# Hokuyo Bank

> Hokuyo Bank is a VC fund backing AgTech, Travel and Farming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89%E5%8C%97%E6%B4%8B%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C
- Website: https://www.hokuyobank.co.jp/

Hokuyo Bank is a VC fund focused on AgTech and Travel. Hokuyo Bank provides various products and services to support its customers' needs for raising funds necessary for their business activities. It supports the efficiency and rationalization of customers' financial and accounting operations by providing various solutions to meet a wide range of their needs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Tourism | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation | Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies. | $18.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 12, 2021 |  |
| Farmnote holdings Japan | Firm Note Holdings Co., Ltd., established in December 2016, is a pure holding company with SkyArc Co., Ltd., which operates the web integration business, and Farm Note Co., Ltd., which operates the agricultural IoT solution business. | $55.3M | Series B | Dec 21, 2018 |  |
| 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
- [North Pacific Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-pacific-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Development Bank of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-japan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DG VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-incubation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hokkaido Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hokkaido-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Airlines (JAL)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-airlines) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hokuyo Bank invest in?

Hokuyo Bank invests primarily in AgTech, Travel and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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 Hokuyo Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hokuyo Bank closed in Mar 2021. 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?

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