# Fineseed

> Fineseed is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Retail and Content. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://fineseed.net/

Fineseed is a Healthcare business Internet media business Sports Education business

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Fineseed. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Fineseed. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/fineseed?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yorisada Makoto | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yorisada-makoto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stepdays | stepdays is a media management, Contents production, Consulting, wholesale, retail, and other related businesses.stepdays aim to contribute to the bottom-up of the entire industry. |  | Series A | Aug 18, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ECHO TRADING](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-trading) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hakuhodo DY Media Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuhodo-dy-media-partners-incorporated) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [World Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wil) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fineseed invest in?

Fineseed invests primarily in Retail, Content and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series A 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.

### How do I contact Fineseed?

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### Who are the partners at Fineseed?

The team at Fineseed includes Yorisada Makoto (President & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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