# NIPPON DESIGN CENTER

> NIPPON DESIGN CENTER is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software, Web Design and Content. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ndccojp
- Website: https://www.ndc.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDCcojp/

NIPPON DESIGN CENTER is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Web Design. Nippon Design Center would like to contribute to the formation of the management resources.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Web Design | 2 | 100% |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STUDIO | Studio is a web design & development platform that enables users to build websites from scratch without coding. | $18.4M | Seed | Jul 25, 2019 |  |
| STUDIO Japan | STUDIO is a development and operation of the next-generation design tool. | $18.4M | Series A | Jul 25, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D4V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4v) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Monex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monex-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NOW Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/now-inc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PARTY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/party-japan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [THE GUILD](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-guild-70a4) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NIPPON DESIGN CENTER invest in?

NIPPON DESIGN CENTER invests primarily in Software, Web Design and Content startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did NIPPON DESIGN CENTER last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for NIPPON DESIGN CENTER closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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