Hakuhodo DY Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Hakuhodo DY Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. (advertising and marketing). It was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from Seed to Late stage in technology creating new touchpoints, data valuation and service implementation, business areas optimising allocation of social assets.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Late stage |
| Sectors | Technology creating new touchpoints, Data valuation and service, Business areas optimising |
| Geography | Japan mainly |
| Offices | Tokyo (Akasaka, S-GATE Akasaka, Minato-ku), Japan |
Sources: S2 Hakuhodo DY Ventures: fund announcement HAKUHODO DY FUTURE DESIGN FUND (2019-07-01); S1 Hakuhodo DY Ventures home (Japanese; investment policy, portfolio, team, info).
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The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.
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| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | JPY 10bn | Commitment by parent | Stated by the firm or its parent | S2 |
| Companies backed | 79 | companies | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 79 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S1 |
Sources: S2 Hakuhodo DY Ventures: fund announcement HAKUHODO DY FUTURE DESIGN FUND (2019-07-01); S1 Hakuhodo DY Ventures home (Japanese; investment policy, portfolio, team, info).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Offices
- Tokyo (Akasaka, S-GATE Akasaka, Minato-ku), Japan
Investment regionsS2S1
- Japan mainly
LeadersS1
- Yoshiro Akimoto (秋本 義朗)Representative Director and President (代表取締役社長)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Nosuke Urushiyama (漆山 乃介)Director, Vice President and COO, Managing Partner (取締役副社長COO マネージング・パートナー)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Akihiko Tokuhisa (徳久 昭彦)Executive Adviser (エグゼクティブ・アドバイザー); previous CVC representative (2019 to 2026)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Kazuma Furukome (古米 和磨)Director (取締役)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Yoshitaka Yasuda (保田 佳孝)Venture Partner (ベンチャーパートナー)Find on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. | Single source | S2 |
| Parent industry | Advertising and marketing | Single source | S2 |
| Founded | 2019 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | Single source | S1 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S3 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S2 |
| Headline size | JPY 10bn (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S2 |
| Companies backed | 79 | Single source | S1 |
| People on the team page | 15 | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Late stage | Single source | S2 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 79 companies: 79 active.S1
Every company on the Hakuhodo DY Ventures list
79 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.
- aba
- ACROVE
- Arriba Studio PTE. LTD.
- Awarefy
- Cake.jp
- Castee
- Contrea
- Craif
- Creatorʼs X
- Degas
- emole
- Flow Solutions
- forest
- Helpfeel
- Idein
- KAKEAI
- KOMPEITO
- LocationMind
- M&Aクラウド
- Mellow
- MILIZE
- MOSH
- Nature
- Oishii Farm
- Plott
- PRONI（旧ユニラボ）
- Recustomer
- RENDEZ-VOUS
- RevComm
- SHE
- Smash
- SOELU
- SOXAI
- Sprocket
- talentbook
- TalentX（旧 MyRefer）
- TechBowl
- Third Intelligence
- toBeマーケティング
- Unito
- Wunderbar
- YOUPACE（旧PRIME）
- ZEALS
- アーチーズ
- アグリメディア
- アトラスト・ヘルス
- アンビリアル
- インテグリカルチャー
- ウェルネス
- エンペイ
- オープンロジ
- オリジナルライフ
- オンリーストーリー
- カバー
- ギフトパッド
- クラダシ
- ジラフ
- スカイマティクス
- スタディスト
- スタディプラス
- ストックマーク
- ソラジマ
- トライバルメディアハウス
- トリビュー
- ナッジ
- ナレッジワーク
- ネクイノ
- ノイン
- バイオフィリア
- ファインディ
- ファビー
- ベーシック
- メトロエンジン
- ユートニック
- ユニファ
- よりそう
- リチカ
- ルームクリップ
- 五常・アンド・カンパニー
For founders
Fund vehicles
Recent rounds
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
History
- Hakuhodo DY Ventures founded 2019-05-07; HAKUHODO DY FUTURE DESIGN FUND formed June 2019 (announced 2019-07-01).S2
- Basic lists on TSE Growth (2026-03-25); Contrea (Feb), Integriculture (Jul) and Knowledgework (Aug) investments; KOMPEITO lists on TSE Growth (2026-09-11).S3
- Representative Director changes from Akihiko Tokuhisa to Yoshiro Akimoto between March and July 2026 releases.S5
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Hakuhodo DY Ventures home (Japanese; investment policy, portfolio, team, info)Firm
- S2Hakuhodo DY Ventures: fund announcement HAKUHODO DY FUTURE DESIGN FUND (2019-07-01)Firm
- S3Hakuhodo DY Ventures news: KOMPEITO listing on TSE Growth (2026-09-11)Firm
- S4Hakuhodo DY Ventures news: Knowledgework investment (2026-08-04)Firm
- S5Hakuhodo DY Ventures news: Integriculture investment (2026-07-08)Firm
- S6Hakuhodo DY Ventures news: Basic listing on TSE Growth (2026-03-25)Firm
- S7Hakuhodo DY Ventures news: Contrea investment (2026-02-03)Firm
- S8Nikkei xTECH: Hakuhodo DY sets up CVC, JPY 10bn over five years (Japanese)Press
Disclaimer and corrections
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