About Delight Ventures
Delight Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Shibuya, Japan. As of Sep 2026, Delight Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 70 companies, with 12 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 Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Voxela A lot of funds co-invest with Delight Ventures, with names like Mitsubishi UFJ Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Delight Ventures has team of 18 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Delight Ventures' List of Top Investments
Delight Ventures has a portfolio of 70 companies. Their most notable investments are in Woodstock and Matilda.Their portfolio spans across Japan, United States, Malaysia and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Delight Ventures:1. Shippio
Shippio is a provider of tech-enabled multi-modal freight forwarding services. It includes management of billing, exports, and imports, trade operations, document storage, sea and air freight, doorstep courier services, warehousing, trucking and fulfillment, international and multi-modal shipping, quotations, and estimates. Its clients include Mobby Ride and Yamashiro.
Key facts about Shippio
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Tokyo (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $46M
- Employee Count: 63 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: MUFG, Mizuho Bank and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of smart remote control systems for home appliances and EV. The company provides devices to automate and manage home appliances through a unified application. It offers products that allow users to monitor energy consumption and control EV charging. The company also provides solutions for optimizing energy usage.
Key facts about Nature global
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Tokyo (Japan)
- Stage: Series D
- Employee Count: 32 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Energy & Environment Investment, Decarbonization Support and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 27, 2024, $*****
3. Anyplace
Online hotel booking platform for long-term stays. It enables users to search, and book hotel rooms through the platform by providing traveler details, payment details, preferred dates, and more.
Key facts about Anyplace
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.9M
- Employee Count: 559 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: FundersClub, SVB and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. EX-Fusion
Key facts about EX-Fusion
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Osaka (Japan)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $39.3M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: EQT, Shizuoka Financial Group and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 14, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Olta
Online invoice factoring platform that enables businesses to convert outstanding invoices. It enables fully online, non-recourse invoice factoring with AI-powered credit assessment, same-day funding, digital document submission, and competitive factoring fees. It supports two-party factoring, requires no collateral or personal guarantees, and integrates with financial institutions through partnerships while also developing proprietary credit scoring models for financing services.
Key facts about Olta
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Minato City (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $67.3M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Shinsei Bank, Aozora and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 14, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Delight Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Delight Ventures has invested in 70 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 10 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 16 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 13 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Voxela and most recent follow-on round was in Ocean.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2025 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
2024 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2023 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2022 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Delight Ventures' Investments by Stage
Delight Ventures has made 37 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.07M, 17 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.2M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $12M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $15M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 37 |
Series A | 17 |
Series B | 5 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Delight Ventures' Investments by Sector
Delight Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Business Services, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 25 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 20 |
Consumer | 12 |
Business Services | 8 |
High Tech | 7 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
Others | 59 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Delight Ventures' Investments by Geography
Delight Ventures has made most investments in Japan (51), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Japan | 51 |
United States | 4 |
Malaysia | 2 |
Brazil | 1 |
Hungary | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Delight Ventures' recent investments
Delight Ventures has made 13 investments in 2026 so far. Voxela and Ocean are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Delight Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 16, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4928 | [+4] | |
Sep 15, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 2143 | [+2] | |
Aug 25, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 4116 | [+19] | |
Jul 03, 2026 | South Korea | Series C | 4537 | [+4] | |
Jun 23, 2026 | Japan | Seed | 5076 | - |
Team profile of Delight Ventures
Delight Ventures has a team of 18 members including 6 Partners and 5 Principals located in Japan and United States. Delight Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Delight Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Japan | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | Japan | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Tokyo | - |
Co-investors of Delight Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 278 investors have co-invested in Delight Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Delight Ventures: East Ventures, Coral Capital and 66 others have invested in rounds before Delight Ventures. There are 3 companies where East Ventures has invested before Delight Ventures and 3 companies where Coral Capital has invested before Delight Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Delight Ventures: 117 investors entered a company along with Delight Ventures. These include investors like Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (8 companies).
- Invested after Delight Ventures: A total of 93 investors have invested in Delight Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (6 companies), JFC (4 companies) and SMBC Venture Capital (4 companies).
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