# 77 Bank

> 77 Bank is a VC fund in Sendai backing Software and Logistics. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sendai, Japan
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.77bank.co.jp/english/top.htm

77 Bank is a VC fund in Sendai focused on Software and Logistics. 77 Bank provides banking services and products to local government agencies, domestic corporations, and corporate and individual customers. They also perform duties such as holding deposits for public money and handling payments. The company offers various deposit products such as demand deposits liquid deposits or time deposits, negotiablecertificates of deposit, various loans, and foreign currency deposits.77 Bank will work to strengthen their consulting capabilities to further enhance the degree of customer satisfaction and confidence in the Bank by offering the optimum solutions for customers issues and needs. They also establish a robust business foundation with the aim of achieving sustainable growth.77 Bank was founded in 1978 and is based in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 17% |
| Logistics | 2 | 17% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 17% |
| Energy | 1 | 8% |
| Retail | 1 | 8% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 58% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atsushi Kobayashi | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsushi-kobayashi |
| Hidefumi Kobayashi | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hidefumi-kobayashi |
| Hiroyuki Suda | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-suda |
| Yoshiki Nakajima | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshiki-nakajima |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mujin | Mujin develops and sells "intelligent robot controllers," designated as a common platform for industrial robots. Conventional robots, even though they are suitable for the automation of repetitive work, were difficult to install in environments where handled products and the surroundings are liable to change, due to the robots’operations differing by manufacturer and the complex settings. Mujin has solved this problem using technology called motion planning, and is providing solutions in which heavy/simple work done by humans at the logistics/manufacturing scene are automated by robots. | $99.6M | Debt Financing | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Bionto | Bionto is a pioneering biotech startup that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare through its groundbreaking bio-iontronics technology, which seamlessly integrates biology, electronics, and ion-based systems to enable next-generation diagnostics, therapies, and personalized health solutions. |  | Debt Financing | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Sharing Energy | Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $13.1M | Debt Financing | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| ORENDA WORLD | ORENDA focuses on developing high-definition 3D simulation systems that apply gamification and real-time rendering technology. | $4.7M | Debt Financing | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| GA Technologies Japan | GA Technologies Japan offers real estate platform operation, rental property management, renovation planning and design, and other services. | $1.3M | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Japan Agriculture | Exportation of Japanese agricultural products is currently small in volume. While Japanese farmers aspire to export their products to foreign countries for more people to enjoy and local consumers universally share the positive perception of the quality of Japanese agricultural products, issues such as price, communication, and logistics hinder theexpansion of exportation.They aim to solve these issues and satisfy the needs of both Japanese farmers and global consumers which are so clearly evident but devastatingly unmet. | $13M | Debt Financing | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $19.8M | Debt Financing | Oct 22, 2024 |  |
| Sharing Energy | Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $13.4M | Debt Financing | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| Rutilea | RUTILEA is an IT company that aims to solve social issues through open-source. By advancing revolutionary 'AI teaching AI' concept, edefine automation, data-driven decision-making, and operational efficiency. |  | Debt Financing | Sep 02, 2024 |  |
| Man-Machine Synergy Effectors | The man-machine synergy effector (Human-Machine Synergy Effector) is a device that we propose as an "effector that realizes functions that cannot be realized only by humans or machines only by synergy between humans and machines (man-machine synergy)". Is a general term for concepts and categories.We believe that we can extend humancapabilities more.Our robotics is robotics as mechanical engineering, and we are not aiming to develop autonomous robots and artificial intelligence that make people unnecessary. By intuitively manipulating robots as a physical tool, we aim to increase the value of human labor, enrich society, and contribute to human well-being. | $949.6K | Debt Financing | Jun 19, 2024 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Aozora Bank Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aozora-bank-ltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bank of Kyoto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-kyoto) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 77 Bank invest in?

77 Bank invests primarily in Software, Logistics and Agriculture startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 77 Bank?

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### Who are the partners at 77 Bank?

The team at 77 Bank includes Atsushi Kobayashi (Executive Officer), Hidefumi Kobayashi (President) and Hiroyuki Suda (Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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