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    Beyond Next Ventures

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 2014
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    Biotech & Life SciencesClimate & EnergyFood & AgricultureHealthcareAIRobotics & AutomationDefense & Space

    Beyond Next Ventures is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that specializes in early-stage investments in deep-tech and life science startups across Asia Pacific, with a subsidiary in Bengaluru, India. The firm supports the commercialization of research outcomes from universities and research institutions, focusing on healthcare, biotech, agri-food, climate tech, AI, and space.

    Deal activity increased 150% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $10.3M (across 27 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    31

    Fund Size

    $168M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    5

    Team

    Tsuyoshi Ito

    Tsuyoshi Ito

    Founder CEO / Managing Partner

    Kengo Ueha

    Kengo Ueha

    Managing Director / General Partner

    Akito Arima

    Akito Arima

    Executive Officer / Partner / Investment Gr. / Open Innovation Manager

    Jay Krishnan

    Jay Krishnan

    Partner & Head of India Investment Groups（India）

    Katsuya Hashizume

    Katsuya Hashizume

    Executive Officer / Partner / Investment Manager

    Shota Sagiyama

    Shota Sagiyama

    Executive Officer / Talent Partner / HR Strategy Manager

    Takehiko Sawabe

    Takehiko Sawabe

    Director / Investment Gr.

    Hiroyuki Kageyama

    Hiroyuki Kageyama

    Principal / Investment Gr.

    Keigo Yato

    Keigo Yato

    Ph.D. / Principal /Investment Gr.

    Masahiro Goto

    Masahiro Goto

    Principal / Investment Gr.

    Yuichiro Sano

    Yuichiro Sano

    Principal / India Fund

    Karthik Varada

    Karthik Varada

    Senior Associate / Investment Gr. (India)

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    45 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    EElevationspace IncSeries B$40MSep 2026
    IntegriCulture logoIntegriCultureSeries B$7MSep 2026
    Integriculture logoIntegricultureSeries B$7MJan 2026
    FFullDepthSeries D—Dec 2025
    Neautech logoNeautechSeries B—Oct 2025
    Neautech logoNeautechSeries A—Oct 2025
    Emium logoEmiumUnknown—Apr 2025
    Boston Medical Sciences logoBoston Medical SciencesSeries A—Feb 2025
    HITOTSU logoHITOTSUBridge—Jan 2025
    SSecai Marche IncSeries A—Aug 2024
    Red Arrow Therapeutics logoRed Arrow TherapeuticsSeed$45MApr 2024
    MMabGenesisSeed—Jan 2024
    Secai Marche logoSecai MarcheSeries A$1.6MJan 2023
    UMAMI UNITED logoUMAMI UNITEDSeries A—Jan 2023
    GGemieUnknown$3.8MJan 2022
    Secai Marche logoSecai MarcheSeries A$1.4MMay 2021
    Secai Marche logoSecai MarcheSeries A—Jan 2021
    Riverfield logoRiverfieldUnknown$27.3MJan 2021
    OOryLabUnknown$4.8MJan 2020
    IntegriCulture logoIntegriCultureSeries A$7.4MJan 2020
    LabBase logoLabBaseSeries A$9.2MSep 2019
    Alchemedicine logoAlchemedicineSeed$2.4MJan 2019
    FFullDepthSeries A$3.1MJan 2019
    Riverfield logoRiverfieldSeries B$10.1MJan 2017
    OOryLabUnknown$2.1MJan 2016
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    Top Co-Investors

    SMBC Venture Capital6 shared
    Future Food Fund4 shared
    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.4 shared
    JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.4 shared
    SBI Investment4 shared
    Global Brain Corporation3 shared
    SPARX Group Co., Ltd.3 shared
    JIC Venture Growth Investments3 shared
    AgFunder3 shared
    NTT3 shared
    Endiya Partners3 shared
    Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd.3 shared
    ANRI2 shared
    NTT DOCOMO Ventures2 shared
    Rakuten Capital1 shared
    Hearst Ventures1 shared
    Epson X Investment Corporation1 shared
    Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
    e2vc1 shared
    Cocoon Capital1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026