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DXER Investment
Seed investment in DXER, expanding our portfolio in the digital transformation space.
SORASEED
Startup Studio & Seed VC
A new form of venture capital. We don't just invest — we co-found startups from zero. Fund-led entrepreneurship, planting seeds that reach the sky.
Est. 2018 / Tokyo, Japan
01 / News
MILESTONES
02 / Portfolio
COMPANIES
Startups co-founded and invested in from seed stage. Fund-led entrepreneurship creating real businesses.
Serverless AI Infra
Hypereal
Serverless AI infrastructure platform. Enabling scalable, cost-efficient AI deployment without managing servers.
AI Coding Tool
Zenn
AI-powered coding tool accelerating software development. Next-generation developer productivity platform.
SaaS Platform
SmartCamp
BOXIL — Japan's leading SaaS comparison platform. Co-founded 2014. Exited to MoneyForward (approx. 3B yen).
Content Marketing
Somewrite
Native advertising and content marketing platform. First 100% fund-backed company. Exited to Asahi Shimbun.
Share Salon
SALOWIN
Share salon platform with 80% revenue pass-through model for hairdressers. Chairman: Yasunari Shibata.
HR Tech
HeaR
Co-founded in 2018 with a former Somewrite team member. Building the future of hiring and talent.
Digital Transformation
DXER
Seed-stage investment in DX solutions. Empowering businesses through digital transformation technology.
Marketplace
Candle
Early seed investment. Successfully exited via IPO — one of Soraseed's first portfolio wins.
03 / Philosophy
HOW WE BUILD
FUND-LED CREATION
The fund itself generates business ideas and recruits founders. We are entrepreneurs first, investors second.
CO-FOUNDING FROM ZERO
We don't just write checks. We co-found companies from scratch, recruiting talented individuals to build together.
SEED SPECIALIZATION
Focused exclusively on pre-seed and seed stages. We invest at the moment of incorporation, when the company is born.
SERIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
With 16+ companies founded, we bring operator experience to every venture. Dual-wielding investor and entrepreneur.
04 / About
COMPANY INFO
Founder
- Yasunari Shibata
- Representative Partner
Funds
- Sora Seed Startups Fund
- Soraseed Studio Fund
- Soraseed 3 Fund
Stack
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Vercel
Location
- Tokyo, Minato-ku
- Toranomon 5-9-1
Established
- 2013 (Sola Seed Startups)
- 2018 (Startup Studio)
© 2025 Soraseed Startup Studio. All rights reserved.
Planting seeds that reach the sky. Fund-led entrepreneurship from Tokyo.