# Rice Capital

> Rice Capital is a VC fund backing Software, Analytics and Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Rice Capital is a Venture Capital fund. Rice Capital will invest in startups in Japan and the United States.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Analytics | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Sales | 1 | 20% |
| Tourism | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solafune | Solafune provides satellite data analysis and software development services. | $31.7M | Series A | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Kurasiteku | Kurasiteku aims to implement AI in a way that benefits society and enhances the classroom experience. |  | Seed | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Zen Intelligence | SoftRoid provides a software robot that patrols and collects data for analyzing the construction site. | $10M | Series A | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| NutmegLabs | NutmegLabs takes care of tourism and leisure by helping with online booking and digitizing the business. It was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $3.3M | Series B | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Conoris Technologies | Conoris Technologies is a staffing agency that offers security check support services for companies. | $973.5K | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [All Star SAAS Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-star-saas-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boost-capital-ae75) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carbide Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbide-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coral-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rice Capital invest in?

Rice Capital invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Rice Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rice Capital closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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