# Aozora Corporate Investment

> Aozora Corporate Investment is a VC fund backing Software and Internet. See 57 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 57
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.aozora-ci.co.jp/

Aozora Corporate Investment is an investment firm.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 16% |
| Internet | 7 | 12% |
| Aerospace | 5 | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 9% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 9% |

92 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 21 | 37% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 7 | 12% |
| Series B | 6 | 11% |
| Series D | 5 | 9% |
| Seed | 4 | 7% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akifumi Kubo | President and CEO | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akifumi-kubo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spike Studio | Spike Studio Inc., established in November 2023, is a Tokyo-based company specializing in generative AI and large language models. Their mission is to enhance Japan’s labor productivity tenfold by integrating advanced AI solutions into client operations and services. The company offers customized AI solutions, system integration, data analysis,predictive modeling, and training programs to help clients leverage generative AI effectively. Co-founded by CEO Shigeru Kuroyanagi and COO Hirohide Sano, Spike Studio aims to address challenges such as declining international competitiveness, an aging population, and labor shortages in Japan. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Space BD | Space BD aims to become a one-stop shop to respond to all issues related to industrialization of space, and alleviate the work of businesses that are developing new technologies. | $6.8M | Series C | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Pixie Dust Technologies | Pixie Dust Technologies is a developer of computational technologies, including its ultrasonic phased array system with which one can generate force in mid-air; transport things in mid-air without touching anything; target and deliver different sounds from person to person in a crowd; direct guide-dogs; and even apply this in agricultural farming. | $20.7M | Series D | May 19, 2026 |  |
| BALLAS | BALLAS provides corporate information, business content, procurement of construction materials, custom-made construction materials used at construction sites online, design, development, manufacturing, and sales of construction materials. | $1.9M | Debt Financing | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Acompany | Acompany provides products and consulting development related to secret computing. | $6M | Debt Financing | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Innovative Space Carrier | Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies. | $20.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Goals | Goals specializes in development, sales and operational support for cloud services for food service companies. | $6.5M | Debt Financing | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| Light | Light is a software development company that allows streamers and viewers to connect in real time through an application. | $4M | Debt Financing | Dec 23, 2025 |  |
| FullDepth | FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes. | $60.6M | Series D | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Grooves | grooves has been providing #1 Web applications for the recruiters as the web community to build to meet with each other for new business opportunities and possible partnerships in Japan since 2004. Now,there are more than 3,000 companies customers in Asiapacific. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 57 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Shizuoka Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizuoka-bank) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jic-venture-growth-investments) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Aozora Corporate Investment invest in?

Aozora Corporate Investment invests primarily in Software, Internet and Aerospace startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 57 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aozora Corporate Investment?

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### Who are the partners at Aozora Corporate Investment?

The team at Aozora Corporate Investment includes Akifumi Kubo (President and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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