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Japan Science and Technology Agency

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Total investments 36
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$6M
Portfolio companies 27
Rounds per year 1.71
Lead investments 1
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.22
Key employees Soon
https://www.jst.go.jp
https://twitter.com/jst_info
Chiyoda, Japan

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Manufacturing
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Medical Device
Summary

The venture was found in Asia in Japan. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Tokyo.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Japan. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Axelspace, REGiMMUNE Corporation. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Aerospace, National Security. The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the Japan Science and Technology Agency, startups are often financed by Yasuda Enterprise Development, NIF SMBC Ventures, Japan Asia Investment. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Beyond Next Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, ITOCHU Technology Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by UTokyo Innovation Platform, SMBC Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.

The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 5 - 10 millions dollars. The high activity for fund was in 2018.

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1 Kyoto University Innovation Capital
2 Universal Materials Incubator
3 UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
Typical Co-investors
Japan Science and Technology Agency is more likely to invest in rounds together with the following funds:
1 Diamond Edge Ventures
2 Niantic
3 Yochy Investments
Funds investing in following rounds
These funds have a tendency to invest in the following rounds after Japan Science and Technology Agency:
1 Diamond Edge Ventures
2 Niantic
3 Spicehaus Partners
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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

QunaSys

Computer
Consulting
Information Technology
Software
$10M27 Mar 2022
Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
JIC Venture Growth Investments
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Global Brain Corporation
Fintech Ventures Fund
ANRI
 Bunkyo, Japan

Sonire Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Health Diagnostics
Medical
Wellness
$4M11 Jun 2021
SBI Investment
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
MAKOTO Capital
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Higegin Capital
Fukuoka Financial Group
Fast Track Initiative
epiST
 Japan

bitBiome

Analytics
Biotechnology
Medical
$273K02 Nov 2020
Japan Science and Technology Agency
 Japan, Chiyoda

BionicM

Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Robotics
$5M07 Sep 2020
UTokyo Innovation Platform
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
Japan Science and Technology Agency
 Bunkyo, Japan

Rege Nephro

Biotechnology
Manufacturing
Medical
Rental
$3M04 Jun 2020
JAFCO Japan
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Kyogin Lease & Capital
FUJIFILM
 Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Algal Bio

Biotechnology
Food and Beverage
$3M29 Nov 2019
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Chibagin Capital
Abies Ventures
 Japan, Chiba Prefecture

EditForce

Biotechnology
$7M01 Mar 2019
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
QB Capital
Newton Biocapital
K4 Ventures
Japan Science and Technology Agency
ITOCHU Technology Ventures
 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Craif

Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Health Diagnostics
Machine Learning
Medical
13 Feb 2019
ANRI
Japan Science and Technology Agency
NEDO
 Japan, Bunkyo

TELEXISTENCE Inc.

Robotics
$18M29 Nov 2018
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Mizuho Capital
KDDI Open Innovation Fund
UTokyo Innovation Platform
Monoful
Maeda
JTB Corp.
Deepcore
Airbus Ventures
Global Brain Corporation
 Chiyoda, Japan
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Total investments 36
Average round size 6M
Rounds per year 1.71
Peak activity year 2018
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.22
Group Appearance index 0.83

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

QunaSys

Computer
Consulting
Information Technology
Software
$10M27 Mar 2022
Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
JIC Venture Growth Investments
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Global Brain Corporation
Fintech Ventures Fund
ANRI
 Bunkyo, Japan

Sonire Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Health Diagnostics
Medical
Wellness
$4M11 Jun 2021
SBI Investment
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
MAKOTO Capital
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Higegin Capital
Fukuoka Financial Group
Fast Track Initiative
epiST
 Japan

bitBiome

Analytics
Biotechnology
Medical
$273K02 Nov 2020
Japan Science and Technology Agency
 Japan, Chiyoda

BionicM

Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Robotics
$5M07 Sep 2020
UTokyo Innovation Platform
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
Japan Science and Technology Agency
 Bunkyo, Japan

Rege Nephro

Biotechnology
Manufacturing
Medical
Rental
$3M04 Jun 2020
JAFCO Japan
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Kyogin Lease & Capital
FUJIFILM
 Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Algal Bio

Biotechnology
Food and Beverage
$3M29 Nov 2019
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
Kyoto University Innovation Capital
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Chibagin Capital
Abies Ventures
 Japan, Chiba Prefecture

EditForce

Biotechnology
$7M01 Mar 2019
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
QB Capital
Newton Biocapital
K4 Ventures
Japan Science and Technology Agency
ITOCHU Technology Ventures
 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Craif

Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Health Diagnostics
Machine Learning
Medical
13 Feb 2019
ANRI
Japan Science and Technology Agency
NEDO
 Japan, Bunkyo

TELEXISTENCE Inc.

Robotics
$18M29 Nov 2018
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Mizuho Capital
KDDI Open Innovation Fund
UTokyo Innovation Platform
Monoful
Maeda
JTB Corp.
Deepcore
Airbus Ventures
Global Brain Corporation
 Chiyoda, Japan
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