Tohakusha Secures in Financing

The team works with illustrators, VTubers and music creators to turn their work into commercial projects while creators retain their rights.

Round size
Undisclosed
Stage
Pre-Series A
Headquarters
Japan
Announced
Jan 13, 2026

Turning creative work into a business

Projects combine planning, content development, promotion and merchandising. Partnerships with publishers, IP owners, distributors and property developers connect individual creators to production, distribution and physical exhibition opportunities.

Exhibitions with a retail component

The existing pop-up format combines exhibitions with merchandise sales. The company is adding investment in original IP development alongside this business, bringing producers and merchandise-planning specialists into its growing team.

Where the funding goes

  • Original IP development
  • Exhibition and merchandise pop-up operations
  • International expansion

Sources

  1. Tohakusha: funding announcement
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