# Vital Ventures

> Vital Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Apps, Medical and Consumer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Vital Ventures is a Japan-based investor.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yummy | Yummy develops a food delivery app that operates across Latin America. The app allows users to order and pay for their orders through their mobile application or website platform and offers different payment methods such as foreign credit cards and cash, that conveniently enable users to enjoy their food at a location of their choice.VicenteZavarce founded Yummy in 2020 and has its headquarters in San Francisco, California, United States. | $4M | Seed | Jul 16, 2021 |  |
| BitBiome | BitBiome is a biotechnology company focused on analyzing microbial genomes and discovering enzymes and proteins that can be applied across industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production, and sustainable manufacturing. The company uses single-cell microbial sequencing technology to study microbes that are difficult to culture throughconventional laboratory methods, enabling the creation of a large microbial genome database called bit-GEM. Its platform supports enzyme discovery, genome analysis, and bioengineering efforts aimed at developing bio-based alternatives for industrial processes. bitBiome also works with academic institutions and commercial partners on research projects involving areas such as biodegradable materials, biomass conversion, and pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. The company positions microbes as a resource for advancing the bioeconomy by providing tools and data that support biotechnology research and industrial applications. | $6.6M | Series B | Sep 01, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Canary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canary-5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IDATEN Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idaten-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Necessary Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/necessary-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Universal Materials Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/universal-materials-incubator-b260) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vital Ventures invest in?

Vital Ventures invests primarily in Apps, Medical and Consumer startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Vital Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vital Ventures closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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