When was Light Up Ventures founded?

Light Up Ventures was founded in 2022.

Where is Light Up Ventures headquartered?

Light Up Ventures is headquartered in Osaka City, Japan.

How many investments has Light Up Ventures made?

Light Up Ventures has made 14 investments.

What has Light Up Ventures invested in?

Light Up Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like Ideable Works , Teach (Educational Software) , and Cubec within the Education and Training Services (B2B), Educational and Training Services (B2C), and Decision/Risk Analysis industries.

What has Light Up Ventures invested in recently?

Light Up Ventures's latest investment was on 28-Oct-2026 in Ideable Works , a company within the Education and Training Services (B2B) industry.

Light Up Ventures investment portfolio

Light Up Ventures Overview

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Status

Active

Professionals

3

Investments

14

Portfolio

11

Light Up Ventures General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2022, Light Up Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Osaka City, Japan. The firm invests primarily in pre-seed to seed stage startups operating in the IT and services (especially B2B) fields and university-based tech fields in the Kansai and Western Japan regions.

Business Details

Website

lupv.co.jp

Year Founded

2022

Investor Status

Actively Seeking New Investments

Primary Investor Type

Venture Capital

Corporate Office

QUINTBRIGE 3rd Floor
4-15-82 Higashinoda-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka Prefecture
Osaka City
Japan

Light Up Ventures Investments (14)

Company Name	Deal Date	Deal Type	Industry	Company Stage
Ideable Works	28-Oct-2026	Later Stage VC	Education and Training Services (B2B)	Generating Revenue
Teach (Educational Software)	26-May-2026		Educational and Training Services (B2C)	Generating Revenue
Cubec	28-Aug-2025		Decision/Risk Analysis	Generating Revenue
DIFF	03-Apr-2025		Footwear	Generating Revenue
Robotics Sailing Lab	24-Mar-2025		Marine	Generating Revenue
Cheiz	10-Oct-2024		Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure	Generating Revenue
Nagasuna Mayu	27-Sep-2024		Synthetic Textiles	Generating Revenue
INOMER	05-Sep-2024		Therapeutic Devices	Startup
FISTBUMP	28-Jun-2024	Later Stage VC	Business/Productivity Software	Generating Revenue
CrossVision	31-May-2024	Seed Round	Other Financial Services	Generating Revenue

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