# Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting

> Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting is a VC fund in Sapporo backing Content and Marketing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sapporo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.uhb.jp

Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting is a Japanese TV broadcasting station.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Video Editing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIREBUG | FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses. | $3.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 10, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chukyo TV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chukyo-tv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Shizuoka Broadcasting System — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNITED](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting invest in?

Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting invests primarily in Content, Marketing and Consulting startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 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 Cultural Broadcasting last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting closed in Apr 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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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