# Yakumi

> Yakumi is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yakumi
- Website: https://www.yakumi.co

Yakumi is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. A platform connecting global angel investors with startups based in, or relating to, Japan

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $590k–$4.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 17% |
| iOS | 1 | 8% |
| News | 1 | 8% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 83% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 33% |
| United States | 4 | 33% |
| Israel | 1 | 8% |
| Singapore | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AssetHub | AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing. | $2M | Seed | Aug 01, 2025 |  |
| MIRAI FOODS | Mirai Foods is a cellular agriculture startup developing cultured beef. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 15, 2021 |  |
| Playco | Playco is an instant-play gaming company that develops games that billions of people can play together. The company works closely with a vast network of partners from global tech and social media giants to new startups developing innovative technologies. | $100M | Series A | Sep 21, 2020 |  |
| Playco | Playco is an instant-play gaming company that develops games that billions of people can play together. The company works closely with a vast network of partners from global tech and social media giants to new startups developing innovative technologies. | $100M | Series B | Sep 21, 2020 |  |
| DiviGas | DiviGas is an oil and gas company that developed a new process for manufacturing membranes which has yielded vastly superior results to what a membrane can do. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Central Region, Singapore. |  | Seed | Apr 28, 2020 |  |
| Wahl+Case | Umami is that certain something that keeps you hungry for more. We bring it to work. Our HR tech innovations enable companies to discover their own UMAMI- attract, engage and retain top talent. Our consultancy puts people in roles that keep them hungry and thriving. We make work something to savour. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2020 |  |
| Bokksu | Bokksu is the only Japanese snack and tea subscription box that delivers gourmet cultural experiences through authentic storytelling. We directly partner with local snack makers across Japan to deliver both their snacks and their stories to people everywhere, which sustains and empowers local communities while spreading their traditional craft,culture, and history to the world. |  | Seed | Mar 13, 2019 |  |
| Amai Proteins | Amai Proteins ('Amai' is 'sweet' in Japanese) is transforming the food and beverage industry by presenting healthy and tasty protein ingredients for everyday use. The Designer Protein Company first focus is Sweet Designer Proteins as sugar substitutes. Amai is taking sweet proteins found in the equatorial belt and is applyingAgile Integrative Computational Protein Design (AI-CPD) and fermentation to make the proteins fit for the mass food market. | $590K | Seed | Feb 01, 2019 |  |
| Commaful | Comma: Share and view beautiful thoughts, stories, and ideas. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| Finless Foods | Plant-based and cell-cultured seafood that changes how the world eats… and supports healthy oceans.OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE – we want to create a future where the ocean thrives. We work toward this every day by creating delicious, alternative seafood products that help you satisfy your cravings from the sea without bait or a hook. We are usingground-breaking (or rather ocean-breaking) plant and cell culture technology to revolutionize the way the world sources delicious food. Good for us. Good for the ocean. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 20, 2018 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KSK Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksk-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Archetype Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetype-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Kortschak Investments L.P.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kortschak-investments-l-p) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mistletoe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mistletoe) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Yakumi invest in?

Yakumi invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Yakumi's check size?

Yakumi typically joins rounds of $590k–$4.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Yakumi participates in.

### When did Yakumi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yakumi closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 12 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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