# Healios Investment

> Healios Investment is a VC fund in Fukuoka backing Medical, Health Care and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fukuoka, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Healios Investment is an investment firm based in Fukuoka, Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Healios | Healios aims to commercialize the world’s first pharmaceutical hiPSC derived RPE cell transplantation for treatment of AMD in collaboration with RIKEN, one of the leading research institutes in Japan. The goal of this therapy is to promote the regeneration of retinal function and, consequently, to improve visual function in those affected withretinal degenerative diseases.The significance of the total raised capital fortifies the company’s momentum in the development of therapeutics utilizing the Nobel Prize-winning hiPSC technology and attests its uncompromising commitment to making groundbreaking strides in the field of regenerative medicine. | $425.2M |  | Oct 08, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dogan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dogan-ac72) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Nikon — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shibuya Kogyo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shibuya-kogyo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- tella — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Healios Investment invest in?

Healios Investment invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Healios Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Healios Investment closed in Oct 2013. Shizune tracks 1 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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