# EpiST Ventures

> EpiST Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Consulting and Manufacturing. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/@epiSTjp
- Website: https://epist.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epiSTjp/

EpiST Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Consulting and Manufacturing. epiST is an advanced technology internalization consulting company.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for EpiST Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at EpiST Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/epist?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $628k–$16M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$6.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 4 | 27% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 20% |
| Wellness | 2 | 13% |
| Analytics | 2 | 13% |
| Health Care | 2 | 13% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Series A | 4 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sakisuka Sho | Executive Officer COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sakisuka-sho |
| Takashi Uemura | President / CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takashi-uemura |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Factory X | Factory X is an information technology company that helps to increase value manufacturers with the inventory strategy model. | $628.4K | Seed | May 22, 2026 |  |
| New Space Intelligence | New Space Intelligence is a space research company that provides satellite data pipeline services to optimize user requests. | $2.7M | Series A | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Sonire Therapeutics | SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future. | $8M | Series C | Jan 23, 2026 |  |
| Awarefy | Awarefy is a mental health tech startup that offers CBT-based apps to maximize well-being. | $2.6M | Series A | Dec 11, 2024 |  |
| Oryzae | Oryzae attempts to alleviate social challenges through ancient Japanese fermenting processes. | $3.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 31, 2024 |  |
| Awarefy | Awarefy is a mental health tech startup that offers CBT-based apps to maximize well-being. | $1.5M | Series A | Aug 16, 2023 |  |
| Dataseed | Dataseed is a technology company. They leverage their multicultural environment to help clients improve their ESG scores. They support the collection and aggregation of ESG data scattered across multiple departments and trading companies within the company, according to the company's situation. Dataseed improves ESG management by collecting,analyzing, and simulating corporate ESG-related data. | $428.5K | Pre-Seed | May 25, 2023 |  |
| Towing | Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services. | $6.1M | Series A | May 17, 2023 |  |
| Closer Robotics | Closer Robotics is an AI and robotics startup that specializes in Software-Led Robot Development. The company excels in miniaturizing and streamlining robotics technologies. Closer provides compact robots designed for a range of grab and place operations. Among its offerings are Palletizing Robots, which automate challenging stacking tasks withoutrequiring system expertise, and PickPacker Robots, which facilitate the picking of small sachets from a larger bulk pile. | $745.7K | Seed | May 10, 2023 |  |
| Oryzae | Oryzae attempts to alleviate social challenges through ancient Japanese fermenting processes. |  | Debt Financing | Jan 31, 2023 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [All About Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-about-japan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-next-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fast Track Initiative, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-initiative) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does EpiST Ventures invest in?

EpiST Ventures invests primarily in Consulting, Manufacturing and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is EpiST Ventures's check size?

EpiST Ventures typically joins rounds of $628k–$16M at Seed and $1.5M–$6.1M 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 EpiST Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact EpiST Ventures?

Public channels for EpiST Ventures include X (Twitter), 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 EpiST Ventures?

The team at EpiST Ventures includes Sakisuka Sho (Executive Officer COO) and Takashi Uemura (President / CEO). 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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