# Yazawa Ventures

> Yazawa Ventures is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Legal, Advice and Family. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last fund: Nov 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://yazawa.vc/

Yazawa Ventures is a seed-focused venture capital firm that invests in startups.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $258k–$432k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 20% |
| Advice | 1 | 20% |
| Family | 1 | 20% |
| Wedding | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Out Loud | Out Loud is an IT company that offers integrated language assistance services with the help of AI and LLM. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| xCura | xCura alleviating pain and anxiety of people with the help of technology and product therapy VR. |  | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| Newond | Newond's goal is to make administrative work easier after layoffs.Newond will use the cash earned through this third-party allotment to grow customers in the United States, where layoff volumes in the IT industry are particularly high. | $258.2K | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Taian | Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii. | $432.1K | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| ReLife Technology | ReLife Technology offers online consultation services that help to solve the problems of people who are troubled by marital problems. |  | Seed |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atoj](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atoj) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BOOT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boot-a13b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chatwork](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chatwork) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coconala](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coconala) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coconala Skill Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coconala-skill-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Retreat](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/retreat) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yazawa Ventures invest in?

Yazawa Ventures invests primarily in Legal, Advice and Family startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Yazawa Ventures's check size?

Yazawa Ventures typically joins rounds of $258k–$432k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Yazawa Ventures participates in.

### When did Yazawa Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yazawa Ventures closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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