# Mori Trust

> Mori Trust is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Information Technology and Software. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mori-trust-co-ltd-
- Website: http://www.mori-trust.co.jp/

Mori Trust is a Japanese company that engages in real estate development, hotel management, and investment business. It was founded on June 10,1970 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 20% |
| Software | 3 | 15% |
| Mobile Apps | 3 | 15% |
| Real Estate | 3 | 15% |
| Energy | 2 | 10% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 25% |
| Series C | 4 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 10% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 14 | 70% |
| United States | 4 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miwako Date | President and CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miwako-date |
| Yosuke Aoki | Manager, Investment Business Department | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yosuke-aoki-e1fc |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PowerX | PowerX brings power transfer technology to life, allowing for greater usage of renewable energy sources. PowerX was founded on March 22, 2021 and is located in Tokyo, Japan. | $18.6M | Series B | Aug 17, 2023 |  |
| TeraWatt Technology | Electrifying all for the sustainable future |  | Series C | Jun 05, 2023 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $28.4M | Series D | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Synspective | Synspective provides SAR data and remote monitoring services to government agencies. Its satellite data technology utilizes and integrates data from satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It provides various satellite services, including remote sensing and satellite imagery using small-sized SAR satellites that can measure humanactivity over a wide area on earth, regardless of time or weather. | $96.3M | Series B | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $11.4M | Series B | Aug 17, 2021 |  |
| PeaceTecLab | PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business. | $20.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| THIRD | THIRD is engaged in the real estate and construction sector management consulting business. | $2.3M | Debt Financing | Aug 27, 2020 |  |
| Craif | Icaria's mission is to create a new society in which people will not lose their lives by using urine tests to provide "early, painless and accurate early diagnosis of cancer."It is known that detecting cancer early increases the survival rate 5 to 10 times and greatly improves the prognosis. However, it is not unusual for manycancers to have no subjective symptoms, and when they become aware they have progressed to a stage where treatment is impossible. The most effective way to detect cancer at an early stage that can be treated is to have regular and high-precision cancer diagnosis, but existing cancer diagnosis is painful and However, many of them are not accurate enough and are not suitable for regular diagnosis and early stage diagnosis. |  | Series A | Jun 17, 2020 |  |
| DIV | DIV operates TECH::CAMP, a programming school, a short-term intensive training course designed to turn students into engineers. | $15.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 29, 2020 |  |
| Via | Via is a re-engineering public transit company that develops and provides on-demand public mobility solutions for commuters. The company transforms public transit from a regulated system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully dynamic, on-demand network. Via's mobile app connects passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders toseamlessly share a premium vehicle. The platform operates in the United States and in Europe through its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans, ViaVan. Via's technology is deployed worldwide through partner projects with public transportation agencies, private transit operators, taxi fleets, private companies, and universities, integrating with public transit infrastructure to power cutting-edge on-demand mobility.Via's software offers an end-to-end solution for planning, optimizing, and operating efficient and equitable transit systems, thereby unlocking opportunity for all and constructing resilient cities for the future. | $200M | Series E | Mar 30, 2020 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Abies Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abies-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Daiwa Securities Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiwa-securities-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EXOR N.V.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exor-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Mori Trust invest in?

Mori Trust invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 20 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 Mori Trust?

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### Who are the partners at Mori Trust?

The team at Mori Trust includes Miwako Date (President and CEO) and Yosuke Aoki (Manager, Investment Business Department). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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