Hakuhodo
VC Fund
Minato, Japan
Hakuhodo is a VC fund in Minato focused on Content and Media and Entertainment. Hakuhodo offers services that include marketing, creative, PR, consulting, activation, business development, media & content, and technology/R&D.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
Last updated:
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Industries Hakuhodo invests in
Stages Hakuhodo invests in
Countries Hakuhodo invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series B
- $4.2M–$13M
- Series C
- $20M–$36M
- Corporate Round
- $2M–$7.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Content 3 (15%)
- Media and Entertainment 3 (15%)
- Farming 2 (10%)
- Big Data 2 (10%)
- Marketing 2 (10%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 4 (20%)
- Series B 3 (15%)
- Series C 3 (15%)
- Seed 2 (10%)
- Series A 2 (10%)
Country
- Japan 14 (70%)
- India 1 (5%)
- Thailand 1 (5%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Moro
Executive Manager
|
Executive Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hironao Seki
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Kazune Iwasa
Strategist, Brand and Innovation Design
|
Strategist, Brand and Innovation Design | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Redcliff
|
Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations. | Series C / Jun 25, 2026 | |
Piazza
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PIAZZA deploy the regional platform PIAZZA. | Series B / Feb 12, 2026 | |
Hide Kasuga 1896
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Hide Kasuga 1896 provides consulting services in the field of brand development, communication design, marketing, and sales strategy. | Corporate Round / Dec 08, 2025 | |
CoA Nexus
|
CoA Nexus develops and operates a skillshare matching platform for human resource research and development. | $2M / Series A / Oct 29, 2025 | |
TRINUS
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TRINUS, which means the trinity of the surprise of the chemical reaction of technology and design in Latin, means the trinity of technology, design and the senses of the user, bringing surprises to people around the world. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 24, 2025 | |
Fermecutes
|
Fermecutes is a food production firm that specializes in production of edible proteins using natto bacteria and sustainable methods. | $1.7M / Seed / Jul 10, 2025 | |
Towing
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Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services. | $13.5M / Series B / May 29, 2025 | |
DaveAI
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DaveAI is Sociograph’s patent pending artificial intelligence platform introducing the concept of Empathetic AI to help enterprises manage their sales processes efficiently and augment customers' product discovery experience. DaveAI delivers increased conversion rates, optimised product mix and increases average order value per customer.DaveAI’s Interactive Infinite Virtual Aisle(IVA) (c) makes advanced hyper-real time recommendations personalized to each customer through digital properties In-Store. | Aug 26, 2024 | |
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DaveAI
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DaveAI is Sociograph’s patent pending artificial intelligence platform introducing the concept of Empathetic AI to help enterprises manage their sales processes efficiently and augment customers' product discovery experience. DaveAI delivers increased conversion rates, optimised product mix and increases average order value per customer.DaveAI’s Interactive Infinite Virtual Aisle(IVA) (c) makes advanced hyper-real time recommendations personalized to each customer through digital properties In-Store. | Seed / Aug 26, 2024 | |
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DaveAI
|
DaveAI is Sociograph’s patent pending artificial intelligence platform introducing the concept of Empathetic AI to help enterprises manage their sales processes efficiently and augment customers' product discovery experience. DaveAI delivers increased conversion rates, optimised product mix and increases average order value per customer.DaveAI’s Interactive Infinite Virtual Aisle(IVA) (c) makes advanced hyper-real time recommendations personalized to each customer through digital properties In-Store. | Seed / Aug 26, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does Hakuhodo invest in?
Hakuhodo invests primarily in Content, Media and Entertainment and Farming startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series B stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Hakuhodo's check size?
Hakuhodo typically joins rounds of $4.2M–$13M at Series B, $20M–$36M at Series C and $2M–$7.1M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hakuhodo participates in.
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Who are the partners at Hakuhodo?
The team at Hakuhodo includes George Moro (Executive Manager), Hironao Seki (Founder) and Kazune Iwasa (Strategist, Brand and Innovation Design). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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