# Sanyo Trading

> Sanyo Trading is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Manufacturing, Farming and Chemical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%E4%B8%89%E6%B4%8B%E8%B2%BF%E6%98%93%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89/
- Website: https://www.sanyo-trading.co.jp/

Sanyo Trading is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Manufacturing and Farming. Sanyo Trading is based on a steady and enterprising spirit and a free and open corporate culture and provides optimal solutions, co-creating the lasting development of the international community. They provide products that include rubber, chemicals, machinery/environment, industrial materials, and life science.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 100% |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| Chemical | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thailand | 1 | 50% |
| South Korea | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KORBON | KORBON specializes in the manufacturing and sales of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). |  | Corporate Round | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Flylab | Flylab is a company that creates technology that converts agricultural waste into food for animals and plants. The company's technology uses the bioconversion ability of the black soldier Fly to recycle agricultural waste into food for animals and plants, and it also provides IOT, climate control, vertical farming, and robotics. | $1M | Seed | Dec 16, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Sanyo Trading invest in?

Sanyo Trading invests primarily in Manufacturing, Farming and Chemical startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Thailand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sanyo Trading last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sanyo Trading closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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