Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is Japan's first full-scale hands-on venture capital firm, founded in 1996. It invests in startups from seed to growth stage, providing support in human resources, capital, and management expertise, with a focus on creating next-generation industries and building a global ecosystem through innovation.
Average disclosed round size is $31.4M (across 59 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
71
Fund Size
$543M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Minoru (Joe) Imano
Managing Partner
Shinichi (Shin) Takamiya
Managing Partner
Satoshi Fukushima
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
104 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOceanic Constellations | Series B | — | Feb 2026 |
 Solafune | Series A | $30M | Jan 2026 |
 Kotoba Technologies | Unknown | — | Dec 2025 |
 Polyuse | Series B | — | Dec 2025 |
| IIfactory | Unknown | — | Oct 2025 |
| Kotoba Technologies | Seed | $10M | Aug 2025 |
 Holoway Inc. | Unknown | — | Jul 2025 |
 SDP Japan | Series D | $31M | Jun 2025 |
 RoboTruck | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 TAIAN | Unknown | — | Nov 2024 |
| OOokuma Diamond Device (ODD) | Unknown | $27M | Oct 2024 |
 newmo, Inc. | Unknown | — | Jul 2024 |
 Autify | Series B | $13M | Jun 2024 |
 Tensor Energy | Series A | $6M | Mar 2024 |
 Facilo | Unknown | — | Feb 2024 |
| newmo, Inc. | Unknown | — | Feb 2024 |
 Telexistence inc. | Series B | $170M | Jan 2024 |
 Helpfeel Inc. | Unknown | — | Dec 2023 |
 Ascend.io | Unknown | — | Dec 2023 |
 Knowledge Work | Unknown | — | Nov 2023 |
 IZUMO | Seed | $12.7M | Nov 2023 |
 kikitori | Unknown | — | Sep 2023 |
| PPathosLogos Inc. | Unknown | — | Sep 2023 |
 JOSYS | Series B | $93M | Sep 2023 |
 CADDi (キャディ株式会社) | Series C | $89M | Jul 2023 |
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Top Co-Investors
Global Brain Corporation28 shared
World Innovation Lab16 shared
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.14 shared
SMBC Venture Capital10 shared
ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc.8 shared
Salesforce Ventures6 shared
Coral Capital6 shared
UTEC6 shared
Sony Innovation Fund by IGV6 shared
SBI Investment6 shared
Development Bank of Japan Inc.5 shared
JIC Venture Growth Investments5 shared
GREE Ventures5 shared
Delight Ventures4 shared
DNX Ventures4 shared
Salesforce4 shared
Mizuho Capital4 shared
JAPAN POST CAPITAL Co., Ltd.4 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026