# Kiraboshi Bank

> Kiraboshi Bank is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Education, Recruiting and Media and Entertainment. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%E3%81%8D%E3%82%89%E3%81%BC%E3%81%97%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C-%E7%9B%B8%E6%AD%A6%E5%8F%B0%E6%94%AF%E5%BA%97/
- Website: https://www.kiraboshibank.co.jp

Kiraboshi Bank is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Education and Recruiting. Kiraboshi Bank starts by merging Tokyo Tomin Bank, Yachiyo Bank, and ShinGinko Tokyo on May 1, 2018.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $447k–$1.9M |
| Series B | $7.8M–$156M |
| Debt Financing | $1.6M–$567M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 16% |
| Recruiting | 3 | 16% |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 16% |
| SNS | 2 | 11% |
| Lifestyle | 2 | 11% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 11 | 58% |
| Seed | 3 | 16% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 16 | 84% |
| India | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pictoria | Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Media Aid | Media Aid is an advertising agency that provides recruitment, marketing, web creation, and SNS management services |  | Debt Financing | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| Tokyo Artisan Intelligence | Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students. | $7.8M | Series B | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| Sanu | SANU is a home subscription service company that guides customers on a first-come, first-served basis as the number of slots increases. They develop a hotel and residence platform that offers a monthly subscription and proposes a lifestyle with another house in nature. | $13.1M | Debt Financing | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Haul | Haul is a human resources company that provides recruitment consulting and marketing SaaS development services. | $1.6M | Debt Financing | May 07, 2025 |  |
| Tokyo Artisan Intelligence | Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students. | $2.5M | Debt Financing | Oct 22, 2024 |  |
| TrustHub | TrustHub operates an e-commerce marketplace "Clove" that specializes in trading collectibles. | $11.8M | Debt Financing | Sep 30, 2024 |  |
| M&A Cloud | M & A is a Match Platform for Small & Medium Venture Companies | $8.3M | Debt Financing | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Anveshan | Anveshan produces food products that focus on traditional processing methods and direct sourcing from agricultural communities. Its product portfolio includes A2 ghee, wood-pressed and cold-pressed oils, honey, flour, spices, sweeteners, and other pantry staples designed for everyday consumption. The company works with farm-based productionnetworks and uses small-batch processing techniques such as bilona churning and cold pressing to prepare selected products. Anveshan also conducts batch testing and traceability checks as part of its food production process while supporting sourcing relationships with farmer communities. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 24, 2024 |  |
| AgeWell Japan | Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas. | $447.4K | Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Kiraboshi Bank invest in?

Kiraboshi Bank invests primarily in Education, Recruiting and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kiraboshi Bank's check size?

Kiraboshi Bank typically joins rounds of $447k–$1.9M at Seed, $7.8M–$156M at Series B and $1.6M–$567M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kiraboshi Bank participates in.

### When did Kiraboshi Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kiraboshi Bank closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 19 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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