Investors / Japan / Hulic Startup
Hulic Startup
Corporate VC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Hulic Startup is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hulic Co., Ltd., established in October 2021, that invests in startups. It supports portfolio companies through business collaboration with the Hulic Group and by leveraging the group's resources, including commercial real estate utilization, joint business creation and business matching.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningEducation
In its own wordsreal estatehealthcaretourismenvironmenteducationspace
Your fit with Hulic Startup
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Or find every investor that fitsHulic Startup lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (36%), Education (23%) and Space & Defense (10%). 88% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Shizuoka Capital, Globis Capital Partners and JAFCO.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Hulic Startup, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Hulic Startup's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 16. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundHulic Startup does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 67% |
| Growth | 33% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 44th | 17 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 81th | 12% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 65th | 36% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 36% | 18% |
| Education | 23% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 10% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 7% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Climate & Energy | 3% | 1% |
| Legal & Compliance | 3% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Shizuoka Capital | 4 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 3 |
| JAFCO | 3 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 3 |
| Goldwin Play Earth Fund | 2 |
| Iyogin Capital Company Limited | 2 |
| Spiral Capital | 2 |
| UTokyo Innovation Platform | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers16100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Shizuoka Capital
Compare Hulic Startup head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Hulic Startup| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Series B | |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Series B |
Round details for Hulic Startup
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Hulic Startup's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArkEdge Space develops and produces small artificial satellites and related hardware | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Astroscale develops and launches satellites and provides on-orbit servicing solutions to extend mission life and remove orbital debris | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Gragreen develops and improves crops using genome editing technology and other approaches to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Informetis develops and provides innovative solutions for energy optimization using real-time energy-related data and advanced AI analysis | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides robot and AI technology solutions for social and industrial infrastructure | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| J PREP provides English language education to children from preschool to high school age | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| LocationMind analyzes location information and provides related services and products | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and sells products to prevent falls and fractures, particularly for the elderly. | Healthcare & Biotech | Apr 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Manabie builds an all-in-one platform for education and runs its own schools in Asia. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Manabie provides educational solutions using the latest technology, including AI-powered tutoring and educational programs for schools and learning centers. | EducationEducation | Apr 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| The company provides electricity services to households and businesses, focusing on renewable energy sources. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Photoruction provides software to efficiently manage construction production-related tasks | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Sanu offers a shared vacation home service, allowing customers to own and use a portion of a vacation home | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Space BD develops and manufactures satellites, provides launch and operation services, and supports microgravity utilization and education and human resource development | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for producers to sell their products directly to individuals or companies. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| WOTA seeks structural solutions to the world’s water crisis | Healthcare & BiotechClimate & Energy | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- hulic.co.jp
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 30 Apr 2025
- Companies checked
- 16
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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