# Nankai Electric Railway

> Nankai Electric Railway is a VC fund in Osaka backing Parking, Internet and Automotive. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.nankai.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nankairailway/

Nankai Electric Railway is a VC fund in Osaka focused on Parking and Internet. Nankai Electric Railway introduces information along the Nankai Electric Railway, events, and various initiatives.The name Nankai comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates all the electric railways in the Tokyo region

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parking | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Automotive | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |
| Residential | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 75% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yolo Japan | Yolo is a Operation of information media for foreign residents and residents of Japan.Operation of Operation of YOLO BASE, a working inbound facility for foreign residents and residents of Japan Community English conversation service for children Sharing English conversation service that utilizes free time International students, residents /residents and foreign visitors to Japan Market research services | $42.5M | Corporate Round | Sep 14, 2018 |  |
| Gooddays Holdings | Gooddays Holdings is providing information technology services. |  |  | Aug 28, 2018 |  |
| Akippa | Akippa is a Osaka based parking space reservation app company. | $52.4M |  | May 19, 2017 |  |
| Hyakusenrenma | Japan-based startup Hyakusenrenma Inc, maker of an online platform for private room reservations, has raised up to $13 million (¥1.4 billion) in a third round of funding backed by investment firms AID Partners Capital Holdings Limited, Keio Corp, and Cool Japan Fund Inc. AID is a Hong Kong-listed independent asset management group, Keio is a majorrailway operator in Tokyo, while Cool Japan is a government aided investment fund. Hyakusenrenma said in a statement that they will use the fresh capital to boost its business infrastructure and to reinforce its global marketing plan for its vacation rental platform services the Stay Japan and Tomarina. “Hyakusenrenma Inc will increase the number of properties available for rent, so that the the prospect of staying in a private house becomes the main travel purpose of foreign tourists coming to Japan,” the company said in a statement. |  |  | Jun 08, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Senshu Ikeda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/senshu-ikeda-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- The Senshu Ikeda Bank — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Hankyu — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [REVIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revic-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Regional Revitalization Solution](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chihousousei](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chihousousei) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nankai Electric Railway invest in?

Nankai Electric Railway invests primarily in Parking, Internet and Automotive startups, most often at Funding Round 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.

### When did Nankai Electric Railway last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nankai Electric Railway closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 4 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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