Yusuke Murata is a co-founder and General Partner at Incubate Fund. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Yusuke Murata is a co-founder and General Partner at Incubate Fund, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm he established in 2010 after previously managing investments for internet startups at NIF Ventures (now Daiwa Corporate Investment) starting in 2003. He focuses primarily on seed-stage startups, with an investment thesis centered on early-stage companies in Japan. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed for his individual activity, he was ranked #1 on Forbes Japan’s 2017 “MIDAS List” of top venture investors, underscoring his influence in the market. Notable portfolio companies linked to Incubate Fund include ArkEdgeSpace, an aerospace and defense firm where Murata made an angel investment in January 2022, and the firm has also participated in funds targeting lending tech, payment, and digital assets through collaborations like the SMBC Asia Rising Fund. Murata has held leadership roles in the Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA), including Director since July 2023, where he promotes stronger relations between domestic VCs and institutional investors. There is no publicly available distinctive point of view or publishe
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