About ANRI
ANRI is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Tokyo, Japan. As of Sep 2026, ANRI is an active investor, having invested in 213 companies, with 11 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Japan based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Typewriter Therapeutics Overall, ANRI portfolio has seen 7 IPOs and 9 acquisitions including key companies like Coincheck, Raksul and Dely. A lot of funds co-invest with ANRI, with names like Mitsubishi UFJ Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ANRI has team of 15 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
ANRI's List of Top Investments
ANRI has a portfolio of 213 companies. Their most notable investments are in 3DC and Reiwa Travel.Their portfolio spans across Japan, United States, France and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, High Tech and 33 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by ANRI:
Provider of a platform to deliver mRNA therapeutics for multi-functional treatments. The programming platform detects the location and enhances the cell type protein expression in the patient's body to optimize the immunotherapy treatments.
Key facts about Strand Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $256M
- Employee Count: 124 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Redmile Group, Kinnevik and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Luup
App-based platform for electric kick scooters. Through the app, users can find and book electric kick scooters. Also, they can navigate to the nearby bike stations to get the scooters. Users can unlock the scooters by scanning the QR code. It offers station-based service users have to leave the scooter at the nearby docks at the end of the ride.
Key facts about Luup
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Shibuya (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $137M
- Employee Count: 96 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TBS Innovation Partners, Mori Trust and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Coincheck
Coincheck is a cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan. Offers security facilities like cold storage and 2FA. Other related services include crypto payment acceptance solutions for merchants and P2P lending platforms for crypto lending.
Key facts about Coincheck
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Tokyo (Japan)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 148 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Incubate Fund and ANRI
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. LayerX
Provider of AI, SaaS, and Fintech digital solutions and services. The company researches advanced AI and data technologies to develop related products. It offers solutions for digital transformation and financial technology. The company aims to digitize economic activities and create user-friendly products.
Key facts about LayerX
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Chuo City (Japan)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $192M
- Employee Count: 348 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TCV, Dawn Capital and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Turing
Generative AI-based automated driving. The platforms technology provides end cars perform driving operations to end driving instructions directly from camera images. It leverages sensors or precision maps to provide instructions.
Key facts about Turing
ANRI's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ANRI has invested in 213 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 12 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 19 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 14 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Noahlogy and most recent follow-on round was in Typewriter Therapeutics.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2025 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
2024 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
2023 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
2022 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
2021 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2018 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
ANRI's Investments by Stage
ANRI has made 90 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.66M, 31 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.8M, 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $10.2M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $17.9M and 2 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $31.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 90 |
Series A | 31 |
Series B | 6 |
Series C | 2 |
Series D | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ANRI's Investments by Sector
ANRI has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Business Services and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 135 Tech companies, 91 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 69 Software companies and at least 59 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 32 |
High Tech | 21 |
Consumer | 20 |
Business Services | 17 |
Life Sciences | 16 |
Others | 126 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ANRI's Investments by Geography
ANRI has made most investments in Japan (125), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Japan | 125 |
United States | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ANRI's recent investments
ANRI has made 14 investments in 2026 so far. Typewriter Therapeutics and Noahlogy are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by ANRI:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 02, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6623 | [+2] | |
Jun 26, 2026 | - | Seed | 6023 | ||
Jun 22, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 4533 | [+2] | |
Jun 09, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 1711 | [+2] | |
May 27, 2026 | Japan | Seed | 5748 | [+6] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in ANRI's Portfolio
7 of ANRI's portfolio companies have become public. Dely got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), in Dec 2024 at marketcap of $314M and Sapeet got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) at marketcap of $13.6M.Here are ANRI's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 19, 2024 | Sep 08, 2014 | Seed | 9248 | |
Oct 29, 2024 | 2016 | Seed | 1759 | |
Oct 22, 2024 | Oct 2012 | Seed | 7662 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | - | - | 2371 | |
Dec 15, 2022 | - | - | 5482 |
Acquired companies in ANRI's Portfolio
9 companies from ANRI's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Exroad in Mar 2026 by Asuene for $*****.Here are ANRI's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 17, 2026 | Jul 20, 2023 | Seed | 1035 | |
Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 29, 2021 | Series A | 5084 | |
Jul 29, 2025 | Nov 20, 2024 | Series D | 3531 | |
May 31, 2024 | - | - | 6638 | |
Jul 24, 2023 | - | - | 5005 |
Team profile of ANRI
ANRI has a team of 15 members including 5 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 4 Principals located in Japan. ANRI's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in ANRI:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Tokyo | - | - | |
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Partner | Shibuya | - | - | |
Partner | Tokyo | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Principal | Tokyo | - | - | |
Principal | Tokyo | - | - | |
Principal | Hitachiomiya | - | - |
Co-investors of ANRI
Over the past 14 years, 610 investors have co-invested in ANRI's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ANRI: Global Brain, TBS Innovation Partners and 47 others have invested in rounds before ANRI. There are 5 companies where Global Brain has invested before ANRI and 2 companies where TBS Innovation Partners has invested before ANRI.
- Top Co-investors of ANRI: 241 investors entered a company along with ANRI. These include investors like Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (10 companies).
- Invested after ANRI: A total of 320 investors have invested in ANRI's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (9 companies), Mizuho Bank (8 companies) and Global Brain (8 companies).
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