HEROZ
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
HEROZ is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on FinTech and Internet. HEROZ, Inc. was founded in 2009 and our engineer has developed the most cutting edge artificial intelligence, “Ponanza” programme to play Japanese chess 'Shogi', which defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever, in March 2013. Shogi presents a higher degree of complexity than many other strategygames, and has been of interest to Artificial Intelligence researchers.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries HEROZ invests in
Stages HEROZ invests in
Countries HEROZ invests in
Contacts
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Hayashi Takahiro
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Koichiro Iida
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Takahiro Hayashi
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Tomohiro Inoue
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Internet 1 (33%)
- Blockchain 1 (33%)
- Online Games 1 (33%)
- Manufacturing 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hayashi Takahiro
Chairman
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Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hisashi Itoh
Project Manager
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Project Manager | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Koichiro Iida
Audit & Supervisory Committee
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Audit & Supervisory Committee | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Takahiro Hayashi
Founder & CEO
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Founder & CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Tomohiro Inoue
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
JPYC
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JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all. | $11.4M / Series B / Feb 27, 2026 | |
Turing
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Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $7.3M / Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | |
Pocket Queries
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Pocket Queries is a Game development and operation centered on 3D and VR / AR / MR practical application development. | $14.2M / Oct 29, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does HEROZ invest in?
HEROZ invests primarily in FinTech, Internet and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at HEROZ?
The team at HEROZ includes Hayashi Takahiro (Chairman), Hisashi Itoh (Project Manager) and Koichiro Iida (Audit & Supervisory Committee), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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