# Hide Kasuga Group

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/hide-kasuga-group

- Industry: Business Support Services
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.hk1896.com
- Total disclosed funding: $0.4M
- Latest round: Series A (Jul 16, 2024)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Founded in 1896 and based in Tokyo, Japan, and founded in 2012, Hide Kasuga Group operates as a company that engages in business management, brand development, and composite materials application, integrating polymer and environmental chemistry for sustainable development goals (SDGs). In November 2025, Hide Kasuga Group raised an undisclosed amount in venture funding from new investor Hakuhodo.

Hide Kasuga Group operates several environmentally conscious brands and initiatives focused on promoting a circular economy. It develops and manufactures sustainable products using materials like Transwood®, a long-lasting, eco-friendly composite. The group offers consultation services for creating circular economies using its proprietary construction and material branding methods. Through collaborations with research and development institutes and universities, it supports recycling-based research and product development. Additionally, the group operates a flagship store in Omotesando, Tokyo, where it showcases sustainable products and materials. Hide Kasuga Group also promotes collaboration among industry, academia, and government to further the goals of sustainability and resource recycling.

The company plans to use its proceeds from November 2025 funding to develop global marketing and new business for eco-friendly brands by leveraging both partners’ expertise.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jul 16, 2024, $0.4M — MIRAIDOOR, Hachijuni Investment

## Investors

- MIRAIDOOR (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/miraidoor) — Series A
- Hachijuni Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hachijuni-investment) — Series A