Shoubunsha Publications
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Shoubunsha Publications is a publishing company engaged in planning, production, publishing, and sale of maps, magazines, and guidebooks, as well as geographical information systems. The company is also engaged in the publication of periodical touring, shopping and driving guides, and electronic mapping for car navigation systems, as well asengaged in the planning, production, and sale of digital database contents and the provision of database-related services.Some of the company’s publications include road atlases of Japan, which are marketed under the name Mapple, prefecture atlases under the name Newest, and sheet maps under the name of Area Map. It also publishes travel guide books under the name Acchi Kocchi, various travel information magazines and digital map database under the name SiMAP. Shoubunsha Publications also offers geographical information system products, CD-ROMs, and other electronic publications.Shobunsha Publications was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Shoubunsha Publications invests in
Stages Shoubunsha Publications invests in
Countries Shoubunsha Publications invests in
Contacts
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Nakamura Katsuya
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Ono Zirou
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Shigeo Kuroda
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Marketing 1 (100%)
- Task Management 1 (100%)
- Machine Learning 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Nakamura Katsuya
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ono Zirou
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Shigeo Kuroda
President
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President | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Synapse
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Synapse is a working with academic partners to improve efficiency through AI. | $14.2M / Angel / Sep 27, 2018 |
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