# FreeBit

> FreeBit is a VC fund in Tokyo backing FinTech and Machine Learning. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/serversman
- Website: https://freebit.com

FreeBit is a company offering comprehensive data, mobile, and computing management services to private and corporate clients. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FreeBit. Shizune tracks 8 team members at FreeBit. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/freebit-co-ltd?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Wealth Management | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroki Ishida | Executive Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroki-ishida |
| Katsuyuki Yamaguchi | Outside Corporate Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuyuki-yamaguchi |
| Kawaguchi Tsutomu | Auditors (full-time) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kawaguchi-tsutomu |
| Nobuaki Tanaka | President and Representative Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobuaki-tanaka |
| Nobuyuki Idei | Outside Director | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobuyuki-idei |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZAISAN Net | ZAISAN Net is the well-known leading AI-Fintech startup in Japan, specializing in handling time-series of data like stock price movements. Institutional investors benefit from ZAISAN Net’s AI forecast signals and alerts while consumers have access to Kabuto-yohou, the stock forecast from wall-street in Japan, which is already popular and has beenintroduced on World Business Satellite, TV program similar to CNN. |  | Series A | May 17, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Monex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monex-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Waseda University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/waseda-university) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FreeBit invest in?

FreeBit invests primarily in FinTech, Machine Learning and Wealth Management 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 FreeBit?

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### Who are the partners at FreeBit?

The team at FreeBit includes Hiroki Ishida (Executive Chairman), Katsuyuki Yamaguchi (Outside Corporate Auditor) and Kawaguchi Tsutomu (Auditors (full-time)), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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