Animal Spirits invested in Cosomil, Inc., an academic spin-off startup developing disease diagnostic technologies, in its Series A1 round.
Asakura will speak at “2025 Japan Startup Finance - Domestic Startup Funding Trends -” hosted by Userbase Inc.（2026/2/17）
Asakura will speak at the “uTIE × Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Venture Capital Meetup” hosted by the Industry-Academia Innovation Promotion Division, Industry-Academia Collaboration Promotion Headquarters, The University of Tokyo.（2026/2/26）
Animal Spirits invested in AstroX, a company developing a satellite launch vehicle using the Rockoon method, in its Series A first round.
Animalspirits’ portfolio company Michibiku, a “corporate governance tech” firm that aims to “guide management toward its ideal state,” has joined the Money Forward Group.
Asakura will speak at Panel 3: Building Global firms - International Advantage as Strategy in “Coolwater Investor Summit (CIS),” hosted by Coolwater Capital. （2025/11/17）
Animal Spirits invested in Kimino Tonarino, that develops and operates the AI fortune-telling app “Uratti” in the seed round.
Animal Spirits invested in NanoFrontier, a startup originating from Tohoku University, in the seed round.
Asakura will speak at “Beyond Limits 2025 Autumn,” hosted by Hyogo Prefecture / Hyogo Startup Plaza and NPO Community Link. （2025/11/14）
Asakura will serve as a lecturer for the “CFO Academy / Next STAR CFO Initiative” hosted by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited.