# HOXIN

> HOXIN is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Food and Beverage, Robotics and Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://hoxin.vc/

HOXIN is an early stage investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 29% |
| Robotics | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Marketing | 1 | 14% |
| Consulting | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| L&F | L&F is a real estate company that develops rental portals and tools for vacant houses, family trusts, and rental property management. |  | Series A | Jul 03, 2026 |  |
| HUE | HUE enables to find the best restaurant. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 07, 2024 |  |
| Ken Robotec | Ken Robotec provides labor-saving solutions that promote productivity improvement and reduce the burden on workers at construction sites. The company contributes to the evolution and development of the construction industry. The objective of Ken Robotec is to create a joyful construction site where robots and humans may collaborate. | $21.3M | Series B | Aug 21, 2023 |  |
| Gryllus | Gryllus specializes in cricket breeding management and breeding. It will bring out the potential of crickets with its unique technology and implement them in society. | $2.2M | Series A | Dec 23, 2020 |  |
| JOINS | JOINS offers part-time work that can be done online or remotely for neighborhood businesses. It provides free membership registration. The types of work that are received include those in marketing, sales, human resources, circulation, labor, finance, and more. | $377.1K | Seed | Aug 19, 2020 |  |
| Anchors | Anchors provides esports marketing, consulting and event management services. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| Setsuro Tech | Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry. | $2.1M | Series A |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Academia Industry Alliance Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/academia-industry-alliance-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-next-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Double Sharp Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-sharp-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Exponential Zaisan Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inspire](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inspirecorp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Kyushu Open Innovation Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HOXIN invest in?

HOXIN invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did HOXIN last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for HOXIN closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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