# efu Investment

> efu Investment is a VC fund in Auckland backing Internet, Apps and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

efu Investment is a VC fund in Auckland focused on Internet and Apps. New Zealand investment fund by Japanese billionaire Soichiro Fukutake.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 75% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brave group | Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services. | $7.4M | Series A | Jun 16, 2020 | https://bravegroup.co.jp/ |
| BizReach | Launch pad for a wide array of HR Tech services, which has focused on revolutionizing the world’s second largest Japanese HR services industry thru technology enabled business models. BizReach: Japan's premier online career networking service, which has transformed the Japanese business community in allowing career-driven executives tofreely share and directly connect with talent-seeking employers and recruiters.Often referred to as the “LinkedIn of Japan” in the HR industry, the service has allowed over half a million executives to explore their career options by sharing their resume information in a closed online database shared amongst only employers and recruiters. The service has disrupted the executive search (recruitment) market by becoming a cloud-based talent sourcing platform for employers to recruit and hire business executives directly. CareerTrek: The service was built on the needs of BizReach clients (employers) wanting to recruit and hire “young” professionals (20s and early 30s) more efficiently thru direct sourcing methods. Hence, the service is branded and targeted to become an online career networking service connecting young professional jobseekers and employers. Together with BizReach, the 2 cloud-based talent sourcing platforms deliver similar results to what Linkedin delivers to enterprise clients outside of Japan. An added feature of CareerTrek due to its focus on a younger audience is its recommendation engine, which supports jobseekers in not only proactively finding jobs that they think fit them, but being introduced to positions that other similar users find interesting. Stanby: Stanby is a job search engine, which aggregates job postings from hundreds of third-party job sites. This “Google for Jobs” service enables jobseekers to search from over 4 million jobs posted online from all over the country in just one search. Stanby ATS is a service provided to employers, and is a cloud-based applicant tracking system for employers, and is free to use. Employers can create job postings, source applicants and track applicants, together functioning as a central platform for all recruitment efforts. Stanby thrives to bring every job opening to the online world, and become the largest original source of hiring information. | $37.7M | Series A | Mar 29, 2016 | http://www.bizreach.co.jp |
| Kami | Kami was founded in 2013 by four university friends (although the team has grown a bit since). We are one of the fastest-growing education technology companies. Kami has millions of users worldwide and Kami Heroes – a community of passionate teachers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Kami is also a finalist for New Zealand Innovator of theYear. The investors backing Kami include leading Australian venture capitalist firm Right Click Capital, CapitalPitch, New Zealand-based Flying Kiwi Angels, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, and notable Silicon Valley investors, such as Sam Altman of Y Combinator and Scott Nolan of Founders Fund. As a Premier Google Partner, Kami works instantly through seamless integration with G Suite apps, like Google Drive and Google Classroom, as well other educational programs like Canvas and Schoology. Our Team: We believe that having a dedicated, enthusiastic, and non-hierarchical team can achieve remarkable heights. Our company culture embraces diversity, ownership, and, most especially, collaboration. With these values, we're working to transform education so that teachers and students can achieve more together. It is important for us to maintain an encouraging environment where people can create ideas, generate solutions and, most especially, grow. If you want to join us in building the future of education, we'd love to hear from you at careers@kamiapp.com |  | Seed | Feb 17, 2015 | https://kamiapp.com |
| WILLFU | WILLFU is an Education based platform. | $5.7M | Seed | Oct 24, 2014 | http://willfu.jp |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ag-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANNIVERSAIRE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anniversaire) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cookpad](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cookpad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dentsu Digital Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-digital-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does efu Investment invest in?

efu Investment invests primarily in Internet, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did efu Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for efu Investment closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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