# HEROZ

> HEROZ is a VC fund in Tokyo backing FinTech, Internet and Blockchain. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heroz-inc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HEROZ_PR?_fsi=BmHynLTU
- Website: http://heroz.co.jp/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HEROZ.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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for HEROZ. Shizune tracks 7 team members at HEROZ. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/heroz?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Online Games | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hayashi Takahiro | Chairman | 0 | — |
| Hisashi Itoh | Project Manager | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ito-hisashi |
| Koichiro Iida | Audit & Supervisory Committee | 0 | — |
| Takahiro Hayashi | Founder & CEO | 1 | — |
| Tomohiro Inoue | Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JPYC | 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 | Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Pocket Queries | Pocket Queries is a Game development and operation centered on 3D and VR / AR / MR practical application development. | $14.2M |  | Oct 29, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DIMENSION](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-0ef6) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FINOLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finolab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fundnote](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundnote) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JR West Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-west-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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.

### How do I contact HEROZ?

Public channels for HEROZ include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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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