# Light Up Ventures

> Light Up Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Apps, Tourism and Photography. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/light-up-ventures/
- Website: https://lightupv.com

Light Up Ventures is an Investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Tourism | 1 | 25% |
| Photography | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |
| Travel Agency | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIFF | DIFF develops a service that lets consumers buy the shoes they wish to wear online, one pair at a time. DIFF has developed a service that lets consumers buy the shoes they wish to wear online, one pair at a time. | $307.8K | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Cheiz | Cheiz is a travel and photo app that specializes in photography for foreign tourists occurring at overseas travel destinations. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Nagasuna Mayu | Nagasuna Mayu is a manufacturing firm that also conduct research on their silk material. | $1.2M | Series B | Sep 27, 2024 |  |
| DIFF | DIFF develops a service that lets consumers buy the shoes they wish to wear online, one pair at a time. DIFF has developed a service that lets consumers buy the shoes they wish to wear online, one pair at a time. | $135.7K | Seed | Jan 30, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dispatch Startup Spinout Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dispatch-startup-spinout-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kintetsu Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kintetsu-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyoto Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyoto-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rheos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rheos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Senshu Ikeda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/senshu-ikeda-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Light Up Ventures invest in?

Light Up Ventures invests primarily in Apps, Tourism and Photography startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 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 Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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