# Japan Strategic Capital

> Japan Strategic Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Solar, Energy and Catering. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 20%
- Fund size: $422M
- Last fund: Jul 2013
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://jstrategic.co.jp/en/

Japan Strategic Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Solar and Energy. Japan Strategic Capital manages an agricultural fund and seeks to invest in seed-stage companies operating in the technology sector.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Catering | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Education | 1 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 60% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 20% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChekkitApp | Chekkit is a DAG blockchain powered anti-counterfeiting solution for food and drug supply chain tracking and customer insights platform. It helps producers protect their brands, track supply chain activities, and collect last-mile consumer insights in real-time. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Hiip | Hiip is an online advertising platform with the first impact and the largest in Vietnam years. They helping brands and advertisers to connect and collaborate with the right people directly affected based on data networks Assembly and algorithms. |  | Series A | Mar 25, 2019 |  |
| yasaikobo | yasaikobo is astart-up to operate a fully artificial light plant plant factory. | $34M |  | Aug 28, 2018 |  |
| Forest Energy | Forest Energy company that develops and operates woody biomass power plants that use biomass resources in Japan. To date, wood biomass power generation has been implemented at three locations in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, and Kawanan Town, Koyu County, Miyazaki Prefecture, and preparations are underway for newpower plants throughout Japan. | $28.3M | Series A | Aug 15, 2018 |  |
| AGRIGATE | Aggregate is the provider of agritech services. | $2.8M |  | Mar 31, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asigin Research institute Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asigin-research-institute-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joyo Industrial Research Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joyo-industrial-research-institute) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rentracks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rentracks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rising Tide Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rising-tide-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Japan Strategic Capital invest in?

Japan Strategic Capital invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Catering startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Japan Strategic Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Japan Strategic Capital closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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