# Yoshimoto Investment

> Yoshimoto Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Internet, Security and Education. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://venturefund.yoshimoto.co.jp/

Yoshimoto Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Internet and Security. Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd is an investment firm based in Tokyo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Education | 1 | 25% |
| Video Streaming | 1 | 25% |
| IT Infrastructure | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 75% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iflix | iflix is the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, offering users unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more. With a vast selection everyone’s favourite comedies, drama, K-drama, Turkish drama, Bollywood, Nollywood, cartoons, movies and more from Hollywood, The UK, Asia, The Middle East and Africa, iflix placesthe entertainment people want at their fingertips to either stream or download.For one low monthly fee, iflix subscribers can watch on their mobile phone, laptop, tablet, TV… wherever, whenever. | $50M | Corporate Round | Jul 22, 2019 | http://www.iflix.com |
| Laugh & Peace_Mother | Laugh & Peace_Mother provides production and distribution of educational and other content/applications. |  | Seed | Apr 22, 2019 |  |
| Momo Japan | Momo is a software vendor with experience in developing MDM tools. | $17M | Seed | Oct 16, 2018 | https://momo-ltd.com |
| Blue Planet-works | Blue Planet-works is a recognizes the importance of personal information | $1.6B |  | Jul 01, 2018 | https://www.blueplanet-works.com/contents/index.html#/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hearst Communications](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearstcorporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amagasaki Shinkin Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amagasaki-shinkin-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANA Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cool Japan Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cool-japan-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dai-ichi Life](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dai-ichi-life) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daiko Denshi Tsushin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiko-denshi-tsushin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yoshimoto Investment invest in?

Yoshimoto Investment invests primarily in Internet, Security and Education startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 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 Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yoshimoto Investment closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 4 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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