# POLA Orbis Holdings

> POLA Orbis Holdings is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Fashion, E-Commerce and Apps. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pola-orbis-holdings-inc/
- Website: https://www.po-holdings.co.jp

POLA Orbis Holdings is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. POLA Orbis Holdings develops, manufactures, and sells cosmetics and related products in Japan and internationally. The company was founded in 2006 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$4.7M |
| Series A | $868k–$12M |
| Series B | $4.4M–$132M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 4 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 19% |
| Apps | 2 | 13% |
| Apparel | 2 | 13% |
| Software | 2 | 13% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 3 | 19% |
| Series B | 3 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 19% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 13 | 81% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cosmobloom | Cosmobloom Co. is a manufacturing company that analyses, designs, and develops space solar power generation systems and solar power sails. | $2.1M | Seed | Aug 07, 2026 |  |
| Taian | Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii. | $4.4M | Series B | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| NEXT NEW WORLD | NEXT NEW WORLD develops and manufactures natural products with low impact on the environment. It uses sustainable Japanese silk to manufacture apparel and cosmetic products. | $1.5M | Series A | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| KAUCHE | KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products. | $2.6M | Series C | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Sazo | Sazo specializes in constructing a global e-commerce and logistics network with AI. | $4.7M | Seed | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| AgeWell Japan | Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas. | $867.6K | Series A | Mar 04, 2025 |  |
| Arsaga Partners | Arsaga Partners, Inc., "develop with the fastest and highest quality" as concept, is a one-stop IT system development company.- All functions necessary for IT system development such as IT strategy consulting, UX/UI consulting, planning, engineering, designing, maintenance and operations are provided through our one-stop solution.- With engineers accounting for over 90% of our company structure we can work directly with our clients. - Our motto is to providing services at a reasonable cost without outsourcing and to bring our Japanese omotenashi spirit to our development services. - We think of Digital transformation (DX) Not as a trendy word, but as IT system development that truly contributes to our clients' business needs.Main Services - One-stop IT System Development Business, Start-up/New IT Business Consulting, Enterprise System/New Business Planning and Development(Digital Transformation/DX), Web System Planning and Development, Application Planning and DevelopmentKey Clients - Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate, ShionogiV-CUBE, Mizuho Securities, Sciseed inc. | $2.4M | Series C | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Chai | Chai empowers small businesses centered on EC. It provides end-to-end e-commerce services that everyone can enjoy and continue to use in order to unlock the great potential of Japan's many small businesses. | $1.2M | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Mellia | Mellia is a beauty company that provides cosmetics, body care products, and supplements. | $42.5M |  | Oct 16, 2020 |  |
| DINETTE | DINETTE is a cosmetics manufacturing company that engages in the advertising, marketing, and production of beauty and skin care products. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 07, 2020 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ceres](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceres-inc-) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [D2C&Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d2c-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Partners Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/full-commit-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan Post Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NOBUNAGA Capital Village](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobunaga-capital-village) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does POLA Orbis Holdings invest in?

POLA Orbis Holdings invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is POLA Orbis Holdings's check size?

POLA Orbis Holdings typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$4.7M at Seed, $868k–$12M at Series A and $4.4M–$132M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds POLA Orbis Holdings participates in.

### When did POLA Orbis Holdings last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for POLA Orbis Holdings closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 16 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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