# D4V

> D4V is a VC fund in Minato backing Software and Financial Services. See 82 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 82
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 15%
- Fund size: $687M
- Last fund: Apr 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18166185/
- Website: https://www.d4v.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/d4v.designforventures

D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer, and enterprise technology startups. Partnering with the global design company IDEO, D4V provides both hands-on assistance and coaching to help startups create value via human-centered customer experiences and interactions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $876k–$33M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$89M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 9% |
| Apps | 6 | 7% |
| Content | 5 | 6% |

117 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 28 | 34% |
| Series A | 17 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 15 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 2% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 49 | 60% |
| United States | 5 | 6% |
| Singapore | 2 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tom Kelley | Founder & Chairman | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-kelley-e623 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sazo | Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI. | $10.2M | Series A | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Dioseve | Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life. | $6.2M | Series A | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Free Standard | Free Standard is a developer platform that offers product development and recommerce business implementation for the retail industry. | $8.6M | Series A | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Yuimedi | Yuimedi acquires, investigate, analyze medical data and provides accurate solutions. | $2.6M | Seed | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Hedgehog MedTech | Hedgehog Medtech is a medical firm focused on digital therapeutics (DTx). DTx is a pharmaceutically approved programmable medical device that assists patients' medical operations via smartphone apps. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 19, 2025 |  |
| CELLORB | CELLORB provides player management, sports event planning, and event management services. | $6.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Thirdverse | Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment.Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered nTokyo, Japan. | $1.4M |  | Sep 05, 2025 |  |
| AndGAMER | AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players. | $1.4M | Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| AndGAMER | AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players. | $1.4M | Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Yuime | Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services. | $5.2M | Series B | Apr 14, 2025 |  |

10 of 82 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does D4V invest in?

D4V invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 82 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is D4V's check size?

D4V typically joins rounds of $876k–$33M at Seed and $2.5M–$89M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds D4V participates in.

### How do I contact D4V?

Public channels for D4V include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at D4V?

The team at D4V includes Tom Kelley (Founder & Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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