# Hokkaido Bank

> Hokkaido Bank is a VC fund in Sapporo backing Travel, Tourism and Electronics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sapporo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.hokkaidobank.co.jp

Hokkaido Bank is a VC fund in Sapporo focused on Travel and Tourism. Hokkaido Bank is offers banking and financial services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Tourism | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 33% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

## 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 |  |
| Alyaum | Aryaum supports "regional revitalization through NFT" by offering local governments all around the nation hometown tax and tourism NFT solutions. | $284.6K | Debt Financing | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Akan Adventure Tourism | Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures). | $56.7M | Seed | May 31, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Development Bank of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-japan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hokuriku Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hokuriku-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [North Pacific Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-pacific-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Argo Graphics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/argo-graphics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canon-inc) — 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 Hokkaido Bank invest in?

Hokkaido Bank invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round 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.

### When did Hokkaido Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hokkaido Bank closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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