# Fukuoka Financial Group

> Fukuoka Financial Group is a VC fund in Fukuoka backing Software, Content and Recruiting. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fukuoka, Japan
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fukuoka-financial-group-inc-4fk-/
- Website: https://www.fukuoka-fg.com

Fukuoka Financial Group is a VC fund in Fukuoka focused on Software and Content. Fukuoka Financial Group provides banking and financial services that contributes to the development of the regional economy.It operates through the Banking and Others divisions. The Banking division offers deposits, loans, and domestic and foreign exchange services. The Others division provides guarantees, business revitalization support,receivable management, and collection services. The company was founded on April 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$71M |
| Series A | $63k–$340M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| Content | 3 | 9% |
| Recruiting | 3 | 9% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 9% |
| Internet of Things | 3 | 9% |

73 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 10 | 31% |
| Seed | 7 | 22% |
| Series A | 4 | 13% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ElevationSpace | ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment . | $3.7M | Debt Financing | Sep 17, 2025 |  |
| Sonire Therapeutics | SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future. | $4.8M | Series A | Jun 11, 2021 |  |
| Waak | Waak is a manufacturer and designer of home and office furniture. Their products include tables, chairs, desks, and other furniture, including waakdesks, waakables, and desk types A and B. |  | Seed | May 11, 2021 |  |
| CellAxia | drug discovery bio-venture aiming at practical application of advanced research such as cell therapy . | $6.6M | Series B | Sep 11, 2020 |  |
| Monstar Lab | Headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Monstar Lab, Inc. provides access to top talent and specialists around the world as the foundation for all of the group’s activities. The company consists of more than 1200 engineers and creators in offices in 26 cities and 15 countries worldwide.The core consultancy arm of the company engineers awesomesolutions that perform for clients around the world. In addition, the company’s array of products and services ranging from co-working spaces, robotic process automation, game development, streaming services, HR tech and education programs empower thinkers and makers globally. | $595.3M |  | Aug 07, 2020 |  |
| Runtrip | This is one way to enjoy running without being bound by numbers.You can walk along the way. You can stop.It's all your freedom to run with whom.There are scenery in the world that can only be seen by running,There are friends who can only meet by running.The discovery or encounter may be in the immediate vicinityIt may beon the back of the earth.Occasionally, time, order, and distance are set aside.To a world where you can run more freely and enjoyably. | $1.4M |  | Jul 14, 2020 |  |
| Pan For You | Pan For You is a Food & Beverage Company. We deliver delicious bread from all over the world with our unique freezing technology and propose a lifestyle where you can enjoy freshly baked bread anytime. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2020 |  |
| SQUEEZE | SQUEEZE is committed to lead Hospitality Tech industry in Japan. | $8.4M | Series B | Apr 01, 2020 |  |
| ATOMica | ATOMica is a co-working space and business management company for conference rooms, event venues, circles, and schools. The company uses coworking spaces as HUBs to provide services that maximize individuals' power. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including coworking space, shared office space, meetings, events, and web seminars. Itis also possible to use it only once. They plan and run local communities that bring together a diverse range of people, including students, workers, businesses, universities, and governments. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 26, 2020 |  |
| Kipp Financial Technologies | Kipp Financial Technologies provides BaaS products and system infrastructure in the form of SaaS. | $70.9M | Seed | Dec 31, 2019 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [StartupGoGo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startupgogo) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [GxPartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gxpartners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Fukuoka Financial Group invest in?

Fukuoka Financial Group invests primarily in Software, Content and Recruiting startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Fukuoka Financial Group's check size?

Fukuoka Financial Group typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$71M at Seed and $63k–$340M 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 Fukuoka Financial Group participates in.

### When did Fukuoka Financial Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fukuoka Financial Group closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 32 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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