# Hokuyo Capital

> Hokuyo Capital is a VC fund in Sapporo backing Drones, Sensor and Robotics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sapporo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.hokuyocapital.co.jp

Hokuyo Capital is an investment management firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 50% |
| Sensor | 1 | 50% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Electronics | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lumotive | Lumotive is a Seattle-based startup company developing high performance, solid-state lidar for autonomous systems in the automotive, UAV, robotics and related industries. The company's revolutionary beam-steering technology leverages Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces (or LCMs) implemented in mature semiconductor manufacturing processes to deliversmall, inexpensive 3D perception systems with unprecedented performance and reliability. For more information, visit us at www.lumotive.com. | $59M | Series B | Feb 19, 2025 |  |
| NB Health Laboratory | NB Health Laboratory is a biotechnology company specializing in the research and development of innovative new drugs centering on respiratory diseases, chronic inflammation and infectious diseases. | $51M |  | May 31, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANNIVERSAIRE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anniversaire) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EDOM Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edom-technology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fast Track Initiative, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gates Frontier Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gates-frontier-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grazia Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grazia-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Himax Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/himax-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hokuyo Capital invest in?

Hokuyo Capital invests primarily in Drones, Sensor and Robotics startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round 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 Hokuyo Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hokuyo Capital closed in Feb 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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