# PR Times > PR Times is a VC fund in Tokyo backing News, Travel and Database. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Japan - Total investments: 5 - Last investment: Nov 2025 - Lead investor: 20% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PRTIMES_JP - Website: http://prtimes.jp/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prtimes.jp PR Times is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on News and Travel. Boasts more than two million monthly PV, share NO.1 of press release distribution listing services. Including monthly 100 million PV or more of the leading newspaper and communications company Web site, Japan's leading media functions that can be posted to the release to the features. The Facebook fan number of PR TIMES 4 million people morethan, followers number of Twitter accounts has become a 10 006 thousand people than, it is also effective in information diffusion in SNS. ## Contacts 5 contacts available for PR Times. Shizune tracks 2 team members at PR Times. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/pr-times?utm_source=investor_profile ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Series A | $2.2M–$2.2M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | News | 1 | 20% | | Travel | 1 | 20% | | Database | 1 | 20% | | Internet | 1 | 20% | | Consulting | 1 | 20% | 11 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 2 | 40% | | Seed | 1 | 20% | | Funding Round | 1 | 20% | ## Team | Name | Title | Investments | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Takumi Yamaguchi | President and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takumi-yamaguchi | | Kensuke Yamada | Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kensuke-yamada | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | KUJIRA | KUJIRA is a real estate, construction and architecture company. | $970.6K | Seed | Nov 14, 2025 | | | Tablecross | Tablecross is a Marketing consulting business for restaurants. | $2.2M | Series A | Apr 19, 2023 | | | byFood.com | ByFood is Japan’s one-stop food platform for food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences, and tastings. ByFood strives to offer rare experiences and make Japanese food accessible for all with filters for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and kosher experiences. In doing so, byFood brings locals and visitors together through food andcelebrates Japanese cuisine.In addition, byFood also gives to children in need through our Food for Happiness Program. When you book an experience on byFood, a portion of the proceeds goes toward NGOs that support children in developing countries, giving them access to necessities like nutritious meals, schools, and housing. | $2.2M | Series A | Apr 19, 2023 | | | byFood.com | ByFood is Japan’s one-stop food platform for food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences, and tastings. ByFood strives to offer rare experiences and make Japanese food accessible for all with filters for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and kosher experiences. In doing so, byFood brings locals and visitors together through food andcelebrates Japanese cuisine.In addition, byFood also gives to children in need through our Food for Happiness Program. When you book an experience on byFood, a portion of the proceeds goes toward NGOs that support children in developing countries, giving them access to necessities like nutritious meals, schools, and housing. | $2.2M | Series A | Apr 19, 2023 | | | The Bridge | The Bridge brings you news updates from the Tokyo startup scene, in an effort to help entrepreneurs connect with the global community. Launched back in June 2010 as a body organizing meetups for connecting entrepreneurs and system engineers, originally called as Startup Dating. | | | Jan 04, 2016 | | 5 of 5 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [VELTRA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veltra) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [JTB Corp.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jtb-corp-) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Kemuri Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kemuri-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Fuji Startup Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuji-startup-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Haseko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haseko) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Travel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/travel-investors-japan) - [Travel VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/travel-vc-funds-japan) - [Restaurants Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/restaurants-investors-japan) - [Restaurants VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/restaurants-vc-funds-japan) ## FAQ ### What does PR Times invest in? PR Times invests primarily in News, Travel and Database startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is PR Times's check size? PR Times typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$2.2M 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 PR Times participates in. ### How do I contact PR Times? Public channels for PR Times include X (Twitter), 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 PR Times? The team at PR Times includes Takumi Yamaguchi (President and CEO) and Kensuke Yamada (Manager). 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co