# Kadokawa Corporation

> Kadokawa Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo backing B2C and Video. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kadokawa-corporation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kadokawa_pr
- Website: https://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/global/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kadokawa-Corporation-102384104445762/

Kadokawa Corporation is a comprehensive entertainment company that includes publishing, video, games, Web services, education, MD, and business for inbound customers, as well as products and services through the promotion of digital transformation, including activity-based working and global intellectual property expansion.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Kadokawa Corporation. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Kadokawa Corporation. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/kadokawa-corporation?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2C | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Content | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 50% |
| South Korea | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ichiro Hashiba | Executive Officer and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ichiro-hashiba-46c7 |
| Koichi Sekiya | Executive Officer, CXO, CMLO, and General Manager of BEC Promotion Office in Kadokawa Corporation. | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koichi-sekiya-83f2 |
| Masayuki Aoyagi | Executive Officer Chief Publishing Officer (CPO) and Senior GM | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masayuki-aoyagi |
| Naohisa Yamashita | CHRO and CLMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naohisa-yamashita |
| Shinobu Murakawa | Executive Officer Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and General Manager of MD Business | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinobu-murakawa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mantra | MANTRA is a developer of machine translation technology. | $4.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| VIC game studios | VIC game studios is a game development company specializing in anime-style RPGs, offering high-quality graphics and technology, and delivering original storytelling experiences. | $14.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 09, 2024 |  |
| Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service. | $29.6M | Series D | Jan 16, 2023 |  |
| MyAnimeList | MyAnimeList is a social network for anime and manga fans. It provides users a customizable 'listing' feature to show other users what anime or manga they have watched or read. Users can read anime and manga reviews and connect to other users who read and watch the same things as they do. It also offers a database with anime, manga, andperson information. | $2.8M | Corporate Round | May 31, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MPower Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpower-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anime Times Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anime-times-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CyberAgent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [De Aardappeleters](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/de-aardappeleters) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DMM.com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dmm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kadokawa Corporation invest in?

Kadokawa Corporation invests primarily in B2C, Video and Gaming startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series D stage. Most of the 4 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 Kadokawa Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Kadokawa Corporation?

The team at Kadokawa Corporation includes Ichiro Hashiba (Executive Officer and Chief Digital Officer (CDO)), Koichi Sekiya (Executive Officer, CXO, CMLO, and General Manager of BEC Promotion Office in Kadokawa Corporation.) and Masayuki Aoyagi (Executive Officer Chief Publishing Officer (CPO) and Senior GM), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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