Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
1-16-1 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0012, Japan
Overview
Hankyu Hanshin operates in the urban transportation, real estate, entertainment and communications, travel, international transportation, and hotels businesses in Japan and internationally. It provides various urban transportation services linking railways, buses, and taxis; and advertising services. Hankyu Hanshin is also involved in the retailing business; development, lease, and administration of condominiums, commercial facilities, and office buildings; real estate fund management; and communication and media businesses, such as information services business, and broadcast and communications business. Moreover, it engages in the sports businesses, including professional baseball, Hanshin Koshien stadium, and related businesses; and stage businesses comprising Takarazuka Revue and related businesses. Further, Hankyu Hanshin is involved in the provision of travel and international transportation services, as well as ownership and management of hotels. It operated 46 hotels with 10,000 rooms as of March 31, 2018. Hankyu Hanshin began operation in 1907. It has its headquarters in Osaka in Japan.
- Total investments
- 4
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Hotel
- Media and Entertainment
- Retail
- Transportation
- Travel
Investment portfolio
- MELON
Participated · Series A · Nov 2025
Founded in 2019 in Tokyo, Melon positions itself as an “emotional management company” that tackles organizational engagement and employee wellbeing issues. Its core offering applies evidence-backed mindfulness techniques, delivered via the MELON Online platform as well as in-person trainings, workshops, and consulting services. The company supports customers end-to-end—from problem identification and training to behavior change support and effectiveness measurement—targeting goals such as higher engagement, mental-health prevention and leadership development. With rising demand for self-care and corporate human-capital investment in Japan, Melon aims to expand its service portfolio and accelerate growth. Proceeds from its latest financing will be used to strengthen executive hiring, scale sales and marketing, and reinforce its business infrastructure. The firm is actively recruiting new talent to build “a world where everyone can acquire inner skills.” To date, Melon has raised roughly ¥450 million (~US$3 million) in external capital.
- MyDearest
Led · Series C · Aug 2025
MyDearest develops and publishes original-IP VR games, focusing on narrative VR titles for consumer headsets and enterprise XR solutions. A recently released bazooka studio title has surpassed 1 million cumulative active users worldwide, roughly 70% of whom are in the U.S. The company plans to strengthen IP expansion aimed at North American ‘alpha’ generation users and aims to release more than 10 titles by 2025. It also operates a “VR Asobi” business division providing end-to-end VR/MR solutions and VRChat world construction for enterprises and municipalities, and is expanding engineering and art teams to support that growth. MyDearest has won multiple game awards and top user ratings on the Quest Store. The company is based in Tokyo and was founded in April 2016; Ken Kishi (Kishigami/Kishigami Ken? as listed) is CEO. MyDearest develops VR adventure games and interactive VR comic experiences. The company released "Innocent Forest" and "Innocent Forest 2," both supporting Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, and Gear VR. It is collaborating with Sekai Project to develop the VR adventure puzzle game "Tokyo Chronos." The firm focuses on adventure-focused VR game development and production. Recently MyDearest announced completion of a $7.8 million financing round described as a strategic investment. The round was led by SBI Investment.
- Thinkr
Participated · Series A · Aug 2024
THINKR announced completion of a fundraising totaling approximately ¥5.0 billion (約50億円) on July 26, 2024. The fundraise consisted of a third‑party allotment (Series A) and a loan from Resona Bank. As part of the transaction the company executed an acquisition of shares held by its parent, Avex Group, and moved to an independent management structure. The round included participation from a mix of strategic and financial investors. THINKR says this is its first full-scale fundraising since founding. The company published a special site aggregating information about the transaction.
- DeCurret
Participated · Equity · Jul 2019
DeCurret provides financial services involving transactions and settlements of digital currency and operates a virtual currency exchange service. The company positions itself as the “Main Bank of Digital Currency” and intends to extend its services beyond virtual currency to broader digital currency use. DeCurret is developing a new settlement platform designed to enable real-time, direct exchange of value with superior traceability, aiming to reduce social costs and invigorate economic activity. To accelerate that development it is acquiring corporate partnerships and strengthening its development system. Following a private placement that raised ¥3.4 billion, the company’s capital (including capital reserve) stands at ¥8.63 billion. Founded in January 2018 and based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, DeCurret is an equity-method investee of Internet Initiative Japan and is a member of the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association.
Team
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