# Gunma Bank

> Gunma Bank is a VC fund in Maebashi backing Financial Services, Finance and Social Media. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maebashi, Japan
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gunma-bank-ltd
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gunma_bank
- Website: https://www.gunmabank.co.jp/

Gunma Bank is a VC fund in Maebashi focused on Financial Services and Finance. Gunma Bank provides financial services such as leasing, credit cards, foreign exchange transaction, and investment advisory. It was founded in 1932 and is based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 30% |
| Finance | 2 | 20% |
| Social Media | 2 | 20% |
| Hotel | 1 | 10% |
| Sales | 1 | 10% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 4 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |
| Series D | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 8 | 80% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Subaru Corporation | Subaru Corporation, formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. from 1953 to 2017, is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in both terrestrial and aerospace transportation manufacturing. It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. The company's aerospace division serves as a defense contractor tothe Japanese government, manufacturing Boeing and Lockheed Martin helicopters and airplanes under license. This same division is a global development and manufacturing partner to both companies. | $628M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Sanu | SANU is a home subscription service company that guides customers on a first-come, first-served basis as the number of slots increases. They develop a hotel and residence platform that offers a monthly subscription and proposes a lifestyle with another house in nature. | $13.1M | Debt Financing | May 12, 2025 |  |
| NOT A HOTEL | NOT A HOTEL develops a vacation-home ownership and hospitality platform that enables customers to purchase usage rights to architect-designed homes and access a network of properties through a shared ownership model. The company offers vacation residences that can be purchased in increments based on annual usage, with ownership providing recurringaccess to the selected property and reciprocal use of other participating NOT A HOTEL properties. Its platform combines real estate ownership, hospitality operations, property management, reservations, concierge services, and digital tools that allow owners to manage stays, check in, and access services through a mobile application. NOT A HOTEL also provides hotel-style accommodation to guests and manages properties on behalf of owners, including maintenance, cleaning, and operational services. The company collaborates with architects, designers, and other creators to develop individually designed residences and is expanding its hospitality offering through additional properties and hotel brands. | $70.2M | Debt Financing | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| Africa Finance Corporation | Africa Finance Corporation focuses on infrastructure financing across various sectors, including power and transportation. The institution provides debt, equity, project development, and financial advisory services to address infrastructure needs. It was established through an agreement among sovereign African states and has received anchorinvestment from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Since its establishment, AFC has invested significantly in high-quality infrastructure assets to support sustainable economic growth in Africa. | $389M | Debt Financing | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| TBM | TBM is a company that develops, manufactures and sells paper and plastic alternative products made from a limestone-based material known as “LIMEX”. | $21.7M | Debt Financing | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| Nanameue | Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way. | $78M |  | Feb 12, 2021 |  |
| Nanameue | Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way. | $5.2M | Series B | Feb 12, 2021 |  |
| Karasawa Agricultural Machinery Service | Karasawa Agricultural Machinery Service is a multi-faceted company that operates in the agricultural machinery, Internet, navigation, farmer's direct sales, and media industries. It sells new machines, repairs agricultural machinery, regenerates agricultural machinery, operates coin-operated rice mills, and conducts Internet business (webconsulting, web shop management) | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 09, 2021 |  |
| Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation | Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies. |  | Seed | Dec 24, 2020 |  |
| Money Forward | Money Forward provides online personal accounting for individuals, allowing them to easily manage their daily expenses by integrating with their bank passbooks and credit purchase history with information scraped from their web bank and credit accounts. The service is also available for desktop, as well as iOS and Android platforms. The companyalso announced that it will launch a cloud-based accounting service for individual and corporate users, and it will also start publishing an online newsletter. | $11M | Series D | Oct 05, 2016 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chiba Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Musashino Bank — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gunma Bank invest in?

Gunma Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and Social Media startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gunma Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gunma Bank closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 10 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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