A-Five
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
A-Five is a government fund that creates employment opportunities in rural areas.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
Last updated:
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Industries A-Five invests in
Stages A-Five invests in
Countries A-Five invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $2.2M–$2.7M
- Series A
- $4.3M–$6.1M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.8M–$5.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 6 (50%)
- Food and Beverage 4 (33%)
- Health Care 3 (25%)
- Beauty 2 (17%)
- Retail 2 (17%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (33%)
- Seed 2 (17%)
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nousouken offers an agricultural product distribution platform that connects collection points and distribution centers. Their distribution platform business transports fresh agricultural products collected at collection points across the country to in-stores located in urban supermarkets. It also operates a wholesale business, where it buysagricultural products directly from producers, brands them, and sells them to supermarkets. | $5.4M / Post-IPO Equity / Nov 04, 2020 | ||
| Routrek is a manufacturing and sales of ICT next generation hydroponic cultivation system. | $2.4M / Series C / Jun 26, 2020 | ||
| 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. | $4.3M / Series A / Jun 02, 2020 | ||
| DAIZ produces and sells plant-based meat, 'Miracle Meat' which uses germinated soybeans by the proprietary 'Ochiai Germination Method.' Also, DAIZ engages in research and development of raw materials, and drug discovery from germinated soybeans. | $6.1M / Series A / May 18, 2020 | ||
| Izumi Holdings create an OS for food distribution and deliver richness to the world with new infrastructure.In other words, Izumi having a trading account for each fishery company, livestock company, and agriculture company for one sales destination can easily lead to business expansion,to rationalization of sales and distribution, reduction of SG& A expenses, etc. Creating a competitive advantage | $5.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 30, 2020 | ||
| Desamis is a major consumer electronics manufacturer who has been engaged in the agribusiness. | $4.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 27, 2020 | ||
| WithGreen is a store of domestic vegetables and meat. | $2.2M / Seed / Mar 06, 2020 | ||
| On the way to Sakano deliver vegetables grown without the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, aiming to spread agriculture with low environmental impact. We want to make agriculture sustainable and reach a sustainable society. | $85.2M / Series B / May 16, 2019 | ||
| Agri Info Design provides technologies related to sophistication and computerization of agricultural production technology. Its products include the smartphone applications “AgriBus-NAVI (Agribus Navi)”, AgriBus-G +, and AgriBus-GMini. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan. | $1.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 16, 2018 | ||
| World One Group is a processing, distribution, import/export, and sale of foods managed by restaurants and food retailers. It is a local revitalization company that connects local areas and regions through the food culture of each region in Japan and makes the Japanese landscape more exciting. | $2.7M / Corporate Round / Sep 19, 2018 | ||
| See all 12 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does A-Five invest in?
A-Five invests primarily in Agriculture, Food and Beverage and Health Care startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown 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.
What round sizes does A-Five invest in?
A-Five typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$2.7M at Seed, $4.3M–$6.1M at Series A and $1.8M–$5.1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not A-Five's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds A-Five took part in.
When did A-Five last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for A-Five closed in Nov 2020. Shizune tracks 12 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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