# Skyland Ventures

> Skyland Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Blockchain and Software. See 130 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 130
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Fund size: $40M
- Last fund: Apr 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyland-ventures/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/skylandventures
- Website: http://skyland.vc/

Skyland Ventures (SV) is a venture capital (VC) fund focusing on seed startup investments. With a mission of “The Seed Maker. & Unlearning.”, we make equity and token investments that provide seed money to startups that will have a significant impact on the technology industry. To date, we have invested in over 120 startups, mainly in Japan.From 2022 onwards, the company is focusing on investing in Web3 (Crypto, NFT, Blockchain) startups.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 19 | 15% |
| Software | 16 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 15 | 12% |
| Content | 11 | 8% |
| Recruiting | 9 | 7% |

125 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 67 | 52% |
| Funding Round | 24 | 18% |
| Series A | 14 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 3% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 2% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 78 | 60% |
| Singapore | 6 | 5% |
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haruka Dykstra | Community Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haruka-dykstra |
| Yoshida Masato | Head of New Investment | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshida-masato-cef8 |
| Yoshihiko Kinoshita | Founder & General Partner | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshihiko-kinoshita |
| Yoshitaka Okayama | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshitaka-okayama |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NexusAdvisors | NexusAdvisors operates AvaCareer, an AI-powered recruitment platform that leverages intelligent AI agents to support both companies and job seekers by streamlining hiring processes, enhancing candidate matching, and improving recruitment efficiency. | $316.9K | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| exLabs | exLabs operates a performance-based business model that designs, plans, and manages real-world immersive experiences and interactive event programs. The company partners with corporate clients and commercial venues, utilizing a revenue-share structure where project monetization relies entirely on event ticket sales rather than upfront corporatefees. This alignment allows them to optimize unutilized facility spaces while driving real foot traffic and engagement for high-profile regional projects. |  | Seed | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| exLabs | exLabs operates a performance-based business model that designs, plans, and manages real-world immersive experiences and interactive event programs. The company partners with corporate clients and commercial venues, utilizing a revenue-share structure where project monetization relies entirely on event ticket sales rather than upfront corporatefees. This alignment allows them to optimize unutilized facility spaces while driving real foot traffic and engagement for high-profile regional projects. |  | Seed | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| Harry Howard | Harry Howard AI is a specialized AI agent platform built for the new generation of one-person companies. By combining large language models, agent orchestration, persistent project memory, and a secure cloud-native architecture, Harry Howard AI acts as a digital startup team for solo founders. The platform empowers entrepreneurs to validate ideas,plan products, build business assets, and manage operations inside a single, context-aware environment. | $3M | Seed | May 29, 2026 |  |
| Pictoria | Pictoria produce total events for entertainment.They handle a wide range of events, from talk events to events using advanced technologies such as 3D motion capture. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| SkyX | SkyX is an AI-powered Web3 venture platform designed to help projects build, launch, and scale through structured automation and community-driven growth systems.The platform combines AI-driven workflows with a gamified engagement model, enabling users to participate through tasks, referrals, and incentive-based mechanisms. This creates a scalableecosystem where user activity contributes to platform growth and development.SkyX supports project validation, structured launches, and ecosystem expansion by reducing operational complexity and improving onboarding efficiency. The platform enables founders to deploy projects, users to engage through participation models, and operators to manage scalable growth within a unified system.Operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain infrastructure, SkyX addresses inefficiencies in traditional incubation and launch processes by introducing automated workflows, community-driven participation, and streamlined execution models. | $3M | Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Intersect | Intersect is an IT company that focuses on creating contemporary web applications utilizing advanced technologies and generative AI. | $3M | Seed | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Ageless | Ageless is a staffing agency that provides human resources-related services primarily to middle-aged and senior citizens. | $3.8M | Series A | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| Quack AI | Quack AI is an artificial intelligence governance Layer for Web3. | $3.6M | Seed | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| Propally | Propally provides development services related to real estate management. It is an investment real estate management company that serves the real estate industry by developing various services related to real estate management and transactions. | $760.1K | Seed | Jul 03, 2025 |  |

10 of 130 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 27 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okx-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-dream-fund) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Hash Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hash-global) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Vector](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vector-inc-) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [KuCoin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kucoin-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Skyland Ventures invest in?

Skyland Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 130 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Skyland Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Skyland Ventures?

The team at Skyland Ventures includes Haruka Dykstra (Community Manager), Yoshida Masato (Head of New Investment) and Yoshihiko Kinoshita (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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