# Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital

> Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital is a VC fund in Morioka backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Morioka, Japan
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last fund: May 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://igjs-vc.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/igjsvc

Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital is a VC fund in Morioka focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital utilizes industry-academia-government-financed networks to support venture companies. The company was established with the aim of continually working to support entrepreneurship and founding under the management philosophy of contributing to regional revitalization in Iwate.The company was founded in 2015 and isheadquartered in Morioka, Iwate.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $126k–$689k |
| Series B | $585k–$213M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 16% |
| Medical | 4 | 13% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 13% |
| Internet of Things | 4 | 13% |

69 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 15 | 48% |
| Series B | 6 | 19% |
| Seed | 3 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 6% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cardio Intelligence | Cardio Intelligence develops an AI automated diagnostic system. |  | Series B | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| Tenchijin | Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data. | $4.7M | Series B | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Robofull | Robofull is a manufacturing firm that specializes in the design and sale of automation equipment for factories to solve the labor shortage. | $689.1K | Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |
| LIGHTz | LIGHTz delivers a technology transfer and information exchange platform leveraging AI. | $5.7M | Series A | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| WOTA | WOTA specializes in the development of small-scale decentralized water recycling systems and autonomous control systems for water treatment. The company has established a cyclical model in which wastewater is reimagined as the most accessible water source and is recycled on-site for repeated domestic use. WOTA has created an innovative householdsolution known as a small-scale decentralized water recycling system, which transforms the seemingly unattainable goal of water recycling at the household level into a reality, utilizing our core technology powered by autonomous water treatment managed through sensors and data science. |  | Series B | Jun 19, 2023 |  |
| LIGHTz | LIGHTz delivers a technology transfer and information exchange platform leveraging AI. | $2M | Seed | Oct 31, 2022 |  |
| Jolly Good | Jolly Good develops new entertainment using advanced technology and content. | $170.1M |  | Jan 20, 2021 |  |
| Jolly Good | Jolly Good develops new entertainment using advanced technology and content. | $11.6M | Series C | Jan 20, 2021 |  |
| Idein | Idein is a company specializing in AI technology, with the objective of allowing all real-world events to be managed by software through the use of pattern recognition and signal processing technologies. The firm focuses on creating machine learning models, application applications, and enhancing inference speed. Inference of trained models can beexecuted on affordable, commercially available computers by utilizing acceleration technology. Idein offers Actcast, which was developed to address the necessity for a marketplace and simplified access to real-world information gathering applications from various vendors. This initiative aims to provide a cohesive UI/UX and to lower costs by consolidating devices and infrastructure, thereby facilitating the implementation of advanced technology. | $19.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 28, 2020 |  |
| KOMPEITO | Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan. |  |  | Oct 27, 2020 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Axil Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axil-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Fiducia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiducia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital invest in?

Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Medical startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital's check size?

Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital typically joins rounds of $126k–$689k at Seed and $585k–$213M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital participates in.

### When did Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 31 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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