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Canal Ventures

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Toyosu

Description

Canal Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm of the Nihon Unisys Group that invests in seed early phase startups.

Investor Profile

Canal Ventures has made 9 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 0% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series Unknown (44%)
  • Series A (22%)
  • Series B (22%)
  • Seed (11%)

Country Focus

  • Japan (89%)
  • United States (11%)

Industry Focus

  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Consulting
  • Marketing
  • Events
  • Product Design
  • Software
  • Wedding
  • Small And Medium Businesses
  • Human Resources
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Canal Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Spiral Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
SMBC Venture Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Dentsu Ventures
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Genesia Ventures
Asia, Kanagawa, Japan, Shibuya
Co-Investments: 1
ANRI
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Globis Capital Partners
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Shizuoka Capital
Asia, Shizuoka, Japan, Shimizu
Co-Investments: 1
MIRAISE
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Seven Bank
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Canal Ventures?

Taian

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Taian is a service provider company that develops and sells wedding-related products and support for social media marketing.

EventsProduct DesignSoftwareWedding
Series ANov 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,923,202
fondi

Ebisu, Niigata, Japan

Fondi is an English conversation communication service that allows people to live a virtual communal life with the world.

E-LearningEducationMetaverse
Series UnknownNov 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,392,350
Yuurea

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Yuurea is a healthcare company that develops mobile applications for analyzing health metrics from urine tests and AI questionnaires.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMobile AppsPersonal Health
SeedAug 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $820,765
SUSHI TOP MARKETING

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

SUSHI TOP MARKETING is an IT company that offers marketing, NFT utilization, and consulting services.

ConsultingInformation TechnologyMarketing
Series AAug 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $899,576
TYFFON

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

TYFFON develops immersive contents with VR/AR/xR technologies and operating the venues with Free Roam VR experiences.

AppsAugmented RealityLocation Based ServicesMobileVirtual Reality
Series UnknownMay 4, 2023
Amount Raised: $13,789,094
AlphaICs

Milpitas, California, United States

AlphaICs is advancing AI compute with its patented technology called RAP.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerSemiconductor
Series BJan 20, 2021
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
HRBrain

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

HRBrain is a cloud-based service that streamlines the management and evaluation of employee goals.

Human ResourcesInformation TechnologyRecruitingSaaSSocial MediaTask Management
Series UnknownDec 4, 2020
Amount Raised: $9,598,080
bellFace

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

bellFace is an InsideSales system specialized for Business to Business sales and customer support.

Information TechnologySmall and Medium Businesses
Series UnknownFeb 21, 2020
Amount Raised: $46,601,229
Sprocket

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Sprocket is a web-based customer development platform that delivers the latest digital marketing information.

Customer ServiceDigital MarketingService Industry
Series BJun 4, 2019
Amount Raised: $2,586,402