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Setouchi Startups
Venture capital · Japan · Asia Pacific
Setouchi Startups is an independent venture capital fund focused on the Setouchi area, centered on Okayama and covering the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. It invests in and supports startups in their founding stage with financing to help develop the region's startup ecosystem.
Invests inEnterprise SoftwareHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsregionalseedpre-seedstartup ecosystemjapan
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Or find every investor that fitsSetouchi Startups lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (25%), Healthcare & Biotech (17%) and AI & Machine Learning (17%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Hiroshima Venture Capital, DBJ Capital and 15th Rock.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Setouchi Startups, 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 Setouchi Startups' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 15. 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 roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| 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 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 36th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 25% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 17% | 18% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| Food & Agriculture | 4% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Hiroshima Venture Capital | 3 |
| DBJ Capital | 2 |
| 15th Rock | 1 |
| ANOBAKA | 1 |
| Awagin Capital | 1 |
| Beta Venture Capital | 1 |
| Delight Ventures | 1 |
| Iyogin Capital Company Limited | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15100%
- 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 Hiroshima Venture Capital
Compare Setouchi Startups 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 Setouchi Startups| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for Setouchi Startups
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Setouchi Startups' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company develops and sells an earring-type device that visualizes heartbeats using a photoreflective pulse sensor and LED light. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Jun 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Forema provides pet health care services, including gut flora analysis and sales of pet food and supplements. | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Ghoonuts develops treatments for aphasia, including a language training app | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and publishes games and provides technical consulting services. | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Meltly develops and provides services such as Days AI, which allows users to design and interact with their own original characters through AI-generated illustrations and chat. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides services to support inquiry-based education for high school students and a comprehensive platform for elementary and junior high schools | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Naorai develops and produces a new type of Japanese spirit called JOCHU, which is made by distilling Japanese sake at low temperatures. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces videos and provides casting services for entertainers and talents. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company cultivates and sells oysters, and also develops and implements smart aquaculture technology. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides digital marketing, education, and content creation services | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Stamp Inc. develops and implements web and app solutions using AI. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and connects local players with urban and real estate development through a platform called Localist. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Wavy supports small and medium-sized enterprises and regional financial institutions with management, AI, and DX solutions | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides innovative pharmacy equipment using spectroscopic analysis technology | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- setouchi.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 23 Jun 2026
- Companies checked
- 15
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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