# FreakOut Shinsei Fund

> FreakOut Shinsei Fund is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Hotel, Retail and Travel. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://fsf.vc/

FreakOut Shinsei Fund is an investment fund targeting IT venture companies that develop solutions with the potential for global expansion.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.6M–$3.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hotel | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Computer | 1 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Issin | Issin manufactures bath mats that can measure weight and automatically record daily weight changes on your smartphone. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Anyplace | Anyplace is a marketplace that provides flexible housing to digital nomads and millennials. Its mission to free people to live wherever they feel inspired to go by providing modern, dependable, turn-key living and accommodations anyplace in the world. | $8.3M | Series B | Oct 18, 2023 |  |
| Firstcard | Firstcard provides a secured credit card and mobile app that helps users build credit with deposits and spending tracking tools. | $4.7M | Seed | Sep 06, 2023 |  |
| CharacterBank | CharacterBank offers game development and production services using VR technology. | $2.6M | Series A | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| StaffAny | StaffAny is a computer software company that specializes in providing technical software solutions for timesheets scheduling, payslips, and human resources. Its platform focuses on workforce management solution for companies that engage in hourly workers. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore. | $3.4M | Series A | Jan 19, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bank of the Ryukyus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-the-ryukyus) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapitalX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FreakOut Shinsei Fund invest in?

FreakOut Shinsei Fund invests primarily in Hotel, Retail and Travel startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is FreakOut Shinsei Fund's check size?

FreakOut Shinsei Fund typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$3.4M 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 FreakOut Shinsei Fund participates in.

### When did FreakOut Shinsei Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for FreakOut Shinsei Fund closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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