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Beyond Next Ventures

MFPR Nihonbashi Honcho Building 3F, 3-7-2 Nihonbashi-honcho, Tokyo, Chuo-ku, 103-0023, Japan

Overview

Venture capital firm supporting Japanese science and technology entrepreneu

Deals · 12mo

8

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

India
Japan

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Financial Services
Life Science
Medical

Investment portfolio

38rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
ARK
Sep 2026Participated
$8 MSeries A
ElevationSpace
Jun 2026Participated
$40 MSeries B
ATOM
May 2026Led
$19 MSeed
Aqua Theon
Mar 2026Participated
$13 MSeed
FullDepth
Dec 2025Participated
$6 MSeries D
GramEye
Nov 2025Led
$4 MSeries B
UMAMI UNITED
Nov 2025Participated
$2 MSeed
Neautech
Oct 2025Participated
$7 MSeries B
ElevationSpace
Sep 2025Participated
$8 MSeries B
Fermenta
Sep 2025Participated
$13 MSeries A
Fermelanta
Aug 2025Led
$14 MSeries A
FELIQS
Jul 2025Led
$9 MSeries A
ARK
Sep 2026Participated
$8 MSeries A
ElevationSpace
Jun 2026Participated
$40 MSeries B
ATOM
May 2026Led
$19 MSeed
Aqua Theon
Mar 2026Participated
$13 MSeed
FullDepth
Dec 2025Participated
$6 MSeries D
GramEye
Nov 2025Led
$4 MSeries B
UMAMI UNITED
Nov 2025Participated
$2 MSeed
Neautech
Oct 2025Participated
$7 MSeries B
ElevationSpace
Sep 2025Participated
$8 MSeries B
Fermenta
Sep 2025Participated
$13 MSeries A
Fermelanta
Aug 2025Led
$14 MSeries A
FELIQS
Jul 2025Led
$9 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Beyond Next Ventures: 38 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Beyond Next Ventures: 38 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed24
Series A710
Series B43
Series C+01
Other Equity25

Monthly Deal Activity

Beyond Next Ventures: 38 deals are recorded across 126 months.All available history.
Beyond Next Ventures: 38 deals are recorded across 126 months. All available history
MonthDeals
May '161
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Jan '170
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Sector Breakdown

Beyond Next Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Beyond Next Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences17
Food & Agriculture14
Consumer & Lifestyle9
Manufacturing9
Enterprise Software8
Hardware & Robotics8
E-Commerce & Retail6
Networks, Cloud & Communication5
Clean Energy & Sustainability4
Space & Frontier Tech4
AI & Machine Learning4
Education & Workforce3
Media & Entertainment3
Fintech2
Data, Analytics & IT1
Transportation & Logistics1
Crypto & Blockchain1

Deal Size Distribution

Beyond Next Ventures: 38 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Beyond Next Ventures: 38 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M20
$5M-$10M9
$10M-$25M8
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Beyond Next Ventures: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (24 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Beyond Next Ventures: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (24 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Japan24
India9
United States3
Hong Kong1
Singapore1
Beyond Next Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Mitsubishi UFJ Capital sharing 6 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Beyond Next Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Mitsubishi UFJ Capital sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital6
SMBC Venture Capital5
Keio Innovation Initiative4
UntroD Capital4
FFG Venture Business Partners3
AgFunder2
Angel Bridge2
ANRI2
Bessemer Venture Partners2
Fusian Capital2
Future Food Fund2
Genesia Ventures2
Japan Finance Corporation2
Japan Science and Technology Agency2
Kemuri Ventures2
Milliways Ventures2
Mitsui2
Rebright Partners2
SPARX Asset Management2
Spiral Ventures2

Investment Strategy

Beyond Next Ventures: Led accounts for 39% and participating for 61% of round participation.All available history.
Beyond Next Ventures: Led accounts for 39% and participating for 61% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1539%
Participating2361%
Beyond Next Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 53% and co-led for 47% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Beyond Next Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 53% and co-led for 47% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead853%
Co-led747%

Team

Hashizume Katsuya

Partner

Kengo Ueha

Managing Director & General Partner

Shota Sagiyama

Head of HR Support & Executive Officer

Tsuyoshi Ito

Managing Partner & CEO

Yasutaka Kashiwagi

Venture Capitalist