About Deep30
Deep30 is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Chiyoda City, Japan. As of Mar 2026, Deep30 is an active investor, having invested in 22 companies, with 3 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 High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Zevero Overall, Deep30 portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 1 acquisition, namely Zevero, Neural Pocket and Japan Data Science Consortium. A lot of funds co-invest with Deep30, with names like Gazelle sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Deep30 has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deep30's List of Top Investments
Deep30 has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in Ollo and Connected Robotics.Their portfolio spans across Japan and United Kingdom. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Deep30:
1. Zevero
Provider of carbon management software and sustainability consulting services. The company offers a platform for businesses to measure and manage their carbon emissions. It also provides tools for environmental, social, and governance reporting. The company’s software helps track emissions across operations and product lifecycles.
Key facts about Zevero
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $14M
- Employee Count: 58 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: East Ventures, Spiral Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. EmbodyMe
Developer of AI-driven technology for visual content generation and manipulation. The company delivers tools that empower users to produce visual content using deep learning. It offers neural rendering to regenerate visual elements indistinguishably from reality. The company’s technology captures facial movements precisely, working on devices with cameras. The company provides a real-time AI video generation SDK for multiple operating systems.
Key facts about EmbodyMe
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Shinjuku (Japan)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $967K
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Incubate Fund, DOE and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2019, $*****
Provider of AI-based food preparation robotic arms. Its core products include the soba robot - a food boiling robot, french fries robot, soft service robot, AI inspection software, hot snack robot, and more.
Key facts about Connected Robotics
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Koganei (Japan)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $8.76M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: JFC, Sony Innovation Fund and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 28, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Neural Pocket
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Tokyo (Japan)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $9.83M
- Employee Count: 19 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Mirai Creation Fund, UTEC and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 05, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
The company is trying to upgrade the Japanese industry and is a company that realizes industrial cooperation centered on AI to solve productivity issues of the entire industry.
Key facts about Japan Data Science Consortium
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Bunkyo (Japan)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $27.5M
- Employee Count: 152 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mirai Creation Fund, UTEC and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Deep30's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Deep30 has invested in 22 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Zevero and most recent follow-on round was in Data Grid.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Deep30's Investments by Stage
Deep30 has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.78M, 1 investment in Series A stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $5.36M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Deep30's Investments by Sector
Deep30 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Business Services, Education and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 13 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies, 12 Tech companies and at least 4 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
High Tech | 6 |
Business Services | 5 |
Education | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Deep30's Investments by Geography
Deep30 has made most investments in Japan (13), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Japan | 13 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Deep30's recent investments
Deep30 has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Zevero and Hibari Ai.Here are the most recent investments by Deep30:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 24, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8690 | [+1] | |
Feb 07, 2026 | Japan | Seed | 3107 | ||
Oct 23, 2025 | Japan | Seed | 9401 | - | |
Apr 28, 2025 | Japan | Seed | 9895 | - | |
Jul 28, 2023 | Japan | Seed | 5322 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Deep30's Portfolio
2 of Deep30's portfolio companies have become public. Japan Data Science Consortium got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), in Dec 2021 at marketcap of $188M and Neural Pocket got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) at marketcap of $20M.Here are Deep30's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 20, 2021 | - | - | 3681 | |
Aug 20, 2020 | Mar 05, 2019 | Series B | 1330 |
Acquired companies in Deep30's Portfolio
1 company from Deep30's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Zevero in Apr 2024 by LEVELUP Climate for $*****.Here are Deep30's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 16, 2024 | Mar 24, 2026 | Seed | 6979 |
Team profile of Deep30
Deep30 has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in Japan. Deep30's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Deep30
Over the past 8 years, 40 investors have co-invested in Deep30's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Deep30: Spiral Capital, East Ventures and 4 others have invested in rounds before Deep30. There is 1 company where Spiral Capital has invested before Deep30 and 1 company where East Ventures has invested before Deep30.
- Top Co-investors of Deep30: 10 investors entered a company along with Deep30. These include investors like Gazelle (2 companies).
- Invested after Deep30: A total of 24 investors have invested in Deep30's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Global Brain (1 company), Coral Capital (1 company) and Sony Innovation Fund (1 company).
Recent News related to Deep30
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Zevero Raises $7 Million as Demand for Carbon Data AcceleratesPR Newswire•Mar 24, 2026•Spiral Capital, Zevero, Gazelle, Deep30
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Unseed, an AI research and development company from the University of Tokyo, raises funds from Deep30THE BRIDGE•Oct 24, 2025•Deep30, UTEC
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AI consulting firm Spark+ secures funding for LLM and CV tech solutions.
Startup Log•Apr 28, 2025•Spark, Deep30
