# Hachijuni Bank

> Hachijuni Bank is a VC fund in Nagano backing Energy, Organic Food and Manufacturing. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nagano, Japan
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: https://www.82bank.co.jp/english/index.html

Hachijuni Bank is a regional bank that provides banking services and products. It also engages in the provision of financial services. The company also operates through the following segments leasing, banking, and others. The Leasing segment provides financial and operating leases The banking segment offers loans, credit card business, loanguarantee, deposits, and domestic and foreign exchange. The Other segment includes securities and venture capital investment management business. Hachijuni Bank was founded on August 1, 1931, and is headquartered in Nagano, Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 20% |
| Organic Food | 2 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 20% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 20% |
| Electrical Distribution | 2 | 20% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 5 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 30% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 9 | 90% |
| India | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Astena Holdings Co. | Astena Holdings is a holding company that oversees a group of businesses in pharmaceutical development, active pharmaceutical ingredient services, chemical manufacturing, and healthcare operations, supporting research, production, and distribution across medical and industrial sectors. |  | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Naorai | Naorai is a food and beverage firm that manufactures wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. |  | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Mujin | Mujin develops intelligent robot controllers that serve as a universal platform for industrial robots. These controllers address the limitations of conventional robots, which struggle with adaptability in dynamic environments due to manufacturer-specific operations and complex setups. Using advanced motion planning technology, Mujin automatesheavy, repetitive tasks in logistics and manufacturing, streamlining processes traditionally handled by humans. | $99.6M | Debt Financing | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Sharing Energy | Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $27.5M | Debt Financing | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Clean Energy Connect | Clean Energy Connect is into offering green energy solutions. It invests in its own generation capacity for a stable electricity supply by not harming nature. | $85M | Debt Financing | Sep 06, 2024 |  |
| India Exim Bank | India Exim Bank provides financial and banking servicesd. | $100M | Debt Financing | May 23, 2022 |  |
| 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 |  |
| MATERIS | Materis is a producer of composite materials. They offer self-developed product manufacturing and sales businesses and support projects for material development for 3D modeling. Their 3D modeling business will be utilized by industries. Their 3D modeling methods have been developed, and many of them use powder materials. | $264.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 11, 2018 |  |
| THE APP BASE Inc | THE APP BASE Inc is a design firm that provides its clients with web and mobile services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 20, 2018 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Joyo Bank — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asahi-mutual-life-insurance-company) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of Kyoto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-kyoto) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of Yokohama](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-yokohama) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gunma Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gumma-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HACHIJUNI CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hachijuni-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hachijuni Bank invest in?

Hachijuni Bank invests primarily in Energy, Organic Food and Manufacturing startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Hachijuni Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hachijuni Bank closed in Apr 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?

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