# BACKSTAGE

> BACKSTAGE is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Consumer Applications and Information Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://backstage.inc

BACKSTAGE is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Consumer Applications and Information Technology. BACKSTAGE supports talents, influencers, individuals, and groups who are taking on front-stage challenges behind the scenes to bring joy to people's lives.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer Applications | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ONE | One is a Japanese startup. It primarily creates and operates consumer apps, some of which have been sold to publicly traded Japanese corporations.This runs the BeReal exchange application "BeMatch." | $1.2M | Seed | Jul 03, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ceres Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceres-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coalis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coalis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GREE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures-e73a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yutori](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yutori) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BACKSTAGE invest in?

BACKSTAGE invests primarily in Consumer Applications and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did BACKSTAGE last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for BACKSTAGE closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 1 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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