# The Awa Bank

> The Awa Bank is a VC fund in Tokushima-shi backing Water, Software and CleanTech. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokushima-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89%E9%98%BF%E6%B3%A2%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/awabk_official
- Website: http://www.awabank.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awabk.official/

The Awa Bank is a VC fund in Tokushima-shi focused on Water and Software. The Awa Bank provides financial services such as deposits, loans, and foreign exchange transaction.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| Automotive | 1 | 25% |
| Electronics | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WOTA | WOTA specializes in the development of small-scale decentralized water recycling systems and autonomous control systems for water treatment. The company has established a cyclical model in which wastewater is reimagined as the most accessible water source and is recycled on-site for repeated domestic use. WOTA has created an innovative householdsolution known as a small-scale decentralized water recycling system, which transforms the seemingly unattainable goal of water recycling at the household level into a reality, utilizing our core technology powered by autonomous water treatment managed through sensors and data science. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 17, 2026 | https://wota.co.jp/ |
| DennoKotsu | Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service | $4.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 08, 2020 | http://www.cybertransporters.com/ |
| Setsuro Tech | Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry. | $4.3M | Series A | Jun 02, 2020 | https://www.setsurotech.com/ |
| Setsuro Tech | Seturotech is a biotechnology venture company established on February 22, 2017 by Tatsuya Takemoto (PI: Principal Investigator) of the University of Tokushima as a venture from Tokushima University. In 2015, Takemoto and Masakazu Hashimoto (Osaka University) developed a simple and highly efficient method for producing genetically modified(genome-edited) mice using CRISPR / Cas9, and filed a patent application for the technology. The technology is called fertilized egg electroporation (GEEP method), a technology that introduces molecules required for genome editing by CRISPR into fertilized eggs at high throughput by the power of electricity (electroporation). Using this technology, Seturotech will start from the production and sale of genetically modified mice, and will become a fundamental company providing all genetically modified animals, anticipating the future use of genetically modified animals in industry. | $40K |  | Dec 21, 2018 | https://www.setsurotech.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TechAccel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techaccel-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tokushima Taisho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokushima-taisho-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [A-Five](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries-fund-corporation-for-innovation-value-chain-and-expansion-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Awagin Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/awagin-consulting) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Awa Paper & Technological Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/awa-paper-technological-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Awa Bank invest in?

The Awa Bank invests primarily in Water, Software and CleanTech startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round 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 The Awa Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Awa Bank closed in Apr 2026. 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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