# FIREBUG

> FIREBUG is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Music, B2C and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/firebugcontents
- Website: http://firebug.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firebug20160224/

FIREBUG is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Music and B2C. FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FIREBUG. Shizune tracks 6 team members at FIREBUG. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/firebug?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $829k–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 2 | 50% |
| B2C | 1 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |
| Theatre | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | Outside Director | 43 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayataro-nakagawa |
| Masaya Ishii | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaya-ishii |
| Mr. Satoshi Miyazaki | Representative Director and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mr-satoshi-miyazaki |
| Nakai Hidenori | Outside Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nakai-hidenori |
| Satoshi Miyazaki | Representative Director and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/satoshi-miyazaki |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pick You | Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users. | $923.5K | Seed | Apr 05, 2024 |  |
| TicketMe | TicketMe is Japan's largest NFT, allows to freely purchase and sell tickets for live music, theater, sports, and other events. Its purpose is to ''find the hidden value in the world and deliver the appropriate value to the right location. | $1.5M | Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Baby Jam | Baby Jam is a music app that offers music promotion, video editing, videography, and transaction services. | $829.4K | Seed | Aug 23, 2023 |  |
| NEL | NEL is a creative agency that offers a platform that connects brands and customers through purchases and SNS posts. |  | Series A | Mar 02, 2023 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [W ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/w-ventures-5f08) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adways Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adways-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ceres Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceres-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Combo startup studio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/combo-startup-studio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FIREBUG invest in?

FIREBUG invests primarily in Music, B2C and Apps 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.

### What is FIREBUG's check size?

FIREBUG typically joins rounds of $829k–$1.5M 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 FIREBUG participates in.

### How do I contact FIREBUG?

Public channels for FIREBUG 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 FIREBUG?

The team at FIREBUG includes Ayataro Nakagawa (Outside Director), Masaya Ishii (Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member) and Mr. Satoshi Miyazaki (Representative Director and CEO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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