# BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund)

> BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund) is a VC fund backing Video Games. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bnei876
- Website: https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bandainamcoentertainment/

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund) is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Video Games and Media and Entertainment. Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund is a fund to invest in startups to create new entertainment and build its IP Metaverse.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video Games | 6 | 24% |
| Media and Entertainment | 4 | 16% |
| Video | 3 | 12% |
| SaaS | 2 | 8% |
| Mobile | 2 | 8% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 20% |
| Series B | 3 | 12% |
| Corporate Round | 3 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 8 | 32% |
| United States | 7 | 28% |
| Israel | 1 | 4% |
| Singapore | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akihiro Sato | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiro-sato |
| Goga Kazuto | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goga-kazuto |
| Hamada Katsura | Auditor (part-time, external) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamada-katsura |
| Kazuki Ikeda | investment director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuki-ikeda |
| Nao Udagawa | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nao-udagawa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Samansa | Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series. | $5M | Series A | Sep 17, 2025 |  |
| SuperGaming | SuperGaming is a video game developer that creates and publishes mobile games. The company has developed titles in various genres, including battle royale and hero shooters. SuperGaming also offers a platform for hyperscaling multiplayer games. | $15M | Series B | Aug 06, 2025 |  |
| Million Production | Million Production is a VTuber agency. It creates new entertainment for the next generation through the creation of IP (intellectual property such as characters) and the development of diversified content. | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 13, 2025 |  |
| SuperGaming | SuperGaming is a video game developer that creates and publishes mobile games. The company has developed titles in various genres, including battle royale and hero shooters. SuperGaming also offers a platform for hyperscaling multiplayer games. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Plott | Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name. | $6.4M | Series B | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| Look North World | Look North World is a software company that specializes in the development and publishing of experimental games on creator platforms, starting with Unreal Editor for Fortnite. The company is known for transforming caffeine into code, pizza into pixels, and sleepless nights into epic adventures. They have developed interactive entertainment forCreator platforms like Fortnite (UEFN) and have released games such as Carrera Coast Racers Vs Truckers. Look North World aims to bring players together in community-driven virtual spaces and experiences. | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 26, 2024 |  |
| Utaite | Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content. | $1.9M | Series A | May 17, 2024 |  |
| Magma | Magma works with companies in a variety of industries, including game development, animation, film, webcomics, artistic events, art education, and other creative studios. | $5M | Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Magma | Magma is an art management platform and collaborative painting solution for game and animation creative studios. Magma is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $5M | Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Code Charm | Code Charm delivers solutions that transform the way people work and empower them through effective collaboration. |  |  | Nov 27, 2023 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund) invest in?

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund) invests primarily in Video Games, Media and Entertainment and Video startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 25 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 BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund)?

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### Who are the partners at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund)?

The team at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (021 Fund) includes Akihiro Sato (Director), Goga Kazuto (Director) and Hamada Katsura (Auditor (part-time, external)), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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