Investments
233Portfolio Exits
10Funds
4About ANOBAKA
ANOBAKA is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage internet-business-focused startups. It focuses on fintech, medical tech, mobile technology, and other technology company. It was formerly known as KVP. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Latest ANOBAKA News
Nov 12, 2025
― 25歳以下の若き起業家の挑戦を後押しするアクセラレーションプログラムが始動 ― 2025年11月12日 08時30分 シードVCの株式会社ANOBAKA（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：長野泰和、以下「ANOBAKA」）は、生成AI領域での起業を志す若手起業家・学生（大学生・大学院生、専門学校等）を対象としたアクセラレーター・プログラム『ANOBAKA U-25 AI Accelerator』を新たに立ち上げます。 本プログラムは、東京都を拠点に学生が生成AI分野でスケーラブルな事業に挑戦し、次世代ユニコーン企業の創出につなげることを目的としています。 ANOBAKAは「生成AI」「学生」どちらのポテンシャルも十分に活用できていないのが現状の課題だと捉え、「学生×生成AI」という新たな交差点から、若い才能が非連続な成長を遂げるための環境を整えるべく、本プログラムを始動します。 『ANOBAKA U-25 AI Accelerator』について 『ANOBAKA U-25 AI Accelerator』は、次世代のイノベーターである学生が、生成AIを活用して社会課題の解決や新産業の創出に挑戦するためのアクセラレーター・プログラムです。 採択時および起業時にそれぞれ50万円の資金提供を行い、最大6か月間のコワーキングスペース無償利用、AWS／Google Cloudによる技術支援パッケージとメンタリング、月1回の勉強会、月2回のハンズオン支援、ピッチイベントなど、事業立ち上げに必要なリソースを包括的に提供します。 「投資を前提としない」非エクイティ型支援であり、生成AI×学生起業家という特化テーマでVCが主体となるアクセラレーターは国内初の試みです。
ANOBAKA Investments
233 Investments
ANOBAKA has made 233 investments. Their latest investment was in CORE as part of their Seed VC - II on November 11, 2025.
ANOBAKA Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/11/2025 | Seed VC - II | CORE | No | Colopl Next, East Ventures, Kiyoko Kitahar, and Nishida Orie | 3 | |
11/5/2025 | Seed VC | NoseID | Yes | Dual Bridge Capital, Kenji Sudo, Koichiro Yoshida, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 | |
10/28/2025 | Seed VC | Cataris | $0.33M | Yes | 2 | |
10/28/2025 | Seed VC | |||||
10/1/2025 | Seed VC |
Date | 11/11/2025 | 11/5/2025 | 10/28/2025 | 10/28/2025 | 10/1/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC - II | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | CORE | NoseID | Cataris | ||
Amount | $0.33M | ||||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Colopl Next, East Ventures, Kiyoko Kitahar, and Nishida Orie | Dual Bridge Capital, Kenji Sudo, Koichiro Yoshida, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 2 |
ANOBAKA Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
ANOBAKA has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was fixU on September 12, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/12/2025 | Acquired | 2 | |||
8/6/2025 | Acquired | 2 | |||
7/31/2025 | Corporate Majority | 2 | |||
Date | 9/12/2025 | 8/6/2025 | 7/31/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
ANOBAKA Fund History
4 Fund Histories
ANOBAKA has 4 funds, including KVP Seed Innovation Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KVP Seed Innovation Fund II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | 1 | ||
ANOBAKA Fund III | |||||
Anobaka GAI Fund I | |||||
KVP Seed Innovation Fund I |
Closing Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | KVP Seed Innovation Fund II | ANOBAKA Fund III | Anobaka GAI Fund I | KVP Seed Innovation Fund I |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Open | |||
Amount | ||||
Sources | 1 |
ANOBAKA Team
1 Team Member
ANOBAKA has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, Hirokazu Nagano.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Hirokazu Nagano | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Hirokazu Nagano |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current |
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