# Nichirei Foods

> Nichirei Foods is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Food Processing and Food and Beverage. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.nichireifoods.co.jp/

Nichirei Foods is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Food Processing and Food and Beverage. Nichirei Foods is engages in manufacture and processing of frozen food, retort food, canned food, packaged ice, etc., and sale of these products

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |
| Alternative Protein | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAIZ | DAIZ produces and sells plant-based meat, 'Miracle Meat' which uses germinated soybeans by the proprietary 'Ochiai Germination Method.' Also, DAIZ engages in research and development of raw materials, and drug discovery from germinated soybeans. | $6.1M | Series A | May 18, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [A-Five](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries-fund-corporation-for-innovation-value-chain-and-expansion-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kajitsudo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kajitsudo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Okasan Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okasan-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nichirei Foods invest in?

Nichirei Foods invests primarily in Food Processing, Food and Beverage and Alternative Protein startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nichirei Foods last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nichirei Foods closed in May 2020. Shizune tracks 1 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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