# Spurcle

> Spurcle is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sendai, Japan
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 48%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Spurcle_tohoku
- Website: https://www.spurcle.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spurcle.tohoku

Spurcle is a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Spurcle. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Spurcle. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sprucle?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $369k–$1.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $95k–$700k |
| Series A | $964k–$6.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 13% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 9% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 9% |
| Transportation | 2 | 9% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 35% |
| Series A | 5 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hideki Fukudome | CEO | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-fukudome |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ForestFolks | ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection. |  | Seed | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Lx Design | Lx Design is an application that connects schools with people who wants to work as a teacher. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Cell-En | Cell-En is a bioelectricity company that provides power solutions through off-grid power generation. | $994.6K | Seed | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| Cell-En | Cell-En is a bioelectricity company that provides power solutions through off-grid power generation. | $994.6K | Seed | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| LAPRAS | LAPRASis an Artificial Intelligence company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| LAPRAS | LAPRASis an Artificial Intelligence company. |  | Secondary Market | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| AccordX | Cookpy operates a ghost restaurant service for individuals, allowing anyone to open a virtual restaurant, prepare food at cloud kitchens, and sell food via online delivery platforms. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| KiAI | KiAI empowers faster, better business decisions in today's interconnected global marketplace. We are an AI-powered market intelligence platform delivering real-time insights from emerging markets across 146 countries. We reduce research time by 90%, instantly translating and analyzing local trends, regulatory changes, and market developmentsfrom hard-to-reach economies including Africa (Nigeria and more), Central Asia (Uzbekistan and more). Our platform transforms slow, resource-intensive emerging market research into rapid, actionable intelligence. For Japanese businesses, we bring overseas primary information into Japan quickly. For global clients, we provide unmatched speed and comprehensive coverage across the world's most dynamic economies. |  | Seed | May 26, 2025 |  |
| AirKamuy | AirKamuy is an aviation company that designs and manufactures fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and drones with the help of modern technology. | $700K | Pre-Seed | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| Zip Infrastructure | Inquiry : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDmxd1TpPP331TY4VoRsvn0yWX3Ca5Jd-bfBiuPwvpD2SKtA/viewform |  | Series A | Apr 04, 2025 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Shizuoka Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizuoka-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Taliki](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taliki) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chugin Capital Partner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugin-capital-partner) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Spurcle invest in?

Spurcle invests primarily in Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Spurcle's check size?

Spurcle typically joins rounds of $369k–$1.4M at Seed, $95k–$700k at Pre-Seed and $964k–$6.8M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Spurcle participates in.

### How do I contact Spurcle?

Public channels for Spurcle include X (Twitter), the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Spurcle?

The team at Spurcle includes Hideki Fukudome (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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