# Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation

> Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation is a VC fund backing Health Care. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nakamura, Japan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.sbic-cj.co.jp

Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation is a VC fund in Nakamura focused on Health Care and Recycling. Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co. Ltd. operates as a venture capital company. The Company provides small businesses investments, medium size businesses investments, and other businesses. Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation serves customers throughout Japan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $453k–$142M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 38% |
| Recycling | 2 | 25% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 13% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arkney | Arkney is a company that redesigns the value of detailing. |  | Debt Financing | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| GRA&GREEN | GRA&GREEN is an agribio startup that creates the next era of food and agriculture. They produce crops using the same amount of space and resources. The company aims to maximize output through a variety of approaches, such as increasing crop yields and improving storage stability. The goal of GRA&GREEN is to increase crops' use offertilizer while increasing their resistance to pests and environmental challenges. | $4.1M | Series C | Jun 21, 2024 |  |
| Opt Fit | Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services. | $892K | Series A | Jan 10, 2024 |  |
| Towing | Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services. | $6.1M | Series A | May 17, 2023 |  |
| Carbon Fiber Recycle Industry | Carbon Fiber Recycle Industry co.ltd. offers carbon fiber recycling services and further sells the fiber. It also sells carbon fiber recycling plant and equipment. The company as founded in 2006 and is based in Kani Gun, Japan. | $113.4M |  | Mar 26, 2018 |  |
| UniFa | UniFa is the developer of LookMee, an AI and IoT-powered healthcare solution for tracking kindergarteners' physical and mental growth. The system consists of LookMee Nap Check, an IoT sensor that aims to secure a baby's naptime; LookMee thermometer, which measures and monitors the baby's body temperature; and LookMee Photo, acommunication and photo-sharing service that collects data from children at kindergarten to give parents a better idea of their child's well-being | $141.7M | Series B | Oct 04, 2017 |  |
| Prodrone | Prodrone is focused on the manufacturing of drone systems for industrial and commercial purposes. It offers PD4-AW, PD6-AW, PD6B, and PD6B-AW. It facilitates a website that enables its customers to find information and compare prices of its products.Prodrone offers drone service providers and manufacturers with consulting services to developtheir businesses.Prodrone was founded by Kiyokazu Sugaki, Kazuo Ichihara, and Masakazu Kono in January 2015. It is based in Nagoya, Japan. | $141.7M | Series A | May 08, 2017 |  |
| Illumi Medical | Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector. | $452.9K | Series A |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aichi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aichi-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation invest in?

Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation invests primarily in Health Care, Recycling and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation's check size?

Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation typically joins rounds of $453k–$142M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation participates in.

### When did Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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