# Chugin Capital Partner

> Chugin Capital Partner is a VC fund in Okayama backing Manufacturing and Software. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Okayama, Japan
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://chugin-cap.co.jp

Chugin Capital Partner is a venture capital firm that invests in startups and business succession.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $246k–$7.1M |
| Series A | $1.2M–$4M |
| Series B | $5.9M–$54M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 19% |
| Software | 4 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 11% |
| SaaS | 2 | 7% |
| Sales | 2 | 7% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 10 | 37% |
| Seed | 7 | 26% |
| Series B | 3 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 11% |
| Series C | 2 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| xCARE | xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. | $3.7M | Series A | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| 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. | $20.7M | Series D | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Onestruction | Onestruction is an IT firm that offers construction solution development, 3D model and document creation, and operational support services. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Pecory | Pecory is a technology company that specializes in facilitating the expression of gratitude through tipping, both digitally and physically. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| KUROFUNE | KUROFUNE specializes in services such as human resources, income compensation insurance, low-fee overseas remittances. |  | Seed | Dec 25, 2025 |  |
| MyDearest | MyDearest is a Full dive product planning and development company | $1.2M | Series C | Aug 08, 2025 |  |
| Waku | Waku is a manufacturing company that specializes in the research and development of organic fertilizers for the agriculture industry. | $1.2M | Seed | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| LPIXEL | LPIXEL, a spin-out venture from the University of Tokyo, is a leader in advanced image analysis software and systems tailored to life science research. With strong emphasis on integrating top-tier technologies to its services and strong dedication to maximize research efficiency. LPIXEL aims to bring innovation to the world of research. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Experisus | Experisus provides Website production, development and management, and software. | $1.8M | Series A | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Zip Infrastructure | Inquiry : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDmxd1TpPP331TY4VoRsvn0yWX3Ca5Jd-bfBiuPwvpD2SKtA/viewform |  | Series A | Apr 04, 2025 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Iyogin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iyogin-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Chugin Capital Partner invest in?

Chugin Capital Partner invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chugin Capital Partner's check size?

Chugin Capital Partner typically joins rounds of $246k–$7.1M at Seed, $1.2M–$4M at Series A and $5.9M–$54M 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 Chugin Capital Partner participates in.

### When did Chugin Capital Partner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chugin Capital Partner closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 27 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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