# Japan Post Bank Asset Management

> Japan Post Bank Asset Management is a VC fund backing Software. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 26%
- Last fund: Apr 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.jp-investment.co.jp/en/

Japan Post Bank Asset Management is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Human Resources. Japan Post Investment provides private equity fund management and a partner in Japan Post Investment I, LLP. The firm was founded in February 2018 and is based in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 14% |
| Human Resources | 5 | 12% |
| SaaS | 4 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 10% |

86 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 10 | 24% |
| Series C | 7 | 17% |
| Series D | 7 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 12% |
| Series A | 4 | 10% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 31 | 74% |
| United States | 2 | 5% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guo Xia | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guo-xia |
| Hiroyuki Komiya | Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-komiya-b79d |
| Yasuo Asada | Principal | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yasuo-asada-0d1e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Knowledge Work | Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $22.2M | Series C | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Henry | Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals. | $19M | Series C | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Ecommit | Ecommit is a venture company that creates new environmental businesses with reuse and recycling as the main axis | $9.4M | Series B | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| Enechain | enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy. | $32.6M | Series B | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Nichietsu | Nichietsu is specializes in innovative molding solutions, offering products like mold changers and heavy duty transport vehicles. | $1.3M | Series A | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| CraftBank | CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021. | $14.6M | Series B | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| CraftBank | CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021. | $10.6M | Secondary Market | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| Commune | Commune is a developer of a platform that supports connections, community building, and customers between organizations and people. | $27M | Series C | Sep 03, 2025 |  |
| LayerX | LayerX which promotes the digitization of business processes utilizing technologies such as blockchain technology. | $102M | Series B | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Helpfeel | Helpfeel develops software for AI-powered search, knowledge management, and information sharing. Its products include Helpfeel for customer support search, Cosense for team knowledge management, and Gyazo for capturing and organizing screenshots and other content. | $17.6M | Series E | Aug 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Minerva Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/minerva-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Ono Digital Health Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ono-digital-health-investment) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Japan Post Bank Asset Management invest in?

Japan Post Bank Asset Management invests primarily in Software, Human Resources and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Japan Post Bank Asset Management?

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### Who are the partners at Japan Post Bank Asset Management?

The team at Japan Post Bank Asset Management includes Guo Xia (Principal), Hiroyuki Komiya (Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director) and Yasuo Asada (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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