Obunsha Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent ObunshaHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2018

Obunsha Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Obunsha, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: education, artificial intelligence.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series A
Sectors	Education, Artificial intelligence
Geography	Global
Offices	Tokyo, Japan

Sources: S3 Obunsha Ventures investment policy (Japanese).

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS3

Global

LeadersS2

粂川秀樹Managing Partner and Representative Director (マネージングパートナー)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
岡崎祐樹Partner (パートナー)Find on LinkedIn Firm page

Obunsha Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Obunsha	Single source	S2
Parent industry	Internet and media	Single source	S2
Founded	2018	Single source	S2
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Single source	S2
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Stages	Seed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S3

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Seed, Series A. Inferred from announced rounds; the firm does not state a range.	S3
Check size	JPY 10M to JPY 50M	S3

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
Obunsha Innovation Fund No. 1	JPY 1bn	2018	S3
Obunsha Innovation Fund No. 2	JPY 1bn	2024	S3

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 20 companies.S4

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

8 companies on the Obunsha Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Hakuhodo DY Ventures	2	エンペイ, スタディプラス
MIXI Investment	2	エンペイ, スタディプラス
Chugin Capital Partners	1	エンペイ
Seibu Shinkin Capital	1	スタディプラス
Japan Post Capital	1	ハグカム
POLA ORBIS Capital	1	ハグカム
SOLIZE Holdings	1	ハグカム
Hachijuni Investment	1	Alumnote
Shizuoka Capital	1	Alumnote
KDDI Open Innovation Fund	1	RUN.EDGE
Sony Innovation Fund	1	RUN.EDGE
PKSHA Technology Capital	1	Anifie

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Obunsha Ventures list

20 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.

Alumnote
Anifie
Edukasyon
EduLab Capital Partners I
Edv Future
Mathmaji
MediBang
RUN.EDGE
TOPICA Edtech Group
Yondemy
エンペイ
ガクシー
スタジアム
スタディプラス
スタディポケット
ハグカム
ミントフラッグ
ロボットスタート
ワンダーファイ
学びエイド

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website obunsha-v.co.jp/
Portfolio obunsha-v.co.jp/portfolio/

Sources

S1Obunsha Ventures homeFirm
S2Obunsha Ventures company (Japanese)Firm
S3Obunsha Ventures investment policy (Japanese)Firm
S4Obunsha Ventures portfolio (Japanese)Firm

Disclaimer and corrections

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