Mizuho Capital

Established in 2002 through the merger of three subsidiaries, Mizuho Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm affiliated with Mizuho Bank. With approximately ¥50 billion JPY under management, it focuses on investments in information technology and biotechnology sectors.

Shinichiro Hisaya

Investment Manager

Katsuya Hori

General Manager, Investment Department

Shinichiro Kuge

Investment Manager

Rikizo Kurosaki

General Manager

Mitsumasa Matsumoto

General Manager, Investment Department

Omachi Yusuke

President and CEO

Hajime Saito

President

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Managing Director

Past deals in Photography

Fotographer AI

Seed Round in 2023
Fotographer AI is a technology company specializing in generative artificial intelligence for product image creation. It offers an automated service enabling e-commerce businesses and advertisers to generate high-quality product photos for their websites and marketing campaigns. By utilizing AI, the company helps clients efficiently produce professional-grade images based on uploaded samples and templates, streamlining their creative content generation process.

Photoruction

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in Tokyo in 2016, Photoruction specializes in developing cloud-based solutions for the construction industry. Its flagship product is a platform that streamlines construction photography and supports civil engineering production processes. The company also offers aoz cloud, an AI engine that reads information from drawings and photographs to enhance productivity.

GIFMAGAZINE

Debt Financing in 2019
GIFMAGAZINE is a Tokyo-based platform that develops and operates a GIF posting, sharing, and search service for animated images. Founded in 2013, it supports Japan's largest GIF art community, hosting a high volume of works and enabling creators to showcase their motion graphics through a searchable archive. The platform also recognizes standout contributors as Official GIFers, highlighting distinctive, artistic GIFs within the community. By offering straightforward posting, discovery, and sharing capabilities, GIFMAGAZINE aims to advance GIF culture and facilitate global dialogue around animation and visual storytelling.

Photoruction

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in Tokyo in 2016, Photoruction specializes in developing cloud-based solutions for the construction industry. Its flagship product is a platform that streamlines construction photography and supports civil engineering production processes. The company also offers aoz cloud, an AI engine that reads information from drawings and photographs to enhance productivity.
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