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ANRI
Legal namestring
Changer Capital ANRI
Websiteurl
anri.vc
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2012
Operating statusenum
Operating
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Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
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Tokyo
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Japan
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Asia
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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Keyword5 values
venture capital funding, seed stage investment, early-stage startups, startup investment, growth capital
Industry1 code
1Emerging Manager / Seeding Platforms (Multi-Manager)
CodeFSANAGAFPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice52394
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Venture Capital
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

ANRI (legal name: Changer Capital ANRI) is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that provides seed and early-stage investment capital to Japanese technology startups. The firm invests across sectors including AI, robotics, biotech, consumer technology, and enterprise software, offering capital plus strategic guidance and access to a co-investor network.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 value
  • Multiple successful funding rounds co-led with major Japanese VCs including Beyond Next Ventures and JAFCO Group
Product overview1 text field

ANRI (Changer Capital ANRI) is a Japanese venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. Based on the available source data, ANRI functions as an investment firm rather than a product company, and no specific technology products, platforms, or services are described in the provided content.

Product and service1 record
1Seed and Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment
CategoryVenture Capital
Scale indicator5 records

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Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers10 records
1mint
TypeEmerging player
Description

Japanese seed-stage VC. Led/co-led rounds (Grafto, Sukidayo) where ANRI participated. Same stage, geography, and recurring co-investor relationship.

2East Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Pan-Asian seed-stage VC with strong Japan and Southeast Asia presence. Co-invested with ANRI in Redelta (SE Asia M&A database). Same stage, overlapping geographic footprint, similar sector-agnostic approach.

3DNX Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Japanese-origin VC with US presence, focused on B2B enterprise and deep tech startups. Comparable in stage and geography to ANRI, with overlapping interest in enterprise AI and robotics adjacencies.

4Global Brain
TypeDirect peer
Description

Major Japanese VC investing across seed to growth stages with deep corporate LP relationships. Operates in the same market and stages as ANRI, with a comparable sector-agnostic mandate and similar role as a co-investor in Japanese tech rounds.

5Beyond Next Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Japanese early-stage VC with a strong deep tech / hardware focus. Recurring co-investor alongside ANRI in robotics, medical devices, and deep tech deals (Atom, Anaut). Same geography, stage, and sector overlap.

6Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

CVC arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group investing across early to growth stages in Japan. Co-invested with ANRI in Atom and Lamp White. Same geography and stage, with corporate-strategic angle.

7Delight Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Japanese seed/early-stage VC. Lead investor in Cosomil where ANRI participated. Same geography and stage focus, comparable check sizes.

8JAFCO Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

Japan's largest venture capital firm, investing across all stages with a particularly strong early-stage practice. Directly comparable to ANRI: same geography (Japan), same stage focus (seed/early), and frequent co-investor in ANRI's rounds (e.g., Atom seed).

9SMBC Venture Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

CVC arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, active across seed and growth stages in Japan. Co-invested with ANRI in Atom. Same geography, stage, and corporate-strategic orientation.

10JIC Venture Growth Investments
TypeDirect peer
Description

Japan Investment Corporation's venture arm focused on growth-stage Japanese startups. Co-invested with ANRI in Atom. Same geography and tech focus; differs in stage bias toward growth rather than seed.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers9 records

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Segment1 record

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
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No

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Profiles2 records

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment307 records

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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ANRI

Venture Capitalanri.vc

ANRI firmographics

Firmographics
Name
ANRI
Legal name
Changer Capital ANRI
Website
https://anri.vc
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

ANRI industry classification

Industry
Product category
Venture Capital
NAICS
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro primary industry
Emerging Manager / Seeding Platforms (Multi-Manager) (FSANAGAF)

Keywords

  • Venture capital funding
  • Seed stage investment
  • Early-stage startups
  • Startup investment
  • Growth capital

Where ANRI is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Tokyo
HQ country
Japan
HQ region
Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

ANRI business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

ANRI product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ANRI (legal name: Changer Capital ANRI) is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that provides seed and early-stage investment capital to Japanese technology startups. The firm invests across sectors including AI, robotics, biotech, consumer technology, and enterprise software, offering capital plus strategic guidance and access to a co-investor network.

Product overview

ANRI (Changer Capital ANRI) is a Japanese venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. Based on the available source data, ANRI functions as an investment firm rather than a product company, and no specific technology products, platforms, or services are described in the provided content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Seed and Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment

Quantifiable outcome

  • Multiple successful funding rounds co-led with major Japanese VCs including Beyond Next Ventures and JAFCO Group

Companies that use ANRI

Customer profile

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

ANRI technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

ANRI partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

ANRI competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

  • mint: Japanese seed-stage VC. Led/co-led rounds (Grafto, Sukidayo) where ANRI participated. Same stage, geography, and recurring co-investor relationship.

Direct peers

  • East Ventures: Pan-Asian seed-stage VC with strong Japan and Southeast Asia presence. Co-invested with ANRI in Redelta (SE Asia M&A database). Same stage, overlapping geographic footprint, similar sector-agnostic approach.
  • DNX Ventures: Japanese-origin VC with US presence, focused on B2B enterprise and deep tech startups. Comparable in stage and geography to ANRI, with overlapping interest in enterprise AI and robotics adjacencies.
  • Global Brain: Major Japanese VC investing across seed to growth stages with deep corporate LP relationships. Operates in the same market and stages as ANRI, with a comparable sector-agnostic mandate and similar role as a co-investor in Japanese tech rounds.
  • Beyond Next Ventures: Japanese early-stage VC with a strong deep tech / hardware focus. Recurring co-investor alongside ANRI in robotics, medical devices, and deep tech deals (Atom, Anaut). Same geography, stage, and sector overlap.
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Capital: CVC arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group investing across early to growth stages in Japan. Co-invested with ANRI in Atom and Lamp White. Same geography and stage, with corporate-strategic angle.
  • Delight Ventures: Japanese seed/early-stage VC. Lead investor in Cosomil where ANRI participated. Same geography and stage focus, comparable check sizes.
  • JAFCO Group: Japan's largest venture capital firm, investing across all stages with a particularly strong early-stage practice. Directly comparable to ANRI: same geography (Japan), same stage focus (seed/early), and frequent co-investor in ANRI's rounds (e.g., Atom seed).
  • SMBC Venture Capital: CVC arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, active across seed and growth stages in Japan. Co-invested with ANRI in Atom. Same geography, stage, and corporate-strategic orientation.
  • JIC Venture Growth Investments: Japan Investment Corporation's venture arm focused on growth-stage Japanese startups. Co-invested with ANRI in Atom. Same geography and tech focus; differs in stage bias toward growth rather than seed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

ANRI social profiles

Digital presence

ANRI financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

ANRI leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

ANRI funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

ANRI M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments307 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ANRI

What does ANRI do?

ANRI (legal name: Changer Capital ANRI) is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that provides seed and early-stage investment capital to Japanese technology startups. The firm invests across sectors including AI, robotics, biotech, consumer technology, and enterprise software, offering capital plus strategic guidance and access to a co-investor network.

Is ANRI a public or private company?

ANRI is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was ANRI founded?

ANRI was founded in 2012. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is ANRI based?

ANRI is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.

Who are ANRI's main competitors?

mint is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are East Ventures, DNX Ventures, Global Brain, Beyond Next Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Delight Ventures, JAFCO Group, SMBC Venture Capital and JIC Venture Growth Investments.

Does ANRI have an API?

No public API is recorded for ANRI.

What industry is ANRI in?

ANRI's product category is Venture Capital. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAGAF, Emerging Manager / Seeding Platforms (Multi-Manager). Its NAICS code is 523940 and its SIC code is 6282.

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