# Asuka Holding

> Asuka Holding is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Sports, Banking and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://asuka-holdings.com/

Asuka Holding is a principal investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $500k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Banking | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cube | Cube is enabling everyone to invest in the simplest manner possible along with guidance from the world’s top performing investment managers - the same that guide the world’s richest families. The service is already live in India, and soon to be available across USA and multiple Asian countries. Cube has an experienced team that comes from theworld of fintech, entrepreneurship, design, systems, banking, and global sales. It is founded by Satyen Kothari, a battle scarred entrepreneur who is on his 5th adventure. He has previously founded Citrus Pay in India and three companies in the Silicon Valley. Citrus was sold in 2016 in India’s largest fintech cash deal at the time and was processing $2 bn at its peak and servicing 20 mn users. | $500K | Series A | Jun 01, 2020 |  |
| WorkIndia | Our Vision: Work India’s vision is to provide sustainable livelihoods for the 23.7 Cr blue-collar individuals of India and now the 120 Cr blue-collar individuals in this World.WorkIndia is a technology venture based in the mixed collar space (between white and blue-collar space) of the recruitment industry. We aim to connect the right employersto the right employees.In the mixed collar space ( bpo jobs, delivery jobs, accountant jobs, retail jobs, back-office jobs, etc.) getting jobs in thane and getting employees in thane both is a tiresome process. The mixed collar space seeks a solution that simplifies the process for both the employer side and the employee side.Our Product: We have created a mobile application for candidates to apply for the job they would like to do and for Employers who seek their desired candidates. Candidates with this app can look for a suitable job and apply for it in a single click. Rest all the work of checking the eligibility of an employee until scheduling the interview is done by our 100% automated product. | $5.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 10, 2020 |  |
| Cube | Cube is enabling everyone to invest in the simplest manner possible along with guidance from the world’s top performing investment managers - the same that guide the world’s richest families. The service is already live in India, and soon to be available across USA and multiple Asian countries. Cube has an experienced team that comes from theworld of fintech, entrepreneurship, design, systems, banking, and global sales. It is founded by Satyen Kothari, a battle scarred entrepreneur who is on his 5th adventure. He has previously founded Citrus Pay in India and three companies in the Silicon Valley. Citrus was sold in 2016 in India’s largest fintech cash deal at the time and was processing $2 bn at its peak and servicing 20 mn users. | $2M | Series A | Oct 22, 2018 |  |
| BeatFit | BeatFit is a fitness-tech startup based in Japan. | $14.1M | Seed | Sep 03, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asia Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asia-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daiwa Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiwa-corporate-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Susquehanna International Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susquehanna-international-group-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Xiaomi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xiaomi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Sports Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-investors-japan)
- [Sports VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-vc-funds-japan)
- [Wellness Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/wellness-investors-japan)
- [Wellness VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/wellness-vc-funds-japan)
- [Fitness Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/fitness-investors-japan)
- [Fitness VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/fitness-vc-funds-japan)

## FAQ

### What does Asuka Holding invest in?

Asuka Holding invests primarily in Sports, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Asuka Holding's check size?

Asuka Holding typically joins rounds of $500k–$2M 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 Asuka Holding participates in.

### When did Asuka Holding last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Asuka Holding closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co