# Tokushima Taisho Bank

> Tokushima Taisho Bank is a VC fund in Tokushima backing Sales, E-Commerce and Apps. See 8 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokushima, Japan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- Website: https://www.tokugin.co.jp/

Tokushima Taisho Bank is a bank that offers financial services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 2 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| Water | 1 | 13% |
| Robotics | 1 | 13% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## 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/ |
| Cellest | Cellest is a live commerce platform that allows customers to ask questions and buy products while watching live streaming. | $4.8M | Debt Financing | Feb 20, 2026 | https://cellest.co.jp |
| Cellest | Cellest is a live commerce platform that allows customers to ask questions and buy products while watching live streaming. | $6.5M | Debt Financing | May 28, 2025 | https://cellest.co.jp |
| DennoKotsu | Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service | $17.4M | Series D | Apr 10, 2025 | http://www.cybertransporters.com/ |
| TYPICA | TYPICA is a marketplace where you can directly trade unique and high quality green coffee beans in units of one bag. | $10.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 27, 2024 | https://typica.jp/about/ |
| Arithmer | Arithmer is an AI startup company that applies modern mathematics to introduce AI smart robot systems to various industries. Many of them are not just IT systems for business automation, but the implementation of advanced expertise that is difficult to inherit, and technology that cannot be realized by human hands.It is headquartered in Roppongi,Tokyo, Japan. | $4.7M | Series B | Jun 26, 2020 | https://arithmer.co.jp/ |
| 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/ |
| Arithmer | Arithmer is an AI startup company that applies modern mathematics to introduce AI smart robot systems to various industries. Many of them are not just IT systems for business automation, but the implementation of advanced expertise that is difficult to inherit, and technology that cannot be realized by human hands.It is headquartered in Roppongi,Tokyo, Japan. | $3.6M | Series A | Sep 18, 2018 | https://arithmer.co.jp/ |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bank of Kyoto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-kyoto) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation-54d8) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Awa Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-awa-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Hokkoku Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-hokkoku-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Kiyo Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-kiyo-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Tokushima Taisho Bank invest in?

Tokushima Taisho Bank invests primarily in Sales, E-Commerce and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tokushima Taisho Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tokushima Taisho Bank closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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