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Amount VC investments domestic seed-stage companies Japan Q1 2018, by industry

Quarterly amount of venture capital (VC) investments in domestic seed-stage companies in Japan in the first quarter of 2018, by industry (Figures expressed in billions of Japanese yen (JPY))
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The data depicts the quarterly amount of venture capital (VC) investments in domestic seed-stage companies in Japan in the first quarter of 2018, ranked by industry. During the first quarter of 2018, VC investments in domestic companies at seed-stage were highest in the software industry, amounting to approx. 1.79 billion Japanese yen.

Software 1.79
Computers and peripherals/IT services 1.17
Biotechnology/pharmaceutical 0.83
Industrial/energy/others 0.65
Medical devices and equipment/healthcare-related 0.52
Semi-conductors/electrical machinery and equipment 0.26
Media/entertainment/retailing/consumer goods 0.2
Finance/real estate/business services 0.09
Telecommunications/networking and equipment 0.01