# Shinkin Capital

> Shinkin Capital is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Manufacturing and Construction. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.shinkin-vc.co.jp/

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## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $696k–$43M |
| Series B | $4.7M–$128M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $278k–$3.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 25% |
| Construction | 8 | 13% |
| Food and Beverage | 7 | 11% |
| Medical | 6 | 9% |
| Transportation | 6 | 9% |

106 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 35 | 55% |
| Series A | 8 | 13% |
| Series B | 8 | 13% |
| Seed | 4 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 60 | 94% |
| China | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yasufumi Itoh | General Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yasufumi-itoh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NEXT NEW WORLD | NEXT NEW WORLD develops and manufactures natural products with low impact on the environment. It uses sustainable Japanese silk to manufacture apparel and cosmetic products. | $1.5M | Series A | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| WOTA | WOTA specializes in the development of small-scale decentralized water recycling systems and autonomous control systems for water treatment. The company has established a cyclical model in which wastewater is reimagined as the most accessible water source and is recycled on-site for repeated domestic use. WOTA has created an innovative householdsolution known as a small-scale decentralized water recycling system, which transforms the seemingly unattainable goal of water recycling at the household level into a reality, utilizing our core technology powered by autonomous water treatment managed through sensors and data science. |  | Series C | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| Piazza | PIAZZA deploy the regional platform PIAZZA. |  | Series B | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Power Wave | Power Wave seeks a carbon-neutral world using wave technology for wireless power, tackling global warming and fuel depletion. | $5.9M | Series A | Jan 30, 2026 |  |
| WOTA | WOTA specializes in the development of small-scale decentralized water recycling systems and autonomous control systems for water treatment. The company has established a cyclical model in which wastewater is reimagined as the most accessible water source and is recycled on-site for repeated domestic use. WOTA has created an innovative householdsolution known as a small-scale decentralized water recycling system, which transforms the seemingly unattainable goal of water recycling at the household level into a reality, utilizing our core technology powered by autonomous water treatment managed through sensors and data science. |  | Series C | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Tenchijin | Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data. | $4.7M | Series B | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Morus | Morus primarily engages in the sustainable mass supply of biomaterials. It focuses on research and development of silkworm-derived raw materials for the food, cosmetic, animal feed, and pharmaceutical industries. | $5M | Series A | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| Educational Design | Educational Design is an organization that provides digital education through the use of cutting-edge technology. | $695.6K | Series A | May 29, 2025 |  |
| Zero One | Zero One is a technology company that develops Matterport 3D scanner cameras for spatial presentations. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 28, 2025 |  |
| Social Mover | Social mover helps handle social problems in the sphere of welfare, such as transportation between nursing care facilities and user's home. |  | Seed | Mar 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 64 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamamatsu-iwata-shinkin-bank) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-trust-banking) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [DG Daiwa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-daiwa-ventures-6537) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [NCB Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ncb-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Shinkin Capital invest in?

Shinkin Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Construction and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 64 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Shinkin Capital's check size?

Shinkin Capital typically joins rounds of $696k–$43M at Series A, $4.7M–$128M at Series B and $278k–$3.1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shinkin Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Shinkin Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Shinkin Capital?

The team at Shinkin Capital includes Yasufumi Itoh (General Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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