# Hideki Fukudome

> Hideki Fukudome is a seed investor at MAKOTO (Sendai) backing Manufacturing and Sustainability. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MAKOTO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makoto)
- Location: Sendai, Japan
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 61%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hideki-fukudome-6ba801a8/

Hideki Fukudome is a seed investor at MAKOTO in Sendai focused on Manufacturing and Sustainability. Hideki Fukudome is the CEO of Sprucle.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 11% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 11% |
| Sales | 1 | 6% |
| Energy | 1 | 6% |
| Social | 1 | 6% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 44% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haccoba | Haccoba is a beverage manufacturing company that offers a range of wines and beers to retail stores and restaurants. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 21, 2026 |  |
| ForestFolks | ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection. |  | Seed | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Lx Design | Lx Design is an application that connects schools with people who wants to work as a teacher. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Cell-En | Cell-En is a bioelectricity company that provides power solutions through off-grid power generation. | $994.6K | Seed | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| LAPRAS | LAPRASis an Artificial Intelligence company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| LAPRAS | LAPRASis an Artificial Intelligence company. |  | Secondary Market | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| AccordX | Cookpy operates a ghost restaurant service for individuals, allowing anyone to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens, and sell food via online delivery platforms. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| KiAI | KiAI empowers faster, better business decisions in today's interconnected global marketplace. We are an AI-powered market intelligence platform delivering real-time insights from emerging markets across 146 countries. We reduce research time by 90%, instantly translating and analyzing local trends, regulatory changes, and market developmentsfrom hard-to-reach economies including Africa (Nigeria and more), Central Asia (Uzbekistan and more). Our platform transforms slow, resource-intensive emerging market research into rapid, actionable intelligence. For Japanese businesses, we bring overseas primary information into Japan quickly. For global clients, we provide unmatched speed and comprehensive coverage across the world's most dynamic economies. |  | Seed | May 26, 2025 |  |
| Zip Infrastructure | Inquiry : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDmxd1TpPP331TY4VoRsvn0yWX3Ca5Jd-bfBiuPwvpD2SKtA/viewform |  | Series A | Apr 04, 2025 |  |
| Gab | Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products. | $645.5K | Seed | Jan 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NES Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nes-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shizuoka Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizuoka-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Taliki](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taliki) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MAKOTO

VC Fund · Sendai, Japan

MAKOTO invest mainly in the seed early stage. As an accelerator, we will provide hands-on support from the early days of foundation and contribute to further growth of startup entrepreneurs. We are also actively providing education and support for the next generation of young people who are looking to start a business.

1 contacts available at MAKOTO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hideki Fukudome | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-fukudome |

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## FAQ

### What does Hideki Fukudome invest in?

Hideki Fukudome invests primarily in Manufacturing, Sustainability and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hideki Fukudome last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hideki Fukudome closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 18 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?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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