# Setouchi Brand Corporation

> Setouchi Brand Corporation is a VC fund backing Retail and Gift Card. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hiroshima, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.setouchi-bc.co.jp/

Setouchi Brand Corporation is a VC fund in Hiroshima focused on Retail and Gift Card. ​SETOUCHI BRAND CORPORATION is providing management support and business support to local tourism-related businesses. Setouchi brand's promotion system is uniting governments, financial institutions, and business companies in the seven prefectures of the Setouchi region. The company was founded in 2016 and based in Hiroshima, Japan.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Gift Card | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akihisa Fujita | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gift Pad | Gift Pad is a web catalog gift that allows recipients to choose their favorite products. | $38M |  | Dec 18, 2020 |  |
| Setsuro Tech | Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry. | $580.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 30, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Academia Industry Alliance Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chugoku Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugoku-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Himegin Lease](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/himegin-lease) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Minato Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/minato-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nanto Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nanto-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Setouchi Brand Corporation invest in?

Setouchi Brand Corporation invests primarily in Retail, Gift Card and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Setouchi Brand Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Setouchi Brand Corporation?

The team at Setouchi Brand Corporation includes Akihisa Fujita (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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