# DRG FUND

> DRG FUND is a VC fund in Minato backing Apps, B2C and Music. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://drgfund.com

DRG FUND is a seed stage venture capital firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $578k–$953k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 29% |
| B2C | 1 | 14% |
| Music | 1 | 14% |
| Drones | 1 | 14% |
| Sports | 1 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NUJP | NUJP Co., Ltd. operates a rollout-style platform dedicated to protecting and scaling unique Japanese cultural businesses and mid-to-small brands globally. The company offers a consolidated framework combining brand investment, M&A, management consulting, and localized overseas sales and marketing operations. By addressing critical domesticchallenges such as succession shortages and localized business management, NUJP restructures traditional industries—including apparel, sake brewing, and craft spirits—into globally viable, high-growth entities. | $616.5K | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| XDeli | XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees. | $952.6K | Seed | Apr 04, 2025 |  |
| First Penguins | First Penguins envisions a world in which everyone interested in sports and culture can reach their full potential and fully enjoy themselves. |  | Seed | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Swap | Swap is a tech company offering IT services and business consulting, as well as supporting companies and educational institutions. |  | Seed | Jan 27, 2025 |  |
| Kaguoku | Kaguoku develops and provides the AI-based home staging services. It offers a service that uses AI to process interior photos of real estate properties to increase the property's ability to attract customers. |  | Seed | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| Recri | Recri works for the entertainment industry and specializes in operations management tasks like ticketing for stage, film, and music shows. | $694.6K | Seed | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| Digital Clamp | Digital Clamp is a construction company that specializes in renovation, estimation judgment systems, drones, and media business. | $578.4K | Seed | Aug 13, 2024 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PKSHA SPARX Algorithm Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pksha-sparx-algorithm-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UNITED](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-inc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [01booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01booster) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gazelle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gazelle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MIRAISE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miraise) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does DRG FUND invest in?

DRG FUND invests primarily in Apps, B2C and Music startups, most often at 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.

### What is DRG FUND's check size?

DRG FUND typically joins rounds of $578k–$953k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DRG FUND participates in.

### When did DRG FUND last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for DRG FUND closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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