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.

Nobuyoshi Fukumoto

Managing Director

Muneki Handa

President

Takashi Hasegawa

Managing Director

Masafumi Houshiyama

Deputy President

Kai Kikuchi

Deputy General Manager

Lee Bum-hwan

Deputy General Manager

Junichi Masuda

Managing Director and Founder

Yasufumi Matsuda

Director and Executive Officer

Tsuyoshi Noda

Deputy General Manager

Shinsuke Sakamoto

Deputy President

Takayuki Shimizu

Executive Officer and General Manager

Fumio Sugasawa

Director and Executive Officer

Junichi Taguchi

Investment Director

Past deals in Hairdressing

Salowin

Series D in 2025
Salowin Inc., established in 2019 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates a unique business model within the beauty industry. The company provides a share salon concept for beauticians, offering private rooms equipped with well-maintained facilities. Salowin supports its tenants through services such as prepayment systems for sales and comprehensive support, enabling beauticians to focus on their craft while benefiting from shared resources and increased income potential.

Palplat

Seed Round in 2023
Palplat specializes in IT consulting services and promotes digital transformation. It offers an online platform for beauty counseling, connecting users with professional makeup artists and image consultants for personalized beauty lessons.

Fun Place

Venture Round in 2016
Fun Place is a business that specializes in providing basic grooming care for pets through its chain of pet trimming salons. The company focuses on creating a clean and relaxing environment where pets can receive essential services such as nail clipping, ear cleaning, anal gland expression, leg area trimming, and eye area maintenance. Fun Place aims to offer peace of mind to both parents and dogs by ensuring high-quality grooming services tailored to the condition and breed of each pet.
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