About New Commerce Ventures
New Commerce Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Shinagawa, Japan. As of Sep 2026, New Commerce Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 22 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Japan based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Retail to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Bridgesmile Overall, New Commerce Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO, namely Kompeito. A lot of funds co-invest with New Commerce Ventures, with names like Shoko Chukin Bank sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. New Commerce Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Deals in last 12 months
New Commerce Ventures' List of Top Investments
New Commerce Ventures has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in TePs and OpenFactory.Their portfolio spans across and Japan. They have invested in Retail, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by New Commerce 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
2. COUNTERWORKS
Online listing platform for commercial properties. The platform enables users to search for commercial spaces including pop-up stores and events. Users can search, reserve, and pay for commercial spaces such as commercial facilities, roadside stores, station Naka, office buildings, and exhibition halls.
Key facts about COUNTERWORKS
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Meguro City (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $5.76M
- Investors: Mitsui Fudosan, JFC and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 31, 2023, $*****
3. Kompeito
KOMPEITO Inc. is a Japanese company that specializes in health and wellness solutions. They offer a welfare service called "OFFICE DE YASAI" that supports the health of employees.
Key facts about Kompeito
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Shinagawa (Japan)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $7.36M
- Investors: JIC Venture Growth Investments, Incubate Fund and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Aracan
Online platform offering car sharing and rental services. The platform enables users to find and book cars of their preferences. Also, vehicle owners, can list their, available cars on the platform and claims to get monetized from it. Users can also sell their vehicles on the platform.
Key facts about Aracan
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Nagoya (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $9.35M
- Investors: Z Venture Capital, Resona Group and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 11, 2026, $*****
5. KAUCHE
App-based community platform for multi-category products. It offers deals on different products, including food, daily necessities, beauty products, home appliances, and more. The app enables users to create a group with friends & family to share products and create a share buying group. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about KAUCHE
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Shibuya (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $47.6M
- Employee Count: 30 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: SBI Mutual Fund, Dentsu Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
New Commerce Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
New Commerce Ventures has invested in 22 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Bridgesmile.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New Commerce Ventures' Investments by Stage
New Commerce Ventures has made 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.92M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.15M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $16.5M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $7.36M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 8 |
Seed | 5 |
Series C | 3 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
New Commerce Ventures' Investments by Sector
New Commerce Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer, Business Services and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Retail | 7 |
Consumer | 6 |
Business Services | 4 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
New Commerce Ventures' Investments by Geography
New Commerce Ventures has made most investments in Japan (17).New Commerce Ventures' recent investments
New Commerce Ventures has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Bridgesmile and Tokenz are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by New Commerce Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 28, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 2321 | [+8] | |
Jun 02, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 1948 | [+5] | |
Apr 08, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 1168 | [+7] | |
Feb 04, 2026 | Japan | Series A | 7444 | [+5] | |
Oct 30, 2025 | Japan | Series C | 3831 | [+6] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in New Commerce Ventures' Portfolio
1 of New Commerce Ventures' portfolio company became public - Kompeito. It got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO), in Sep 2026 at marketcap of $103MHere are New Commerce Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Sep 11, 2026 | Aug 20, 2024 | Series D | 4899 |
Team profile of New Commerce Ventures
New Commerce Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in Japan. New Commerce Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of New Commerce Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 120 investors have co-invested in New Commerce Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before New Commerce Ventures: Delight Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund and 22 others have invested in rounds before New Commerce Ventures. There are 3 companies where Delight Ventures has invested before New Commerce Ventures and 2 companies where Sony Innovation Fund has invested before New Commerce Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of New Commerce Ventures: 87 investors entered a company along with New Commerce Ventures. These include investors like Shoko Chukin Bank (3 companies).
- Invested after New Commerce Ventures: A total of 9 investors have invested in New Commerce Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include DeNA (1 company), Vector (1 company) and Brave group (1 company).
Recent News related to New Commerce Ventures
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Tokenz Secures 1 Billion Yen in Series A Funding for Global Sales PlatformStartup Log•Jun 02, 2026•New Commerce Ventures, Headline, SBI Investment
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Qlay Technologies Raises $1.4M in Pre-Seed Round for AI HR SolutionsStartup Log•Aug 05, 2025•Qlay Technologies, New Commerce Ventures, B Dash Ventures, Nissay Capital
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Shopping app PLUG secures ¥1.41B in Series A funding.Startup Log•Feb 05, 2025•STRACT, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, New Commerce Ventures and 2 others
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VisionAI, a company that provides labor-saving store solutions using AI cameras, raises 50 million yen in seed fundingStartup Log•Dec 02, 2024•co.jp, CyberAgent Capital, New Commerce Ventures
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Cross-border e-commerce company for China, xxxxnese, raises 140 million yen in Series A funding - total funding now at 340 million yen, expanding into Asian countriesTHE BRIDGE•Sep 27, 2024•xxxxnese, Brave group, New Commerce Ventures
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Domuz raises 300 million yen to develop houseplant and flower e-commerce site "AndPlants" - led by GiftyTHE BRIDGE•Jul 25, 2024•Domuz, Giftee, Chiba Dojo, New Commerce Ventures and 1 other
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Opened a startup hub in Terada warehouse, Tennozu, Tokyo — support up to 10 seed startups free of chargeTHE BRIDGE•Apr 17, 2024•Warehouse TERRADA, Japan Airlines, jal.co.jp, New Commerce Ventures
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EC specialized No code tool "TēPS (tape)" Series A procurement of 130 million yen including deadTHE BRIDGE•Mar 13, 2024•TePs, New Commerce Ventures, Yokohama Capital
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Extended warranty for EC "proteger" operation, Series A procurement of 450 million yenTHE BRIDGE•Dec 07, 2022•HYD Studio, SBI Mutual Fund, ALL STAR SAAS FUND, SMBC Venture Capital and 5 others
