# START POINT

> START POINT is a VC fund in Minami backing Food Processing, EdTech and Fitness. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minami, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/POINT_START
- Website: http://startpoint.co.jp/

START POINT is an event management company that provides support for loading and unloading equipment, setting up stages, and managing venues at live events. The company was founded in 2010 and based in Minami, Tokyo, Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Processing | 2 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |
| Education | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 75% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Co-nect | Co-nect is a Body maintenance is a Body maintenance service platform. |  | Seed | Oct 31, 2018 |  |
| CO-NECT | CO-NECT is a cloud-based online ordering system designed to let users place and receive orders anytime. | $6.5M |  | Oct 31, 2018 |  |
| HIDEOUT CLUB | HIDEOUT CLUB is a food and beverage company. | $6.5M |  | Oct 01, 2018 |  |
| LanCul | LanCul is an education based start up. | $7.9M |  | Sep 25, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Optima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optima-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DBS Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbs-bank-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does START POINT invest in?

START POINT invests primarily in Food Processing, EdTech and Fitness startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did START POINT last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for START POINT closed in Oct 2018. Shizune tracks 4 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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