# Hakuhodo DY holdings

> Hakuhodo DY holdings is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Internet of Things. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hakuhodody-holdings-inc-/
- Website: https://www.hakuhodody-holdings.co.jp/news/

Hakuhodo DY holdings is a Management of subsidiaries that provide general marketing and communication services to advertisers, etc.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Splink | Splink is a health-tech company that specialises in “brain healthcare,” developing AI-driven medical solutions that support the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and management of brain disorders such as dementia in an ageing society. The company combines brain science and artificial intelligence to build software and data platforms thatassist clinicians and health systems in improving neurological care. | $9.8M | Seed | Nov 17, 2021 |  |
| Switch Smile | Switch Smile develops and provides the POI marketing platform, Pinable. |  | Corporate Round | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Informetis | Informatis uses the power of AI and other technologies to innovate energy networks around the world and create the “next-generation social infrastructure” that blends into and cooperates with people's daily activities. | $7.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 20, 2020 |  |
| Hmcomm | Hmcomm is a provider of AI technology-based voice recognition and abnormal sound detection services for business applications. The company offers speech recognition / natural language processing solutions such as cloud-based voice recognition, text recognization in voice calls, bone conduction, automatic answering machine and meeting minutescreation, thereby enabling businesses to improve efficiency through technology. | $76.5M | Series C | Dec 27, 2019 |  |
| Preferred Networks | Preferred Networks (PFN) was established in March 2014 in Tokyo with the goal to develop practical, real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies. PFN is currently focused on three priority areas – transportation systems, manufacturing and bio-healthcare – and also exploring the use of deep learning in personalrobots, plant optimization, materials discovery, sports analytics and entertainment. PFN has a U.S. subsidiary in Burlingame, California. | $283.5M | Corporate Round | Dec 11, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hitachi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hitachi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Daikin Industries — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JR East Start Up](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-east-start-up) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyowa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyowa-4826) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hakuhodo DY holdings invest in?

Hakuhodo DY holdings invests primarily in Software, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hakuhodo DY holdings last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hakuhodo DY holdings closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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