# Freebit Investment

> Freebit Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Internet of Things and Content. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://fbinvest.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freebitinvestment/

Freebit Investment is a venture capital that invests in early stage and seed stage.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet of Things | 3 | 43% |
| Content | 2 | 29% |
| Retail Technology | 2 | 29% |
| NFC | 1 | 14% |
| Roku | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Go Today Shaire Salon | GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON is a private room-type shared salon where freelance hairdressers and teams gather. | $36.9M | Series A | Aug 22, 2019 |  |
| Housmart | Housmart is a real estate media company | $42.5M | Series A | Sep 25, 2018 |  |
| Ambient Intelligence Technology | Ambient Intelligence Technology is a manufacturing company that produces underwater drones with advance information. | $26.9M | Seed | Aug 22, 2017 |  |
| FullDepth | FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes. | $26.9M |  | Aug 21, 2017 |  |
| KIYO Learning | KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people. | $26.2M |  | Jun 08, 2017 |  |
| LENDY Japan | LENDY Japan is an online small business loan company. They provide online lending services. They have basic business information and account information for the cloud service customers use. A customer can apply for a loan anytime they need funds without the hassle of preparing documents. |  | Seed | Jan 31, 2017 |  |
| Aquabit Spirals | Now, online is too crowded to increase conversions for online service providers.Although we tend to believe that searching with keyword is general way to capture the target content for everyone, however Google's survey says over 50%+ smartphone users don’t utilize Google search even once per day in this mobile first world. It'scomplicated for majority. (Please note that WE are minority as tech-geek.) For businesses, like online service providers, it’s hard to differentiate from competitors because traditional online channels are already crowded.To solve these double-sided issues, we provide much better alternative solution and free from googling.We developed SmartPlate as the Hyperlink of Things™ which associate physical things with a variety of online content or services with ease. You can slide your smartphone over the plate, then capture the target content at the micro-moment. Since SmartPlate is completely browser-based, no apps needed to access. What a frictionless!It’s easy to activate by patented technology, easy to setup, easy to reuse, and enable to work without battery. Everybody can make bookmark to physical things on their hand. This reinvention of the hyperlink has a huge potential with every industries. We connect the world search-less, opens the door to the boundless synchronicity between physical and cyber spaces on your palmtop, then accelerate IoT Connected Life. | $9.9M | Seed | Nov 09, 2016 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-next-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [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
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [500 Startups Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500startups-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accord Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accord-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Freebit Investment invest in?

Freebit Investment invests primarily in Internet of Things, Content and Retail Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Freebit Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Freebit Investment closed in Aug 2019. Shizune tracks 7 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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