# Ci:z Investment

> Ci:z Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Medical, Software and Industrial. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.cizinvestment.com/

Ci:z Investment is a private investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 67% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heartcore Enterprises | Heartcore Enterprises, Inc. (aka Heartcore or Heartcore, Inc., or the Company) is a high-tech software development company. Incorporated in Delaware, it is a holding company with operating companies in Japan and the U.S. One operating company is 12-year old Content Management System (CMS) which manages content for websites. The other operatingcompany is Digital Transformation (DX), which provides customers with Process Mining, Task Mining, and Robotic Process Automation in order to accelerate the digital transformation of businesses. Data mining is the extraction and analysis of data that businesses routinely capture with the aim of improving processes and discovering data dimensions that are not otherwise easily understood or intuitive. |  | Corporate Round | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering | Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering is a manufacturer of silicon carbide semiconductor devices for medical and industrial fields. | $29.2M | Series C | Sep 07, 2020 |  |
| DiscGenics | Clinical stage biotechnology company developing cell-based regenerative therapies that alleviate pain and restore function in patients with degenerative diseases of the spine. | $50M | Series C | Aug 25, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Astellas Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astellas-venture-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CareNet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carenet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eagle Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eagle-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fiducia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiducia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [International Services Information Dentsu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-services-information-dentsu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Post Bank Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ci:z Investment invest in?

Ci:z Investment invests primarily in Medical, Software and Industrial startups, most often at Series C and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ci:z Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ci:z Investment closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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