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Institutional Investor pre-seed seed early-stage Series A Est. 1998

WERU Investment

Tech focused VC Firm investing in Japan

📍 Shinjuku, Japan

About This Fund

Weru Investment is a venture capital firm investing in Japan. The firm focuses its investment in the Tech sectors such as Virtual Reality. It manages ¥‎462M assets under management. Portfolio Company includes VAQSO.

Investment Focus

Sectors
deep tech AI applications cybersecurity biotechnology aerospace ICT life sciences VR space surveillance regenerative medicine next-generation mobility
Stages
pre-seed seed early-stage Series A
Check Size N/A (led $7.8M Series A; fund sizes up to $62.9M)
Geography
Global USA UK Japan Europe

What They Look For

University-affiliated preferred (esp. Waseda); clear commercialization path and revenue potential; global expansion focus (Japan/US primary, UK/Europe); strong ecosystems/networks (e.g. research spinouts); teams with international exposure; deep tech with 5-10yr return hypothesis

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