# TUSIC

> TUSIC is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Marketing, Internet and Mobile. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 32%
- Fund size: $1.4B
- Last fund: Nov 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://tusic.co.jp/

TUSIC is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Marketing and Internet. Tokyo University Of Science Innovation Capital is an investment company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 3 | 14% |
| Internet | 2 | 9% |
| Mobile | 1 | 5% |
| FinTech | 1 | 5% |
| Finance | 1 | 5% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 18% |
| Series A | 4 | 18% |
| Series D | 2 | 9% |
| Series E | 2 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brave group | Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services. | $31.4M | Series E | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| FerroptoCure | FerroptoCure is a research firm that specializes in ferroptosis research and the development of therapeutic drugs to treat diseases. | $3.1M | Series A | Sep 19, 2025 |  |
| FerroptoCure | FerroptoCure is a research firm that specializes in ferroptosis research and the development of therapeutic drugs to treat diseases. | $3.1M | Series A | Sep 19, 2025 |  |
| Global Vascular | Global Vascular is an deep-tech firm focused on creating a stent designed to minimize foreign body reactions, utilizing a technological platform developed through a collaboration between medical and engineering experts. The company seeks to achieve early pharmaceutical approval to facilitate the restoration of blood circulation in the legs ofpatients suffering from peripheral arterial disease, who experience walking difficulties and need prompt intervention. | $19.3M | Series B | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| Global Vascular | Global Vascular is an deep-tech firm focused on creating a stent designed to minimize foreign body reactions, utilizing a technological platform developed through a collaboration between medical and engineering experts. The company seeks to achieve early pharmaceutical approval to facilitate the restoration of blood circulation in the legs ofpatients suffering from peripheral arterial disease, who experience walking difficulties and need prompt intervention. | $19.3M | Series B | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| BEAM Technologies | BEAM Technologies, focuses on developing optical semiconductor devices using special light to offer clean solutions to ecosystem-related problems. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| BEAM Technologies | BEAM Technologies, focuses on developing optical semiconductor devices using special light to offer clean solutions to ecosystem-related problems. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| HIGHRESO | GPUSOROBAN is a GPU cloud service that enables anyone to perform high-speed calculations on high-end GPUs with ease. Hi-Res, the running business, is the first GPU cloud operator in Japan to be accredited as a "NVIDIA Elite Partner," the program's highest level (CSP Compute field). Furthermore, it received the "Best CSP Partnerof the Year" award at the NVIDIA NPN Partner Award 2022. It is widely used by university research institutes, large corporations, and AI venture firms, with over 100 uses per year. | $470.9K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Axelspace Holdings | Axelspace is a startup company developing businesses in the microsatellite field. Axelspace plans to construct a monitoring platform to cover the entire globe on a daily basis at extremely low cost. | $43.5M | Series D | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| Axelspace Holdings | Axelspace is a startup company developing businesses in the microsatellite field. Axelspace plans to construct a monitoring platform to cover the entire globe on a daily basis at extremely low cost. | $43.5M | Series D | Dec 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Diamond Medino Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diamond-medino-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Fast Track Initiative, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-initiative) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tokyo University of Science Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokyo-university-of-science-investment-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does TUSIC invest in?

TUSIC invests primarily in Marketing, Internet and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did TUSIC last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for TUSIC closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 22 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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