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Drone Fund

VC
Tokyo, JapanWebsite

Drone Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

AUM

$135M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specialized in funding startups in drone technology, aerial mobility, and UAV applications.

How Drone Fund invests

Drone Fund is a vc firm based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in consumer-oriented apps.

Drone Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $135M in assets under management.

Drone Fund has backed 4 companies in our records, including Aerodyne Group, Skydio, Liberaware.

Meet the Team

KC

Kotaro Chiba

Managing Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

consumer-oriented apps

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

AE

Aerodyne Group

Drone Fleet Management
SK

Skydio

Autonomous Drones
LI

Liberaware

ME

MetCom株式会社

How to pitch Drone Fund
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kotaro Chiba, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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