# Yoshimoto Kogyo

> Yoshimoto Kogyo is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Content, SMS and Video. See 5 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/yoshimoto_cojp
- Website: http://www.yoshimoto.co.jp/

Yoshimoto Kogyo is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Content and SMS. Yoshimoto Kogyo engages in the planning, production, and sales of TV and radio programs and other media services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 2 | 40% |
| SMS | 1 | 20% |
| Video | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 60% |
| China | 1 | 20% |
| India | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HeyHey! | HeyHey! is an online marketplace where fans can discover and book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite celebrities to congratulate them or their loved ones while empowering leading celebrities and media houses to develop personalized memorable experiences for their fans. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 18, 2021 | https://heyheyglobal.com/ |
| PD AeroSpace | PD AeroSpace is a space development of a "fully reusable sub-orbital spacecraft" that can reach an altitude of 100km Use for space travel, experiments using the space environment, etc.PD AeroSpace provide technical support for customer's new product development and new business development. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 22, 2021 | http://www.pdas.co.jp/ |
| Rough & Peace Mother | Rough & Peace is a platform which provides creation and distribution of content services & operation of attraction facilities services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 21, 2019 | https://lnp-mother.co.jp/#company |
| Momo | Momo is a free location-based services instant messaging application that enables smartphone users to chat with people nearby. It allows users to connect with others in the same location and share free texts, audio notes, and photographs over the internet. The app helps users find like-minded people around them anywhere and anytime. Since itslaunch in August, 2011, Momo has since registered 80 million users after two years and three months. The number of daily active users is 13 million and the number of monthly active users is 39 million. An average of 500 million messages are generated daily during one-on-one conversations or group chatting. | $17M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 16, 2018 | http://www.immomo.com |
| PARONYM | PARONYM is a startup developer of TIG, a next-generation interactive video technology. |  | Corporate Round | Dec 08, 2017 | https://www.paronym.jp/ |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cool Japan Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cool-japan-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Electric Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electric-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hack Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hack-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NTT, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-telegraph-and-telephone-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shinkin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinkin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Toyota Tsusho](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyota-tsusho) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yoshimoto Kogyo invest in?

Yoshimoto Kogyo invests primarily in Content, SMS and Video startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### When did Yoshimoto Kogyo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yoshimoto Kogyo closed in Oct 2021. 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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