# Asukanet

> Asukanet is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hiroshima-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/spinoffasuka
- Website: https://www.asukanet.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asukanet/

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## Contacts

5 contacts available for Asukanet. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Asukanet. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/asukanet?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya Kono | Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenya-kono |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AWL | AWL is a company that provides the leading edge AI camera solutions company . | $7.5M | Series A | Feb 03, 2020 |  |
| Unirobot | Unirobot is a Development, manufacture, sale of next generation social robot.Development of general embedded software incidental to the above.Research and development on Personal AI (communication of natural language processing,. | $45.9M |  | Feb 03, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CyberAgent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fujitsu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujitsu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyodo News Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyodo-news-digital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Asukanet invest in?

Asukanet invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Retail and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Asukanet?

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### Who are the partners at Asukanet?

The team at Asukanet includes Kenya Kono (Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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