# Coconala

> Coconala is a VC fund in Shibuya backing Human Resources. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shibuya, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/royal-service-translation
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/coconala
- Website: http://coconala.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coconalajp

Coconala is a VC fund in Shibuya focused on Human Resources. Coconala operates a website to buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach. It provides a broad range of services for sellers including fortune-telling, relieving mental anguish, illustration, design, consultation for hobbies, and travel destinations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Japan.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Coconala. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Coconala. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/coconala?utm_source=investor_profile

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akiyuki Minami | Co-Founder & Chairperson | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akiyuki-minami |
| Ayumu Suzuki | Director COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayumu-suzuki |
| Hattori Yuka | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hattori-yuka |
| Kazuki Ishihara | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuki-ishihara |
| Mei Taniguchi | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mei-taniguchi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newond | Newond's goal is to make administrative work easier after layoffs.Newond will use the cash earned through this third-party allotment to grow customers in the United States, where layoff volumes in the IT industry are particularly high. | $258.2K | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atoj](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atoj) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BOOT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boot-a13b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chatwork](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chatwork) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coconala Skill Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coconala-skill-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Retreat](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/retreat) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Snap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snapchat) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Coconala invest in?

Coconala invests primarily in Human Resources startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Coconala?

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### Who are the partners at Coconala?

The team at Coconala includes Akiyuki Minami (Co-Founder & Chairperson), Ayumu Suzuki (Director COO) and Hattori Yuka (Auditor), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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