# Tokyo Century

> Tokyo Century is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Transportation. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tokyo-century-usa-inc/
- Website: https://www.tokyocentury.co.jp/en/

Tokyo Century is a diversified leasing business (leasing, installment sales, and other financial services for IT-related equipment, industrial equipment, and other machinery and facilities). Tokyo Century has various types of financing and is an international business.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2M–$152M |
| Series B | $3.8M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 18% |
| Transportation | 6 | 18% |
| Robotics | 4 | 12% |
| Automotive | 4 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 12% |

69 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 6 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 15% |
| Series A | 4 | 12% |
| Series C | 3 | 9% |
| Corporate Round | 3 | 9% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 19 | 56% |
| Singapore | 2 | 6% |
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moto Tohda | Vice President / Information Systems | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moto-tohda |
| Makoto Nogami | President ＆ CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makoto-nogami |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PXP | PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements. | $9.6M | Series B | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| Flat Collaboration | Flat Collaboration provides neutral, white-label hotel management for a diverse portfolio of luxury and lifestyle properties. |  | Corporate Round | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| PXP | PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements. |  | Series B | May 21, 2026 |  |
| KAICO | KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company. | $3.8M | Series B | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Trende | TRENDE is an online renewable energy retailer selling electricity to residential customers in Japan via its Ashita Denki (https://ashita-denki.jp/) and Hot Denki (https://hotdenki.jp) service websites. TRENDE expects its Ashita Denki and Hot Denki services to accelerate the widespread adoption of solar power in Japan. Atwhich point, the company aims to leverage blockchain technology to create a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for producers and consumers of renewable energy. Investors include Tokyo Electric Power, Itochu, Idemitsu Showa Shell and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The company is led by serial entrepreneurs, Jeffrey Char and Tadatoshi Senoo and takes an environmentally responsible approach to provide consumers with clean and affordable energy. For more information, please visit http://trende.jp/. | $7.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| ARUM | ARUM is a manufacturing AI software that can cut fifty percent of the cost structure in the metal and machine processing industry. | $4.9M | Series A | May 20, 2024 |  |
| KAICO | KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company. | $2M | Series A | Jan 19, 2024 |  |
| ThinkCyte | ThinkCyte provides single-cell analysis for research, diagnostics, and therapeutics with an integrated multidisciplinary approach. | $22.4M | Series C | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| SEQSENSE | SEQSENSE develops autonomous mobile robots and related products. | $12.3M | Series B | Aug 18, 2023 |  |
| Terra Motors | Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market. | $28M | Series C | Jun 27, 2023 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Beyond Next Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-next-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [UntroD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-tech-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Tokyo Century invest in?

Tokyo Century invests primarily in Software, Transportation and Robotics startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Tokyo Century's check size?

Tokyo Century typically joins rounds of $2M–$152M at Series A and $3.8M–$12M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tokyo Century participates in.

### How do I contact Tokyo Century?

Public channels for Tokyo Century include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. 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 Tokyo Century?

The team at Tokyo Century includes Moto Tohda (Vice President / Information Systems) and Makoto Nogami (President ＆ CEO). 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.

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