# Light Up Ventures

> Light Up Ventures is a VC fund in Osaka backing Health Care, Manufacturing and Medical Device. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://lupv.co.jp/#mv

Light Up Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs in their pursuit of their ambitions and continues to take on challenges together. It provide support for business development, investment, and business expansion with the aim of creating new industries .

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 33% |
| Market Research | 1 | 33% |
| Product Research | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Teach | Teach is an education technology company that operates an online tutoring matching app, connecting students with tutors for personalized learning and academic support. | $314.6K | Seed | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Cubec | Cubec is a manufacturing company that produces medical devices for heart failure diagnosis and treatment with AI technology. | $413.8K | Seed | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Nagasuna Mayu | Nagasuna Mayu is a manufacturing firm that also conduct research on their silk material. | $570K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 08, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PayForward](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/payforward-5719) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Rheos — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SEA Social Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sea-social-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- TeamMake Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Light Up Ventures invest in?

Light Up Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Manufacturing and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Light Up Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Light Up Ventures closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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