Organization · Venture Capital
Femto Partners
Femto Partners is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups in Japan, focusing on providing strategic guidance and capital policy support. The firm emphasizes fair financing practices and has notable IPOs in its portfolio.
Overview
What Femto Partners does
What Femto Partners is
Femto Partners is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups in Japan, focusing on providing strategic guidance and capital policy support. The firm emphasizes fair financing practices and has notable IPOs in its portfolio.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2017
- Approximate age
- About 9 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Femto Partners elsewhere
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Capability profile
Femto Partners as a funder
Investment thesis
Femto Partners believes that startups can leverage capital and stock to raise funding, recruit talent, and pursue growth, aiming to transform into large-scale ventures. The firm focuses on supporting management buyouts and providing strategic guidance to navigate complex capital structures.
Focus narrative
Femto Partners invests in startups and supports management buyouts (MBOs) to facilitate the spin-out of business units or subsidiaries from larger companies. The firm emphasizes fair financing practices, ensuring that startup founders have the motivation and authority necessary for success. They provide strategic advice tailored to the growth phases of startups, working closely with management teams to identify new opportunities and challenges.
Value beyond capital
Femto Partners adds value by providing strategic advice and capital policy guidance tailored to the growth phases of startups. They work closely with management teams to identify opportunities and challenges, ensuring that founders have the motivation and authority necessary for success.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $1,800,000–$6,300,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+ · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- SaaS · Healthcare · Fashion Tech · Marketing · AI · Robotics · IoT
- Regions
- Asia
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 8
- Recorded notable exits
- note and 株式会社プレイド
Portfolio context
note株式会社: A media platform for distributing various types of content, where Femto was a lead investor and the company went public in 2022. 株式会社プレイド: Offers a customer experience platform called "KARTE," where Femto was a lead investor and the company went public in 2020. 株式会社DROBE: A fashion tech company providing personal styling services using AI. 株式会社スカイマティクス: Provides cloud-based drone surveying and smart agriculture solutions. ゴウリカマーケティング株式会社: Offers solutions to enhance promotional activities in the BTL sector.
Common questions
What to know about Femto Partners
Upseed classifies Femto Partners under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 26, 2026
Known limits
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