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    NTT DOCOMO Ventures

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 2008

    NTT DOCOMO Ventures strategically invests in early to growth-stage startups globally, focusing on technologies like 5G, AI, IoT, and XR. Their aim is to identify innovations that can enhance NTT DOCOMO's core telecommunications business, create new services, and foster collaborations, often facilitating market entry into Japan.

    30% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 6 prior). Average disclosed round size is $44.5M (across 16 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    27

    Fund Size

    $672M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Masahiro Inoue

    Masahiro Inoue

    Manager

    Takuya Takagi

    Takuya Takagi

    Managing Director

    Yuuki Teranishi

    Yuuki Teranishi

    Director

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    27 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Argu Eye Ltd. logoArgu Eye Ltd.UnknownJan 2026
    Doppel logoDoppelSeries C$70MNov 2025
    HappyRobot logoHappyRobotSeries BOct 2025
    Biome Inc. logoBiome Inc.UnknownMar 2025
    MeetsMore Inc. logoMeetsMore Inc.UnknownMar 2025
    ElevenLabs logoElevenLabsSeries C$180MJan 2025
    Total Future Healthcare Inc. logoTotal Future Healthcare Inc.UnknownOct 2024
    SOXAI Inc. logoSOXAI Inc.UnknownJun 2024
    Turing logoTuringUnknownApr 2024
    Sitetracker logoSitetrackerSeries D$96MSep 2022
    Inworld AI logoInworld AISeries A$50MAug 2022
    Skydio logoSkydioSeries C$100MJul 2020
    Otter.ai logoOtter.aiSeries A$10MJan 2020
    WWasabi Technologies Inc.UnknownSep 2019
    WSC Sports logoWSC SportsSeries C$23MAug 2019
    VDOO logoVDOOSeries B$32MApr 2019
    Mist Systems, Inc. logoMist Systems, Inc.Series C$46MFeb 2018
    Fyusion logoFyusionSeries B$22MDec 2017
    TrackR logoTrackRSeries B$50MAug 2017
    Jirnexu logoJirnexuSeries A$3MMay 2016
    OOriginal StitchSeed$1.1MJan 2016
    aCommerce logoaCommerceSeries A$10.7MJun 2014
    CCertiVoxSeries B$8MMay 2014
    LinQ inc. logoLinQ inc.Unknown
    AI model Inc. logoAI model Inc.Series A
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    Top Co-Investors

    INSPiRE2 shared
    LG2 shared
    GGV Capital2 shared
    Energize Ventures1 shared
    National Grid Partners1 shared
    Benchmark1 shared
    SV Angel1 shared
    Salesforce1 shared

    Last updated: 16 April 2026