# GURUNAVI

> GURUNAVI is a VC fund in Toho backing Fruit, Retail and Content. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toho, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89%E3%81%90%E3%82%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%81%B3/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/gurunavi_global
- Website: http://www.gnavi.co.jp/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GURUNAVI.JapanRestaurantGuide

GURUNAVI is a VC fund in Toho focused on Fruit and Retail. Gurunavi provides an online platform that enables users to find restaurants in Japan.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for GURUNAVI. Shizune tracks 8 team members at GURUNAVI. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/gurunavi?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fruit | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asanuma Tadaaki | Auditors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asanuma-tadaaki |
| Hirotaka Inuduka | Senior Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hirotaka-inuduka |
| Kenji Nakajima | Senior Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenji-nakajima-3c4d |
| Miho Saito | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miho-saito |
| Motohashi Tsutomu | Senior Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motohashi-tsutomu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Best Beer Japan | Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| Vesicle | Vesicle is a fruit and vegetable company that provides distribution and delivery of fresh vegetables. | $3.2M | Series A | Jun 28, 2024 |  |
| KIYO Learning | KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people. | $76.5M |  | Jun 17, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Agribusiness Investment Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agribusiness-investment-consultation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kuroneko Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuroneko-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BASE Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-partners-2726) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does GURUNAVI invest in?

GURUNAVI invests primarily in Fruit, Retail and Content startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 GURUNAVI?

Public channels for GURUNAVI include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at GURUNAVI?

The team at GURUNAVI includes Asanuma Tadaaki (Auditors), Hirotaka Inuduka (Senior Executive Officer) and Kenji Nakajima (Senior Executive Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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