# Hokuriku Bank

> Hokuriku Bank is a VC fund in Toyama-shi backing Energy, Health Care and Manufacturing. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toyama-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/（株）北陸銀行
- Website: https://www.hokugin.co.jp/

Hokuriku Bank is a Japanese regional bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 15% |
| Health Care | 2 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 15% |
| Semiconductor | 2 | 15% |
| Electrical Distribution | 2 | 15% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 12 | 92% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ARUM | ARUM is a manufacturing AI software that can cut fifty percent of the cost structure in the metal and machine processing industry. | $1.6M | Debt Financing | May 29, 2026 |  |
| FiT | FiT encourages the use of information technology in fitness to address industrial concerns. We will build a highly sustainable fitness facility using a business model that allows consumers to easily use the gym without being burdened by price or procedures, while also allowing owners to build a very successful business with low running costs. | $18.9M | Debt Financing | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Illumi Medical | Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| Crisp | CRISP SALAD WORKS offers a focused menu of signature salads and grains made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods on-site. |  | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Sanu | SANU is a home subscription service company that guides customers on a first-come, first-served basis as the number of slots increases. They develop a hotel and residence platform that offers a monthly subscription and proposes a lifestyle with another house in nature. | $13.1M | Debt Financing | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Sharing Energy | Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services. | $27.5M | Debt Financing | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Jiraffe | jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management. | $2.3M | Debt Financing | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Clean Energy Connect | Clean Energy Connect is into offering green energy solutions. It invests in its own generation capacity for a stable electricity supply by not harming nature. | $85M | Debt Financing | Sep 06, 2024 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Resona Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resona-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Shizuoka Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizuoka-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- Flex Capital — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hokuriku Bank invest in?

Hokuriku Bank invests primarily in Energy, Health Care and Manufacturing startups, most often at Debt Financing and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hokuriku Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hokuriku Bank closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 13 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?

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