# Kyogin Lease & Capital

> Kyogin Lease & Capital is a VC fund in Kyoto backing Manufacturing and Medical. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Japan
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.kyotoklc.co.jp/

Kyogin Lease & Capital is an investment firm that specializes in the leasing, stock and bond investment and public offering consulting.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $91k–$61M |
| Series A | $5.6M–$57M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 23% |
| Medical | 5 | 16% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 13% |
| Task Management | 4 | 13% |
| Software | 3 | 10% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 10 | 32% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 26% |
| Seed | 5 | 16% |
| Series B | 4 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TSK Corporation | TSK is a manufacturing company that develops organic synthesis technology to supply innovative and long-lasting catalysts to industries. The company develops and manufactures iron catalysts that are used in the production of agrochemicals, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, giving enterprises the option of switching from palladium catalysts tomore environmentally friendly iron catalysts. |  | Series A | Sep 15, 2023 |  |
| IKOU | IKOU is an inclusive brand for babies and children that creates products valued by all users. The company's featured products include portable seats, bibs, and children's clothing products along with online services. | $353.8K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 10, 2023 |  |
| Towing | Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services. | $6.1M | Series A | May 17, 2023 |  |
| Metro Weather | Metroweather is a venture from Kyoto University that develops a high-performance Doppler lidar that measures the direction and speed of wind several tens of kilometers away from minute movements of fine particles in the atmosphere. We aim to contribute to the safety of the sky by completing a three-dimensional wind map, which has never beenrealized,based on years of research at the Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Areas. | $5.6M | Series A | Apr 08, 2022 |  |
| KOMPEITO | Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan. | $11.3M | Series C | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Rege Nephro | Rege Nephro is a biotech company that specialized in R&D, production and marketing of renal disease therapeutics. |  | Series A | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| Toregem BioPharma | Toregem BioPharma is a startup from Kyoto University that develops a treatment for congenital adentia. Toregem BioPharma is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. | $91.5K | Seed | Apr 30, 2021 |  |
| Thinca | Thinca is an IT system planning, development, and operations company that provides a cloud-based CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) hospitality & communication solution for corporate offices. | $56.7M |  | Dec 25, 2020 |  |
| Regional Fish | Regional Fish provides seed, seedlings, aquaculture methods and fisheries services. | $3.8M | Series A | Aug 31, 2020 |  |
| Rege Nephro | Rege Nephro is a biotech company that specialized in R&D, production and marketing of renal disease therapeutics. | $3.3M | Series A | Jun 04, 2020 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Daiwa Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiwa-corporate-investment) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Kyoto University Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyoto-university-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Kyogin Lease & Capital invest in?

Kyogin Lease & Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Medical and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kyogin Lease & Capital's check size?

Kyogin Lease & Capital typically joins rounds of $91k–$61M at Seed and $5.6M–$57M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kyogin Lease & Capital participates in.

### When did Kyogin Lease & Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kyogin Lease & Capital closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 31 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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