# JR West Innovations

> JR West Innovations is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Japan
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.jrw-inv.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrw.inv

JR West Innovations is a VC fund in Osaka focused on Software and Information Technology. JR West Japan Group, they will utilize innovation based on external technologies and know-how to realize sustainable operation of the railway and expansion of business creation, contributing to the revitalization of areas including the West Japan area.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5.2M–$31M |
| Series B | $4.2M–$132M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 18% |
| Apps | 2 | 9% |
| Rental | 2 | 9% |
| FinTech | 2 | 9% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 7 | 32% |
| Series B | 4 | 18% |
| Seed | 3 | 14% |
| Series A | 2 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroshi Wada | President and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-wada |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Torihada | Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing. | $9.4M | Series A | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| JPYC | JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all. | $11.4M | Series B | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Experisus | Experisus provides Website production, development and management, and software. | $1.8M | Series A | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Turing | Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $5.2M | Seed | Dec 25, 2024 |  |
| Infcurion | The Infucurion Group is a business development professional that is pushing the cashless era with the power of technology . | $12.5M | Debt Financing | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| SPACER | SPACER is a 24-hour handover IoT locker that can open and close doors with a smartphone. | $4.2M | Series B | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Japan Infra Waymark | Japan's infrastructure is an infrastructure consulting and planning company.Japan's infrastructure aim to create a social environment where people can live with peace of mind by reducing the burden on inspection operators nationwide with efficient solutions through digitalization . |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 19, 2021 |  |
| GiXo | GiXo provides analysis support services using big data and solving business problems. GiXo is a data-driven company founded by strategists and analytics experts. GiXo solves client companies' management issues by utilizing analytics and supporting all types of data-driven decisions. | $6.6M | Series B | May 13, 2021 |  |
| AGRIMEDIA | AGRIMEDIA -Company and corporate philosophy and business and employment information. | $3.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 10, 2021 |  |
| DennoKotsu | Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service | $70.9M |  | Oct 08, 2020 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Japan Railway](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-japan-railway) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hiroshima Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshima-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JR East Start Up](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-east-start-up) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does JR West Innovations invest in?

JR West Innovations invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 22 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 West Innovations's check size?

JR West Innovations typically joins rounds of $5.2M–$31M at Seed and $4.2M–$132M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds JR West Innovations participates in.

### How do I contact JR West Innovations?

Public channels for JR West Innovations include the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 West Innovations?

The team at JR West Innovations includes Hiroshi Wada (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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