# JR East Start Up

> JR East Start Up is a VC fund backing Information Technology. See 47 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 47
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jr-east-start-up-co-ltd/
- Website: http://jrestartup.co.jp/

JR East Start Up is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Internet of Things. JR East Startup Program is a program operated by East Japan Railway that provides incubator and accelerator services to startups in Japan. The firm was founded in February 2018 and is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $1.2M–$283M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.8M–$4.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 8 | 17% |
| Internet of Things | 6 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 13% |
| Internet | 5 | 11% |
| Software | 5 | 11% |

90 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 14 | 30% |
| Series B | 10 | 21% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 17% |
| Seed | 5 | 11% |
| Series A | 5 | 11% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 41 | 87% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yutaka Shibata | President and CEO | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yutaka-shibata |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ugo | UGO is creating future avatar robots and a platform that connects the administration of multiple robots to achieve the ''fusion of humans and robots,'' or ''collaboration with robots to perform employment that used to be performed only by humans. |  | Series B | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| New Space Intelligence | New Space Intelligence is a space research company that provides satellite data pipeline services to optimize user requests. | $2.7M | Series A | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Ugo | UGO is creating future avatar robots and a platform that connects the administration of multiple robots to achieve the ''fusion of humans and robots,'' or ''collaboration with robots to perform employment that used to be performed only by humans. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 19, 2026 |  |
| Tokyo Artisan Intelligence | Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students. | $7.8M | Series B | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| Newlocal | Newlocal offers planning, development, and consulting services related to real estate, construction, and community development sectors. | $2.8M | Series A | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Yuime | Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services. | $5.2M | Series B | Apr 14, 2025 |  |
| Ken Robotec | Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions. | $1.2M | Series B | Jan 31, 2025 |  |
| EMobi | EMoBi is a transportation company that provides freight transport, and electric vehicle services with reservation facilities. | $2.1M | Seed | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Yadokari | Yadokari provides various types of Construction & Real Estate related other services. | $2.1M | Series B | May 07, 2024 |  |
| MODE | MODE provides a scalable data infrastructure that collects data from the physical world to help businesses improve their operations. With its sensor gateway solution, MODE can connect a company's sensors and equipment, plus funnel that data into the cloud all within a few days. | $8.8M | Series B | Apr 08, 2024 |  |

10 of 47 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntt-docomo-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [15th Rock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/15th-rock) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Canal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canal-ventures-6d88) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Daiichi Jitsugyo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiichi-jitsugyo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does JR East Start Up invest in?

JR East Start Up invests primarily in Information Technology, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 47 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is JR East Start Up's check size?

JR East Start Up typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$283M at Series B and $1.8M–$4.1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds JR East Start Up participates in.

### How do I contact JR East Start Up?

Public channels for JR East Start Up include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at JR East Start Up?

The team at JR East Start Up includes Yutaka Shibata (President and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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