Leave a Nest Capital

Name

Leave a Nest Capital

Legal name

株式会社リバネスキャピタル

Website

https://lnest.capital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Startup Support Services

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Deep tech venture capital
• Early-stage startup support
• Venture incubation services
• Entrepreneur talent development
• Germination stage investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Shinjuku

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment returns from portfolio companies: Returns generated through equity investments in deep tech ventures at the seed/germination stage, with long-term companion support driving portfolio company growth and eventual exit value.
2. Professional services for early-stage ventures: Fees for accounting, HR, payroll, evaluation system design, and subsidy administration services provided to startup portfolio companies and clients.
3. Talent development and training programs: Revenue from corporate entrepreneur capital (CEC), germination college, and deep tech CxO community programs that develop and match entrepreneurial talent with portfolio companies.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leave a Nest Capital provides long-term companion investment and operational support to early-stage deep tech ventures in Japan, specifically targeting the "germination stage" between initial proof-of-concept and viable business model identification. Its offerings combine equity capital investment with bundled operational services (accounting, HR, payroll, evaluation system design, subsidy administration) and structured entrepreneur talent development programs (CEC, Germination College, Deep Tech CxO Association).

Product overview

Leave a Nest Capital operates as a long-term companion investment and support firm for deep tech ventures in the 'germination' phase (from initial PoC to business model identification). The company offers two integrated service lines: the Environmental Development services providing accounting, labor management, payroll and evaluation system design, and subsidy support; and the Investment Development services combining capital investment with entrepreneur talent development. Key programs include the Corporate Entrepreneur Capital (CEC), Germination College, and Deep Tech CxO Association. The company defines 'germination period' as the critical stage between initial PoC and market/business model discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early-stage Venture Support Services (創業期ベンチャー支援サービス)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MarchecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Leave a Nest Capital and Marche jointly developed a PoC (Proof of Concept) support scheme specifically designed for deep tech startups. This co-development partnership aims to accelerate the社会実装 (social implementation) of deep tech ventures by combining Leave a Nest Capital's investment and operational support capabilities with Marche's resources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Entrepreneur First: Global 'talent-first' deep tech investor that recruits and matches founders pre-formation. Closely comparable to Leave a Nest Capital's combination of talent development (CEC, Germination College) and seed-stage deep tech investing.
• Antler: Global early-stage investor bundling founder recruitment, residency programs, and operational support with capital. Closely mirrors Leave a Nest Capital's dual engine of talent development and seed investment.
• ANRI: Tokyo-based early-stage VC investing at pre-seed and seed stages in Japanese tech and deep tech founders. Comparable in stage focus, geography, and the practice of providing hands-on operational support to founders.
• Real Tech Fund: Japan's flagship deep tech VC fund, investing across similar hard-tech domains (biotech, materials, energy, robotics). Directly comparable as a Japan-based, deep-tech-focused early-stage investor serving similar founder and research-spinout segments.
• Global Brain: Major Japan-headquartered VC with significant deep tech and frontier-technology exposure. Comparable as a Japan-rooted, deep-tech-active investor at similar stages to Leave a Nest Capital's portfolio.
• Miyako Capital: Kyoto University-affiliated Japanese VC investing in science and technology spinouts at early stages. Comparable as a Japan-based, science-rooted, early-stage deep tech investor serving similar founder profiles.

Broad incumbents

• JAFCO: Japan's largest VC firm, operating broadly across stages and sectors. Comparable as a Japan-headquartered incumbent venture investor, though far larger and more diversified than Leave a Nest Capital's deep-tech niche focus.
• DBJ Capital: Venture arm of the Development Bank of Japan, investing broadly in Japanese startups including deep tech. Comparable as a Japan-based institutional capital provider, though it operates as a broader incumbent rather than a deep-tech specialist.

Regional players

• Plug and Play Japan: Japan arm of the global Plug and Play accelerator platform, running structured programs connecting startups with corporates. Comparable as a Japan-based investor-operator running accelerator-style programs for early-stage ventures.

Emerging players

• Techstars: Global accelerator providing structured programs, mentorship, and seed capital to early-stage startups. Comparable in the structured-program + seed-capital model, though globally distributed rather than Japan-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments15 records

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