Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Tokyo and Silicon Valley
Every published round DNX Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeligate | Seed | Nov 2025 | $500k | Lead | Startup Daily (Sun 9 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Fri 7 Nov 2025), SmartCompany | |
| ESGAgent.ai | Seed | Jul 2026 | $725k | Lead | aistartupsnews.com, SmartCompany, Dealroom |
Companies DNX Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESGAgent.ai | Jul 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Zeligate | Nov 2025, Seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for DNX Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies DNX Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal DNX Ventures did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Yurika Imuta | Principal | Startup Daily (Mon 13 Jul 2026), Dealroom, Startup Daily (Fri 7 Nov 2025) |
Stories naming DNX Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of three ANZ raises: BlueNexus' $2m seed led by M31 Capital, Hyades' NZ$1.1m pre-seed with Icehouse Ventures plus an R&D grant, and ESGAgent.ai's $725,000 seed led by DNX Ventures.
Brisbane compliance software startup ESGAgent.ai, trading as Klean Technologies, has raised a $725,000 Seed round led by Japan's DNX Ventures, taking cumulative funding to $1.7 million, and made two senior appointments.
Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.
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