# Shoubunsha Publications

> Shoubunsha Publications is a VC fund backing Marketing and Task Management. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/mapple_twi
- Website: http://www.shobunsha.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mapple.jp

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Task Management | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nakamura Katsuya | Founder | 0 | — |
| Ono Zirou | Founder | 0 | — |
| Shigeo Kuroda | President | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synapse | Synapse is a working with academic partners to improve efficiency through AI. | $14.2M | Angel | Sep 27, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Evolable Asia Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolable-asia-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Shoubunsha Publications invest in?

Shoubunsha Publications invests primarily in Marketing, Task Management and Machine Learning startups, most often at Angel 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.

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### Who are the partners at Shoubunsha Publications?

The team at Shoubunsha Publications includes Nakamura Katsuya (Founder), Ono Zirou (Founder) and Shigeo Kuroda (President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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