# Okinawa Development Finance Corporation

> Okinawa Development Finance Corporation is a VC fund backing Apps and Medical. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.okinawakouko.go.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E6%8C%AF%E8%88%88%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BA%E9%87%91%E8%9E%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%BA%AB/242086725812782

Okinawa Development Finance Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Apps and Medical. Okinawa Development Finance Corporation provides policy-based financial services.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $679k–$9.9M |
| Series A | $2.4M–$4.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 13% |
| Medical | 2 | 13% |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| Health Care | 2 | 13% |
| Nursing and Residential Care | 2 | 13% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 27% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taisuke Miyazaki | Senior Research Fellow | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taisuke-miyazaki |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HerLifeLab | HerLifeLab is healthcare consulting company working for women health and empowerment. | $809.8K | Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Think Nature | Think Nature is a researcher startup that specializes in the solutions related to the sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem services. | $2.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| EF Polymer | EF Polymer is an agricultural firm. The company came up with the idea to utilize this waste most efficiently without creating any kind of pollution. It developed an Eco-Friendly Water Retention Natural Polymer named "Fasal Amrit" which can absorb 300 times more water than its weight for as long as 10-12 days. It helps to reduce irrigationwater requirement by 30-40% along with a 40-50% reduction in fertilizer because it prevents the leaching of fertilizer causing 10-20% fertilizer loss. The "Fasal Amrit" itself is made from organic waste hence it has a great number of micronutrients to support the better growth of crops/plants. It is organic in nature, chemical-free, and pollution-free, and what is interesting, it is 100% biodegradable in the soil after 5-6 months of application. The farmers can reduce their cost of water and fertilizer by 20-40% and can increase the yield by 10-20%. The application of "Fasal Amrit" includes but is not limited to in-house plants to save them for a week or two in case you are not at your home to water them, keep your garden green forever by reducing the daily watering cycle, enhance the growth of your plant in an organic way, save your plant far from your home or on hilly areas where it is difficult for your water them daily, etc. |  | Series B | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| HelloWorld | EdTech, International Exchange between Schools | $1.3M | Debt Financing | Aug 30, 2024 |  |
| Swivel | Swivel's mission is to create the fishing brand. | $348.6K |  | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| LiLz | LiLz is a technology startup that combines machine learning and IoT technology to reduce fieldwork operations. The startup's LiLz Gauge captures and analyzes values by using a low-power IoT camera to capture the current analog meter, uploading it to the cloud, and performing character and image recognition. Analog meters can perform the samefunctions as smart meters. They are also working on a sound search service (LiLz Sound Search) for detecting signs of abnormalities in equipment. | $4.1M | Series B | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| EF Polymer | EF Polymer is an agricultural firm. The company came up with the idea to utilize this waste most efficiently without creating any kind of pollution. It developed an Eco-Friendly Water Retention Natural Polymer named "Fasal Amrit" which can absorb 300 times more water than its weight for as long as 10-12 days. It helps to reduce irrigationwater requirement by 30-40% along with a 40-50% reduction in fertilizer because it prevents the leaching of fertilizer causing 10-20% fertilizer loss. The "Fasal Amrit" itself is made from organic waste hence it has a great number of micronutrients to support the better growth of crops/plants. It is organic in nature, chemical-free, and pollution-free, and what is interesting, it is 100% biodegradable in the soil after 5-6 months of application. The farmers can reduce their cost of water and fertilizer by 20-40% and can increase the yield by 10-20%. The application of "Fasal Amrit" includes but is not limited to in-house plants to save them for a week or two in case you are not at your home to water them, keep your garden green forever by reducing the daily watering cycle, enhance the growth of your plant in an organic way, save your plant far from your home or on hilly areas where it is difficult for your water them daily, etc. | $4.1M | Series A | May 10, 2023 |  |
| LiLz | LiLz is a technology startup that combines machine learning and IoT technology to reduce fieldwork operations. The startup's LiLz Gauge captures and analyzes values by using a low-power IoT camera to capture the current analog meter, uploading it to the cloud, and performing character and image recognition. Analog meters can perform the samefunctions as smart meters. They are also working on a sound search service (LiLz Sound Search) for detecting signs of abnormalities in equipment. | $2.4M | Series A | Feb 09, 2021 |  |
| Aplaca.Lab | Aplaca.Lab is a driver substitution platform that provides an unprecedented new driving experience. They released a driving agency application for providing comfortable driving experiences. It enables driving agencies to optimize their resources and clients' safety, prevent accidents, and receive assistance in areas with limited transportationoptions. | $679.1K | Seed | Mar 09, 2020 |  |
| EC-GAIN | Ec Gain is a service to fulfill the EC operator's "want to sell more". | $45K |  | Dec 18, 2019 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bank of the Ryukyus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-the-ryukyus) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lifetime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifetime-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DOGAN beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dogan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Bank of Okinawa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-bank-of-okinawa-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Universal Materials Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/universal-materials-incubator-b260) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Okinawa Development Finance Corporation invest in?

Okinawa Development Finance Corporation invests primarily in Apps, Medical and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Okinawa Development Finance Corporation's check size?

Okinawa Development Finance Corporation typically joins rounds of $679k–$9.9M at Seed and $2.4M–$4.1M 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 Okinawa Development Finance Corporation participates in.

### How do I contact Okinawa Development Finance Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Okinawa Development Finance Corporation?

The team at Okinawa Development Finance Corporation includes Taisuke Miyazaki (Senior Research Fellow). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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