# Cygames

> Cygames is a VC fund in Shibuya backing Gaming and Content. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shibuya, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cygames
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cygames_goods
- Website: http://www.cygames.co.jp
- Facebook: https://ja-jp.facebook.com/Cygames

Cygames is a VC fund in Shibuya focused on Gaming and Content. Cygames engages in animation creation services and mobile game applications development.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Cygames. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Cygames. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cygames?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 2 | 29% |
| Content | 2 | 29% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Gambling | 1 | 14% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 57% |
| China | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kimura Yuito | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimura-yuito |
| Koichi Watanabe | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/watanabe-koichi |
| Masaya Ochiai | General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaya-ochiai |
| Nakamura Katsuya | Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nakamura-katsuya |
| Oura Yasunori | Operating officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oura-yasunori |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hitcard | Hitcard is a trendy card culture brand that uses technology to upgrade card-like consumer products. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 25, 2024 |  |
| Firstcard | Firstcard provides a secured credit card and mobile app that helps users build credit with deposits and spending tracking tools. | $4.7M | Seed | Sep 06, 2023 |  |
| TOKYO GameFi | TOKYO GameFi is a Web3 firm formed by a management team of developers and engineers with previous experience at CyberAgent. | $5.5M | Seed | Aug 28, 2023 |  |
| Funds | Funds is a loan investment firm that lends money to businesses. It enables companies to invest in funds for business financing in 1 yen increments through silent partnership agreements. | $26.8M | Series D | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| Microverse | Microverse offers NFT-related services such as content creation, distribution, and customer service. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Tokyo Mystery Circus | Tokyo Mystery Circus is the worlds first mystery theme park. |  | Corporate Round | Dec 13, 2017 |  |
| Miracle Positive | Miracle Positive is an Online game business service platform. | $9.9M | Corporate Round | Jan 29, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [B Dash Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-dash-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cygames invest in?

Cygames invests primarily in Gaming, Content and FinTech startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Cygames?

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### Who are the partners at Cygames?

The team at Cygames includes Kimura Yuito (Managing Director), Koichi Watanabe (President & CEO) and Masaya Ochiai (General Counsel), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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