# The Hokkoku Bank

> The Hokkoku Bank is a VC fund in Kanazawa backing Financial Services and Internet. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kanazawa, Japan
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 16%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hokkokubank
- Website: https://www.hokkokubank.co.jp/

The Hokkoku Bank is a VC fund in Kanazawa focused on Financial Services and Internet. The Hokkoku Bank provides banking and leasing services. It accepts current and saving deposits; and offers loans on deeds, overdrafts, and guarantees. The Hokkoku Bank also provides domestic and international remittance; and trade financing services, including letter of credit transactions, purchase and collection of export bills, forwardexchange contracts, etc. It operated through 105 branches, including 87 branches in Ishikawa, 11 branches in Toyama, 3 branches in Fukui, 1 branch in Tokyo, 1 branch in Osaka, 1 branch in Nagoya, and 1 branch in Singapore as of June 30, 2018. The Hokkoku Bank began operation in 1943. It has its headquarters in Kanazawa in Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 8 | 16% |
| Internet | 5 | 10% |
| Real Estate | 5 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 10% |
| Apps | 4 | 8% |

84 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 38 | 78% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |
| Seed | 1 | 2% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 42 | 86% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bee Informatica | Bee Informatica is a fintech startup offering digital microfinance and alternative credit scoring solutions for underserved SMEs. Utilizing psychometric testing and behavioral analytics, the company enables fair lending access to entrepreneurs lacking traditional credit histories. Their platform supports inclusive economic growth through innovativefinancial services.​ | $912.5K | Debt Financing | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| Funds | Funds is a loan investment firm that lends money to businesses. It enables companies to invest in funds for business financing in 1 yen increments through silent partnership agreements. |  | Debt Financing | May 26, 2026 |  |
| Movus Technologies | Movus Technologies Indonesia is automotive company that provides car ownership rental services. | $16.4M | Debt Financing | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Brave group | Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services. | $31.4M | Series E | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| BALLAS | BALLAS provides corporate information, business content, procurement of construction materials, custom-made construction materials used at construction sites online, design, development, manufacturing, and sales of construction materials. | $1.9M | Debt Financing | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Forward | Forward is a SaaS-based startup that offers recruitment agency services. | $1.3M | Debt Financing | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Acompany | Acompany provides products and consulting development related to secret computing. | $6M | Debt Financing | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Recerqa | Recerqa is a supply chain management SaaS that utilizes advanced development technology and AI to improve the purchasing, inventory, and sales management experiences. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Uniam | Uniam is a manufacturing company that produces and sells pet food and other pet-related products. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| New Innovations | New Innovations company is offering a snuggling service to many people who support Japan's “high quality”. AI and robots do not take away the job, but robots support the work that is accomplished without the involvement of people, and many working people are aiming for the future to create a more humanoid life. With the problem of lack oftalent, it was difficult to reflect technology on OFF Line until now, trying to provide robots in the “food and drink” and “retail” industry, CEKAI's first demand forecast AI unmanned cafeThe robot “√C” was developed. √C is not “looking for coffee that suits me”, but instead realizes “coffee is perfect for me” with demand forecasting AI. Today, people who drink coffee are choosing their favorite cafe, canned coffee, convenience store coffee, etc., according to their taste needs, SPEED needs, and hospitality needs. The company developed the service as a new choice of coffee, and in the future, the perfect coffee according to the taste preferences, busy, physical condition and mood of the day., which aims to provide. In July 2019, the company receives a third party quota increase of 70 million yen from Zashid Capital and DEEPCORE. From August 1, 2019, with the cooperation of Nankai Electric Railway, “√C” will be installed at Namba Station/Namba Skyo, and demonstration experiments will begin. | $11M | Debt Financing | Mar 26, 2026 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Shoko Chukin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoko-chukin-bank) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Resona Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resona-bank) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Shizuoka Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizuoka-bank) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does The Hokkoku Bank invest in?

The Hokkoku Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, Internet and Real Estate startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series C stage. Most of the 49 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 Hokkoku Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Hokkoku Bank closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 49 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?

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