# SHINMEI

> SHINMEI is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Agriculture, Social Media and Food and Beverage. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- Website: https://www.akafuji.co.jp/

SHINMEI is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Agriculture and Social Media. SHINMEI engages in the importing and exporting of rice grains and other food products. The company was established in 2018 and based in Tokyo, japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vivid Garden | vivid garden is an Agriculture company. | $1.9M | Series A | Oct 02, 2019 | https://vivid-garden.co.jp/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Delight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delight-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [iSGS Investment Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isgs-investment-works) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Monex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monex-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VOYAGE VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voyage-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SHINMEI invest in?

SHINMEI invests primarily in Agriculture, Social Media and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A 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 SHINMEI last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SHINMEI closed in Oct 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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