# CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund

> CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Photo Sharing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://ccbi.vc

CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund is a joint venture between CDIB and the Cool Japan Fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 100% |
| Photo Sharing | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Visual Bank | Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized. | $7.4M | Series B | Aug 25, 2025 |  |
| Aiello | Aiello provides End-to-End Open Voice Platform(AOVP) to reduce the entry barrier for business customers and enable own voice service for domain-specific applications. | $5M |  | Oct 01, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aozora Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aozora-corporate-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [B Current Impact Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-current-impact-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E.SUN VENTURE CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-sun-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JIF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-asia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund invest in?

CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund invests primarily in Information Technology, Photo Sharing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B 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.

### When did CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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