Investors / Japan / Obunsha Ventures
Obunsha Ventures
Corporate VC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Obunsha Ventures is the venture arm of the Japanese publisher Obunsha, investing in education-related startups. It runs an EdTech fund and reports portfolio investments in companies such as AIGMA, Admit AI and MintFlag.
Invests inEducationEnterprise Software
In its own wordsedtecheducationpublishingjapan
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Or find every investor that fitsObunsha Ventures lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Education (50%), Enterprise Software (18%) and AI & Machine Learning (14%). 89% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Kiraboshi Capital, W inc. and Bisk Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Obunsha Ventures, 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 Obunsha Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 13. 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 roundObunsha Ventures 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 | 100% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 36th | 14 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 70th | 7% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 85th | 50% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Kiraboshi Capital | 2 |
| W inc. | 2 |
| Bisk Ventures | 1 |
| CyberAgent Capital | 1 |
| D4V | 1 |
| GMO VenturePartners | 1 |
| Global Brain | 1 |
| Gobi Partners | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13100%
- 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 50% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 18% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 4% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Kiraboshi Capital
Compare Obunsha Ventures 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 Obunsha Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Obunsha Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Obunsha Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anifie provides a seamless chat experience powered by AI and blockchain technologies, allowing users to chat while looking at multimedia content. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Edv Future provides EdTech services and solutions, including SaaS services and media, to support education and student growth. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Edukasyon provides learning and training programs for Filipino youth | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Mathmaji develops and provides a math education app for children in grades K-5. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| MintFlag provides educational services, including English language learning, using edutainment and technology. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company leads the podcast advertising market in Japan and builds the growth foundation for the podcast market in the country. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Aug 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| The company Run Edge provides sports video analytics technology | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides sales and business growth support services using human resources and technology | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Study Pocket provides AI services for schools and educational institutions | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Wonderfy Inc. develops and provides educational services and materials, including STEAM education content and games, for children. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Yondemy provides an online service to support children's reading habits and learning development through an app | Education | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- obunsha-v.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 28 Aug 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
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