ABBALab

ABBALab is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, focused on investing in Internet-of-Things (IoT) hardware startups. The firm aims to foster innovation by supporting teams in developing their ideas into viable products. ABBALab offers assistance in various stages of product development, including creating appropriate production models and prototyping. It emphasizes the importance of evolving prototypes into high-quality versions and utilizes crowdfunding to gauge market reactions before proceeding with production. Through its comprehensive support, ABBALab strives to help promising teams bring their innovative hardware solutions to a broader audience.

Niki Agata

Partner

Osamu Ogasahara

Chief Executive Officer

27 past transactions

RATEL

Seed Round in 2021
RATEL, founded in 2018 and based in Fukuoka City, Japan, specializes in application development and the planning and management of sports events, with a particular focus on esports. The company offers a platform called ePS, which facilitates various aspects of esports participation, including event search and registration. Additionally, RATEL operates within the sports influencer marketing sector, connecting brands with influencers in the esports community to enhance engagement and visibility.

tonari

Seed Round in 2020
tonari Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company founded in 2017 and based in Shibuya, specializing in developing communication tools that enhance remote interactions. The company offers a range of products, including digital whiteboards and notification systems, designed to create life-sized environments for users. This technology facilitates natural communication between individuals, whether in classrooms or connecting families across distances. By augmenting physical spaces, tonari's solutions aim to minimize the environmental impact of air travel for business meetings, allowing remote teams to engage more effectively while reducing the stress associated with commuting.

Orphe

Series A in 2020
ORPHE TRACK is a smart shoes platform that helps urban runners achieve their specific goals, as it enables a detailed review of user's running routine without any extra measurement equipment . Their latest crowdfunding campaign has been very successful on gathering early adopters concerned about their physical exercise improvements: https://www.makuake.com/project/evoride-orphe/ The startup provides customized experiences to be used not only for wellness but also for healthcare - both disease prevention and early detection.

Qurate

Seed Round in 2019
Qurate Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Fukuoka, Japan, develops a content orchestration platform aimed at enhancing marketing efforts for businesses. The platform provides marketing teams with instant access to essential content and knowledge, enabling them to design and manage websites, create social media content, and develop comprehensive marketing campaigns. Qurate's suite of products includes Qurate Web, Qurate Social, Qurate Planner, and Qurate Discover, all of which facilitate the visualization of content marketing strategies and support the generation of revenue growth. By focusing on curated internet solutions, Qurate empowers organizations to effectively streamline their marketing processes and enhance their online presence.

Space Walker

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Space Walker Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells reusable winged sub-orbital space planes and peripheral parts. It also plans and proposes space-related events; and engages in other related businesses. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Pyrenee

Seed Round in 2019
Pyrenee Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in the development and production of driving assistance devices aimed at enhancing vehicle safety. The company focuses on creating hardware solutions that leverage artificial intelligence to reduce the risk of car accidents. Pyrenee's devices are designed to be easily attached to existing vehicles, where they assess road conditions and predict potential hazards. Upon detecting a possible accident, these devices promptly alert the driver through voice and visual notifications, thereby promoting safer driving practices.

alu inc.

Seed Round in 2019
alu inc., a technology company, develops aru, a manga search app. The company was founded on July 11, 2018 and is based in Japan.

Enowa Japan

Venture Round in 2019
Enowa Japan, established in 2013 and based in Namerikawa, Toyama, specializes in IoT and AI technology for agricultural consulting. The company focuses on smart agriculture solutions, including the development of agricultural IoT systems and e-commerce services for agricultural products. Enowa has developed a paddy field technology that automates water management for rice farmers, allowing for remote control of water levels and enabling efficient irrigation management. This innovation helps farmers significantly reduce water management costs while contributing to sustainable farming practices.

RATEL

Venture Round in 2018
RATEL, founded in 2018 and based in Fukuoka City, Japan, specializes in application development and the planning and management of sports events, with a particular focus on esports. The company offers a platform called ePS, which facilitates various aspects of esports participation, including event search and registration. Additionally, RATEL operates within the sports influencer marketing sector, connecting brands with influencers in the esports community to enhance engagement and visibility.

SenSprout

Venture Round in 2018
SenSprout Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in developing and selling agricultural sensors. Founded in 2015, the company’s products are designed to measure soil moisture, surface temperature, and electrical conductivity, providing farmers with critical insights for optimizing irrigation systems. By utilizing printed electronic sensors that employ wireless power feeding techniques and ink-jet printing technology, SenSprout produces cost-effective sensors that can be mass-produced and require minimal maintenance, avoiding the complications associated with battery replacement. These sensors not only enhance irrigation efficiency for large farms and high-value crops but also offer functionalities to predict natural disasters like landslides and cliff collapses. Through its internet service, SenSprout enables the collection and analysis of farming data, empowering farmers to make informed decisions and improve their yields while conserving water resources.

Medita

Venture Round in 2018
Medita is a technology company that provides medical equipment, health consulting, and welfare services.

Teplo

Seed Round in 2018
Teplo is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in designing and manufacturing smart teapots equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Its flagship product, the Teplo Tea Maker, enables tea enthusiasts to brew their tea with precision by controlling both the brewing time and temperature through a mobile application. The Teplo device features a glass container integrated with a thermal sensor, a heating element, a Bluetooth communication module, and dual batteries, allowing users to achieve their ideal tea experience consistently.

SenSprout

Seed Round in 2017
SenSprout Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in developing and selling agricultural sensors. Founded in 2015, the company’s products are designed to measure soil moisture, surface temperature, and electrical conductivity, providing farmers with critical insights for optimizing irrigation systems. By utilizing printed electronic sensors that employ wireless power feeding techniques and ink-jet printing technology, SenSprout produces cost-effective sensors that can be mass-produced and require minimal maintenance, avoiding the complications associated with battery replacement. These sensors not only enhance irrigation efficiency for large farms and high-value crops but also offer functionalities to predict natural disasters like landslides and cliff collapses. Through its internet service, SenSprout enables the collection and analysis of farming data, empowering farmers to make informed decisions and improve their yields while conserving water resources.

Synamon

Seed Round in 2017
Synamon Inc. engages in content planning, development, and management of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) related products. The company develops NEUTRANS, a VR space construction solution. Its services include VR/AR development, VR/AR consulting, and 3D models for VR/AR content creation. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Shinagawa, Japan.

PLEN Robotics

Corporate Round in 2017
PLEN Robotics is to create robots that enrich the lives of all people regardless of age, gender, nationality, or location.To that end, PLEN Robotics constantly strive to be open-minded and to incorporate new technologies and values without being bound to ideas, cultures, titles, or organizations.

COMSA

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Comsa is a conduit for future ICOs that want to exist in the COMSA ecosystem. As part of the project, a COMSA team is now already in place to provide companies with consultation, expertise and solutions to support their very own ICOs and implement blockchain technology into their business practices using our Zaif exchange and mijin private blockchain software, all at the same time, as a one-stop solution.

Planet Way

Corporate Round in 2017
Planetway is a Individual data driven social innovation company. Planetway data can be used in a manner that is favorable to oneself and society by allowing data to be disclosed to third parties on a voluntary basis under the personal consent of the individual (“Data personal sovereignty” A new era ”). And Planetway aim to realize a society beyond capitalism that will come in the near future .

Brain Magic

Seed Round in 2017
Brain Magic Ltd. is a technology startup based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2016. The company specializes in developing innovative input devices designed to enhance computer operation for creative professionals, particularly illustrators and video creators. Its flagship product, the Orbital2, serves as a left-hand input device that streamlines keyboard operations, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing the stresses associated with creative workflows. By focusing on optimizing everyday business and creative tasks, Brain Magic aims to facilitate smoother and more productive work experiences for users worldwide.

Qurate

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Qurate Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Fukuoka, Japan, develops a content orchestration platform aimed at enhancing marketing efforts for businesses. The platform provides marketing teams with instant access to essential content and knowledge, enabling them to design and manage websites, create social media content, and develop comprehensive marketing campaigns. Qurate's suite of products includes Qurate Web, Qurate Social, Qurate Planner, and Qurate Discover, all of which facilitate the visualization of content marketing strategies and support the generation of revenue growth. By focusing on curated internet solutions, Qurate empowers organizations to effectively streamline their marketing processes and enhance their online presence.

Novera Japan

Corporate Round in 2017
Novera reinvents the mirror. By redefining mirrors that exist everywhere in the world, Novera realize a new world where everyone can have a hope for the future "I want to be."

M2B communications

Corporate Round in 2016
M2B Communications Co., Ltd., a wireless network services company, provides research and planning for communication services. The company primarily focuses on utilizing unlicensed-band to establish a communication platform for IoT/M2M using machines to connect things to the network. It also provides connectivity for client applications, including LPWA technology, such as LoRaWAN; and network infrastructure, wireless devices, applications, cloud, etc. needed to start IoT/M2M services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Hachioji, Japan.

Tsumug

Seed Round in 2016
Tsumug is a company that creates manufacturing, services and mechanisms that will change the future in an unprecedented style. They spun out new services (tsumug) with people and partner companies toward large and rich value that cannot be realized by one person or one team.

SYMAX

Seed Round in 2015
SYMAX Inc. develops and provides a sensor device for early detection of diseases and illnesses. Its device can be attached to Western-style toilets and tells users their health condition by analyzing their urine on a daily basis. The company was founded in June 16, 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Fove

Seed Round in 2015
FOVE, INC. designs and manufactures eye tracking virtual reality headsets. The company provides FOVE0 Headset, a virtual reality (VR) device that allows the user to control the 360° virtual word with their eyes; FOVE Healthcare, VR device with self-check service for cognitive function by utilizing VR and eye tracking technology; and NeU-VR, a FOVE0 based VR headset that measures eye and brain activity. The company also develops an application to access and view real time information of device. FOVE, INC. was founded in 2014 and is based in Torrance, California with additional office in Tokyo, Japan.

Up Performa

Angel Round in 2015
Up Performa Co.,Ltd. provides player tracking systems for amateur football players and teams. It offers Eagle Eye, a football-focused wearable technology that is placed on a player's upper arm to capture their motions, such as run, position, speed, and acceleration; send the data through Wi-Fi AP while charging the device; and enables the team to analyze, and think about team performance and strategy based on the sent data. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.

exiii

Seed Round in 2015
exiii Inc. develops functional prosthetic hands. The company was founded on October 29, 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

vinclu Inc.

Corporate Round in 2014
Vinclu designs, develops, and manufactures smartphone accessories. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.