Spurcle

#Employee

#Fund

Approved Date

Sep 17, 2024

Asset Class

Venture Capital

AUM (JPY)

¥3,000,000,000

Company Name Japanese

スパークル株式会社

Description English

A Sendai-based venture capital firm aiming to create new industries and promote regional development through the co-creation of local communities and startups.

Description Japanese

仙台拠点のベンチャーキャピタル。地域とスタートアップの共創による新しい産業の創出と、地域の振興を目指す

EMDB

Founded Year

2023

Founder

Hideki Fukudome

Founder BIO

After completing a master’s degree in communication engineering at Tohoku University, he worked as a digital strategy consultant at SigmaCross, where he was involved in new business development, PMO projects, business due diligence, and data analysis for clients in the beverage, finance, trading, and retail industries. He later joined Sparkle and is currently the CEO. He focuses on venture capital operations in high-tech and R&D sectors and promoting DX (digital transformation) in Tohoku. He is also a visiting professor at Miyagi University, a startup advisor for Miyagi Prefecture, and a director at the Tohoku Kizuna Table organization.

Geography

Japan

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Last edited by

Agha Ali Scheram

Last edited time

May 9

2025 10:27 AM

Reviewed By

Hidekazu Ishida

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SME support

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