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Shizen Capital Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Investment

Shizen Capital made a strategic investment in UK-based AI preventive healthcare company Syd Life AI to support its expansion in Japan and Asia-Pacific.

Syd Life AI

Syd Life AI Shizen Capital

prtimes.jpJAN 15, 2026

JAN 15, 2026

Shizen Capital | Activity | F4

Investment

Shizen Capital participated in Ocean's third-party allotment capital raise (tax-free shopping platform for visitors to Japan), alongside Delight Ventures, Z Venture Capital, MicroAd Ventures, Mizuho Capital, and Bluefin Partners.

Ocean

Ocean Shizen Capital

japanstartupobserver.substack.comNOV 12, 2025

NOV 12, 2025

Team Change

Sophie Meralli (previously Innospark Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures) joined Shizen Capital as Partner to lead deployment of Fund VII.

Sophie Meralli joins as Partner

prtimes.jpJUN 1, 2025

JUN 1, 2025

New Fund

Shizen Capital announced the launch of its seventh fund (Izanami) focused on AI/deep tech, energy transition, inbound tourism, and defense.

Shizen Capital Fund VII (Izanami)

prtimes.jpJUN 1, 2025

JUN 1, 2025

4 investments· MAY 2024 – FEB 2025Show all

Investment

Led Colega AI's seed round; Colega is an AI agent that automates social media marketing for restaurant businesses.

Colega AI

Colega AI Shizen Capital

itbusinesstoday.comFEB 2025

FEB 2025

Investment

Led xMap's pre-seed round to build a generative AI geospatial platform for real estate site assessment in Japan.

xMap

xMap Shizen Capital

xmap.aiSEP 2024

SEP 2024

Investment

Participated in AironWorks' $3M Series A alongside Salesforce Ventures and SBI Investment; AironWorks provides AI cybersecurity training platform.

AironWorks

AironWorks Shizen Capital

tracxn.comAUG 2024

AUG 2024

Investment

Participated in Woodstock's 750 million yen Series A; Woodstock is Japan's first social SNS-style US stock trading app for Gen Z.

Woodstock

Woodstock Shizen Capital

medium.comMAY 2024

MAY 2024