# KIBOW

> KIBOW is a VC fund backing Health Care, Machine Learning and Business Development. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kibowjp
- Website: http://kibowproject.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/kibow.jp

KIBOW is a VC fund focused on Health Care and Machine Learning. KIBOW is makes social impact investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 29% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 29% |
| Business Development | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CAN EAT | CAN EAT is an information-intensive web service that can be expected to prevent allergic accidents. | $335K | Seed | Aug 15, 2024 |  |
| Gaxi | Gaxie is an IT firm that provides a cloud management system and manages scholarship sites for business. | $1.8M | Series A | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| MySherpa | MySherpa fosters a culture in which people can openly discuss mental health issues. | $824.8K | Series A | Aug 31, 2023 |  |
| CoCooking | CoCooking uses food and cooking to create ample opportunity for dialogue and thought, fostering creativity, diversity, and well-being of individuals and communities. | $955.5K | Series A | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| Baobab | Baobab creates high-quality, large-scale, multilingual learning data for AI/machine learning. It was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $459K | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 19, 2021 |  |
| SCHOL | SCHOL provides solutions using distributed ledger technology and machine learning technology. |  | Seed | Feb 19, 2021 |  |
| Polaris Japan | POLARIS provides outpatient care business, home care business, R & D business, franchise business, sales of used clothing, footwear, bags, etc. | $31.9M |  | Sep 28, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gunosy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunosy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kowa Seisakusho](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kowa-seisakusho) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyushin Social Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyushin-social-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MARUI GROUP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marui-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MEDICAL SYSTEM NETWORK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/medical-system-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does KIBOW invest in?

KIBOW invests primarily in Health Care, Machine Learning and Business Development startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did KIBOW last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for KIBOW closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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