# NHN JAPAN

> NHN JAPAN is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Content, Gaming and Music. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: https://www.nhn-japan.com/

NHN JAPAN is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Content and Gaming. Formulate and execute management strategies of the Group.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 3 | 75% |
| Gaming | 2 | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Univrs | UNIVRS is a popular market and entertainment platform. | $654.5K | Seed | Oct 08, 2019 | https://univrs.jp/ |
| Altplus | Altplus primarily engages in the social game business. It operates as a social game planning, development, and management company. | $3.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 30, 2019 | http://www.altplus.co.jp/ |
| Pretia Technologies | Pretia is a Internet service planning, development and operation business. | $711.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 04, 2018 | https://pretiaar.com/corporate/ |
| Secual | Secual (Sekyuaru) detects the intrusion from windows and doors, is a service that reaches the immediate notification to your existing smartphone. Secual of equipment can be unnecessary and easy to install wiring, direction and moving of rental living went better with the many, so far Even if you were not available to home security, you can feelfree to introduce. | $1.2M | Corporate Round | Aug 31, 2017 | http://secual-inc.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Good Smile Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-smile-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hoshino Fragment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoshino-fragment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Lixil Group Corporation — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- QaaS — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tokyo XR Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokyo-xr-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does NHN JAPAN invest in?

NHN JAPAN invests primarily in Content, Gaming and Music 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.

### When did NHN JAPAN last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for NHN JAPAN closed in Oct 2019. 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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