# Sun Asterisk > Sun Asterisk is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Apps and Beauty. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Japan - Total investments: 5 - Last investment: Mar 2024 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - Website: https://sun-asterisk.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunAsterisk/ Sun Asterisk is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Apps and Beauty. Sun Asterisk provides digital creative studio business promoting industrial digitalization. ## Contacts 5 contacts available for Sun Asterisk. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Sun Asterisk. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sun-asterisk?utm_source=investor_profile ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Series A | $1.2M–$99M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Apps | 2 | 40% | | Beauty | 1 | 20% | | Security | 1 | 20% | | Software | 1 | 20% | | Wellness | 1 | 20% | 12 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 3 | 60% | | Seed | 1 | 20% | | Corporate Round | 1 | 20% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Japan | 3 | 60% | | Thailand | 1 | 20% | ## Team | Name | Title | Investments | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Umeda Takuya | Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umeda-takuya | | Taihei Kobayashi | President and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taihei-kobayashi | | Takakura Kenichi | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takakura-kenichi | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Peco Free | Peco Free is a school meal pre-order service that is selected using a smartphone. | $1.2M | Series A | Mar 08, 2024 | | | Justiceye | Justiceye provides AI-controlled security and surveillance camera solutions. | $1.2M | Corporate Round | Dec 11, 2020 | | | Flare | Flare is an application for drivers to increase revenue. It is a network system for automobile advertisement.They can offer automobile advertisement in the most appropriate form with the latest technology. | $1.4M | Series A | Mar 23, 2020 | | | lafool | lafool is a mental health tech company that provides an organizational diagnostic tool "Laful Survey" to realize health management. | $99.2M | Series A | Feb 25, 2019 | | | Flare | Flare is an application for drivers to increase revenue. It is a network system for automobile advertisement.They can offer automobile advertisement in the most appropriate form with the latest technology. | | Seed | May 15, 2018 | | 5 of 5 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Framgia Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/framgia-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Chugin Capital Partner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugin-capital-partner) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [DeNA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dena) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [en-Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/en-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Unilever Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unilever-ventures) — VC Fund - [Fab Co-Creation Studio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fab-co-creation-studio-ventures) — VC Fund - [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [500 TukTuks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-tuktuks) — VC Fund - [Pawoot Pom Pongvitayapanu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pawoot-pom-pongvitayapanu) — Angel Investor - [NVEST VENTURE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nvest-venture) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [All Investors in Thailand](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-thailand) - [All VC Funds in Thailand](https://shizune.co/investors/vc-funds-thailand) - [Software Investors in Thailand](https://shizune.co/investors/software-investors-thailand) - [Software VC Funds in Thailand](https://shizune.co/investors/software-vc-funds-thailand) - [Enterprise Investors in Thailand](https://shizune.co/investors/enterprise-investors-thailand) - [SaaS Investors in Thailand](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-investors-thailand) ## FAQ ### What does Sun Asterisk invest in? Sun Asterisk invests primarily in Apps, Beauty and Security startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Sun Asterisk's check size? Sun Asterisk typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$99M 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 Sun Asterisk participates in. ### How do I contact Sun Asterisk? Public channels for Sun Asterisk include 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 Sun Asterisk? The team at Sun Asterisk includes Umeda Takuya (Director), Taihei Kobayashi (President and CEO) and Takakura Kenichi (Executive Officer). 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co