Delight Ventures
Delight Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2019. The firm focuses on investing in and incubating early-stage startups, managing a fund of JPY10 billion (approximately USD100 million). Delight Ventures aims to lower barriers to entrepreneurship in Japan and supports startups in creating global value, promoting innovation over risk avoidance. The firm operates independently and collaborates closely with DeNA, a prominent tech conglomerate. Delight Ventures is led by a team of experienced professionals, including co-founder Dai Watanabe. The firm emphasizes a mi
Investing activity
Delight Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $2M. The most recent is VALANCE (Seed, ¥270M, Feb 2026).
Delight Ventures most often invests alongside SMBC Edge and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Delight Ventures
What AI companies has Delight Ventures invested in?
Delight Ventures's AI investments include VALANCE. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Delight Ventures based?
Delight Ventures is based in California, United States.
What stage does Delight Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Delight Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $2M. Delight Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Delight Ventures co-invest with?
Delight Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are SMBC Edge (1 deal) and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach Delight Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Delight Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Delight Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.