# STATION AI

> STATION AI is a VC fund in Nagoya backing Software and Information Technology. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nagoya, Japan
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://stationai.co.jp

STATION AI is a VC fund in Nagoya focused on Software and Information Technology. STATION AI provides a support program at "PRE-STATION Ai".

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$2.2M |
| Pre-Seed | $428k–$700k |
| Series A | $1.3M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 31% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 31% |
| Drones | 2 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 15% |
| Product Design | 2 | 15% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 15% |
| Series A | 2 | 15% |
| Series B | 2 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Factory X | Factory X is an information technology company that helps to increase value manufacturers with the inventory strategy model. | $628.4K | Seed | May 22, 2026 |  |
| Gaxi | Gaxie is an IT firm that provides a cloud management system and manages scholarship sites for business. |  | Series B | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Opt Fit | Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services. | $3.2M | Series B | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| Helical Fusion | Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas. It is a spin-off startup from the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan that provides a fusion reactor based on the stellarator design, a magnetic confinement approach that enables inherently stable,continuous plasma operation. | $14.9M | Series A | Jul 11, 2025 |  |
| Things | Things offer product development and various information such as CAD, drawings, parts configuration, and price information. | $2.2M | Seed | Jul 06, 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 |  |
| Swell | Swell is an information technology company that specializes in providing web and digital platforms. | $600.1K | Seed | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Alxtal | Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 16, 2024 |  |
| Tokuiten | Tokuiten is a company that develops systems for the production of organic vegetables and automates their cultivation. | $2.2M | Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Opt Fit | Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services. | $1.3M | Series A | Oct 11, 2023 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [NOBUNAGA Capital Village](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobunaga-capital-village) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [OKB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okb-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accord Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accord-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EpiST Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epist) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Meinan M&A](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meinan-m-a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does STATION AI invest in?

STATION AI invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Drones startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is STATION AI's check size?

STATION AI typically joins rounds of $600k–$2.2M at Seed, $428k–$700k at Pre-Seed and $1.3M–$15M 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 STATION AI participates in.

### When did STATION AI last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for STATION AI closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 13 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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