Spurcle

Spurcle is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sendai, Japan. The company focuses on identifying and investing in innovative startups across various sectors, aiming to support their growth and development. By leveraging a deep understanding of market trends and emerging technologies, Spurcle seeks to provide strategic guidance and resources to its portfolio companies, fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in the region. The firm is committed to creating value for both its investors and the companies it supports, contributing to the broader economic landscape.

Hideki Fukudome

CEO

Tomohiro Takei

Founder and President

11 past transactions

Zip Infrastructure

Series A in 2025
Zip Infrastructure focuses on the manufacture and sale of transportation equipment, primarily aimed at enhancing civil engineering projects. The company is dedicated to developing innovative transportation systems, including a self-propelled carrier designed to improve urban mobility. By prioritizing convenience, safety, and economic efficiency, Zip Infrastructure aims to contribute to urban development and create solutions that alleviate traffic congestion. Their vision encompasses a modernized city concept, promoting smart mobility and effective transportation networks that support sustainable urban living.

Gab

Seed Round in 2025
Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.

ForestFolks

Pre Seed Round in 2024
ForestFolks Provider of forest management and conservation services aimed at protecting forestry and the environment.The company exploits and successfully employs the forest's CO2 absorption potential and conserves and recovers forest resources and biodiversity, allowing for regulatory compliance and supporting environmental protection.

Essen

Seed Round in 2024
Essen is a technological company that specializes in mobility and data analysis, as well as using data to improve transportation.

Aria Rika

Seed Round in 2024
Aria Rika is a company that provides postpartum care services and specializes in breastfeeding support services.

Sagri

Series A in 2024
Sagri, Inc. is a Japan-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing agriculture software aimed at addressing challenges faced by farmers. The company leverages satellite data analysis and machine learning to create a data platform that provides insights into the status of agricultural land. By collaborating with regional financial institutions and local governments, Sagri enables agricultural committees to identify abandoned cultivated land through a digital mapping system, thereby alleviating the investigative burden typically associated with these assessments. The company's innovative approach aims to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural practices for experienced farmers.

Kisui Tech

Series A in 2024
Developer of a space exploration technology designed to improve agriculture with artificial intelligence robots. The company's platform is creating a self-managing futuristic farm, it plans on increasing the production of crops, providing farming support through farm management, enabling farmers to assist in farming with the help of modern technology.

Tripi

Seed Round in 2024
Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.

Fermenstation

Venture Round in 2024
Fermenstation Co., Ltd., founded in 2009 and based in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, specializes in consulting services aimed at the utilization of unused biomass. The company focuses on ethanol production, animal feed production, and the development of aromatic products, offering feasibility studies and co-development projects. Fermenstation also leverages fermentation technology to add value to local resources and create innovative products. In addition to its consulting services, the company provides brand consulting, logo design, packaging design, website development, and public relations services, helping clients to establish sustainable new products. Furthermore, Fermenstation manufactures rice-based home ethanol, Komesshu air freshener, and Oshu soap, enhancing its portfolio with practical applications of its expertise.

AZUL Energy

Series A in 2023
AZUL Energy is focused on advancing energy solutions through the development of innovative air battery technologies and metal-free catalysts. The company enhances the performance of air batteries and creates products related to this technology, aiming to promote eco-friendly lifestyles. Their research has identified a catalyst electrode containing specific pigments that outperforms traditional materials like platinum carbon. Additionally, AZUL Energy's catalyst technology supports clean energy initiatives by providing cost-effective and resource-efficient solutions for the production of green hydrogen. Through its R&D, manufacturing, and sales efforts, the company contributes to the establishment of a recycling-oriented society and enhances the sustainability of energy systems.
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