Mizuho Bank
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8176, Japan
Overview
Mizuho Bank is a commercial bank that began operation on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. It offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities. It also provides current and ordinary, deposits at notice, time, and specified deposits, deposits for tax, nonresident deposits in yen, foreign currency deposits, negotiable time deposits and loans by bill, loans on a deed, and overdrafts as well as discounts for bank acceptances, commercial papers, and documentary bills. Moreover, it offers investment banking and custodial, syndication, bond administrative, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate restructuring, project, and asset finance services, settlement and asset management services. It operates as a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group.
- Total investments
- 41
- Lead investments
- 9
- Investments · 12mo
- 20
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Banking
- Finance
- Financial Exchanges
- Financial Services
- Lending
Investment portfolio
- Polyuse
Led · Debt Financing · Aug 2026
Polyuse develops and provides the Polyuse One, a domestically produced, mass-production construction 3D printer that precisely layers specialized mortar from 3D data to create concrete structures and formworks. The Polyuse One is designed to be foldable and portable for adaptability to on-site conditions and has been used in over 300 construction projects, primarily in public works. Financially, the company has raised roughly ¥5 billion in total funding, including a roughly ¥2.7 billion Series B equity round led by Globis Capital Partners completed in December and the recent ¥1.1 billion unsecured debt financing. Polyuse is advancing "Physical AI" to enable continuous learning from construction data accumulated on sites and to build a construction platform. The company plans to use the newly raised funds to develop and disseminate the Polyuse One and to strengthen overall business operations, and it intends to accelerate technological development through deeper co-creation with partners and on-site teams.
- Starlight Engine
Participated · Equity · Jul 2026
Starlight Engine was established in April 2025 as a group company of Kyoto Fusioneering and is focused on advancing fusion energy through its FAST project. FAST is a privately led, industry–academia initiative that adopts a tokamak configuration and aims to demonstrate fusion power generation in the 2030s by generating and sustaining D–T burning plasma and demonstrating integrated power generation and fuel-cycle systems. The project has completed its conceptual design and is currently moving into engineering design and construction preparations. SLE is coordinating with leading fusion researchers and a wide set of private-sector partners and universities to develop the project and domestic supply chains. The company plans to use newly raised funds to accelerate engineering and technology development, site selection, regulatory processes, supply chain development, and organizational expansion. SLE intends to grow its headcount to about 200 employees over the next two years as it advances toward fusion power demonstration and future commercial plants.
- movus technologies
Participated · Debt Financing · May 2026
Movus offers a vehicle-subscription service that reduces upfront costs for ride-hailing drivers by using proprietary data to evaluate personal credit, enabling drivers who struggle with traditional financing to access eco-friendly cars. Its service has been deployed in seven cities across Indonesia and the company reports monthly inquiries exceeding 10,000. Movus recently entered a partnership agreement with Grab to expand supply of eco-friendly vehicles regionally. The company is exploring additional services that leverage data and customer bases from super apps involved in ride-hailing, food delivery, payments, lending, insurance, and digital banking. Financially, Movus completed a ¥42.6 billion Series B financing comprised of a ¥16.6 billion equity allotment and ¥26.0 billion of debt facilities. It plans to use the proceeds to grow its Indonesian deployments and to hire for business development, product, and engineering roles in Japan.
- Oishii
Participated · Series C · May 2026
Oishii operates large-scale indoor vertical Smart Farms that combine robotics, automation and Japanese farming techniques to grow pesticide-free, Non-GMO strawberries year-round. Founded in 2016, the company has expanded distribution across 18 U.S. states and launched retail in Toronto as its first international market. Oishii has broadened its product portfolio from ultra-premium Omakase Berries to the Koyo and Nikko Berry lines and introduced new pack sizes and formats with retail prices spanning roughly $4.99 to $15 and premium offerings at higher price points. The company has invested in automation and engineering capability, including the 2025 acquisition of Tortuga AgTech and a strategic partnership with MISUMI Group, and is developing an Open Innovation Center in Tokyo to advance R&D. Financially, Oishii has raised $370 million to date and is using new Series C proceeds to scale production, expand farm infrastructure, integrate more robotics, and develop new product formats.
- Brave group
Participated · Series E · Apr 2026
Brave group is an IP production company centered on VTuber talent and related businesses, operating projects including ぶいすぽっ!, HIMEHINA, and Neo-Porte. The company has pursued international expansion into English-speaking markets, Korea, and China. Founded in October 2017, Brave group has raised cumulative funding of about ¥14 billion to date. Its business spans talent management, streaming activities, music production, live events, and merchandise production as part of broader IP commercialization. Following the Series E financing, GREE Holdings (via REALITY) became the company's largest shareholder, strengthening a strategic partnership. Brave group plans to use new proceeds to accelerate global expansion, diversify IP businesses, invest in technology, and pursue strategic M&A.
Team
Koji Fujiwara
Chief Executive Officer
LinkedInDaisuke Horiuchi
Executive