# Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

> Hakuhodo DY Media Partners is a VC fund backing Media and Entertainment. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hakuhodo-dy-media-partners/
- Website: http://www.hakuhodody-media.co.jp/english/

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners is a VC fund in Minato focused on Media and Entertainment and Content. Hakuhodo DY Media Partners is committed to designing media strategies that build value for media and produce more effective communication.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 6 | 55% |
| Content | 4 | 36% |
| Video | 3 | 27% |
| Advertising | 3 | 27% |
| SEO | 1 | 9% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 6 | 55% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tomoyuki Suzuki | Business Development Director, Data Business Development Division. Business Development Department | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomoyuki-suzuki |
| Hirotake Yajima | President&CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hirotake-yajima |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BitStar | BitStar is the EnterTech company that accelerates the growth of video creators and content with our proprietary data and technology. |  |  | Oct 25, 2023 |  |
| Nyle | Nyle is a web consulting company specialized in providing web solutions for internet media businesses. | $35.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 18, 2021 |  |
| Nyle | Nyle is a web consulting company specialized in providing web solutions for internet media businesses. | $12.5M | Debt Financing | Jan 18, 2021 |  |
| Stepdays | stepdays is a media management, Contents production, Consulting, wholesale, retail, and other related businesses.stepdays aim to contribute to the bottom-up of the entire industry. |  | Series A | Aug 18, 2020 |  |
| C Channel | C Channel operates a lifestyle video media platform targeting women, offering content in fashion, beauty, food, and parenting. Its services include influencer marketing and e-commerce operations. It empowers women by combining media, commerce, and technology.​ | $130.3M |  | Sep 24, 2019 |  |
| SPORTS BULL | SPORTS BULL is an Internet sports media management company. | $102.3M |  | Aug 04, 2019 |  |
| Stepdays | stepdays is a media management, Contents production, Consulting, wholesale, retail, and other related businesses.stepdays aim to contribute to the bottom-up of the entire industry. |  | Seed | Mar 29, 2019 |  |
| AbemaTV | AbemaTV is a video distribution company that offers free 20 channels of original live broadcast content and various programs, including news, music, and sports. People can use it as if watching TV on smartphones, on PCs, and various other devices. It is strengthening correspondence to new TV devices like Google Cast, Amazon Fire TV series, andAndroid TV.AbemaTV was founded in April and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. |  |  | Oct 24, 2018 |  |
| Allm | Allm is a medical ICT company dedicated to shaping healthcare. The company seeks to benefit society by launching next-generation technologies and medical communications platforms for the healthcare industry. The solutions are installed more than 18 countries across US, South America, EU, Japan, Middle East and Africa. | $21.3M |  | Aug 04, 2008 |  |
| LOCKON | LOCKON is a software company. | $2.1M | Series A | Jul 11, 2008 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Hakuhodo DY Media Partners invest in?

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Content and Video startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 11 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 Hakuhodo DY Media Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Hakuhodo DY Media Partners?

The team at Hakuhodo DY Media Partners includes Tomoyuki Suzuki (Business Development Director, Data Business Development Division. Business Development Department) and Hirotake Yajima (President&CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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