# Showa Leasing

> Showa Leasing is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Internet, Printing and Publishing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/showa-leasing-co.-ltd./
- Website: https://www.s-l.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sl.FASdirect/

Showa Leasing is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Internet and Printing. Showa Leasing engages in the leasing of machine tools, construction machinery, medical equipment, and commercial equipment. The company was founded on April 2, 1969 and its headquarters are located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Printing | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Photography | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CLAS | Class is a connection between people, the value of money, time and things. | $16M | Debt Financing | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| CAMELOVE | Cameloveis a Camera equipment rental subscription service. |  | Series A | Aug 21, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bank Of Nagoya](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-nagoya) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flex Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flex-capital-a974) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Funds Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/funds-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shinsei Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinsei-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Showa Leasing invest in?

Showa Leasing invests primarily in Internet, Printing and Publishing startups, most often at Series A and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Showa Leasing last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Showa Leasing closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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