# snow peak

> snow peak is a VC fund in Sanjo backing Travel, Tourism and Media and Entertainment. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sanjo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/snowpeak_japan
- Website: http://www.snowpeak.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snowpeakjapan

Snow Peak is a brand manufacturer that proposes a lifestyle that is nature-oriented, such as camping, mountaineering, and natural life. Its products are designed to function reliably in the field and to last for years to come. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Sanjo, Niigata.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Tourism | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matcha | MATCHA is a web magazine for travelers to Japan. It covers 9 languages: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, 한국어, ภาษาไทย, Indonesian, Việt Nam, etc. | $7.4M | Seed | Sep 14, 2017 | https://company.matcha-jp.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vision](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vision-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does snow peak invest in?

snow peak invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed 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.

### When did snow peak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for snow peak closed in Sep 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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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