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Eight Roads Ventures Japan

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Description

Eight Roads Ventures Japan is active in ventures, principal investments and real estate.

Investor Profile

Eight Roads Ventures Japan has backed more than 13 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 4 rounds, about 31% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Series Unknown, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Japan, United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Service Industry, Health Care, Software.
  • Led 2 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (31%)
  • Series Unknown (23%)
  • Series B (23%)
  • Series D (15%)
  • Seed (8%)

Country Focus

  • Japan (69%)
  • United States (31%)

Industry Focus

  • Service Industry
  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Public Transportation
  • Transportation
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Events
  • Information Services
  • Video Conferencing
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Who does Eight Roads Ventures Japan frequently co-invest with?

SMBC Venture Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 3
ANRI
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Mizuho Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 3
Globis Capital Partners
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 3
JAFCO
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 3
Money Forward Venture Partners
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 3
B Dash Ventures
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Salesforce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Coral Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Eight Roads Ventures Japan?

SDP Japan

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

SDP Japan is a procurement and sales of surgical components, pharmaceuticals, and consumables.

B2BHealth CarePharmaceuticalSales
Series DJun 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $31,226,147
Mento

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Mento is a coaching service provider that offers personal and business coaching in career development and personal growth.

Career PlanningEducationReservations
Series BApr 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $11,200,344
SALOWIN

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

SALOWIN is a shared salon where freelance hairdressers can freely provide for customers.

BeautyCustomer ServiceService Industry
Series DFeb 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $16,412,387
Beads

Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Beads is a hospice housing organisation that provides hospice housing and independent living facility.

Assisted LivingHospitalityOncology
Series AJan 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,327,372
Newmo

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Newmo develops ride-sharing service platform designed to provide a means of transport to local communities and consumers.

Public TransportationService IndustryTransportation
Series AOct 31, 2024
Amount Raised: $41,466,192
AvenCell

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Based on our deep science and focused on patients in need.

Health Care
Series BOct 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $112,000,000
newmo

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation.

Public TransportationService IndustryTransportation
SeedFeb 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,985,020
Xbit

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Xbit offers a chatbot service that enables shop/store owners to gather availabilities from employees and create shift schedules.

ChatbotInternetRoboticsSaaSSoftware
Series UnknownJan 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,209,626
Shinobi Therapeutics

South San Francisco, California, United States

Shinobi Therapeutics develops immune-evasive iPS cell therapies for cancer treatment.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series ADec 12, 2023
Amount Raised: $51,000,000
Cloudian

San Mateo, California, United States

Cloudian is a file and object storage company that provides hybrid cloud data management software.

Big DataCloud InfrastructureCloud StorageData CenterData ManagementData StorageSoftware
Series UnknownJan 18, 2023
Amount Raised: $60,000,000