# Archetype Ventures

> Archetype Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 121 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 121
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Fund size: $60M
- Last fund: Feb 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/archetype-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Shumpeif
- Website: https://archetype.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archetypeventures/

Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in B2B Tech seed and early stage venture investments.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $875k–$21M |
| Series A | $2.4M–$78M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 9% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 | 8% |
| SaaS | 6 | 5% |
| Analytics | 6 | 5% |

121 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 41 | 34% |
| Series A | 31 | 26% |
| Funding Round | 13 | 11% |
| Series B | 9 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 57 | 47% |
| United States | 8 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kyohei Mukaigawa | Partner and Investor | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyohei-mukaigawa |
| Hirokazu Kitahara | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hirokazu-kitahara |
| Jun Nakajima | Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-nakajima |
| Jun Onodera | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-onodera |
| Kurumi Fujii | Operations Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kurumi-fujii |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RoboTruck | RoboTruck develops autonomous driving technologies for huge trucks, as well as practical applications. | $31.8M | Series A | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Dioseve | Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life. | $6.2M | Series A | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| LOOV | LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics. |  | Series A | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| CULTA | CULTA uses technology to increase the efficiency and speed of breeding and improve productivity and profitability in agriculture. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| Sotas | Sotas provides services to chemical trading companies and bridges the gap between raw material producers and consumers. | $6.5M | Series A | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Power Wave | Power Wave seeks a carbon-neutral world using wave technology for wireless power, tackling global warming and fuel depletion. | $5.9M | Series A | Jan 30, 2026 |  |
| Power Wave | Power Wave seeks a carbon-neutral world using wave technology for wireless power, tackling global warming and fuel depletion. | $5.9M | Series A | Jan 30, 2026 |  |
| Taxnap | Taxnap develops tax management software for freelancers. | $8.2M | Series A | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| 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. | $2.7M |  | Jan 06, 2026 |  |
| AssetHub | AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing. | $2M | Seed | Aug 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 121 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Archetype Ventures invest in?

Archetype Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 121 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Archetype Ventures's check size?

Archetype Ventures typically joins rounds of $875k–$21M at Seed and $2.4M–$78M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Archetype Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Archetype Ventures?

Public channels for Archetype Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Archetype Ventures?

The team at Archetype Ventures includes Kyohei Mukaigawa (Partner and Investor), Hirokazu Kitahara (Partner) and Jun Nakajima (Managing Partner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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