# Second Chapter

> Second Chapter is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Employment, Career Planning and Human Resources. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Second Chapter is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Employment and Career Planning. Second Chapter offers human resources recruitment company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Employment | 1 | 100% |
| Career Planning | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media Marketing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bwell | Bwell offers mentorship training to Japanese and Korean students for job recruitment. | $783.3K |  | Dec 01, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AirTrip](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtrip) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- K Village — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Maccam — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Morich — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Nippon Yakin Kogyo — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Sprobe — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Second Chapter invest in?

Second Chapter invests primarily in Employment, Career Planning and Human Resources startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Second Chapter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Second Chapter closed in Dec 2023. 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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