Kodansha
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Kodansha is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Content and Media and Entertainment. Kodansha is the largest publisher in Japan and produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo. The Noma family—relatives of the founder—continues toown KodanshaSource: [Wikipedia] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha)
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Kodansha invests in
Stages Kodansha invests in
Countries Kodansha invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series C
- $4M–$68M
- Corporate Round
- $5.7M–$17M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $975k–$6.9M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Content 3 (20%)
- Media and Entertainment 3 (20%)
- Web3 2 (13%)
- Fashion 2 (13%)
- Software 2 (13%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 5 (33%)
- Series C 3 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (20%)
- Seed 2 (13%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
Country
- Japan 12 (80%)
- Indonesia 1 (7%)
- United States 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Satoshi Suzuki
Startup Writer
|
Startup Writer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Yoshinobu Noma
Representative Director & President
|
Representative Director & President | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaudiy is involved in a fan-economy business based on blockchain technology. Gaudiy's product, Gaudiy Fanlink, is a Web3-era fan platform that maximizes fan heat by utilizing blockchain technology such as NFT and DID (distributed ID). Gaudiy offers an IP community system, that has the ability to record and accumulate cross-sectional fanactivity data and build an ecosystem that accurately evaluates and returns fan contributions and enthusiasm. | $68.5M / Series C / May 08, 2025 | ||
| Animoca Brands KK supports the global strategy of Web3.0 for Japanese intellectual property and content (IP) holders such as major publishers, brands, education, sports organizations, athletes, artists, and game companies. rice field. Animoca Brands KK builds and provides a platform that utilizes blockchain technology and provides a mechanism for IP / IP holders to have their own ecosystem in Web3.0 and issue NFTs and tokens within it. | $9.5M / Seed / Feb 15, 2022 | ||
| MyAnimeList is a social network for anime and manga fans. It provides users a customizable 'listing' feature to show other users what anime or manga they have watched or read. Users can read anime and manga reviews and connect to other users who read and watch the same things as they do. It also offers a database with anime, manga, andperson information. | $5.7M / Corporate Round / Feb 17, 2021 | ||
| SPORTS BULL is an Internet sports media management company. | $6.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 04, 2019 | ||
| FiNC Technologies is a health tech company specializing in AI-driven wellness solutions. Their platform combines data analysis, rich content, and social elements to assist users in logging, understanding, managing, and improving their health and wellness. It empowers individuals to achieve their health goals effectively by leveraging machinelearning and personalized coaching. | $779.6M / Series D / Sep 20, 2018 | ||
| Whomor is a Tokyo-based company that delivers illustrations for social games. | $2.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 05, 2018 | ||
| shiroyagi offers Kamelio, a news curation application that focuses on the readers’ preferences. | Corporate Round / Jan 26, 2017 | ||
| Tagpic offers influencer marketing targeting services such as influencer casting, SNS branding, and talent production. | Series B / Oct 24, 2016 | ||
| SARAH has been working on the planning and operation of the gourmet community app "SARAH", which operates a menu gourmet site "SARAH" that allows you to search for items you want to eat from menu-based posts. | $974.8K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2016 | ||
| Whomor is a Tokyo-based company that delivers illustrations for social games. | $1.6M / Seed / Dec 15, 2015 | ||
| See all 15 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Kodansha invest in?
Kodansha invests primarily in Content, Media and Entertainment and Web3 startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series C stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Kodansha invest in?
Kodansha typically joins rounds of $4M–$68M at Series C, $5.7M–$17M at Corporate Round and $975k–$6.9M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Kodansha's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Kodansha took part in.
How do I contact Kodansha?
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Who are the partners at Kodansha?
The team at Kodansha includes Satoshi Suzuki (Startup Writer) and Yoshinobu Noma (Representative Director & President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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