# Benesse Holdings

> Benesse Holdings is a VC fund in Okayama backing Legal, Internet and Tutoring. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Okayama, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.benesse-hd.co.jp

Benesse Holdings is a VC fund in Okayama focused on Legal and Internet. Benesse Holdings operates as a holding company that provides the overall group management strategy formulation and management oversight.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Tutoring | 1 | 25% |
| Education | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BeBit | BeBit is a consulting firm that provides customer experience management and user-centered design support services. | $8.2M | Series B | Jan 10, 2024 |  |
| Arsaga Partners | Arsaga Partners, Inc., "develop with the fastest and highest quality" as concept, is a one-stop IT system development company.- All functions necessary for IT system development such as IT strategy consulting, UX/UI consulting, planning, engineering, designing, maintenance and operations are provided through our one-stop solution.- With engineers accounting for over 90% of our company structure we can work directly with our clients. - Our motto is to providing services at a reasonable cost without outsourcing and to bring our Japanese omotenashi spirit to our development services. - We think of Digital transformation (DX) Not as a trendy word, but as IT system development that truly contributes to our clients' business needs.Main Services - One-stop IT System Development Business, Start-up/New IT Business Consulting, Enterprise System/New Business Planning and Development(Digital Transformation/DX), Web System Planning and Development, Application Planning and DevelopmentKey Clients - Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate, ShionogiV-CUBE, Mizuho Securities, Sciseed inc. | $4.6M | Series B | Jul 21, 2022 |  |
| Bravesoft | bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service. | $3.7M | Series B | Mar 26, 2020 |  |
| mana.bo | Mana.bo, the company providing real-time tutoring help via a virtual whiteboard, Mana.bo has found traction in Japan by offering tutoring services in a manner more tailored to student needs. When a user has a question about a particularly difficult problem, he or she can message a Mana.bo tutor. When the tutors are available, they will set up avoice or text conversation and explain the key to the problem while demonstrating on the digital whiteboard. | $3.1M | Series A | Sep 17, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asahi Media Lab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asahi-medialab-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Congress Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/congress-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DIP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dip-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IWAI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iwai) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japanese venture capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japanese-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi Estate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-estate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Benesse Holdings invest in?

Benesse Holdings invests primarily in Legal, Internet and Tutoring startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Benesse Holdings last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benesse Holdings closed in Jan 2024. 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.

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