# iFund

> iFund is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Media and Entertainment. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://ifund.jp/

iFund is an investment and financial service firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for iFund. Shizune tracks 4 team members at iFund. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ifund-b705?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $379k–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |
| Music | 1 | 14% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |

20 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kojiro Myojin | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kojiro-myojin |
| Ryoya Hironaka | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryoya-hironaka |
| Takeshi Kitahama | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeshi-kitahama |
| Takuma Kato | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takuma-kato |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Livetoon | Livetoon creates intellectual property characters to access various content artificial intelligence. | $481.5K | Seed | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| Kimitona | Kimitona is the developer and operator of the AI ​​fortune-telling service "Uratch,". | $10.2M | Seed | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| Hagino | Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries. | $389.4K | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Nekonome | Nekonome creates a game platform with global character designs, in-game updates, and regular events, providing a personalized gaming experience based on data. |  | Seed | Aug 31, 2024 |  |
| Yuimex | Yuimex specializes in copyright, digital content, animation, and network entertainment services. | $379.3K | Seed | Feb 19, 2021 |  |
| Adavito | Adavito engages in the planning, development, and operation of internet business. |  | Seed | Nov 26, 2020 |  |
| Holo-X | Holo-X provides augmented, virtual, and mixed realities services and products. | $110.4K | Seed | Apr 07, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Animal Spirits Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-spirits-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does iFund invest in?

iFund invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Media and Entertainment and Apps startups, most often at 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.

### What is iFund's check size?

iFund typically joins rounds of $379k–$10M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds iFund participates in.

### How do I contact iFund?

Public channels for iFund include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at iFund?

The team at iFund includes Kojiro Myojin (Partner), Ryoya Hironaka (Partner) and Takeshi Kitahama (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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