# Hitotoki Incubator

> Hitotoki Incubator is a VC fund in Minato backing Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence. See 7 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/hitotokiin
- Website: http://hitotoki.in
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitomedia.the.park

Hitotoki Incubator is a VC fund in Minato focused on Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence. Hitotoki Incubator offers systematic financial strategy planning that connects management strategy and fund procurement. It specializes in the fields of financial services, incubators, and venture capital. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Minato, Chiba.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Finance | 1 | 14% |
| Chemical | 1 | 14% |
| Genetics | 1 | 14% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 6 | 86% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ac-Planta | Ac-Planta manufactures the product Skeepon, which can promote the adaptability of plants to heat and drought conditions. Skeepon is a radical agricultural solution that can address climate change issues by using cutting-edge epigenetics technology. The company aims to maximize the potential of plant epigenetics to improve how humans and plantsinteract in climate change. |  | Seed | Feb 19, 2020 | http://ac-planta.com |
| Grooves | grooves has been providing #1 Web applications for the recruiters as the web community to build to meet with each other for new business opportunities and possible partnerships in Japan since 2004. Now,there are more than 3,000 companies customers in Asiapacific. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 03, 2017 | https://www.grooves.com/ |
| WhatzMoney | WhatzMoney is to realize the best choice of money for everyone from his previous work experience in banking. | $404.4K | Pre-Seed | Apr 26, 2016 | https://whatzmoney.com/ |
| Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service. |  | Seed | Jan 29, 2016 | http://www.istellartech.com |
| Polyglots | POLYGLOTS designs and develops English news-reader mobile applications. It helps its application users learn English while reading news updates.POLYGLOTS is a development and operation of the English learning application "POLYGLOTS", the Japanese learning application "MONDO", and the finance / accounting specializedlearning application "Bigo", and the development and provision of an adaptive learning platform. | $43.8K | Seed | Dec 10, 2015 | http://www.polyglots.net/ |
| Evolable Asia Japan | Evolable Asia operates a comparison site for travel products focused on domestic airline tickets (the largest in the transaction volume industry), as well as providing travel content and products on an OEM basis. It specializes in wholesale and business trip services for corporations, and it is the fifth-largest online travel agent in Japan.Furthermore, it is expanding its IT offshore development business, employing approximately 500 engineers in Vietnam and becoming the largest Japanese IT offshore development company in Southeast Asia. It specializes in lab-type offshore development, with dedicated teams for clients, and provides services to a variety of Japanese companies as a solution to Japan's engineer shortage and rising labor costs. | $5.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 29, 2015 | http://www.evolableasia.com/ |
| Pegara | Pegara is a trailblazing enterprise that specializes in the creation of innovative solutions designed to expedite the digital transformation (DX) of various industries and facilitate the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By harnessing the power of our advanced, proprietary computer vision technology, we strive to revolutionizethe way industries operate, fostering a more sustainable and technologically advanced future.Pegara proudly serves an esteemed clientele, including Toyota Connected, a distinguished Tier 1 subsidiary of the globally renowned automotive giant, Toyota Motor Corporation. Additionally, our client roster features Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West, NTT PRAVITA, and other esteemed machinery manufacturers.Moreover, our subsidiary, Pegara Japan G.K., is engaged in a dynamic collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Acceleration Labs, striving to address the pressing issue of grain pest damage in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, a consequence of severe climate change. To this end, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI), state-of-the-art robotics, and sustainable renewable energy solutions. | $192.5K | Angel | Oct 01, 2015 | http://www.pegara.com |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genuine Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genuine-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hiroshima Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshima-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Hitomedia — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oita Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oita-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PNB-INSPiRE Ethical Fund 1 Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pnb-inspire-ethical-fund-1-investment-business-limited-liability-partnership) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hitotoki Incubator invest in?

Hitotoki Incubator invests primarily in Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hitotoki Incubator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hitotoki Incubator closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 7 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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