# Chiba Dojo

> Chiba Dojo is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Information Technology and Software. See 66 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 66
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Fund size: $342M
- Last fund: Jul 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chiba_dojo?lang=en
- Website: https://chiba-dojo.jp/

Chiba Dojo is an entrepreneurial community that supports startup companies in various stages from seed to pre-IPO.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$23M |
| Series A | $1.9M–$32M |
| Series B | $895k–$369M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 11 | 17% |
| Software | 8 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 12% |
| Content | 6 | 9% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 9% |

96 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 33% |
| Series A | 16 | 24% |
| Series B | 6 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 6% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 43 | 65% |
| Singapore | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Thailand | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Chiba | Founder, General Partner & Chief Executive Officer | 65 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kotaro-chiba-0d07 |
| Kotaro Chiba | Founder, General Partner & Chief Executive Officer | 70 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kotaro-chiba |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AlgaleX | AlgaleX is a food technology and biotechnology company that develops AI-powered algae fermentation technology to produce sustainable food ingredients, nutritional compounds, and bioproducts. The company leverages proprietary AI-driven cultivation and fermentation systems to convert underutilized food byproducts into high-value microalgae rich innutrients such as DHA, umami compounds, and other functional ingredients. Its mission is to build a circular bioeconomy by reducing food waste while providing sustainable alternatives to marine- and animal-derived ingredients.The company's core technology is Touji-24, an AI-powered algae cultivation and fermentation control system that automates and optimizes microalgae production. Using proprietary fermentation processes and food byproducts such as awamori lees, AlgaleX cultivates algae that can be used to produce Umamo, a plant-based ingredient combining seafood-like umami flavor with high concentrations of DHA. This approach reduces reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids while upcycling food industry byproducts into valuable nutritional ingredients. | $2.2M | Series A | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| Mign | Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Solafune | Solafune provides satellite data analysis and software development services. | $31.7M | Series A | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Yuimedi | Yuimedi acquires, investigate, analyze medical data and provides accurate solutions. | $2.6M | Seed | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| InfiniMind | InfiniMind enables enterprises to transform massive volumes of unstructured video into structured, searchable, and actionable intelligence by leveraging advanced computer vision, multimodal AI models, and scalable data processing architectures, empowering organizations to unlock insights, enhance security, optimize operations, and drivedata-informed decision-making across complex, real-world environments. | $5.8M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Univearth | Univearth is a tech company that specializes in developing a logistics digital transformation platform to modernize the logistics industry. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 02, 2025 |  |
| FormX | FormX is a technology company that provides cutting-edge AI software and services for automated document data extraction. | $18.2M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Paradigm AI | Paradigm AI is an entertainment firm that produces songs and creates virtual human idols using generative AI. |  | Seed | Jun 29, 2025 |  |
| Utoniq | Utoniq service allows them to collect the works of the artists they support digitally in the form of trading cards. Trading cards will be collected as proof of support for the creators. It is a brand-new trading card service that is both enjoyable to collect and enjoyable to exchange. They provide a service lineup in order to continually increasefan engagement. They can make flexible proposals based on the needs of artists, creators, influencers, anime characters, and so on. | $3.6M | Series A | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Manabie | Manabie is an Education Technology start-up company on a mission to provide a new style of online & offline merged learning around the world. It provides students with everything they need for efficient learning, learning materials, learning environments, and personal coaches. The company integrates online and offline learning. | $23M | Series B | Apr 30, 2025 |  |

10 of 66 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Coral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coral-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [D4V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4v) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Chiba Dojo invest in?

Chiba Dojo invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 66 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chiba Dojo's check size?

Chiba Dojo typically joins rounds of $1M–$23M at Seed, $1.9M–$32M at Series A and $895k–$369M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chiba Dojo participates in.

### How do I contact Chiba Dojo?

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### Who are the partners at Chiba Dojo?

The team at Chiba Dojo includes Kotaro Chiba (Founder, General Partner & Chief Executive Officer) and Kotaro Chiba (Founder, General Partner & Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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