# Central Japan Seed Fund

> Central Japan Seed Fund is a VC fund in Nagoya backing Health Care and Manufacturing. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nagoya, Japan
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://cjs.vc/

Central Japan Seed Fund is a VC fund in Nagoya focused on Health Care and Manufacturing. Central Japan Seed Fund invest in and support startups nationwide.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$4.4M |
| Series A | $868k–$2.3M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $3.4M–$6.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 18% |
| Apps | 1 | 9% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Series A | 3 | 27% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 18% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| L&F | L&F is a real estate company that develops rental portals and tools for vacant houses, family trusts, and rental property management. |  | Series A | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| L&F | L&F is a real estate company that develops rental portals and tools for vacant houses, family trusts, and rental property management. |  | Series A | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Illumi Medical | Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector. | $2.3M | Series A | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| Illumi Medical | Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector. | $2.3M | Series A | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| CELLORB | CELLORB provides player management, sports event planning, and event management services. | $6.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Airato | Airato specializes in the development of radiation therapy using artificial intelligence technology. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Airato | Airato specializes in the development of radiation therapy using artificial intelligence technology. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Knowhere | Knowhere is a company that applies high-performance AI to sports. | $3.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 17, 2025 |  |
| AgeWell Japan | Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas. | $867.6K | Series A | Mar 04, 2025 |  |
| SORA Technology | SORA Technology builds and operates health care and public health infrastructure utilizing drones and their operational management systems. | $4.4M | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GxPartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gxpartners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Central Japan Seed Fund invest in?

Central Japan Seed Fund invests primarily in Health Care, Manufacturing and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Central Japan Seed Fund's check size?

Central Japan Seed Fund typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$4.4M at Seed, $868k–$2.3M at Series A and $3.4M–$6.6M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Central Japan Seed Fund participates in.

### When did Central Japan Seed Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Central Japan Seed Fund closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 11 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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