# J21 Corporation

> J21 Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo backing EdTech, Internet and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.japan21.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/j21corporation

J21 Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on EdTech and Internet. J21 provides an opportunity to enter into the Japanese market scene and to start a business without the time and financial investment. It partners with many global high tech companies. It offers business development, marketing, distribution, technical support, PR, country management, and all other activities to make a business successful in Japan.It was founded on September 17, 1992 and is based in Tokyo, Japan with an office in Toyohashi.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CodeMonkey Studios | CodeMonkey is an online game that teaches both the fundamentals and advanced topics in computer programming.We believe learning to code should be as fun and rewarding as feeding a monkey (as long as it doesn't bite your fingers. Darn monkey). CodeMonkey Studios is a startup company located in Tel Aviv. Recently, we graduated from theMindCET accelerator program. With vast experience in both technology and education, we wish to change the way people learn coding. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 03, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inventus Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventus-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ZORA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zora-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does J21 Corporation invest in?

J21 Corporation invests primarily in EdTech, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did J21 Corporation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for J21 Corporation closed in Feb 2017. 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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