# FueTrek

> FueTrek is a VC fund in Osaka-shi backing Robotics and Life Science. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.fuetrek.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fuetrek

FueTrek is a VC fund in Osaka-shi focused on Robotics and Life Science. FueTrek provides a better and faster way to communicate through with speech recognition, speech dialogue, and speech translation.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aragane Masashi | Corporate Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aragane-masashi |
| Ito Yayoi | Part-time Auditor (External) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ito-yayoi |
| Kazuya Yoshida | Director & Promotion Division Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuya-yoshida |
| Yasutaka Urakawa | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yasutaka-urakawa |
| Yukio Tsuda | Part-time Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yukio-tsuda |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yukai Engineering | Yukai Engineering is a Tokyo-based startup specializing in developing robots that make everyday life moments – including family conversations -- more joyous and special experiences for users. Yukai’s award-winning products include Necomimi, a headband with fake cat ears that move in sync with the user’s brain waves (selected for the Time magazine’s“The World’s 50 Best Innovations 2011” list), BOCCO, a walkie-talkie-like communication robot that enables users to communicate with and take care of their loved ones from anywhere in the world, and Qoobo, a robotic pillow with a lifelike tail that moves in response to the user’s stroking and rubbing to provide a sense of comfort. | $4.7M | Series A | Mar 05, 2020 | https://www.ux-xu.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tokyo Gas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokyo-gas) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FueTrek invest in?

FueTrek invests primarily in Robotics, Life Science and Consumer Electronics 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 FueTrek?

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### Who are the partners at FueTrek?

The team at FueTrek includes Aragane Masashi (Corporate Auditor), Ito Yayoi (Part-time Auditor (External)) and Kazuya Yoshida (Director & Promotion Division Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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