Samurai Incubate Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Investment and support for early-stage start-ups in Japan.

Founded

2008

Deals · 12mo

7

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

Egypt

Japan

Kenya

Nigeria

...

Sector focus

Finance

Incubators

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

30rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Smolt	Sep 2026Participated	$1 MSeries A
Paytner	Sep 2026Participated	$14 MSeries D
JIZAIE	Jul 2026Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Sotas	Feb 2026Participated	$7 MSeries A
GramEye	Nov 2025Participated	$4 MSeries B
Ascend	Nov 2025Participated	$7 MSeries B
Ascend	Nov 2025Participated	$7 MSeries B
CaTe	Aug 2025Participated	$11 MSeries B
Sally	Jul 2024Participated	$1 MSeries A
JIZAIE	Mar 2024Led	$1 MSeries A
Sotas	Feb 2024Participated	$2 MSeries A
Cosmic Aerospace	Feb 2024Participated	$5 MSeed
Smolt	Sep 2026Participated	$1 MSeries A
Paytner	Sep 2026Participated	$14 MSeries D
JIZAIE	Jul 2026Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Sotas	Feb 2026Participated	$7 MSeries A
GramEye	Nov 2025Participated	$4 MSeries B
Ascend	Nov 2025Participated	$7 MSeries B
Ascend	Nov 2025Participated	$7 MSeries B
CaTe	Aug 2025Participated	$11 MSeries B
Sally	Jul 2024Participated	$1 MSeries A
JIZAIE	Mar 2024Led	$1 MSeries A
Sotas	Feb 2024Participated	$2 MSeries A
Cosmic Aerospace	Feb 2024Participated	$5 MSeed

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Deal Distribution

Samurai Incubate: 30 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	2	11
Series A	1	7
Series B	0	4
Series C+	0	2
Other Equity	0	3

Monthly Deal Activity

Samurai Incubate: 30 deals are recorded across 161 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jun '13	1
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	1
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	2
May '22	1
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	1
Nov '22	1
Dec '22	1
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	1
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	1
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	1
Dec '23	2
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	3
Mar '24	1
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	1
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	1
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	3
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	1
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	1
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	2
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

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

Samurai Incubate: Professional Services is the largest displayed sector by deal count (11 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Professional Services	11
Enterprise Software	7
Networks, Cloud & Communication	7
Transportation & Logistics	6
Space & Frontier Tech	5
Fintech	4
AI & Machine Learning	4
E-Commerce & Retail	3
Hardware & Robotics	3
Health & Life Sciences	3
Food & Agriculture	3
AR/VR	2
Marketing & Advertising	2
Manufacturing	2
Media & Entertainment	2
Social & Community Platforms	2
Travel & Hospitality	1
Government & Defense	1
Clean Energy & Sustainability	1
Data, Analytics & IT	1
Crypto & Blockchain	1
Gaming & eSports	1
Developer Tools	1

Deal Size Distribution

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

Samurai Incubate: 30 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	22
$5M-$10M	4
$10M-$25M	3
$25M-$50M	0
$50M-$100M	1
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 7 of 7 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Samurai Incubate: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Japan	16
United States	3
Nigeria	3
Europe	3
Egypt	2
Kenya	2
80111	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Samurai Incubate: 20 co-investors are shown, with Globis Capital Partners sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Globis Capital Partners	5
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital	4
ALL STAR SAAS FUND	3
Future Africa	3
15th Rock	2
Archetype Ventures	2
Chui Ventures	2
Delight Ventures	2
JIC Venture Growth Investments	2
Mizuho Capital	2
SMBC Venture Capital	2
Valuechain Innovation Fund	2
4Di Capital	1
4DX Ventures	1
ABC Dream Ventures	1
ACA Investments	1
Aera VC	1
Afropreneur Syndicate	1
Al Faisaliah Group	1
Angel Bridge	1