# Higo Bank

> Higo Bank is a VC fund in Kumamoto backing Internet, Apps and Tourism. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kumamoto, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/（株）肥後銀行
- Website: https://www.higobank.co.jp/

Higo Bank is a Commercial Banking.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Tourism | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rapidus | Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector. | $1.7B | Corporate Round | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| DeCurret | DeCurret is into Cryptocurrency Business. | $44.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| Wamazing | WAmazing provides free subscriber identification module (SIM) cards that allow foreign travelers to register before their arrival in Japan. Through an app, WAmazing also provides tourists with free internet services of up to 500MB. The service aims to prevent visitors from being locked out of free wifi because of sign-up pages in Japanese thatdemand a local phone number.WAmazing was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $1.8M | Series C | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Kokopelli | Kokopelli is a Fintech start-up company that develops the management support platform "SHARES" for small and medium-sized businesses and the AI ​​loan screening engine "FAI" (* 2) that enhances credit for financial institutions. | $3.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 30, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fujitsu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujitsu) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MUFG Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mufg-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- ABeam Consulting — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Argo Graphics — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Canon — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Higo Bank invest in?

Higo Bank invests primarily in Internet, Apps and Tourism startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Higo Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Higo Bank closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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