# Hakuhodo

> Hakuhodo is a VC fund in Minato backing Content and Media and Entertainment. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hakuhodo
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hakuhodokoho
- Website: https://www.hakuhodo.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hakuhodo-165922866791057/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $4.2M–$13M |
| Series C | $20M–$36M |
| Corporate Round | $7.1M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 3 | 15% |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 15% |
| Farming | 2 | 10% |
| Big Data | 2 | 10% |
| Marketing | 2 | 10% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 4 | 20% |
| Series B | 3 | 15% |
| Series C | 3 | 15% |
| Seed | 2 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 14 | 70% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Thailand | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| George Moro | Executive Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-moro |
| Hironao Seki | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hironao-seki |
| Kazune Iwasa | Strategist, Brand and Innovation Design | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazune-iwasa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redcliff | Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations. |  | Series C | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Piazza | PIAZZA deploy the regional platform PIAZZA. |  | Series B | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Hide Kasuga 1896 | 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 | 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 | Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services. | $13.5M | Series B | May 29, 2025 |  |
| 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. |  |  | Aug 26, 2024 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GHV Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ghv-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [IIIT-H Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iiit-h-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Maruti Suzuki Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maruti-suzuki-mail) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mumbai Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mumbai-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Hiroshima Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshima-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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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 $7.1M–$31M 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.

### How do I contact Hakuhodo?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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