# W inc.

> W inc. is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software, Content and Finance. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: May 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/w-inc-vc/
- Website: http://w-inc.vc/

W inc. is a venture capital firm that invests in lifestyle, entertainment, artificial intelligence, and sports sectors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| Content | 2 | 22% |
| Finance | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |
| Art | 1 | 11% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 44% |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 44% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 22% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YourPay | Yourpay is a developer of a financial platform designed to provide mobile banking services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Zeal Boxing Fitness | Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness. | $477.3K | Seed | Aug 10, 2024 |  |
| Paytner | Paytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding. The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation whereproblems such as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated. | $8.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| Dagangan | Dagangan is the trusted tech-enabled rural commerce platform that provides access to daily necessities at affordable prices to rural communities. We support producers and brand owners to penetrate deeper into the small towns and rural Indonesia to grow their business, by creating both digital and offline touchpoints for them to get better accessto various products and services. At the same time, we also empower micro-entrepreneurs in rural Indonesia to sell their local products and services through our platform, while improving their lives to become more economically self-sufficient. We are here to accelerate Indonesia’s economy by powering communities and providing greater economic opportunities for all. | $18.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 03, 2024 |  |
| Jendela360 | Jendela360 provides details on the apartment search process with 360-degree virtual tours of the apartments. They also provide customer service and make offline visits. Additionally, they provide customers with the option of processing payments over a 12-month period. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 19, 2024 |  |
| Slice Group | Slice is a creator management solution that helps agencies and brands manage creator relationships. Our integrated CRM platform simplifies reporting, payments, and relationships for sponsored brand content.In turn, creators will generate more income and be able to transition to full-time content creators and entrepreneurs using future Slice toolsand integrations. | $845K | Seed | Jun 21, 2023 |  |
| Anique | Anique is a service that utilizes blockchain technology to make artworks. | $4.3M | Series A | Jun 19, 2023 |  |
| Gokko Club | Gokko Club operates in the digital entertainment industry, focusing on content creation, public relations, and video production. The company is known for its short drama productions, which are characterized by their condensed content and fast-paced development. Gokko Club handles all aspects of these productions in-house, including scriptwriting,directing, production, and editing. The company also has a strong presence on social media platforms like TikTok, where it has amassed a significant following. In addition to its entertainment offerings, Gokko Club also provides music streaming services. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Zeal Boxing Fitness | Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness. | $2M | Series A |  |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nissay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nissay-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [XTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xtech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ARISE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arise-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carta ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carta-ventures-1c34) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does W inc. invest in?

W inc. invests primarily in Software, Content and Finance startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did W inc. last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for W inc. closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 9 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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