Hakuhodo DY Ventures
VC Fund
Minato, Japan
Hakuhodo DY Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm.
- Total investments:
- 74
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 5%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Hakuhodo DY Ventures invests in
Stages Hakuhodo DY Ventures invests in
Countries Hakuhodo DY Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $1.8M–$12M
- Series B
- $4.6M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Marketing 8 (11%)
- Health Care 8 (11%)
- Information Technology 8 (11%)
- Media and Entertainment 8 (11%)
- Internet 7 (9%)
Stage
- Funding Round 17 (23%)
- Series A 14 (19%)
- Series B 12 (16%)
- Series D 9 (12%)
- Seed 6 (8%)
Country
- Japan 58 (78%)
- Australia 1 (1%)
- Singapore 1 (1%)
- United States 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Akihiko Tokuhisa
President and CEO
|
President and CEO | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Hironori Takeda
Managing Partner / COO
|
Managing Partner / COO | Total investments: 12 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $22.2M / Series C / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Creator's X is an anime production firm that focuses on developing animation production assistance tools using AI. | $12.2M / Series A / Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Third Intelligence is an AI research and development firm dedicated to producing a new type of intelligence and achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). Through cutting-edge research, advanced algorithm development, and large-scale computing capabilities, the company aims to push the boundaries of machine cognition, enabling systems thatcan reason, learn, and adapt across diverse domains. | $51.7M / Seed / Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology. | $27.3M / Series B / Oct 06, 2025 | ||
| Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services. | $3.5M / Series A / Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| Utoniq service allows them to collect the works of the artists they support digitally in the form of trading cards. Trading cards will be collected as proof of support for the creators. It is a brand-new trading card service that is both enjoyable to collect and enjoyable to exchange. They provide a service lineup in order to continually increasefan engagement. They can make flexible proposals based on the needs of artists, creators, influencers, anime characters, and so on. | $3.6M / Series A / May 15, 2025 | ||
| Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories. | $5.7M / Series A / Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators. | $2.6M / Series A / Nov 06, 2024 | ||
| Tribute is a word-of-mouth app for aesthetic medicine for cosmetic surgeries, cosmetic dermatologists, and orthodontists who are not covered by health insurance. | $11.2M / Series C / Oct 22, 2024 | ||
| Recustomer is an IT company that develops software for digital payment and provides support for web development. | $3.5M / Series A / Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| See all 74 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Hakuhodo DY Ventures invest in?
Hakuhodo DY Ventures invests primarily in Marketing, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 74 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Hakuhodo DY Ventures invest in?
Hakuhodo DY Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$12M at Series A and $4.6M–$14M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Hakuhodo DY Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Hakuhodo DY Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Hakuhodo DY Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Hakuhodo DY Ventures?
The team at Hakuhodo DY Ventures includes Akihiko Tokuhisa (President and CEO) and Hironori Takeda (Managing Partner / COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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