K&P Partners
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
K&P Partners is an independent venture capital firm investing in digital technology and media companies. Kamio Hideaki and Shinya Matsumura co-founded the Tokyo, Tokyo-based firm in 2013.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 19%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries K&P Partners invests in
Stages K&P Partners invests in
Countries K&P Partners invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $326k–$929k
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $252k–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Content 3 (19%)
- CRM 2 (13%)
- Finance 2 (13%)
- Robotics 2 (13%)
- Software 2 (13%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (44%)
- Seed 6 (38%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| RobotStart is a company specializing in robot related business with the main target of communication robot. The company was established in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| Good News is a staffing agency that provides recruitment, public relations, and human resource management services. | $1.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 30, 2024 | ||
| RobotStart is a company specializing in robot related business with the main target of communication robot. The company was established in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 16, 2021 | ||
| Manabi-aid is an internet based company.The aim of the learning aid master is really simple and clear.This is a challenge to "improve the student's academic ability".Not to mention the limitations of group lessons. This is because the polarization of so-called "children who can" and "children who do not" isprogressing. | $839.3K / Seed / Apr 30, 2020 | ||
| MILIZE is a development and operation of a web platform that integrates financial engineering, AI research, development, and operation. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 02, 2019 | ||
| Manabi-aid is an internet based company.The aim of the learning aid master is really simple and clear.This is a challenge to "improve the student's academic ability".Not to mention the limitations of group lessons. This is because the polarization of so-called "children who can" and "children who do not" isprogressing. | $716.6K / Seed / Aug 01, 2018 | ||
| NIPPON SOUKEN is a Risk management support for analyzing all risks. | $252.2K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 12, 2018 | ||
| Now, online is too crowded to increase conversions for online service providers.Although we tend to believe that searching with keyword is general way to capture the target content for everyone, however Google's survey says over 50%+ smartphone users don’t utilize Google search even once per day in this mobile first world. It'scomplicated for majority. (Please note that WE are minority as tech-geek.) For businesses, like online service providers, it’s hard to differentiate from competitors because traditional online channels are already crowded.To solve these double-sided issues, we provide much better alternative solution and free from googling.We developed SmartPlate as the Hyperlink of Things™ which associate physical things with a variety of online content or services with ease. You can slide your smartphone over the plate, then capture the target content at the micro-moment. Since SmartPlate is completely browser-based, no apps needed to access. What a frictionless!It’s easy to activate by patented technology, easy to setup, easy to reuse, and enable to work without battery. Everybody can make bookmark to physical things on their hand. This reinvention of the hyperlink has a huge potential with every industries. We connect the world search-less, opens the door to the boundless synchronicity between physical and cyber spaces on your palmtop, then accelerate IoT Connected Life. | $1.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 11, 2017 | ||
| SHIKIGAKU is an organization management theory based on a unique theory focusing on the behavior of thinking. | $443.5K / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 27, 2017 | ||
| Now, online is too crowded to increase conversions for online service providers.Although we tend to believe that searching with keyword is general way to capture the target content for everyone, however Google's survey says over 50%+ smartphone users don’t utilize Google search even once per day in this mobile first world. It'scomplicated for majority. (Please note that WE are minority as tech-geek.) For businesses, like online service providers, it’s hard to differentiate from competitors because traditional online channels are already crowded.To solve these double-sided issues, we provide much better alternative solution and free from googling.We developed SmartPlate as the Hyperlink of Things™ which associate physical things with a variety of online content or services with ease. You can slide your smartphone over the plate, then capture the target content at the micro-moment. Since SmartPlate is completely browser-based, no apps needed to access. What a frictionless!It’s easy to activate by patented technology, easy to setup, easy to reuse, and enable to work without battery. Everybody can make bookmark to physical things on their hand. This reinvention of the hyperlink has a huge potential with every industries. We connect the world search-less, opens the door to the boundless synchronicity between physical and cyber spaces on your palmtop, then accelerate IoT Connected Life. | $662.9K / Seed / Nov 09, 2016 | ||
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FAQ
What does K&P Partners invest in?
K&P Partners invests primarily in Content, CRM and Finance startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does K&P Partners invest in?
K&P Partners typically joins rounds of $326k–$929k at Seed and $252k–$3M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not K&P Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds K&P Partners took part in.
When did K&P Partners last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for K&P Partners closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 16 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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