# Global Hands-On VC

> Global Hands-On VC is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Video. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Altos, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-hands-on-vc-ghovc
- Website: https://www.ghovc.com/

Global Hands-On VC is a VC fund in Los Altos focused on Information Technology and Video. GHOVC is a Japanese start-up accelerator that provides investment and hands-on support to help them succeed abroad.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5.9M–$43M |
| Series A | $2M–$2M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $3M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Video | 1 | 11% |
| Beauty | 1 | 11% |
| Dental | 1 | 11% |
| Hardware | 1 | 11% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shri Dodani | Founding Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shri-dodani-bdf3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TYLsemi | TYLsemi is revolutionizing how AI infrastructure silicon is developed by producing standards-based, production-ready chiplets specifically designed for current multi-die systems. | $43M | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| U-ZERO | U-ZERO provides services as an integrated partner for its implementation and establishment. | $5.9M | Seed | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Edgecortix | EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The company’s platform includes the SAKURA-II AI accelerator, a low-power silicon co-processor capable of real-time generative AI inference on multi-billion-parameter models within an approximately 8 W envelope. Italso offers the MERA compiler and software framework that enables developers to deploy models across heterogeneous systems, leveraging flexibility through the Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture. The hardware-software co-design approach ensures adaptable, runtime-reconfigurable performance for use cases ranging from vision to language applications. |  | Series B | Aug 17, 2025 |  |
| Edgecortix | EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The company’s platform includes the SAKURA-II AI accelerator, a low-power silicon co-processor capable of real-time generative AI inference on multi-billion-parameter models within an approximately 8 W envelope. Italso offers the MERA compiler and software framework that enables developers to deploy models across heterogeneous systems, leveraging flexibility through the Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture. The hardware-software co-design approach ensures adaptable, runtime-reconfigurable performance for use cases ranging from vision to language applications. |  | Series B | Aug 17, 2025 |  |
| Philduct | Philduct accelerates oral health with technology. | $2M | Series A | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Philduct | Philduct accelerates oral health with technology. | $2M | Series A | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| PARONYM | PARONYM is a startup developer of TIG, a next-generation interactive video technology. | $3.4M | Series C | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| PARONYM | PARONYM is a startup developer of TIG, a next-generation interactive video technology. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 19, 2024 |  |
| Edgecortix | EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The company’s platform includes the SAKURA-II AI accelerator, a low-power silicon co-processor capable of real-time generative AI inference on multi-billion-parameter models within an approximately 8 W envelope. Italso offers the MERA compiler and software framework that enables developers to deploy models across heterogeneous systems, leveraging flexibility through the Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture. The hardware-software co-design approach ensures adaptable, runtime-reconfigurable performance for use cases ranging from vision to language applications. | $20.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 03, 2023 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Pacific Bays Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pacific-bays-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Aero X Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aero-x-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Asahi Media Lab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asahi-medialab-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CDIB Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdib-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jane Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jane-street-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Global Hands-On VC invest in?

Global Hands-On VC invests primarily in Information Technology, Video and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Global Hands-On VC's check size?

Global Hands-On VC typically joins rounds of $5.9M–$43M at Seed, $2M–$2M at Series A and $3M–$20M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Global Hands-On VC participates in.

### How do I contact Global Hands-On VC?

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### Who are the partners at Global Hands-On VC?

The team at Global Hands-On VC includes Shri Dodani (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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