# Hotata

> Hotata is a VC fund backing Privacy, Biometrics and Public Safety. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Hotata is a VC fund focused on Privacy and Biometrics. Hotata

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Privacy | 1 | 33% |
| Biometrics | 1 | 33% |
| Public Safety | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dessmann | Dessmann is a digital fingerprint biometric door lock supplier with head office in Stuttgart (Germany) and production unit in Hangzhou (China) and production unit in Hangzhou (China) .At Dessmann, They are committed to offering full security products and services to our customers. As a global company with offices and facilities around the world,they currently offer their digital locks in Indonesia, Singapore, China, Europe and Latin America. They will also offer their digital locks in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand in the near future. Their full biometric research and development centre allows us to innovate and bring new technologies and functionalities to their customers on a regular basis. | $14.2M | Series B | Nov 02, 2018 |  |
| Dessmann | Dessmann is a digital fingerprint biometric door lock supplier with head office in Stuttgart (Germany) and production unit in Hangzhou (China) and production unit in Hangzhou (China) .At Dessmann, They are committed to offering full security products and services to our customers. As a global company with offices and facilities around the world,they currently offer their digital locks in Indonesia, Singapore, China, Europe and Latin America. They will also offer their digital locks in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand in the near future. Their full biometric research and development centre allows us to innovate and bring new technologies and functionalities to their customers on a regular basis. | $16M | Series B | Mar 21, 2018 |  |
| Dessmann | Dessmann is a digital fingerprint biometric door lock supplier with head office in Stuttgart (Germany) and production unit in Hangzhou (China) and production unit in Hangzhou (China) .At Dessmann, They are committed to offering full security products and services to our customers. As a global company with offices and facilities around the world,they currently offer their digital locks in Indonesia, Singapore, China, Europe and Latin America. They will also offer their digital locks in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand in the near future. Their full biometric research and development centre allows us to innovate and bring new technologies and functionalities to their customers on a regular basis. | $22M | Series A | Mar 21, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Red Star Macalline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-star-macalline) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Share Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/share-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hotata invest in?

Hotata invests primarily in Privacy, Biometrics and Public Safety startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hotata last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hotata closed in Nov 2018. 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?

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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