# Nishi-Nippon Railroad

> Nishi-Nippon Railroad is a VC fund in Sumiyoshi backing Battery and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sumiyoshi, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nishi-nippon-railroad/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/NNR_promotion
- Website: http://www.nishitetsu.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NISHITETU/

Nishi-Nippon Railroad is a VC fund in Sumiyoshi focused on Battery and Software. Nishi-Nippon Railroad provides marine transportation and real estate services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 67% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nagayoshi Nakamura | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nagayoshi-nakamura |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shizen Connect | Shizen Connect develops energy management systems that coordinate distributed energy resources such as battery storage systems, electric vehicles, solar power equipment, and virtual power plant platforms. The company provides software and control services that support demand response, battery storage operations, microgrid management, remotemonitoring, and energy optimization for utilities, real estate companies, and energy operators. Its platform integrates IoT and cloud-based technologies to manage energy consumption, electricity trading, and grid balancing across residential, commercial, and industrial environments. Shizen Connect also offers edge devices and SaaS-based tools that support remote metering, energy visualization, and device control across multiple energy assets. | $17M | Series A | May 25, 2026 | https://www.se-digital.net |
| MaaS Tech Japan | MaaS Tech Japan offers media business, consulting business and platform development business. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 02, 2024 | https://www.maas.co.jp/ |
| Animoca Brands KK | Animoca Brands KK supports the global strategy of Web3.0 for Japanese intellectual property and content (IP) holders such as major publishers, brands, education, sports organizations, athletes, artists, and game companies. rice field. Animoca Brands KK builds and provides a platform that utilizes blockchain technology and provides a mechanism forIP / IP holders to have their own ecosystem in Web3.0 and issue NFTs and tokens within it. | $9.5M | Seed | Feb 15, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [inclusion japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inclusion-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kodansha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kodansha-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyushu Electric Power](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyushu-electric-power) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MCP Asset Management Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mcp-asset-management-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Biprogy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nihon-unisys) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nishi-Nippon Railroad invest in?

Nishi-Nippon Railroad invests primarily in Battery, Software and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Nishi-Nippon Railroad?

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### Who are the partners at Nishi-Nippon Railroad?

The team at Nishi-Nippon Railroad includes Nagayoshi Nakamura (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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