# Bonds Investment Group

> Bonds Investment Group is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Content and Software. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Fund size: $618M
- Last fund: Apr 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bonds-investment-group/
- Website: https://bonds-ig.com

Bonds Investment Group is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Content and Software. Bonds Investment Group is the investment and incubation business of Digital Holdings. The firm was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 5 | 14% |
| Software | 5 | 14% |
| Task Management | 5 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 14% |
| Real Estate | 4 | 11% |

75 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 14 | 40% |
| Seed | 6 | 17% |
| Series A | 6 | 17% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 29 | 83% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atsushi Nouchi | CEO & Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsushi-nouchi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newmo | newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort. | $41.5M | Series A | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Uplift Labs | Uplift Labs specializes in helping people move better. Its AI-powered technology provides analytics to improve performance while minimizing injuries in sports, fitness, and our everyday lives. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquarters in Palo Alto, California. | $2.1M | Seed | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Liberaware | Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company. | $170.1M |  | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| Receptionist | Receptionist is a media firm that offers consulting and operational services to creates opportunities to update business communication. |  |  | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| KAUCHE | KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products. | $16.2M | Series B | Jun 28, 2022 |  |
| Sagri | Sagri is developing agriculture software for experienced farmers. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 05, 2021 |  |
| Allm | Allm is a medical ICT company dedicated to shaping healthcare. The company seeks to benefit society by launching next-generation technologies and medical communications platforms for the healthcare industry. The solutions are installed more than 18 countries across US, South America, EU, Japan, Middle East and Africa. | $50.8M | Series A | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| Olive Union | Olive Union is an organization that specializes in smart sound algorithms and provides the next-generation hearing solution. It concentrates on hearing interactions and intertwines everyday products with the latest technologies. Its purpose is to combat the two impairments of hearing aids, price, and social perception, and eliminate “hearingimpairment.”It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $7M | Series B | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| Stockmark | Stokckmark is an artificial intelligence. It is a natural language processing system for information processing based on human knowledge for business solutions. They develop and operate services that support corporate culture transformation using natural language processing. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 19, 2021 |  |
| Crassone | Crassone is an housing assistance service. | $113.4M | Series A | Dec 14, 2020 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OPT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opt-ventures) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [GMO VenturePartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmo-venturepartners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bonds Investment Group invest in?

Bonds Investment Group invests primarily in Content, Software and Task Management startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 35 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 Bonds Investment Group?

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### Who are the partners at Bonds Investment Group?

The team at Bonds Investment Group includes Atsushi Nouchi (CEO & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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