# Heart Driven Fund

> Heart Driven Fund is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/heartdrivenfund
- Website: https://hdf.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartDrivenFund/

Heart Driven Fund is an investment arm of Akatsuki.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 50% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 33% |
| Sales | 1 | 17% |
| Training | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kazuhiko Ishikura | Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiko-ishikura |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiro-ishikura |
| Kumagai Yuji | Vice President | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kumagai-yuji |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TYPICA | TYPICA is a marketplace where you can directly trade unique and high quality green coffee beans in units of one bag. | $10.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| Clear | Clear, Inc. operates sake subscription service “SAKELIFE". | $184.3M |  | May 26, 2021 |  |
| Clear | Clear, Inc. operates sake subscription service “SAKELIFE". | $11.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 26, 2021 |  |
| Brhino | Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $62.2M |  | Dec 15, 2020 |  |
| Sozi | The core members of Sozi are information technology experts. I have been involved in communication and web service development in the information society. On the other hand, each is familiar with many contents such as manga, anime, and illustrations . |  |  | Sep 30, 2020 |  |
| Human Potential Lab | Human Potential Lab is a company that supports individual skills development and corporate organizational change. Focusing on mental health and well-being, the company's programs are based on brain science, bioscience, psychology, and technology. |  | Seed | Jun 03, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OPENSAUCE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opensauce) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABC Dream Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abc-dreamventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Heart Driven Fund invest in?

Heart Driven Fund invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Information Technology and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 6 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 Heart Driven Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Heart Driven Fund?

The team at Heart Driven Fund includes Kazuhiko Ishikura (Partner), Kazuhiro Ishikura (Partner) and Kumagai Yuji (Vice President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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