# Academia Industry Alliance Capital

> Academia Industry Alliance Capital is a VC fund in Tokushima-shi backing Health Care and Dental. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokushima-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://aiac.co.jp/

Academia Industry Alliance Capital is an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Dental | 1 | 25% |
| Hospital | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amidex | Amidex is a dental care facility that treats dental problems with contemporary tools and technology. | $753.6K | Seed | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Smart Laser & Plasma Systems | Smart Laser & Plasma Systems is a manufacturer of measurement-related equipment using advanced laser / plasma technology. The company also does measurement related research work using laser technology. | $456.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | May 31, 2021 |  |
| Gryllus | Gryllus specializes in cricket breeding management and breeding. It will bring out the potential of crickets with its unique technology and implement them in society. | $32.6M | Series A | Dec 23, 2020 |  |
| Setsuro Tech | Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry. | $580.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 30, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Awagin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/awagin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-next-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Himegin Lease](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/himegin-lease) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- HOXIN — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iyogin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iyogin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Academia Industry Alliance Capital invest in?

Academia Industry Alliance Capital invests primarily in Health Care, Dental and Hospital startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Academia Industry Alliance Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Academia Industry Alliance Capital closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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