Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, with additional offices in Osaka and Nagoya, founded in 1974. It concentrates on seed to development stage and startup investments across healthcare, biotech, information technology, electronics, high technology, life sciences, fintech, ICT, SaaS, and AI sectors. The firm targets opportunities in Japan and with relevance to the Japanese market, and it participates in investment syndication for Japanese investments to support entrepreneurs and innovation within the domestic economy.

Muneki Handa

President and Director

Takashi Hasegawa

Managing Director

Masafumi Houshiyama

Deputy President

Kai Kikuchi

Deputy General Manager

Lee Bum-hwan

Deputy General Manager

Past deals in Aerospace

Mjolnir Spaceworks

Series A in 2025
Mjolnir Spaceworks designs and manufactures innovative rockets with efficient engines and other spacecraft equipment. Its platform uses solid plastic fuel and liquid oxidizer, enabling safe, cost-effective mass production of rockets.

Letara

Seed Round in 2024
Letara operates a space technology platform intended to service a logistics network spanning the solar system. The company develops propulsion systems for small spacecraft, including high-thrust, plastic-based propulsion designed to be safe and inexpensive for research, development, and operational use in both Earth orbit and deep space, enabling small satellites and related assets to move efficiently across space.

GITAI

Series B in 2024
GITAI is a Tokyo-based space robotics company developing humanoid telepresence robots to enable labor in space. Founded in 2016, it designs and deploys robotic systems for tasks on space stations, lunar bases, satellites, and related infrastructure, with the aim of reducing human workload and operational costs. Its products include the G1 general-purpose robot for automating a broad range of internal and external activities on space platforms, the S1 for specialized tasks and on-orbit servicing, and the H1 robot manipulation system for ground-based teleoperation of in-space operations. Through agile development and vertical integration, GITAI seeks to advance safe, reliable robotic labor for exploration, construction, maintenance, and research in space.

AstroX

Seed Round in 2024
AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.

Iwaya Giken

Venture Round in 2023
Iwaya Giken manufactures and sells gas balloons, airtight cabins, and other space-travel equipment.

GITAI

Series B in 2023
GITAI is a Tokyo-based space robotics company developing humanoid telepresence robots to enable labor in space. Founded in 2016, it designs and deploys robotic systems for tasks on space stations, lunar bases, satellites, and related infrastructure, with the aim of reducing human workload and operational costs. Its products include the G1 general-purpose robot for automating a broad range of internal and external activities on space platforms, the S1 for specialized tasks and on-orbit servicing, and the H1 robot manipulation system for ground-based teleoperation of in-space operations. Through agile development and vertical integration, GITAI seeks to advance safe, reliable robotic labor for exploration, construction, maintenance, and research in space.

Axelspace

Series C in 2021
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2008, Axelspace designs, manufactures, and sells micro-satellites and related components for earth observation. Its primary projects include GRUS, Hodoyoshi-1, and UNIFORM, aiming to provide global daily monitoring at low cost.

WARPSPACE

Venture Round in 2020
WARPSPACE Inc. is a Japanese company founded in 2016, originating from the University of Tsukuba, where it developed satellite projects for five years prior to its establishment. The company specializes in designing and developing satellite modules and ground system instruments. It provides communication infrastructure services for low Earth orbit satellites, including on-demand ground station services, intersatellite communication infrastructure, and portable ground station solutions. With its focus on advancing satellite technology, WARPSPACE aims to enhance connectivity and communication capabilities in the rapidly evolving space industry.

Tiem Factory

Venture Round in 2020
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2012, Tiem Factory specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of aerogel under the brand SUFA. The company's primary product is an ultra-light transparent insulation material designed for thermal insulation applications.

Tiem Factory

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2012, Tiem Factory specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of aerogel under the brand SUFA. The company's primary product is an ultra-light transparent insulation material designed for thermal insulation applications.

iQPS

Venture Round in 2017
iQPS Inc. is a space technology service provider based in Fukuoka City, Japan, founded in 2005. The company specializes in the research, development, design, manufacturing, and sales of satellites, onboard satellite equipment, precision instruments, and electronic devices. iQPS also offers technical consultation and conducts planning and operation of training sessions, workshops, and seminars focused on space technologies. Additionally, the company is involved in the acquisition and sale of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image data from small SAR satellites, further expanding its capabilities in the space sector.

Astroscale

Series C in 2017
Astroscale, established in 2013, is a Singapore-based company that specializes in developing technologies to address the growing issue of space debris. It offers two primary services: End-of-Life Service by Astroscale (ELSA), a spacecraft retrieval service for satellite operators, and Active Debris Removal (ADR), which focuses on clearing larger, more dangerous debris. Additionally, Astroscale designs and manufactures the Lunar Dream Capsule, a time capsule intended for delivery to the moon. The company's mission is to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the hazards posed by orbital debris through innovative and scalable solutions.

Cyberheart

Debt Financing in 2009
CyberHeart, Inc. is a clinical development-stage company focused on creating a non-invasive robotic ablation treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Founded in 2003 and based in Mountain View, California, the company has developed the CyberHeart System, which utilizes advanced technology to dynamically detect, track, and compensate for the movement of the heart and patient during treatment. This ensures precision in the delivery of radiation. The CyberHeart System is intended for use by healthcare professionals, including radiation oncologists, medical physicists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac surgeons, to effectively treat these conditions without invasive procedures. CyberHeart operates as a subsidiary of Varian Medical Systems and has been conducting pre-clinical studies to validate the feasibility of its technology.
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