# KD Partners

> KD Partners is a VC fund backing FinTech, Finance and Hardware. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

KD Partners is an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pickupon | Pickupon is a SaaS product that automatically records and inputs calls. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 15, 2022 | https://pickupon.biz/ |
| Enduring Planet | Enduring Planet (EP) supports the transition to a low-carbon economy by providing growth capital to climate entrepreneurs. EP invests via revenue-based financing, offering non-dilutive capital in return for a fixed percentage of top-line revenue. Ticket sizes range from $100K to $500K, typically translating to a 2%-10% of revenue share over a2-3 year term. Financing scales based on revenue growth, with fast (<7 days) follow-on investment. Funding is not tied to any active venture round, so there's never a bad time to connect. Enduring Planet invests in companies across the New Climate Economy, backing impactful teams working across mitigation, removal, adaptation and resilience. EP also prioritize investments into underrepresented founders, diverse teams, and startups serving marginalized communities. | $2.4M | Pre-Seed | May 05, 2022 | https://enduringplanet.com |
| ASTROFLASH | ASTROFLASH provides proceeding with satellite development services. They also provide promote new utilization of space using microsatellites. Additionally, they also provide satellite technology and aerospace component manufacturing services. |  | Seed | Oct 30, 2020 | https://www.astroflash.co.jp/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [01booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01booster) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Common Sense Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/common-sense-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DG VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-incubation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does KD Partners invest in?

KD Partners invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did KD Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for KD Partners closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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