# Kazuo Kunieda

> Kazuo Kunieda is a funding round investor at NVenture Capital backing Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NVenture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nventure-capital-ba9a)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazuo-kunieda-421a8856
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kunieda

Kazuo Kunieda is a funding round investor at NVenture Capital in Tokyo focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Kazuo Kunieda is based out of Tokyo and is the CEO and Managing Partner of NVenture Capital. Kazuo previously worked at NEC as a Senior Manager. Kazuo Kunieda attended Kyoto University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| News | 1 | 17% |
| Legal | 1 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Space BD | Space BD aims to become a one-stop shop to respond to all issues related to industrialization of space, and alleviate the work of businesses that are developing new technologies. | $15.4M | Series C | Jan 23, 2026 |  |
| Spectee | Spectee is a online news agency that specializes in curating and publishing real-time social media UGC video. By using artificial intelligence patented by Spectee, It is able to reduce the time taken to analyze and sort social media news content, giving you faster access to the very latest UGC video. Expect video covering both Japanese andworldwide news from accidents and disasters to lifestyle and entertainment.​ it newsroom is verifying and acquiring licenses of those contents for broadcasters and publishers. | $10M |  | Oct 23, 2023 |  |
| A*QUANTUM | A*QUANTUM is an quantum computer software. | $41.5M | Series A | Nov 02, 2020 |  |
| Liberaware | Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company. | $2.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 30, 2020 |  |
| Liberaware | Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company. | $14.2M |  | Sep 11, 2019 |  |
| AI Samurai | AI Samurai specializes in the development and sales of artificial intelligence technology. It also supports patent research and technical research. The company was founded in 2015. | $7.1M | Series B | Feb 22, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Drone Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drone-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Venture Labo Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-labo-investment-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spiral Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spiral-innovation-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Abies Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abies-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dai-ichi Life](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dai-ichi-life) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NVenture Capital

VC Fund · Minato, Japan

NVenture Capital specializes in the establishment and management of venture investment funds, providing strategic oversight, operational expertise, and disciplined capital allocation to support high-growth companies from early stages through scale.

1 contacts available at NVenture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kazuo Kunieda | CEO & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuo-kunieda |

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## FAQ

### What does Kazuo Kunieda invest in?

Kazuo Kunieda invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Apps startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A 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.

### When did Kazuo Kunieda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kazuo Kunieda closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 6 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 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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