# Mercuria Investment

> Mercuria Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Logistics. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Fund size: $410M
- Last fund: Jul 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
- Website: https://www.mercuria.jp

Mercuria Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Logistics. Mercuria Investment, formerly known as AD Capital, is a Japanese company that primarily engages in investment advisory, investment management, and fund operation business. The private equity firm focuses on growth sectors in Japan and China. Mercuria Investment was established in October 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 17% |
| Logistics | 3 | 13% |
| Real Estate | 3 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 13% |
| Medical | 2 | 9% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 7 | 30% |
| Series A | 3 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 9% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 15 | 65% |
| United States | 2 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toshihiro Toyoshima | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshihiro-toyoshima |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Menou | MENOU specializes in AI technology and sensing technology. It features a graphical image identification modeler software. | $3.3M | Series B | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| RECOTECH | RECOTECH is a ClimateTech firm that collects and shares data to maximize resource value throughout its life cycle, offering circular solutions to organizations and municipalities in Japan and beyond. |  | Series A | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| RECOTECH | RECOTECH is a ClimateTech firm that collects and shares data to maximize resource value throughout its life cycle, offering circular solutions to organizations and municipalities in Japan and beyond. |  | Series A | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Ascend | Ascend is a logistics company. | $7.1M | Series B | Nov 13, 2025 |  |
| Hacobu | Hacobu offers an integrated solution "MOVO (MOVO)" centering on the operation management system utilizing in-vehicle terminals. Connect with carriers and shipping companies sending luggage using an easy-to-use online mechanism. To provide tools to support the management of the shipping company. Through these, it becomes a platform toaccumulate distribution data of various companies, aiming at overall optimization of physical distribution system. That is, "to optimize carrying". That is Hacobu 's mission. | $4.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 29, 2025 |  |
| Enstem | Enstem is engaged in the biometric data business and the web marketing business. It also analyzes the body data and subjective data acquired from a dedicated smartwatch and quantifies the condition, enabling the team by analyzing the biometric data obtained from the dedicated smartwatch and the subjective data obtained by the app together. | $932.8K |  | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Enstem | Enstem is engaged in the biometric data business and the web marketing business. It also analyzes the body data and subjective data acquired from a dedicated smartwatch and quantifies the condition, enabling the team by analyzing the biometric data obtained from the dedicated smartwatch and the subjective data obtained by the app together. | $932.8K |  | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Aeronext | Aeronext is a Japanese startup that provides a center of gravity control technology to enhance the basic performance of drone. | $4M | Series B | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| Aeronext | Aeronext is a Japanese startup that provides a center of gravity control technology to enhance the basic performance of drone. | $4M | Series B | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| LocationMind | LocationMind is an IT company that provides human flow analysis, IoT solutions, and security for positioning signals. Through AI analysis of location information and big data, they provide end-to-end services to customers in a variety of fields. A position critical to the advancement of next-generation technology. They have independently developedmultiple AI models that specialize in people flow to make predictions for the near future, in addition to analyzing people flow in the past. | $6.6M | Series B | Sep 13, 2024 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canon-marketing-japan-mirai-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [7 Financial Service](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-financial-service) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Mercuria Investment invest in?

Mercuria Investment invests primarily in Software, Logistics and Real Estate startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Mercuria Investment?

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### Who are the partners at Mercuria Investment?

The team at Mercuria Investment includes Toshihiro Toyoshima (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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