VC Details: HAKOBUNE Co., Ltd.

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1. Company Overview

HAKOBUNE Co., Ltd. is an independent venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage companies led by outliers and disruptors within organizations. Through investments in changes that create new values and cultures, HAKOBUNE provides impactful services utilizing cutting-edge technologies.

2. Website URL

https://www.hkbn.vc/

3. Investment Policy

HAKOBUNE’s investment policy focuses on the following three types of changes:

• Problem-solving: Services that address visible issues within specific industry sectors (mainly in the Vertical SaaS/B2B area)
• Value creation: Services that create new values and cultures (mainly in the toC/ESG/Web3.0 areas)
• Cutting-edge technology: Services that pursue world-changing impacts (mainly in AI/5G/MR and other advanced technologies)

Reference site: https://www.hkbn.vc/

4. Investment Support and Features

HAKOBUNE is known for lead investments and hands-on support, primarily investing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Pre-Series A stages. They invest in all genres excluding bio-tech and support startup growth.

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