# Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

> Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is a VC fund in Lyon backing Beauty and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyon, France
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/245480
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/BandaiNamcoUS
- Website: https://en.bandainamcoent.eu
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is a VC fund in Lyon focused on Beauty and Apps. Bandai Namco is a video game publisher and developer company.Bandai and NAMCO have both fundamentally been entertainment companies. By combining and enhancing Bandai's expertise in character merchandizing and NAMCO's creative strengths through the new BANDAI NAMCO Games, we will provide a new level of sophistication in entertainment.BANDAI NAMCO Games' mission is to inspire people around the world and help them enjoy their time to the fullest. BANDAI NAMCO Games will unrelentingly seek out and take on new challenges as it aims to become the world's most admired video game maker.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Elderly | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 75% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Krause | Director of Marketing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-krause |
| Alberto Gonzalez Lorca | VP South Europe & Bus Dev | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberto-gonzalez-lorca |
| Atsuo Nakayama | Studio Head/ Executive Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsuo-nakayama |
| Hiroshi Kawasaki | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-kawasaki |
| Jeferson Valadares | GM & VP of Product Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeferson-valadares |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limbic Entertainment | Limbic Entertainment develops high-quality entertainment software for the national and international markets. Limbic Entertainment focuses on PC and next-generation console games made with Unreal 4. |  | Corporate Round | Feb 23, 2021 | https://www.limbic-entertainment.de/ |
| BXD | BXD focuses on developing HTML5 browser games for mobile. | $2.1M | Seed | May 26, 2017 | https://bxd.co.jp/ |
| CMerTV | CMer TV is a platform that connects advertisers with newspapers, magazines, and specialized media by video |  | Corporate Round | Dec 22, 2016 | https://www.cmertv.co.jp/ |
| Moff | Moff is a gesture-controlled wearable tech bracelet and wearable IoT platform for healthcare and gamification applications. | $1.3M | Seed | Sep 07, 2015 | http://www.moff.mobi/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Drecom](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drecom) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ORSO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orso-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TomyK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomyk) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe invest in?

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe invests primarily in Beauty, Apps and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round 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.

### How do I contact Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe?

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### Who are the partners at Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe?

The team at Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe includes Aaron Krause (Director of Marketing), Alberto Gonzalez Lorca (VP South Europe & Bus Dev) and Atsuo Nakayama (Studio Head/ Executive Vice President), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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