APEX
Venture Round in 2020
APEX engages in the sale and repair of medical equipment.
VS Technology
Venture Round in 2020
VS Technology Corporation, established in 1997 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the design and manufacture of optical lenses and lighting systems tailored for machine vision applications. Its product portfolio includes machine vision lenses, surveillance lenses, and a range of lighting products such as bar lights, back lights, and line lights, along with accessories. The company also offers custom optical solutions, technical support, and application case studies to cater to diverse customer needs in the machine vision and automation industries.
Entre
Venture Round in 2019
Entre Co., Ltd., established in 1997 and based in Tokyo, Japan, operates as a recruitment service provider primarily for the media sector. The company offers a range of services including job listing magazines, entrepreneurship seminars, event information, and consulting. In addition to its recruitment focus, Entre is also involved in private equity investments, specifically targeting companies within the education sector.
Fenix International
Venture Round in 2019
Fenix International is a planning, manufacturing, and fibers and sundries company. It focuses on the sales, planning and manufacturing of high-end knit and leather fashion products.
BYEX Exchange
Venture Round in 2018
BYEX is a global geek chain technology expert.
Sprout Investment
Venture Round in 2018
Sprout Investment is a company based in Yokohama, Japan, specializing in the wholesale distribution of live and fresh fish. In addition to its wholesale operations, it also runs a restaurant that features local fish, pure rice sake, live squid, and skewers. This dual focus allows Sprout Investment to provide customers with high-quality, fresh, and safe seafood products while also offering a dining experience that highlights local culinary traditions.
Newokubo
Venture Round in 2017
Newokubo Co., Ltd. is a food manufacturing company based in Kashiwa, Japan, established in 1982. The company specializes in producing a variety of food items, including pasta, spaghetti, macaroni, and olive oil. As a start-up in the food and beverage sector, Newokubo is focused on providing quality products to meet consumer demands.
Apple World
Venture Round in 2017
Apple World is a travel agency based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in hotel reservations, transportation, and tour services for both domestic and international travelers. The company provides a comprehensive range of online booking services, facilitating seamless travel experiences by connecting customers with various accommodation options and travel arrangements. With a focus on enhancing customer convenience, Apple World caters to diverse travel needs, making it a key player in the travel and tourism sector.
Apple World
Venture Round in 2017
Apple World is a travel agency based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in hotel reservations, transportation, and tour services for both domestic and international travelers. The company provides a comprehensive range of online booking services, facilitating seamless travel experiences by connecting customers with various accommodation options and travel arrangements. With a focus on enhancing customer convenience, Apple World caters to diverse travel needs, making it a key player in the travel and tourism sector.
SeetaTech
Seed Round in 2017
SeetaTech is a machine vision company located in Beijing that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions. The company develops an AI production platform and a Cloud Intelligence Center focused on face recognition and drone vision applications. SeetaTech's technology employs funnel-type full-pose face detection to identify multiple faces in complex environments. Additionally, its products are capable of distinguishing various facial attributes, including gender, age, expression, and skin color. Through its innovative offerings, SeetaTech aims to provide advanced capabilities for customers seeking effective machine vision solutions.
PPmoney is an online peer-to-peer lending platform developed by Guangzhou Wanhui Jinkong Technology. It connects individual investors with borrowers, facilitating access to loans in a more convenient manner than traditional financing methods. The platform serves as an information intermediary, helping to address the challenges faced in conventional lending, and aims to create wealth opportunities for individual investors while providing borrowers with streamlined access to necessary funds.
Prop Tech Plus
Venture Round in 2016
Prop Tech Plus Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2013 that specializes in system development and web construction tailored for the real estate finance industry. As a subsidiary of MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc., it provides a range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of real estate finance professionals. The company's offerings include various REIT database platforms and related web services, which facilitate information access for REIT management companies and investment corporations. By enabling these entities to stay informed about market trends and investment news, Prop Tech Plus plays a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of operations within Japan's real estate market.
Marusaya
Venture Round in 2016
Marusaya is a Tokyo-based producer and wholesaler of natural seafood and vegetable-based seasonings, specializing in dried bonito and various Japanese soup stock ingredients. The company focuses on the production and sale of smoked and fermented dry bonito, catering primarily to restaurants and specialty cooking shops. By supplying high-quality ingredients, Marusaya supports culinary professionals in creating authentic Japanese dishes.
Maruhon
Venture Round in 2015
Maruhon, Inc. is a company based in Hamamatsu-shi, Japan, specializing in the import and wholesale of building materials for the construction industry. It offers a wide range of products, including flooring, wall paneling, moldings, lumber, and various natural finishes and maintenance products. Maruhon caters primarily to the residential construction market, serving a diverse clientele that includes housing material retailers, manufacturers, pre-manufactured home builders, construction companies, and furniture manufacturers. The company sources its products from over 25 countries, providing both raw materials and finished wood products to customers in Japan and internationally.
Sokan
Venture Round in 2014
Sokan is a manufacturer and retailer of processed fishery and agricultural products based in Japan. The company specializes in a diverse array of seafood snacks inspired by Japanese and Korean cuisine, including fish and seaweed-based products. In addition to seafood, Sokan offers a selection of dried potato chips, plums, and confectionery items, all made from carefully sourced ingredients. By focusing on quality and taste, Sokan aims to provide customers with healthy and appealing snack options.
eBOOK Initiative Japan
Venture Round in 2011
Founded in 2000, eBOOK Initiative Japan specializes in the planning, development, distribution, and production of electronic content, books, magazines, and publications. It focuses on overcoming language barriers to spread Japanese publications globally.
Cima NanoTech
Series C in 2011
Cima NanoTech, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of transparent conductive film solutions, specializing in technologies for large projected capacitive touch screens. The company offers products such as the SANTE ProTouch module, which provides multi-touch capabilities for various applications, including interactive digital signage, kiosks, and whiteboards. Additionally, Cima NanoTech produces transparent conductive coatings for electronic devices like touch screens and solar cells, as well as conductive inks for inkjet applications. Its innovative self-aligning nano technology enhances the performance of electronic coatings. Founded in 2002 and based in Oakdale, Minnesota, Cima NanoTech has expanded its presence with offices in locations such as Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, Israel, and South Korea, serving a diverse range of industries including corporate, education, retail, and healthcare.
Gene Techno Science
Venture Round in 2010
Founded in 2001, Gene Techno Science is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company dedicated to researching and developing innovative drugs. Its portfolio includes treatments for immunological, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, infectious, renal diseases, and oncology.
IMAGE MAGIC
Venture Round in 2009
IMAGE MAGIC is a printing solutions provider company that develops on-demand print services for original products.
Agile Media Network
Venture Round in 2009
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2007, Agile Media Network specializes in conversational marketing. It facilitates advertisement distribution via the internet, offers information services, develops internet-related systems, hosts seminars and events, and publishes content. The company is renowned for its work with top blogs and social media platforms.
Waja
Venture Round in 2009
Waja is a Tokyo-based retailer specializing in fashion clothing and accessories. The company offers a diverse range of products, including dresses, outerwear, formal suits, shoes, bags, purses, hats, and various accessories. Waja also provides a unique selection of imported items targeted at overseas buyers, as well as rare brands that have yet to enter the market. Additionally, the retailer features sales and outlet items from popular brands, sourced directly from authorized dealers. Waja operates a mail-order service that includes both new and used products, with an emphasis on quality and style. Each item is individually inspected, and the company allows returns for discrepancies related to images or sizes. With daily arrivals of stylish products, Waja aims to offer exclusive items that are not easily found elsewhere, catering to a fashion-conscious clientele. The shipping cost for deliveries is set at a flat rate, and there are no additional customs duties for international shipments.
Agile Media Network
Venture Round in 2009
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2007, Agile Media Network specializes in conversational marketing. It facilitates advertisement distribution via the internet, offers information services, develops internet-related systems, hosts seminars and events, and publishes content. The company is renowned for its work with top blogs and social media platforms.
Cerevo is a Tokyo-based company active in consumer electronics. It specializes in innovative, internet-enabled gadgets such as cameras, smart bicycles, SIM card changers, robotic desk lamps, and video streaming devices.
XConnect Global Networks
Series A in 2007
XConnect Global Networks is a leading provider of next-generation interconnection services that facilitate the adoption of IP-based multimedia communications. The company leverages its advanced ENUM registry and IPX hub technology to help customers optimize their network and technology investments, enabling the delivery of IP voice, video, and unified communications across various networks and platforms. Headquartered in London, with additional offices in the USA, EMEA, and Asia, XConnect serves a diverse customer base that includes major carriers, service providers, and video conferencing providers across more than 70 countries. Their federation-based peering services offer real-time access to comprehensive and secure phone number data, empowering mobile communications and ensuring efficient connectivity for IP-enabled carriers and service providers.
Regimmune
Seed Round in 2006
REGiMMUNE Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2006, the company specializes in the discovery and development of immune-regulatory therapeutics aimed at treating severe diseases and disorders related to the immune system. Utilizing its proprietary reVax technology, REGiMMUNE targets immune tolerance by inducing regulatory T cells, which can address a variety of conditions such as Graft versus Host Disease, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The company has one clinical-stage compound, RGI-2001, currently in a Phase I/II trial for GvHD associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and a second product, RGI-3001, in preclinical development for type 1 diabetes. With a pipeline that includes several promising compounds, REGiMMUNE aims to provide innovative treatments that minimize the side effects commonly associated with traditional immunosuppressants.
CellSeed
Venture Round in 2005
CellSeed specializes in regenerative medicine, developing products primarily for Japan and Europe. Its portfolio includes epithelial cell sheets for corneal and esophageal regeneration, cardiac patches for heart diseases, periodontal tissue regeneration, and cartilage sheets for treating osteoarthritis.
CAA is a car auction company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in the operation of used car auto auction venues. The company conducts live auctions of used cars, utilizing advanced multi-purpose touch panel terminals that facilitate simultaneous bidding. This technology enables bidders to participate remotely in auctions, expanding access and enhancing the auction experience. CAA's innovative approach positions it as a significant player in the used car auction market, catering to a diverse clientele seeking efficient and accessible auction services.
Toho Cinemas
Venture Round in 2002
Toho Cinemas is a prominent operator of motion picture theaters based in Tokyo, Japan. The company manages a network of cinema complexes, offering film exhibition services and facilitating ticket sales for movie performances and events. Through its extensive operations, Toho Cinemas plays a significant role in the Japanese entertainment industry, providing audiences with access to a diverse range of films and cinematic experiences.