# HAKOBUNE

> HAKOBUNE is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Sales, Video and Gaming. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hakobune-vc
- Website: https://www.hkbn.vc

HAKOBUNE is an independent venture capital business that invests in outliers and misfits.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $289k–$7.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 10% |
| Video | 1 | 10% |
| Gaming | 1 | 10% |
| Retail | 1 | 10% |
| Fashion | 1 | 10% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 70% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LOOV | LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics. |  | Series A | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| CULTA | CULTA uses technology to increase the efficiency and speed of breeding and improve productivity and profitability in agriculture. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| LOOV | LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics. |  | Seed | Mar 28, 2025 |  |
| Lokiar | Lokiar is a logistics network that links ports, manufacturers, and warehouses with customers. | $343.4K | Seed | May 31, 2024 |  |
| LOOV | LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics. | $799.6K | Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| Sixty Percent | Sixty Percent is an online platform featuring a diverse selection of tops, jackets, pants, outerwear, bags, and shoes for men and women. It is an overseas fashion mail order site that collects street brands from various countries and transmits asian fashion. | $3.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 07, 2024 |  |
| M&A Bazaar | M&A Bazaar provides the M&A Bazaar Method, a revolutionary M&A process that systematically solves the challenges encountered by traditional M&A procedures. | $577K | Seed | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| Neighbor | Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite. | $1.5M | Seed | Nov 16, 2023 |  |
| Dishwill | Dishwill produces farm-fresh ingredients for plant-based foods at its plant factories, and also specializes in food processing. | $289.5K | Seed | Apr 17, 2023 |  |
| Japan GX Group | Shibuya Blend Green Energy platform analyzes company processes and resources, recommends and plans improvement initiatives, and addresses corporate ESG challenges, assisting companies in balancing business and environmental protection. | $7.1M | Seed |  |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Archetype Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetype-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [One Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-capital-edaa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [01booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01booster) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [01Booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01booster-df8c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HAKOBUNE invest in?

HAKOBUNE invests primarily in Sales, Video and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is HAKOBUNE's check size?

HAKOBUNE typically joins rounds of $289k–$7.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds HAKOBUNE participates in.

### When did HAKOBUNE last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for HAKOBUNE 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?

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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