# Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

> Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. is a VC fund backing Media and Entertainment. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Media and Entertainment and Video. The SEGA SAMMY Group is involved in a wide range of business operations, encompassing Sammy’s pachislot and pachinko machine business; entertainment contents business which focuses on SEGA Group’s digital game business, includes amusement machine development and facility operation, development of video contents and toys; and resort business, whichis represented by the development and operation of hotels. Our mission as a comprehensive entertainment company working to provide new means of entertainment is to maximize group-wide synergy and offer entertainment products at a quality level only the SEGA SAMMY Group is capable of providing.Not only domestically but in all entertainment markets around the world - Europe, the U.S., Asia and beyond - they are striving to firmly establish our presence as the world’s leading entertainment company.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$15M |
| Series A | $5.7M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 5 | 29% |
| Video | 4 | 24% |
| Apps | 3 | 18% |
| Gaming | 3 | 18% |
| Content | 3 | 18% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 24% |
| Series A | 3 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 12% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 13 | 76% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toshihisa Kiyomiya | Director, Investment Management Department | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshihisa-kiyomiya |
| Haruki Satomi | CEO, President & Group COO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haruki-satomi |

## 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 |  |
| Utaite | Utaite is an operator of an entertainment platform that focuses on planning, production, and development of entertainment content. | $51.9M | Series B | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Emole | Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories. | $5.7M | Series A | Mar 28, 2025 |  |
| Openrec | Openrec is a live-streaming platform that focuses on game commentary and online event business. | $15.4M | Seed | May 08, 2024 |  |
| Wamazing | WAmazing provides free subscriber identification module (SIM) cards that allow foreign travelers to register before their arrival in Japan. Through an app, WAmazing also provides tourists with free internet services of up to 500MB. The service aims to prevent visitors from being locked out of free wifi because of sign-up pages in Japanese thatdemand a local phone number.WAmazing was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $9.7M | Series C | Dec 07, 2023 |  |
| HyperSpace | Hyperspace is a permanent ticketed experiential attraction developer that creates, builds, operates, and funds attractions. Founded in 2020 and is based inDubai, AE. | $55M | Series A | Oct 05, 2023 |  |
| GAN | GAN is a business-to-business supplier of internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions predominantly to the US land-based casino industry. GAN provides specialized services designed to expand an online brand. The company technology platform GameSTACK focuses on enabling the casino industry’s ongoing digital transformation. | $12M | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| Vark | ActEvolve develops Blitz Freak, a multi virtual reality game. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. | $5.5M | Series B | May 17, 2021 |  |
| Plott | Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name. | $56.7M |  | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Plott | Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name. | $3.6M | Seed | May 12, 2021 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [D4V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4v) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DIMENSION](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-0ef6) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [OLM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olm-ventures-inc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. invest in?

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Video and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.'s check size?

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$15M at Seed and $5.7M–$55M 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 Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. participates in.

### How do I contact Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.?

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### Who are the partners at Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.?

The team at Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. includes Toshihisa Kiyomiya (Director, Investment Management Department) and Haruki Satomi (CEO, President & Group COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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