# EPCO

> EPCO is a VC fund in Sumida backing Energy, Smart Home and Renewable Energy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sumida, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.epco.co.jp/

EPCO is an architectural design company that supports the homes and livelihoods of people around the world.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Enechange | Tokyo-based Enechange, the company offering an energy price comparison site under the same name .They are disseminating information on electricity and energy, useful electricity savings and savings right now, in order to liberalize the electricity in 2016.Enechange.Jp/try/detail Let's now begin the power company to choose in! Themiddle person is a graduate student intern! I am studying every day. | $31.2M | Seed | May 01, 2015 | https://enechange.co.jp |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [B Dash Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-dash-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does EPCO invest in?

EPCO invests primarily in Energy, Smart Home and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did EPCO last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for EPCO closed in May 2015. Shizune tracks 1 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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