# Oita Venture Capital

> Oita Venture Capital is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Biotechnology. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oita, Japan
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 6%
- Fund size: $236M
- Last fund: Jun 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.oita-vc.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%86%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%94%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB-103122281466549/

Oita Venture Capital is a VC fund in Oita focused on Manufacturing and Biotechnology. Oita Venture Capital Co. Ltd. is the investment arm of Oita Bank Ltd. It is a venture capital and private equity firm which specializes in growth capital, buyouts, and turnaround investments. It primarily invests in companies in the Oita region. Oita Venture Capital Co. Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is based in Oita, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$16M |
| Series A | $1M–$340M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 14% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 11% |
| Pharmaceutical | 4 | 11% |
| Task Management | 4 | 11% |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 11% |

79 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 13 | 37% |
| Series A | 6 | 17% |
| Seed | 4 | 11% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |
| Series C | 3 | 9% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shun Mehara | Investment Division | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shun-mehara |
| Takeyuki Watanabe | Representative Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeyuki-watanabe |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Surv Biopharma | Surv Biopharma develops a drug discovery platform that facilitates research and development of veterinary drugs and pharmaceutical products. | $14.1M | Series B | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| F.MED | F.MED is a manufacturing company that designs and develops robotic microsurgical devices for the healthcare industry. | $2.7M | Series A | Jul 08, 2024 |  |
| Peco Free | Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone. | $1.2M | Series A | Mar 08, 2024 |  |
| Gexval | GEXVal is to help patients and families fighting against orphan and intractable diseases | $3.1M | Series C | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| Better Place | Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money. | $53.9M | Series B | Aug 23, 2023 |  |
| Ame Kaze Taiyo | Ame Kaze Taiyo develops a seasonal food marketplace to buy seasonal foods directly from farmers and fishermen. Its marketplace allows users to purchase ingredients directly from producers all over Japan and exchange cooking methods and photos of dishes. | $2.2M | Series C | Dec 27, 2022 |  |
| F.MED | F.MED is a manufacturing company that designs and develops robotic microsurgical devices for the healthcare industry. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 15, 2022 |  |
| TMH | TMH is a repair of various parts for semiconductor, liquid crystal, and solar manufacturing equipment. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| Thinca | Thinca is an IT system planning, development, and operations company that provides a cloud-based CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) hospitality & communication solution for corporate offices. | $56.7M |  | Dec 25, 2020 |  |
| Cocon | Cocon engages in the cybersecurity and AI/ automation business..The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $276.5M | Convertible Note | Dec 08, 2020 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Sagin Capital & Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sagin-capital-consulting) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Hiroshima Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshima-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [Fukuoka Financial Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fukuoka-financial-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Oita Venture Capital invest in?

Oita Venture Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Oita Venture Capital's check size?

Oita Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$16M at Seed and $1M–$340M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Oita Venture Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Oita Venture Capital?

Public channels for Oita Venture Capital include the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Oita Venture Capital?

The team at Oita Venture Capital includes Shun Mehara (Investment Division) and Takeyuki Watanabe (Representative Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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