# Aozora Bank Ltd.

> Aozora Bank Ltd. is a VC fund in New York backing Blockchain, Health Care and Electric Vehicle. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.aozorabank.co.jp

Aozora Bank Ltd. is a VC fund in New York focused on Blockchain and Health Care. Aozora Bank, Ltd. is a Japan-based regional bank that provides a range of banking services. The Bank operates in two business divisions. The Banking division is engaged in the provision of banking services, including deposit, loan, domestic and foreign currency exchange, securities investment business, as well as debt services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 18% |
| Health Care | 3 | 18% |
| Electric Vehicle | 3 | 18% |
| Apps | 2 | 12% |
| Energy | 2 | 12% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 9 | 53% |
| Series C | 2 | 12% |
| Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |
| Series D | 1 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 15 | 88% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crisp | CRISP SALAD WORKS offers a focused menu of signature salads and grains made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods on-site. |  | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Terra Charge | Terra Charge offers EV charging infrastructure business, EV charger installation proposals, installation work, operation, and maintenance. |  | Debt Financing | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| Terra Motors | Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market. | $138.5M | Series D | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| KAKEHASHI | KAKEHASHI is the opportunity of Their foundation to want to become "Kakehashi connecting medical treatment and patients" "Kakehashi connecting medical care with a bright future". Japan is a country possessing world-class medical technology and medical system, it is a country with prominent longevity to be proud of in the world.In 2060, one in 2.5 people will enter an unprecedented super aging society of 65 years old and over, one in four will be over 75 years old. To think about the way of medical care that supports the healthy life expectancy in Japan is nothing but creation of the future image of Japanese society. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| YTGATE | YTGATE is a payment optimization support SaaS product that can be started by adding a single tag line to a website. | $2.1M | Debt Financing | Jun 06, 2025 |  |
| Progmat | Progmat develops high-secure web 3 technology networks to facilitate cryptocurrency operations for organizations. |  | Secondary Market | Apr 11, 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 |  |
| SALOWIN | SALOWIN is a shared salon where freelance hairdressers can freely provide customer service and service. | $17.7M | Debt Financing | Feb 14, 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 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Resona Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resona-bank) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [77 Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/77-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Aozora Bank Ltd. invest in?

Aozora Bank Ltd. invests primarily in Blockchain, Health Care and Electric Vehicle startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series C stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Aozora Bank Ltd. last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aozora Bank Ltd. closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 17 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?

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