# IWAI

> IWAI is a VC fund in Higashi-shinagawa backing Software, UX Design and Information Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Higashi-shinagawa, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

IWAI is an investment firm that specializes in the fields of financial services and investment management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| UX Design | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bravesoft | bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service. | $3.7M | Series B | Mar 26, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asahi Media Lab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asahi-medialab-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Benesse Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bennesse-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Congress Corporation — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- DIP — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Valuedesign — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does IWAI invest in?

IWAI invests primarily in Software, UX Design and Information Technology startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did IWAI last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for IWAI closed in Mar 2020. Shizune tracks 1 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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