# Tsuneishi Partners

> Tsuneishi Partners is a VC fund in Fukuyama backing Apps, SNS and Beauty. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fukuyama, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsuneishi
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/tsuneishigroup
- Website: http://www.tsuneishi.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tsuneishigroup

Tsuneishi Partners is a VC fund in Fukuyama focused on Apps and SNS. Tsuneishi Partners provides services and products in shipbuilding, shipping, environmental, energy, and services. With regard to product development, the company has a lineup of container carriers and tankers centered on bulk cargo ships to meet the needs of various markets. It was established in 1917 and is based in Hiroshima, Japan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$16M |
| Series A | $1M–$2.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 50% |
| SNS | 1 | 25% |
| Beauty | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Travel | 1 | 25% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blossom Energy | Developed advanced nuclear reactors that are able to produce clean energy, Blossom Energy manufactures nuclear reactors for the nuclear energy industry. The focus of the company is on providing affordable, stable, and sustainable energy for the world. The company utilizes HTGR, which is a fourth-generation nuclear reactor. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Kotozna | Kotozna is an IT service company that aims to solve the social problem of "language cave" using cutting-edge technologies such as AI and machine translation. Multilingual translation services such as "Kotozna Chat", which provides messaging with simultaneous translation between different SNS platforms, and "KotoznaCamera", which translates Japanese content such as restaurant menus and displays them by QR code scanning. | $15.6M | Seed | Mar 30, 2018 |  |
| JaQool, Inc. | JaQool is a company that will leverage social innovation and new technologies to create convenient services that are something to get excited about. Three entrepreneurs from different backgrounds have gathered together to utilise these new technologies and techniques to develop services that can help to make the world a better place.JaQool willinitially work on a mobile translation service for tourists coming to Japan from overseas. The number of tourists from overseas has been increasing rapidly in recent years, but many have encountered difficulties due to being unable to understand Japanese. Removing the language barrier is a pressing challenge that needs to be addressed, particularly in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics that will be held in 2020. JaQool can help contribute towards a solution. | $1M | Series A | Sep 01, 2017 |  |
| Moff | Moff is a gesture-controlled wearable tech bracelet and wearable IoT platform for healthcare and gamification applications. | $2.7M | Series A | Apr 02, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oita Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oita-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Animal Spirits Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-spirits-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GLOBIS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japanese venture capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japanese-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tsuneishi Partners invest in?

Tsuneishi Partners invests primarily in Apps, SNS and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is Tsuneishi Partners's check size?

Tsuneishi Partners typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$16M at Seed and $1M–$2.7M 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 Tsuneishi Partners participates in.

### When did Tsuneishi Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tsuneishi Partners closed in Feb 2024. 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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