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Major investors by investment (VC) amount in Japan 2007-2017

Leading capital investors in Japan in the first half of 2017, by venture capital investment volume (in million Japanese yen)
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The data illustrates a ranking of the leading capital investors in Japan in the first half of 2017, sorted by venture capital investment volume. In the period examined, the public-private investment fund Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) ranked first, with a total investment volume of around 9.6 billion Japanese yen, followed by the private equity company JAFCO, with investments of about 6.7 billion yen.

Innovation Network Corporation of Japan 9586
JAFCO Co., Ltd. 6686
SBI Investment 4206
JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific), Ltd. 1360
Nissei Capital 1300
SMBC Venture Capital 1224
Aflac Corporate Ventures 1120
Fosun International 1000
Globis Capital Partners 938
Daiwa PI Partners Co.Ltd. 900
Daiwa Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. 819
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital 788
Mizuho Capital 735
Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. 600
Venture Labo Co,. Ltd. 566