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Shochiku Ventures

Corporate VC · Japan · Asia Pacific

shochiku-ventures.co.jp

Shochiku Ventures is the corporate venture arm of the entertainment company Shochiku, investing in and collaborating with startups. It also runs accelerator programs and an incubation studio focused on entertainment.

Invests inEnterprise Software

In its own wordsentertainmentmediaipvrgamingweb3

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Shochiku Ventures lists 10 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Growth, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (55%), AI & Machine Learning (14%) and Media & Entertainment (14%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, STRIVE and Wing Venture Capital.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Shochiku 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 Shochiku Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 10. 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.

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies

Global Brain 4STRIVE 2Wing Venture Capital 2Z Venture Capital 2ABC Dream Ventures, Inc. 1BASE Partners 1BRICKS FUND TOKYO 1Chiba-Dojo 1

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Co-investors

	Share
Global Brain	4
STRIVE	2
Wing Venture Capital	2
Z Venture Capital	2
ABC Dream Ventures, Inc.	1
BASE Partners	1
BRICKS FUND TOKYO	1
Chiba-Dojo	1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

• Japan100%

Site status

• Site answers10100%
• 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.

Compare Shochiku Ventures head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

vs Global Brain4 shared companies→vs STRIVE2 shared companies→vs Wing Venture Capital2 shared companies→vs Z Venture Capital2 shared companies→vs ABC Dream Ventures, Inc.1 shared company→vs BASE Partners1 shared company→

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Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with Shochiku Ventures

Date	Company	Stage
14 Apr 2026	Gaudiygaudiy.com	Series C+

Round details for Shochiku Ventures

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Shochiku Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

10 companies checked against their own sites

Company	What it does	Themes	First round with it	Evidence
ANDENTandent.jp · Japan	ANDENT works across strategy, experience design and technology, giving Japanese culture new forms and new audiences.	Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software		Portfolio page
Brave groupbravegroup.co.jp · Japan	Brave group produces and manages intellectual property, including virtual entertainment and esports	Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment		Portfolio page
Casteecastee.com · Japan	Castee is a platform that helps creators turn their creativity into value and creates new entertainment with them.	Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software		Portfolio page
Gaudiygaudiy.com · Japan	Gaudiy Group uses advanced technology to create a borderless economic zone where people can co-create and realize a future called the "Fan Nation"	Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment	Apr 2026Series C+	Funding round
INSinsomnia.zone · Japan	The company sells clothing and organizes gaming events	Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces		Portfolio page
MOTmot.company · Japan	MOT inc. provides various services including education, management, and advertising for manga artists and the manga industry.	EducationEnterprise Software		Portfolio page
Radiotalkradiotalk.jp · Japan	Radiotalk provides a platform for users to create and distribute audio content, including podcasts and live broadcasts.	Media & EntertainmentEducation		Portfolio page
Sallysally-inc.jp · Japan	Sally, Inc. produces and provides mystery game experiences and related tools and platforms.	Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software		Portfolio page
Turingtur.ing · Japan	Turing develops artificial intelligence for fully autonomous driving.	AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics		Portfolio page
Yoyogi Animation Groupyoani.group · Japan	Yoyogi Animation Group recruits staff and manages its group companies	Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software		Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026

Site

shochiku-ventures.co.jp

Last read

5 Nov 2026

Watching since

5 Nov 2026

Rounds since

14 Apr 2026

Companies checked

10

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