# Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership

> Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership is a VC fund backing Genetics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership is a VC fund focused on Genetics and Health Care. Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership jointly established by QR Investment and HED Limited Liability Partnership.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Genetics | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Life Science | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fermelanta | Fermelanta produces rare plant-based ingredients through microbial fermentation. It engineers a cell to build a biosynthetic pathway of target molecules with gene transfer and disruption. | $13.6M | Series A | Aug 29, 2025 |  |
| Spine Chronicle | Spine chronicle is a medical device manufacturing firm that specializes in developing orthopedic medical equipment. | $854.2K | Series A | Jan 14, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-next-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Diamond Medino Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diamond-medino-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lifetime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifetime-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership invest in?

Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership invests primarily in Genetics, Health Care and Life Science startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hokuriku Startup Community Investment Limited Partnership closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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