# Chiba Bank

> Chiba Bank is a VC fund in Chiba backing Financial Services and Finance. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chiba, Japan
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.chibabank.co.jp/english
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chibabank.official

Chiba Bank is a VC fund in Chiba focused on Financial Services and Finance. Chiba Bank offers various deposit products including savings, liquid deposits, loans, bills discounting, ordinary, and time. It also engages in leasing, credit guarantee business, outsourcing of operational business, credit card, securities, and management and collection of claims. The company also serves individual customers, middle-marketcompanies, and regional small- and medium-sized companies.Chiba Bank provides consulting services for portfolio investments of client financial assets, accounting and administration, temporary staff services, housing-loan guarantees, information and survey services, and fee collection services.Chiba Bank was established in March 1943 and is based in Chiba, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 17% |
| Finance | 2 | 11% |
| Education | 2 | 11% |
| Recruiting | 2 | 11% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 11% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 11 | 61% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 11% |
| Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Grant | 1 | 6% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 15 | 83% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hidetoshi Sakuma | President and Group Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hidetoshi-sakuma |
| Norio Takatsu | Group CIO, General Manager of Operation Headquarters, and Director and Managing Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norio-takatsu |
| Osamu Kimura | Deputy President (Representative Director) and Group Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osamu-kimura |
| Yukihito Inamura | Director and Managing Executive Officer, Group CRO, and General Manager of C.A. Headquarters | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yukihito-inamura |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pixie Dust Technologies | Pixie Dust Technologies is a developer of computational technologies, including its ultrasonic phased array system with which one can generate force in mid-air; transport things in mid-air without touching anything; target and deliver different sounds from person to person in a crowd; direct guide-dogs; and even apply this in agricultural farming. |  | Debt Financing | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Ceres | Ceres is a company providing internet marketing services and is engaged in the planning, development, and operation of smartphone media. | $1.9M | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Rapidus | Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector. | $1.7B | Corporate Round | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Sharing Energy | Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. |  | Debt Financing | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| Africa Finance Corporation | Africa Finance Corporation focuses on infrastructure financing across various sectors, including power and transportation. The institution provides debt, equity, project development, and financial advisory services to address infrastructure needs. It was established through an agreement among sovereign African states and has received anchorinvestment from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Since its establishment, AFC has invested significantly in high-quality infrastructure assets to support sustainable economic growth in Africa. | $524M | Debt Financing | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Turing | Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $35.4M | Debt Financing | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Toyoshiki Real Estate | Toyoshiki Real Estate has a clear and forward-thinking vision to establish a "new model of local real estate business", one that not only transforms the real estate landscape but also grows symbiotically with the community and the city of Kashiwa. | $909.3K | Debt Financing | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Sanu | SANU is a home subscription service company that guides customers on a first-come, first-served basis as the number of slots increases. They develop a hotel and residence platform that offers a monthly subscription and proposes a lifestyle with another house in nature. | $13.1M | Debt Financing | May 12, 2025 |  |
| OPQRST | OPQRST is a medical interview simulation platform that provides an AI-generated simulated patient consultation. The company provides information that will benefit medical students, healthcare professionals ready to gain clinical experience, and graduate students in medicine. Healthcare professionals will be able to interview patients to extractmedical history information and their symptoms, building a good relationship with them. |  | Grant | Feb 21, 2025 |  |
| NOT A HOTEL | NOT A HOTEL develops a vacation-home ownership and hospitality platform that enables customers to purchase usage rights to architect-designed homes and access a network of properties through a shared ownership model. The company offers vacation residences that can be purchased in increments based on annual usage, with ownership providing recurringaccess to the selected property and reciprocal use of other participating NOT A HOTEL properties. Its platform combines real estate ownership, hospitality operations, property management, reservations, concierge services, and digital tools that allow owners to manage stays, check in, and access services through a mobile application. NOT A HOTEL also provides hotel-style accommodation to guests and manages properties on behalf of owners, including maintenance, cleaning, and operational services. The company collaborates with architects, designers, and other creators to develop individually designed residences and is expanding its hospitality offering through additional properties and hotel brands. | $70.2M | Debt Financing | Dec 02, 2024 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Gunma Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gumma-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Musashino Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musashino-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Resona Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resona-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Chiba Bank invest in?

Chiba Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and Education startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 18 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 Chiba Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Chiba Bank?

The team at Chiba Bank includes Hidetoshi Sakuma (President and Group Chief Executive Officer), Norio Takatsu (Group CIO, General Manager of Operation Headquarters, and Director and Managing Executive Officer) and Osamu Kimura (Deputy President (Representative Director) and Group Chief Operating Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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