# Amekaze Taiyo Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/amekaze-taiyo-co

- Industry: Agribusiness
- Headquarters: Hanamaki-shi, Japan
- Website: www.ame-kaze-taiyo.jp/
- Total disclosed funding: $13M
- Latest round: Series C (Dec 27, 2022)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Founded in 2015 and based in Iwate, Japan, Amekaze Taiyo Co., Ltd. operates a platform "Pocket Marche" that connects producers and consumers in the agricultural industry. In April 2024, the firm raised an amount in venture funding from investor Kokohore Japan.

Amekaze Taiyo offers a variety of services aimed at revitalizing connections between urban and rural populations. Key products include Pocket Marche an app for purchasing fresh seasonal ingredients directly from farmers and fishermen and Eat Communication® an information magazine that showcases local food producers and their products. Additionally, the firm also provides Pokemaru Hometown Tax which is a hometown tax service linking small-scale producers with consumers through diverse gift options as well as runs an electric power business which is an initiative like solar sharing, where solar power equipment is installed on fields to generate electricity and food simultaneously.

The company plans to use the April 2024 funding to use its knowledge base and connect with other local government units.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Dec 27, 2022, $2.2M — Inspire Corporation, TransLink Capital, Oita Venture Capital, Kobashi Industries, HoriPro
- Series B, Aug 24, 2020, $8.1M — Inspire Corporation, Setouchi Tourism Partners, Spurcle, MARUI GROUP, Kobashi Industries, Orange Page Co., Ltd.
- Series A, Aug 27, 2019, $3.1M — Inspire Corporation, Dentsu, Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital, OKB Capital, Kobashi Industries

## Investors

- Inspire Corporation — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Dentsu — Series A
- Iwagin Jigyo Souzou Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/iwagin-jigyo-souzou-capital) — Series A
- OKB Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/okb-capital) — Series A
- Kobashi Industries — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Setouchi Tourism Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/setouchi-tourism-partners) — Series B
- Spurcle (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/spurcle) — Series B
- MARUI GROUP — Series B
- Orange Page Co., Ltd. — Series B
- TransLink Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/translink-capital) — Series C
- Oita Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oita-venture-capital) — Series C
- HoriPro — Series C