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Oldest Investors with Venture Exposure with Investment Evidence in Japan

Browse investors with venture exposure with a stated country focus or recorded venture investment in Japan, ranked by founding year, with older firms listed first.

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About this list

FundComb tracks 5 investors with venture exposure with a stated country focus or recorded venture investment in Japan on this page. If you just want to see firms headquartered in Japan, see the Japan HQ list.

The ranking uses founding year, with older firms listed first. Treat the figures as directional research data, not as a source to rely on for financial or investment decisions.

The first ranked entries currently include Eight Roads, Salesforce Ventures and DG Daiwa Ventures.

How we compile this list

Official pages are researched automatically and independently checked before their claims are used. Each evidence record preserves the source, country connection, capital basis, currency and date. Missing evidence stays unknown.

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Eight Roads

Eight Roads is a Fidelity-backed global investment platform with venture teams investing in technology and healthcare companies across Asia, Europe, Israel and...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Fintech stated firm-wide Healthtech stated firm-wide Life Sciences stated firm-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Tokyo, Japan

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Japan

    The current Japan team page states that Eight Roads seeks to partner with founders in Japan.

    Official source

Reported capital

  • USD 1.6B · Reported venture AUM

    Venture manager · reported 2022-05-17

    Not used in this ranking.

    Official source

Salesforce Ventures

Salesforce Ventures is Salesforce’s dedicated venture arm, investing in enterprise software from seed through growth.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Software & SaaS stated firm-wide AI & Data stated firm-wide Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Tokyo, Japan

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Japan

    The current investment description explicitly includes Japan among the areas where the firm invests.

    Official source

DG Daiwa Ventures

DG Daiwa Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm established by Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group that invests in startups with next-generation tech...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Tokyo, Japan

    Official source

  • Venture headquarters · Tokyo, Japan

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Japan

    The fund announcement says Fund III targets domestic and overseas seed- and early-stage startups. In this Japanese firm's announcement, “domestic” refers to Japan; this is a mandate claim, not an office claim.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Reported capital

  • ≥JPY 10B · Reported venture fund size

    DGDV Fund III E.L.P. Cayman · reported 2025-10-21

    Not used in this ranking.

    Official source

Antler Australia

Antler is a global early-stage venture firm investing at inception and pre-seed; its Antler Elevate fund invests from Pre-A through Series C. Its founder reside...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

DBJ Capital

DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned venture capital subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc. We will continue striving to take on challenges with entrep...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Tokyo, Japan

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Japan

    The company profile states that it invests in domestic startups; in this Japanese company's profile, domestic refers to Japan.

    Official source

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Methodology
How are firms ranked on this list? +

This list is ranked by founding year, with older firms listed first. FundComb keeps headquarters, office presence and investment geography as separate signals, so a headquarters list and an office list can show different results.

Which capital figures are comparable? +

AUM, aggregate venture commitments and individual closed fund sizes are separate views. Parent assets and cumulative fundraising never count as venture AUM. AUM and commitments need a date within two years; vehicle sizes within three years. Only exact or approximate amounts rank. Foreign currencies use the same dated ECB conversion snapshot. These are manager or strategy totals, not capital available in this country. Unknown, undated, stale, bounded and non-comparable figures remain unranked.

How often is this list updated? +

Profiles update as FundComb ingests public filings, fund websites, official announcements and manual review notes. Rankings can change when new evidence is approved or older data is cleaned.

Does an office mean the firm invests locally? +

An office establishes physical presence only. The investment-evidence view uses stated country mandates or named venture rounds within three years. Founder-linked mandates and dated deals are labelled separately in each source record. Neither proves the firm is currently accepting investments or that all its capital is allocated locally.