# MS JAPAN

> MS JAPAN is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Beauty, Content and Wellness. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ms-japan/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/msjapan7373
- Website: https://company.jmsc.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msjapan.tokyo/

MS JAPAN is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Beauty and Content. MS JAPAN operates as a recruitment service for business administration positions and professionals.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plantio | Plantio is a provider of plantation services in Japan. The company offers AI and IoT based plantation services, enabling customers to get sustainably harvested food. | $1.1M | Series B | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| lafool | lafool is a mental health tech company that provides an organizational diagnostic tool "Laful Survey" to realize health management. | $99.2M | Series A | Feb 25, 2019 |  |
| KIYO Learning | KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people. | $76.5M |  | Jun 17, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Daiko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiko-2cba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DeNA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dena) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [en-Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/en-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Framgia Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/framgia-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MS JAPAN invest in?

MS JAPAN invests primarily in Beauty, Content and Wellness startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 MS JAPAN last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MS JAPAN closed in Mar 2022. 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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