# Life Design Fund

> Life Design Fund is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Retail, Diving and EdTech. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://lifedesignfund.com

Life Design Fund is a corporate venture capital firm that invests in startups to help address problems for our customers and communities.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $4.3M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 33% |
| Diving | 1 | 17% |
| EdTech | 1 | 17% |
| Leisure | 1 | 17% |
| Coworking | 1 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| T2 | T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service. | $30.8M | Series B | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| T2 | T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service. | $30.8M | Series B | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Carjany | Carjany is a startup company that redefines the test drive and new car purchasing experience by leveraging innovative technology and user-centric design. By simplifying the process and offering more flexible, transparent, and convenient solutions, Carjany aims to make buying a new car more accessible, efficient, and enjoyable for modern consumers. |  | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| ATOMica | ATOMica is a co-working space and business management company for conference rooms, event venues, circles, and schools. The company uses coworking spaces as HUBs to provide services that maximize individuals' power. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including coworking space, shared office space, meetings, events, and web seminars. Itis also possible to use it only once. They plan and run local communities that bring together a diverse range of people, including students, workers, businesses, universities, and governments. | $4.3M | Series B | Apr 04, 2024 |  |
| Orosy | Orosy, a Tokyo-based company offering a wholesale marketplace for small retailers to discover and purchase makers, craft brands, smaller manufacturers. Orosy raised $3.4 million in Seed funding. | $2M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| PlaceHolder | Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space. |  | Series C |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kuribayashi Steamship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuribayashi-steamship) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-auto-service) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sumitomo Warehouse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-warehouse) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Yoshida Kaiun](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshida-kaiun) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Fujitrans](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujitrans-21cb) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Life Design Fund invest in?

Life Design Fund invests primarily in Retail, Diving and EdTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Life Design Fund's check size?

Life Design Fund typically joins rounds of $4.3M–$31M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Life Design Fund participates in.

### When did Life Design Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Life Design Fund closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 6 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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