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Japan Science and Technology Agency portfolio
Japan Science and Technology Agency has 4 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding.
About this page
It is a government fund based in Tokyo, JP. Its most recent investment on record is Letara's $6.5M Seed round in March 2025, alongside ANA Trading, SMBC Venture Capital and Aozora Corporate Investment. By category, its portfolio leans toward Logistics and mobility (3) and Robotics and hardware (2). It has co-invested with Aozora Corporate Investment, SMBC Venture Capital and ANA Trading.
About Japan Science and Technology Agency
What Japan Science and Technology Agency invests in
- Logistics and mobility · 3 · 75%
- Robotics and hardware · 2 · 50%
- Manufacturing and industrial · 2 · 50%
- Health and bio · 1 · 25%
- Commerce and retail · 1 · 25%
Japan Science and Technology Agency recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed · $6.5M | ANA Trading, SMBC Venture Capital, Aozora Corporate Investment | ||
| Series A · $5M | UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, UTokyo Innovation Platform | ||
 KKyulux | Series A · $13.5M | DBJ Capital, QB Capital, LG Display +5 |
How Japan Science and Technology Agency invests
Japan Science and Technology Agency portfolio companies
LLetara$6.5MSeed · Mar 2025
BBionicM$5MSeries A · Sep 2020
- KKyulux$13.5MSeries A · Apr 2016
XXenomabacker
| Company | Round with Japan Science and Technology Agency | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Robotics and hardware |
Seed · $6.5M | $22.8M | Aug 24, 2026 Series A |
Robotics and hardware |
Series A · $5M | $12.3M | Nov 2, 2026 Series B+ |
| KKyulux Logistics and mobility |
Series A · $13.5M | $130.1M | Nov 7, 2026 Series B+ |
Health and bio |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Most frequent co-investors
AAozora Corporate Investment1 shared round · last Mar 18, 2025
SSMBC Venture Capital1 shared round · last Mar 18, 2025
AANA Trading1 shared round · last Mar 18, 2025
UUTokyo Innovation Platform1 shared round · last Sep 6, 2020
UUTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners1 shared round · last Sep 6, 2020
SSamsung Ventures1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
LLG Display1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
DDBJ Capital1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
UUntroD Capital1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
QQB Capital1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
- JJapan Display1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
- SSamsung Display Solutions1 shared round · last Apr 6, 2016
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Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Logistics and mobility).
How this is counted
Firm profile: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-11, CC BY 4.0. Track-record counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.
Share is of the 3 rounds on Recent Funding that name Japan Science and Technology Agency. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Japan Science and Technology Agency, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/japan-science-and-technology-agency (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.