan | 3 | 22 | Sep 2026 |
 JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsVenture capital · Japan · MFS, SimpleForm, KYC Consulting | 3 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 Globis Capital PartnersVenture capital · Japan · justInCase Technologies, Kufu Company Holdings, MFS | 3 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 GMO VenturePartnersVenture capital · Japan · Moneytree, Money Forward, Infcurion | 3 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Universal Materials IncubatorVenture capital · Japan · Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Yokohama | 3 | – | – |
 Skyland VenturesVenture capital · Japan · 400F, TWOSTONE&Sons | 2 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
 SPROUNDVenture capital · NaLaLys, Zeroboard | 2 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 University of Tokyo Innovation PlatformAccelerator · Japan · WealthNavi, Yoii | 2 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
 Open Network LabAccelerator · Japan · Digital Garage, Rakuten | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Japan
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Tokenz# FinTech# Japan | 4 |
 WealthNavi | 3 |
 Yoii | 3 |
 Zeroboard | 3 |
 MFS | 3 |
 forest | 2 |
 Moneytree | 2 |
 GarageBank | 2 |
 RICOS | 2 |
 justInCase Technologies | 2 |
 Kufu Company Holdings | 2 |
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Who invests in fintech startups in Japan?
14 investors hold two or more fintech startups in Japan each, 31 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Plug and Play (7), Global Brain (6) and Coral Capital (4). 3 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Japan when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.