# Animal Spirits

Animal Spirits is a Private Equity based in Tokyo, Japan.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Private Equity
- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Region:** Asia
- **Address:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Founded:** 2022
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** animalspirits.jp
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/animalspirits

## Regulatory record

- **Reports private funds:** No

## About

Animal Spirits is a venture capital firm that operates the Animal Spirits No. 1 Fund, investing mainly in seed- and early-stage startups. Its purpose is social transformation for future generations, providing risk capital and management support to startups that can drive that change. The firm aims to inject animal spirits into Japanese society so such startups can grow.

## People

- 朝倉 祐介 (Yusuke Asakura) — 代表パートナー
- 荒木 翔太 (Shota Araki) — ジェネラルパートナー
- 川原 あやか (Ayaka Kawahara) — ベンチャーパートナー
- 星野 怜生 (Reo Hoshino) — ベンチャーキャピタリスト
- 藤本 ほむら (Homura Fujimoto) — ベンチャーキャピタリスト
- 石川 凜 (Lynn Ishikawa) — ベンチャーキャピタリスト
- 荒川 あゆみ (Ayumi Arakawa) — コーポレートマネージャー

## Related profiles

- [Animato Foundation](https://altss.com/profile/animato-foundation)

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Last updated: 2026-08-11T15:06:04.815Z

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