# Gakken Holdings Japan

> Gakken Holdings Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo backing EdTech, Education and B2C. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gakken
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gakken_saiyo
- Website: https://ghd.gakken.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gakkengroup/

Gakken Holdings Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on EdTech and Education. Gakken Holdings is a publishing company that also produces educational toys.For preschoolers, it provides picture books, educational toys, and infant classes to allow their minds and body to grow healthily. For elementary and junior high school students, the company offers places and opportunities for them to develop their consistent academicskills by creating a network of cram schools and classrooms including the Gakken classrooms and providing after-school care as well as textbooks on ethics, health, and physical education, picture books, study-aid books, and exercise books.For high school students, undergraduates and vocational school students, the company provides career education and employment support services, etc. so that they can choose their own course, acquiring consistent learning capabilities.For working adults, it provides global information such as practical books, e-learning, and online English conversation classes for the DX era.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 2 | 100% |
| Education | 2 | 100% |
| B2C | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DTP Education Solutions | DTP Education Solutions provides education solutions in Vietnam. | $8M | Corporate Round | Apr 11, 2023 | https://dtp-education.com |
| PlusOne | PlusOne is a mixed reality platform that helps enterprises train their employees to better interact with their clients and business partners in different business context. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 11, 2022 | http://plusone.space/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [United Corporation Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-corporation-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gakken Holdings Japan invest in?

Gakken Holdings Japan invests primarily in EdTech, Education and B2C startups, most often at Corporate Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gakken Holdings Japan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gakken Holdings Japan closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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