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Yokohama Capital
Founded in 1984 as a private capital arm of the Bank of Yokohama, Yokohama Capital provides venture, growth, and turnaround capital to small and medium-sized...
Yokohama Capital
Founded in 1984 as a private capital arm of the Bank of Yokohama, Yokohama Capital provides venture, growth, and turnaround capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in Kanagawa Prefecture and the Tokyo metropolitan area. The firm's investment capacity flows through funds it manages in partnership with its banking parent, creating a permanent capital base tied to the region's corporate banking relationships. The firm blends early-stage venture with succession buyouts and business turnarounds, spanning IT, healthcare, mobility, and industrial robotics. Publicly announced positions include digital-health venture Varinos, stablecoin platform JPYC, drug-discovery firms Eurus Therapeutics and Reborna Bioscience, aviation-software company NABLA Mobility, legal-tech provider GVA TECH, and robotics developer LexxPluss. The portfolio reflects a pragmatic, sector-agnostic mandate focused on owner-operated businesses and technology companies rooted in Japan's second-largest metropolitan economy. In May 2026, Yokohama Capital disclosed a new investment in genomic-testing company Varinos, extending a healthcare-technology streak that also saw commitments to biotech startups throughout 2025. The firm announced a portfolio exit via the public listing of legal-tech company GVA TECH in December 2024. Yokohama Capital's structural advantage lies in its origination model: it leverages the Bank of Yokohama's regional client network to surface succession-driven and growth-equity deals that are rarely competed for by Tokyo-centric funds. This embedded banking relationship gives the firm a distinct role as a regional consolidator and SME-transition specialist, operating at the intersection of venture capital and traditional bank-led corporate finance.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
1984
Location
Region
Asia
Country
Japan
City
Yokohama
Corporate office
Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What investment stages does Yokohama Capital target?
The firm targets venture (general), growth and late-stage expansion, succession-driven buyouts, turnarounds, and PIPE transactions. Its publicly announced portfolio confirms activity across early-stage technology companies and established small-to-medium enterprises, reflecting a mandate that couples venture-style investing with bank-originated corporate finance.
Does Yokohama Capital operate only in Kanagawa, or does it invest nationwide?
The firm emphasizes Kanagawa Prefecture and the Tokyo metropolitan area as its investment geography. While its parent bank's footprint extends across Japan's second-largest economic zone, Yokohama Capital's primary origination is tied to that regional network, and all publicly named portfolio companies are Japanese entities.
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