# Shochiku Ventures

> Shochiku Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Video, Gaming and Manufacturing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.shochiku-ventures.co.jp

Shochiku Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 2 | 22% |
| Gaming | 2 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 22% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 7 | 78% |
| France | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ememe | Ememe is a startup that creates 3D motion and animation for characters automatically using "Text-to-Motion" technology.The technique dramatically lowers game and movie production expenses by using text as input to create cutscenes with camera work and natural movements based on physical laws. | $50K | Seed | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Blacknut | Blacknut is the world's leading pure player cloud gaming service dedicated to the general public, distributed both direct to consumers and B2B through ISPs, device manufacturers, OTT services & Media companies. Blacknut offers the largest catalogue of premium games with 400+ premium titles carefully selected for the whole family, allincluded in a monthly subscription. The service is now available across Europe, Asia & North America on a wide range of devices, including mobiles, set-top-boxes and Smart TVs. Blacknut was founded in 2016 by Olivier Avaro (CEO) and is headquartered in Rennes, France, with offices in Paris, Seoul and San Francisco. |  | Seed | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Castee | Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators. | $2.6M | Series A | Nov 06, 2024 |  |
| Sally | Sally is a company that turns people-to-people conversations into entertainment. It specializes in developing conversational reasoning games. |  | Seed | Jul 12, 2024 |  |
| Turing | Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $9.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Brave group | Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services. | $7.8M | Series D | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| Iwaya Giken | Iwaya Giken manufactures and sells gas balloons, airtight cabins, and other space-travel equipment. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 08, 2023 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Nikko Securities Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-nikko-securities) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Tencent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tencent) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Dentsu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DIMENSION](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-0ef6) — 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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## FAQ

### What does Shochiku Ventures invest in?

Shochiku Ventures invests primarily in Video, Gaming and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shochiku Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shochiku Ventures closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 9 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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