# Kashiwabara

> Kashiwabara is a VC fund in Konan backing Drones and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Konan, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.kashiwabara.co.jp

Kashiwabara is a VC fund in Konan focused on Drones and Software. Kashiwabara Corporation is a company that protects the places that support people's lives one by one and contributes to the development of a happy society and industry.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 3 | 50% |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 50% |
| Robotics | 2 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Koji Yamada | Investment Manager for Contech startups | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koji-yamada-79de |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spacewasp | Spacewasp provides plant-derived interior spaces made from all kinds of plants. | $347.7K | Pre-Seed | Aug 09, 2024 |  |
| Liberaware | Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company. | $170.1M |  | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| Sorabito | SORABITO is an eCommerce marketplace for used construction equipment and machinery. | $6.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Paintnote | Paintnote is software for managing sales that is intended to help the paint industry. By creating a cloud-based order management system, the company streamlines sales at paint retailers and gives users the ability to address problems particular to industry-specific business practices. | $367.8K | Seed | Mar 22, 2021 |  |
| Clue | CLUE, Inc. is a technology startup that develops and offers drone-based operating systems, platforms, cloud services, and smartphone apps. CLUE, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $283.5M | Series B | Dec 21, 2020 |  |
| Sensyn Robotics | Sensyn Robotics they have been developing business solutions that combine robotics technology such as drones with advanced technology. In particular, by promoting automation and generalization, they are proposing new ways to solve business problems, including saving labor and enabling unattended operations. In this way, in addition to helpingtackle the social issues facing Japan, they plan to offer a diverse range of solutions developed in Japan, a front-runner of global challenges, to the rest of the world. | $20.4M |  | Jun 30, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Drone Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drone-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AI Technology Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-technology-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bonds Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonds-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [COMTURE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kashiwabara invest in?

Kashiwabara invests primarily in Drones, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Kashiwabara?

The team at Kashiwabara includes Koji Yamada (Investment Manager for Contech startups). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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