Money Forward Venture Partners is the Tokyo-based corporate venture capital arm of Money Forward, Inc., operating HIRAC FUND. It invests in seed and early-stage technology startups, primarily in fintech and SaaS, aiming to solve social issues through technology.
40% of their portfolio is in Media & Entertainment. Their most common stage is series-a (60% of deals).
Portfolio
5
Fund Size
$92M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
KO
Kohji Okada
Partner
NK
Naoya Kanesaka
Representative Partner
YH
Yutaro Hiyama
Director
KO
Kenshin Ohta
Senior Associate
Samuel Santoso
Senior Associate
AS
Ayako Sugita
Associate
NH
Naoto Horinobe
Associate
DI
Dai Iwasaki
Legal & ComplianceAttorney-at-Law (Admitted in Japan & New York)
KF
Katsuhiko Fujimoto
Legal & Compliance
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WWineBank | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 Bizzi | Series A | $3M | Jan 2021 |
 Fondo | Seed | $7M | — |
 THINKR | Series A | — | — |
 Brave group | Series E | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Global Brain Corporation2 shared
Mizuho Bank2 shared
North Coast Ventures1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Motley Fool Ventures1 shared
Twenty Two Ventures1 shared
KDDI1 shared
IMM Investment1 shared
Kakao Investment1 shared
Cool Japan Fund1 shared
Wing Venture Capital1 shared
The Venture Reality Fund1 shared
Do Ventures1 shared
Qualgro1 shared
Money Forward1 shared
Last updated: 14 September 2026