Mizuho Capital

Mizuho Capital, established in 1983 and headquartered in Tokyo, is a prominent venture capital firm affiliated with Mizuho Bank, one of Japan's largest banks. The firm manages approximately ¥49.6 billion JPY and focuses its investments primarily on information technology, biotechnology, healthcare, and various manufacturing sectors. Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 through the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital, and IBJ Investment, which were subsidiaries of three major banks. With a significant track record, over 600 companies backed by Mizuho have successfully gone public, positioning the firm as the fifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan. Mizuho Capital aims to leverage its expertise to invest in private markets across the Asia-Pacific region.

Shinichiro Kuge

Investment Manager

Hajime Saito

President

Omachi Yusuke

President and CEO

Past deals in GovTech

Galapagos

Series A in 2021
Galapagos Co., Ltd. offers AI based design and application development services. It offers services, such as AIR Design, a design provision solution specializing in marketing creative; and development service for iPhone and Android applications. Galapagos Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

ClipLine

Series D in 2020
Developer of a video-based management platform designed to enhance the organizational execution system. The company's platform helps to promote digital transformation in terms of organizational structure, scale, and physical distance, enabling clients to seamlessly monitor quality and thereby improve sales.

Galapagos

Seed Round in 2020
Galapagos Co., Ltd. offers AI based design and application development services. It offers services, such as AIR Design, a design provision solution specializing in marketing creative; and development service for iPhone and Android applications. Galapagos Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Tech Ocean

Seed Round in 2019
Tech Ocean Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company that develops and operates an artificial intelligence and big data-driven virtual recruitment platform aimed at science and engineering students. Founded in 2018, the company offers a service known as Tech offer, which assists graduate and undergraduate students in their job search by matching them with technology companies seeking specific technical skills. The platform utilizes a comprehensive database of students and employs semi-automated processes to facilitate effective matching, thereby creating a beneficial cycle of recruitment and education. In addition to its core platform, Tech Ocean also provides recruitment consulting services and develops mobile applications to enhance user engagement and functionality.

Visits

Series B in 2018
VISITS Technologies Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing a career formation platform aimed at connecting students and alumni. It employs a patented consensus building algorithm known as ideagram, which quantifies individual creativity, discerning abilities, and the inherent value of ideas. This innovative technology not only measures creativity but also assesses intangible assets such as skills and personal connections. By integrating blockchain technology, VISITS Technologies facilitates value transfer, enhancing the platform's effectiveness. The company focuses on demonstrating the relationship between technology and daily life, enabling users to align their aspirations with industry trends and company reputations. Through its platform, VISITS aims to foster social value creation and cultivate human resources capable of generating successful new business ideas.

ACALL

Seed Round in 2018
SaaS (Visitor Management , Facility Management , Business Meeting)

ZenmuTech

Venture Round in 2017
ZenmuTech, Inc. specializes in providing thin client environments and cybersecurity solutions tailored for enterprises, particularly local governments and educational institutions. The company offers various products, including thin clients for server-based computing, solutions to convert standard PCs into thin clients, and a data protection system known as ZENMU, which safeguards data on notebooks and PCs from unauthorized access. Additionally, ZenmuTech provides consultation services for implementing thin client infrastructures and develops virtualized USB management systems. The company employs advanced encryption technology and secret sharing methods to protect sensitive information from potential leaks and theft. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, ZenmuTech is committed to enhancing security and operational efficiency for its clients.

BizReach

Series A in 2016
Launch pad for a wide array of HR Tech services, which has focused on revolutionizing the world’s second largest Japanese HR services industry thru technology enabled business models. BizReach: Japan's premier online career networking service, which has transformed the Japanese business community in allowing career-driven executives to freely share and directly connect with talent-seeking employers and recruiters.Often referred to as the “LinkedIn of Japan” in the HR industry, the service has allowed over half a million executives to explore their career options by sharing their resume information in a closed online database shared amongst only employers and recruiters. The service has disrupted the executive search (recruitment) market by becoming a cloud-based talent sourcing platform for employers to recruit and hire business executives directly. CareerTrek: The service was built on the needs of BizReach clients (employers) wanting to recruit and hire “young” professionals (20s and early 30s) more efficiently thru direct sourcing methods. Hence, the service is branded and targeted to become an online career networking service connecting young professional jobseekers and employers. Together with BizReach, the 2 cloud-based talent sourcing platforms deliver similar results to what Linkedin delivers to enterprise clients outside of Japan. An added feature of CareerTrek due to its focus on a younger audience is its recommendation engine, which supports jobseekers in not only proactively finding jobs that they think fit them, but being introduced to positions that other similar users find interesting. Stanby: Stanby is a job search engine, which aggregates job postings from hundreds of third-party job sites. This “Google for Jobs” service enables jobseekers to search from over 4 million jobs posted online from all over the country in just one search. Stanby ATS is a service provided to employers, and is a cloud-based applicant tracking system for employers, and is free to use. Employers can create job postings, source applicants and track applicants, together functioning as a central platform for all recruitment efforts. Stanby thrives to bring every job opening to the online world, and become the largest original source of hiring information.

GA technologies

Venture Round in 2016
GAtechnologies Co Ltd is a Japan based company engaged in development and operation of real estate transaction platform. The company is also engaged in the development and management of application for real estate owners and provides crowdfunding service for second-hand divided apartments.

Geechs

Venture Round in 2016
Geechs is a company that specializes in providing IT human resources matching services for freelancers, connecting skilled professionals with businesses in need of their expertise. In addition to its recruitment services, Geechs develops video and internet games specifically for smartphones, expanding its offerings in the tech and entertainment sectors. The company focuses on leveraging exceptional IT talent to meet the demands of clients while also contributing to the growing mobile gaming industry.

ClipLine

Seed Round in 2016
Developer of a video-based management platform designed to enhance the organizational execution system. The company's platform helps to promote digital transformation in terms of organizational structure, scale, and physical distance, enabling clients to seamlessly monitor quality and thereby improve sales.

Emotion Tech

Seed Round in 2015
Emotion Tech Inc. specializes in the development and operation of technology focused on analyzing and visualizing emotions expressed by customers and employees. The company offers a cloud-based service that gathers and evaluates customer feedback, facilitating management problem-solving. Its solutions leverage proprietary emotional data analysis to enhance turnover rates, boost team productivity, and drive organizational reforms. Emotion Tech provides a user experience management platform known as Wizpra NPS, adopted by over 1,000 retailers in Japan, including restaurants and fitness gyms, and an employee experience management platform called Wizpra Card. Founded in 2013 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Emotion Tech was formerly known as wizpra inc. before rebranding in December 2016.

Gene Techno Science

Venture Round in 2011
Gene Techno Science is engaged in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products and biosimilars in Japan. The company develops drugs for the treatment of immunological, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, infectious, and renal diseases as well as oncology drugs. It also offers Filgrastim for the treatment of cancer. Gene Techno Science was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

GCT Semiconductor

Series C in 2002
GCT Semiconductor, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in designing and marketing integrated circuits for the wireless communications industry. The company offers advanced system-on-chip solutions that combine radio frequency, baseband modem, and digital signal processing capabilities on a single die, catering primarily to the 4G Long-Term Evolution and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access markets. GCT's products, which include CMOS RF transceivers and solutions for 3G and 4G mobile devices, are utilized in smartphones, wireless routers, and other communication equipment. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers, primarily in the United States, Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan. Additionally, GCT has formed strategic collaborations, including an agreement with Anapass to develop mobile application processors for smartphones. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, GCT Semiconductor continues to focus on providing high-performance, cost-effective semiconductor solutions with low power consumption and compact designs.
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