# Agribusiness Investment Development

> Agribusiness Investment Development is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Agriculture. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.agri-invest.co.jp

Agribusiness Investment Development is a venture capital firm that offers agriculture investment for agricultural corporations. It was established in 2002 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$1.4M |
| Series A | $1.6M–$31M |
| Series B | $2.6M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 8 | 42% |
| Agriculture | 4 | 21% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 21% |
| Food Processing | 4 | 21% |
| B2B | 2 | 11% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 8 | 42% |
| Series B | 7 | 37% |
| Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newlocal | Newlocal offers planning, development, and consulting services related to real estate, construction, and community development sectors. | $2.8M | Series A | May 20, 2025 |  |
| KAICO | KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company. | $3.8M | Series B | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| KAICO | KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company. | $3.8M | Series B | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Ukka | Ukka is a Creating the ideal form of food and agriculture. | $2.1M | Series A | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Shinmirai | Shinmirai's mission is to create sustainable forests and connect them to the next generation. | $1.7M | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Best Beer Japan | Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| Vesicle | Vesicle is a fruit and vegetable company that provides distribution and delivery of fresh vegetables. | $3.2M | Series A | Jun 28, 2024 |  |
| REVORN | REVORN is a fragrance AI and DX research and development company. They develop products such as odor sensors that can respond to odor issues and needs. They provide consultation at a range of levels, from identifying issues to developing solutions. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Manpuku Holdings | Manpuku Holdings is a food and beverage company that specializes in sushi, yakiniku, fried chicken, bento, and rice balls. | $7.7M | Series B | Jun 03, 2024 |  |
| Japan Future Agriculture | Japan Future Agriculture will vertically integrate agricultural production, processing, sales, and exports. | $4.4M | Series A | Apr 30, 2024 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Higin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/higegin-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Agribusiness Investment Development invest in?

Agribusiness Investment Development invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Agriculture and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Agribusiness Investment Development's check size?

Agribusiness Investment Development typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$1.4M at Seed, $1.6M–$31M at Series A and $2.6M–$12M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Agribusiness Investment Development participates in.

### When did Agribusiness Investment Development last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Agribusiness Investment Development closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 19 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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