# PALTEK

> PALTEK is a VC fund in Yokohama backing Medical, Software and Life Science. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yokohama, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.paltek.co.jp/

PALTEK is a VC fund in Yokohama focused on Medical and Software. PALTEK offers semiconductor products to electronics manufacturers and design consignment services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HACARUS | HACARUS is a provider of Explainable Lightweight AI Tools, backed by Miyako Capital (Kyoto University) among others. Its solutions are used in the Medical and Manufacturing fields to enable humans to make better, faster and more reliable decisions, based on AI driven insights. Hacarus' proprietary AI engine is built using Sparse Modeling, anAI method that understands data like a human would - by its unique key features and is far more resource, time and energy efficient when compared to Deep Learning. | $38.3M | Series A | Oct 05, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capital Medica Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-medica-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Essential Pharma](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essential-pharma) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Engine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-engine) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kaga Electronics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaga-electronics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Media Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/media-future) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miyako Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miyako-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does PALTEK invest in?

PALTEK invests primarily in Medical, Software and Life Science 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 PALTEK last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for PALTEK closed in Oct 2018. 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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