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Shizuoka Capital
Venture capital · Shizuoka, Japan · Asia Pacific
Shizuoka Capital is the investment specialist company of the Shizuoka Financial Group, providing equity financing and comprehensive corporate support. It operates venture capital, private equity and small-business support funds, and has been establishing funds since 1996.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsregionalventureprivate equitysmall businessstartups
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Or find every investor that fitsShizuoka Capital lists 100 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (19%), Industrial & Manufacturing (11%) and Healthcare & Biotech (10%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, Hiroshima Venture Capital and JAFCO.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Shizuoka Capital, 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 Shizuoka Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 100. 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 roundShizuoka Capital does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 33% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 33% |
| 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 | 3 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 96th | 113 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 64th | 33% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 53th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 12th | 19% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 19% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 5% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 14 |
| Hiroshima Venture Capital | 11 |
| JAFCO | 9 |
| Spiral Capital | 8 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 7 |
| GMO VenturePartners | 6 |
| Yokohama Capital | 6 |
| Z Venture Capital | 6 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers9898%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company22%
- 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 togetherCompare Shizuoka Capital 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 Shizuoka Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Shizuoka Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Shizuoka Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
100 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a service to efficiently outsource dispensing tasks for animal hospitals | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Active and Company provides human resources consulting, personnel system development, and employee training services to support clients' management | Human Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides services to maximize sales and efficiency in e-commerce and D2C businesses | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides individualized educational guidance and support for students, particularly for entrance exams and academic improvement. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and produces natural surfactants called Sophorolipids | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| ANSeeN Inc. develops and manufactures X-ray imaging sensors and other related products. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| ArkEdge Space develops and produces small artificial satellites and related hardware | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AskAt Inc. is committed to revolutionizing the drug discovery process and delivering truly ground-breaking medications to waiting patients around the world. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AstroX develops small rockets for satellite launch and other space-related activities. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Feb 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| AuB provides goods and services related to gut health and intestinal bacteria research | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-powered logistics and supply chain management services | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a website for searching and comparing juku, or cram schools, in Japan. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Cardio Intelligence develops AI-based medical devices to support heart disease diagnosis and treatment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides loan management and debt collection services to financial institutions. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| DeltaX operates an online platform that provides information and support for education and learning, including a search site for schools and a job site for teachers. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides services to help businesses establish and manage high-quality information systems departments. | Industrial & ManufacturingMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and operates AI and programming educational materials, including a product called 'DIGITANE' | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and applies separation technology to solve resource and environmental problems | Industrial & ManufacturingClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| The company reprocesses complex plastics that were previously difficult to recycle. | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells electric vehicles, including buses, logistics vehicles, and mobility devices. | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- shizuoka-fg.co.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 4 Feb 2026
- Companies checked
- 100
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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