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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))

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