# Aristotle Partners

> Aristotle Partners is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Content, Finance and Security. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/celmjapan
- Website: https://www.celm.co.jp/aristoteles/

Aristotle Partners is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Content and Finance. Aristotle Partners is venture capital firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Accounting | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Play Life | PlayLife is an experience sharing site where you can search, share, and post play information, where users can actually experience and plan a fun experience as know-how of play. It is a service that provides highly reliable information under the real name system, provides know-how that only experienced users can know, and information thatcoordinates the way of spending a day, making play more fun and convenient. | $1.1M |  | May 26, 2020 |  |
| bookee Japan | bookee is a Financial Service based company. | $52.4M | Series A | Jul 12, 2019 |  |
| ABCash Technologies | ABCash Technologies provides advice on financial products such as insurance, mortgages, and investment products. | $52.4M | Series A | May 31, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [iSGS Investment Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isgs-investment-works) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lead Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lead-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MUFG Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mufg-innovation-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DOGAN beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dogan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Aristotle Partners invest in?

Aristotle Partners invests primarily in Content, Finance and Security startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Aristotle Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aristotle Partners closed in May 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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 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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