# And Factory

> And Factory is a VC fund backing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/andfactory/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/andfactory_jp
- Website: https://andfactory.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andfactory.inc/

And factory is a smartphone business company that works on different service applications centered on the smartphone business. It develops applications that connect users and services at and factory, which challenges the possibilities of smartphones. The company mainly develops tool-based apps, game capture board apps, and manga apps.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for And Factory. Shizune tracks 8 team members at And Factory. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/and-factory?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $11M–$38M |
| Corporate Round | $28M–$28M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 33% |
| SNS | 2 | 22% |
| Marketing | 2 | 22% |
| Travel | 1 | 11% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 4 | 44% |
| Series B | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 5 | 56% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rinji Aoki | President and Representative Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rinji-aoki |
| Ikuo Ishida | Executive officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ikuo-ishida |
| Mitsuhisa Toya | Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsuhisa-toya |
| Ohara Takamasa | Chairman/President/Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ohara-takamasa |
| Okada Ryo | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okada-ryo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skyfall | Skyfall is a media business and internet advertising company. It is an online advertising platform for online marketing, internet advertising, digital advertising, and web advertising which uses the internet to promote products and services to audiences and platform users. |  | Corporate Round | Feb 17, 2021 |  |
| Mirror Fit | MIRROR FIT provides online fitness services. MIRROR FIT features include AI-assisted high-level form checks, game-like exercises, communication with friends, and positive support. They have programmes for novices and advanced users. It includes content such as live lessons from popular trainers, personal training, and over 300 different types ofon-demand classes. | $22.7M | Seed | Nov 18, 2020 |  |
| AIQ | AIQ uses technology to investigate human possibilities. It uses profiling AI to analyze market insights and acquire potential customers with high LTV. | $10.7M | Series B | Mar 09, 2020 |  |
| AIQ | AIQ aims to transform the way offline content is being consumed by bridging O2O (offline to online) media properties with its latest cutting-edge Computer Vision AI Technology where multiple platforms and channels can be integrated, allowing seamless interaction between online & offline content. AIQ's Video & Visual RecognitionTechnology empowers consumers with the ability to interact with their favourite brand’s & products, any where, any time. At AIQ, we redefine the way brands engage with customers because, we can. | $10.7M | Series B | Mar 09, 2020 |  |
| Atmoph | Atmoph is rethinking the way we connect with nature and information, in order to change quality of time at home better. Atmoph Window, the world’s first smart digital window, opens to beautiful scenery from around the world with 4K-shot videos and sounds. | $38.3M | Series B | Jul 25, 2019 |  |
| AIQ | AIQ uses technology to investigate human possibilities. It uses profiling AI to analyze market insights and acquire potential customers with high LTV. | $28.3M | Corporate Round | Jul 12, 2019 |  |
| AIQ | AIQ uses technology to investigate human possibilities. It uses profiling AI to analyze market insights and acquire potential customers with high LTV. | $28.3M | Corporate Round | Jul 12, 2019 |  |
| AIQ | AIQ aims to transform the way offline content is being consumed by bridging O2O (offline to online) media properties with its latest cutting-edge Computer Vision AI Technology where multiple platforms and channels can be integrated, allowing seamless interaction between online & offline content. AIQ's Video & Visual RecognitionTechnology empowers consumers with the ability to interact with their favourite brand’s & products, any where, any time. At AIQ, we redefine the way brands engage with customers because, we can. | $28.3M | Corporate Round | Jul 12, 2019 |  |
| AIQ | AIQ uses technology to investigate human possibilities. It uses profiling AI to analyze market insights and acquire potential customers with high LTV. | $28.3M | Corporate Round | Jul 12, 2019 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Deep30](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep30) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hokkaido Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hokkaido-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adways](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adways) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does And Factory invest in?

And Factory invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and SNS startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is And Factory's check size?

And Factory typically joins rounds of $11M–$38M at Series B and $28M–$28M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds And Factory participates in.

### How do I contact And Factory?

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### Who are the partners at And Factory?

The team at And Factory includes Rinji Aoki (President and Representative Director), Ikuo Ishida (Executive officer) and Mitsuhisa Toya (Operating Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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