ANRI

Founded in Japan in 2012, ANRI is a venture capital firm primarily investing in seed and early-stage startups across various sectors including business products, services, information technology, life sciences, mobile, software-as-a-service, media, telecom, robotics, and blockchain.

Nina Ehara

Venture Capitalist

Erika Kanai

Senior Associate

Taro Maruyama

Senior Associate

Yuta Motoshima

Principal

Kazuhiro Sakakibara

Senior Associate

Anri Samata

Partner

Norihito Shiraishi

Director

Yoko Toiyama

Director

258 past transactions

Asusola

Series A in 2025
Asusola is a renewable energy developer that specializes in the installation and operation of wind and solar energy projects.

iiba

Seed Round in 2025
iiba is a geospatial technology company that develops a platform designed to help parents find child-friendly locations. Its service, available via a map interface, pinpoints family-friendly places such as playgrounds, restaurants, nursing rooms, and toilets. The platform also offers a sharing function, enabling parents to discover and recommend locations to others, thereby enhancing the overall family outing experience.

Bloomo Securities

Series A in 2025
Bloomo Securities is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.

AirX

Series B in 2025
AirX Inc. is a helicopter transportation service provider based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2015, the company offers a range of services including AIROS Skyview, which provides helicopter cruising plans, AIROS for charter services, and CodeShare, a ridesharing platform for helicopter travel. AirX aims to innovate the air transportation landscape by integrating advanced technology to enhance mobility experiences. The company's vision encompasses future mobility solutions such as air taxis and next-generation traffic systems, positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving transportation sector.

Ryulog

Seed Round in 2025
Ryulog is a recruiting firm that assists job seekers in finding international employment opportunities and facilitates their relocation abroad. It collaborates with private companies to offer scholarship programs for studying abroad, funded by these companies, and provides career support including online job-hunting services for students who have studied overseas.

Stack

Series A in 2025
Stack is the developer and provider of the SaaS-based retail mission-critical system.

Pleap

Seed Round in 2025
Pleap specializes in developing AI and IoT-based technology solutions for medical institutions. Its flagship product, medimo, is an AI tool that automatically converts medical audio into comprehensive medical record manuscripts.

Infobox

Series A in 2025
Infobox is a sales data platform that streamlines customer engagement processes. It combines market research, company list creation, and decision-maker outreach, offering comprehensive key personnel profiles with contact information, insights into existing service use, and behavior-based lead scoring to help sales teams effectively identify and prioritize potential customers.

Optieum Biotechnologies

Series A in 2025
Optieum Biotechnologies Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative antibody-based therapies for cancer treatment. Utilizing its proprietary Eumbody System™, the company creates and detects single-chain variable fragment (scFv) product candidates that specifically target and modulate immune cell functions for oncology applications. By enhancing the proliferation capacity and longevity of single-chain variable CAR-T cells, Optieum aims to improve patient responses to advanced tumors while minimizing adverse effects. The company's commitment lies in delivering transformative therapies to patients suffering from severe diseases.

Legal Agent

Seed Round in 2025
Legal Agent is a law firm that leverages generative AI to streamline legal operations. It offers immediate, affordable, and efficient legal services, enabling businesses to access expert consultations and solve legal challenges without disrupting their growth trajectory.

Taian

Series A in 2024
Taian specializes in bridal industry services and software. It provides tools for wedding planning and guest management, including designable invitations and seating charts aligned with a couple's theme, and a system to display guest information. It also offers a digital marketing platform that supports post-wedding experiences by delivering CRM-driven promotions for wedding businesses, such as web invitations and seating order lists, with the aim of encouraging guests to visit on-site venues and generating repeat business.

ARCH

Series A in 2024
ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions

YourTrade

Seed Round in 2024
YourTrade is a company that supports cross-border e-commerce businesses by facilitating the resale of rejected goods and backlogged inventory from international sales. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including the collection and inspection of returned items, along with the resale of these products through local sales channels. Additionally, YourTrade provides import and export services tailored for e-commerce platforms, managing excess stock and returns by handling inspection, storage, and resale processes. The company's platform also enables compliance with various overseas export regulations, allowing businesses to efficiently navigate international markets.

fondi

Venture Round in 2024
Fondi is an English conversation communication service that allows people to live a virtual communal life with the world. Fondi is a metaverse space where people can practice English conversation with English learners from all over the world.

Tanp

Venture Round in 2024
Tanp is an e-commerce platform operated by Gracia Inc., which specializes in providing a diverse selection of gift options for various occasions, including birthdays, anniversaries, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, job celebrations, and weddings. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Shinagawa, Japan, Tanp aims to enhance the gift-giving experience by offering products that help customers celebrate and cherish important moments in their lives. The platform is designed to make the process of selecting and purchasing gifts more enjoyable and accessible for its users.

Crowd Chem

Seed Round in 2024
Crowd Chem is an IT company that specializes in software development, data services, and consulting services.

Pragtech

Seed Round in 2024
Pragtech develops and operates innovative parking lot service software. Their solutions include kiosk payment machines, AI cameras for ticketless payment and car detection, aiming to reduce operating costs, eliminate payment congestion, and prevent fraudulent use.

Tohakusha

Seed Round in 2024
Tohakusha is a creative agency specializing in the development and distribution of digital content and e-commerce websites. It offers a comprehensive entertainment platform that streamlines content creation, promotion, and merchandising for businesses in the entertainment industry. The platform integrates online and offline measures to accelerate content development and provides access to supplementary stories inspired by everyday scenes from anime and games.

Dioseve

Series A in 2024
Dioseve is a biotechnology company specializing in the production of egg cells using DIOLs (Differentiation-Inducing Oocyte-like Cells). Its technology aims to create more fertilizable eggs, facilitating infertility treatment and genetic disease research.

YOUTRUST

Series C in 2024
YOUTRUST is a human resource startup to operate a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.

Orange

Seed Round in 2024
Orange is a developer of a variety of deep-learning models with a focus on computer vision and natural language processing for comics.

Turing

Seed Round in 2024
Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.

Rendez-Vous

Seed Round in 2024
Rendez-Vous is a car-sharing service platform that allows users to become co-owners of luxury and rare vehicles.

Digzyme

Series A in 2024
Digzyme Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on designing and developing advanced enzyme search models utilizing machine learning and bioinformatics. Founded in 2019 and based in Bunkyo, Japan, the company specializes in creating innovative enzymatic processes and biosynthetic systems for valuable compounds. It offers a comprehensive platform for retrosynthetic analysis and gene search, allowing researchers to explore new bioproduction systems and optimize enzyme-catalyzed reactions using accumulated data. Additionally, Digzyme has developed a reaction similarity-screening model and employs metagenomics to analyze environmental DNA, enhancing its capabilities in enzyme and bioprocess development. The company's research and development efforts aim to provide critical insights and tools for medical and scientific research.

Amu

Seed Round in 2024
Amu is an upcycling company that specialises in creating new products and sustainable goods by upcycling old fishing nets.

HarvestX

Series A in 2024
HarvestX is a technology company that focuses on developing robotic solutions for the agricultural sector, specifically targeting the challenges of indoor vertical farming. Originating from a project at the University of Tokyo, the company aims to enhance fruit production through automation. HarvestX specializes in creating automated pollination robots, addressing a significant challenge in fruit cultivation. Its technology utilizes a depth camera and advanced image processing algorithms to identify flowers and fruits, facilitating effective pollination and harvesting. By implementing these innovations, HarvestX seeks to alleviate the labor shortages in agriculture and ensure a consistent and stable food supply.

SPeak Corporation

Seed Round in 2024
SPeak Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Tokyo, Japan, develops web content and a web-matching platform aimed at connecting global talent with opportunities in Japan. The company's primary offerings include JPort Journal and JPort Match. JPort Match serves as a direct recruiting service and acts as a global career platform designed to support emerging talents in their career pursuits. Through its innovative solutions, SPeak Corporation seeks to facilitate better connections between job seekers and employers within Japan's evolving job market.

Infobox

Seed Round in 2024
Infobox is a sales data platform that streamlines customer engagement processes. It combines market research, company list creation, and decision-maker outreach, offering comprehensive key personnel profiles with contact information, insights into existing service use, and behavior-based lead scoring to help sales teams effectively identify and prioritize potential customers.

xCARE

Seed Round in 2024
xCARE develops and commercializes solutions for the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. It operates a healthcare human resources platform that matches experts to support development projects, enabling medical businesses to access specialists across non-clinical work, clinical trials, industrialization, regulatory approval, and launch activities such as medical affairs and marketing. The platform assembles professionals into cross-functional teams to provide end-to-end project support from upstream discovery to downstream commercialization. By coordinating expertise for both development and market entry, xCARE helps clients navigate regulatory, scientific, and operational challenges, optimize resource allocation, and accelerate timelines.

MOVeLOT

Seed Round in 2024
MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.

CLAS

Series B in 2024
CLAS, Inc. is a Japan-based company that specializes in online furniture rental and leasing services. It provides an e-commerce platform that caters to both individuals and corporations, offering rental and subscription options for furniture and home appliances. By facilitating access to essential furnishings and appliances, CLAS aims to meet the diverse needs of its customers in a convenient and flexible manner.

3DC

Seed Round in 2024
3DC specializes in the development and manufacturing of Graphene Mesosponge (GMS), a novel carbon material designed for electrodes in next-generation batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, and other energy storage devices. The company's focus is on creating materials resistant to degradation and with reduced environmental impact.

TicketMe

Seed Round in 2023
TicketMe is Japan's leading NFT platform for ticketing, facilitating the purchase and sale of tickets for live events such as music, theater, sports, and more. Its mission is to uncover hidden value in these experiences and deliver them to the right audience.

AgeWell Japan

Seed Round in 2023
AgeWell Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

One Medica

Series A in 2023
One Medica is a platform that provides people outside of China with access to Japan's state-of-the-art medical care. They collaborate with numerous Japanese medical facilities to offer online second opinions and comprehensive medical services for tourists visiting Japan.

YESOD

Series A in 2023
YESOD is a cloud-based service that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of management departments through its ID control platform. This platform is designed to facilitate seamless operations among various departments by integrating diverse personnel and organizational information. By automating account management processes, YESOD helps organizations overcome departmental barriers and manage their databases more effectively.

3S

Venture Round in 2023
3S operates a SaaS platform that facilitates 24-hour home nursing care services through technology, connecting families with care providers for easy scheduling.

Cosomil

Seed Round in 2023
Cosomil is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative diagnostic tools for early disease detection. It specializes in liquid-based diagnostic technology that enables ultra-high sensitivity enzyme activity measurements at the single molecule level, facilitating accurate and timely diagnoses. Cosomil also offers research and development support to healthcare companies, aiming to improve patient outcomes through enhanced diagnostics.

AnotherBall

Seed Round in 2023
AnotherBall is a startup that combines entertainment and blockchain technologies.

Mairu

Seed Round in 2023
Mairu Tech is a transport company specializing in healthcare mobility. It operates welfare taxis, private ambulances, and other transportation services, focusing on safe, accessible, and comfortable alternatives to traditional transportation methods. The company's core offering is a mobility platform that simplifies the reservation process for private ambulances staffed with medically trained personnel, addressing transportation challenges specific to healthcare needs.

Elcyo

Seed Round in 2023
Elcyo is a technology and manufacturing company that specializes in the production and distribution of liquid crystal lenses and electronic application equipment. The company's primary focus is to develop and sell these products, both domestically and internationally, to address vision problems caused by various eye diseases. By utilizing its research and development capabilities, Elcyo aims to enhance patients' quality of life by providing innovative solutions for eye care.

Matilda

Series A in 2023
Matilda offers home-cooked takeout services, providing professionally prepared, healthy meals for customers to enjoy without the hassle of cooking. Orders are placed online, and meals can be picked up from nearby stations.

Taian

Seed Round in 2023
Taian specializes in bridal industry services and software. It provides tools for wedding planning and guest management, including designable invitations and seating charts aligned with a couple's theme, and a system to display guest information. It also offers a digital marketing platform that supports post-wedding experiences by delivering CRM-driven promotions for wedding businesses, such as web invitations and seating order lists, with the aim of encouraging guests to visit on-site venues and generating repeat business.

Awarefy

Series A in 2023
Awarefy is a mental health technology startup that provides a digital platform designed to enhance users' well-being through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based applications. The platform focuses on self-care for mental health, allowing users to monitor their mental states and daily emotional experiences. Awarefy's application offers features that include daily emotional tracking, analysis reports that visualize changes in emotional and physical conditions, and audio guides aimed at promoting mindfulness. Compatible with both Android and iOS devices, the platform empowers users to develop mental health literacy and improve their overall mental health.

Rehasaku

Venture Round in 2023
Rehasaku Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company established in 2018, specializing in rehabilitation services. It operates a hospital that integrates advanced technology to support medical professionals, such as physiotherapists and judo rehabilitation practitioners, in delivering care. Rehasaku also offers a cloud-based web service designed to assist stay-at-home patients by providing digital counseling. This service facilitates the prescription of evidence-based exercise regimens and enables the sharing of instructional content through videos and written materials. By focusing on enabling patients to engage in self-treatment and rehabilitation at home, Rehasaku aims to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of rehabilitation services.

Carnot

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Carnot is a technology company that specializes in developing large language models to enhance human productivity. Its core product is a cloud-based data engineering platform, which employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate and optimize data transformation processes. This platform streamlines data pipelines, allowing businesses to efficiently ingest, clean, and transform data from diverse sources into valuable insights for data analysis and informed decision-making, thereby accelerating the process.

YourTrade

Seed Round in 2023
YourTrade is a company that supports cross-border e-commerce businesses by facilitating the resale of rejected goods and backlogged inventory from international sales. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including the collection and inspection of returned items, along with the resale of these products through local sales channels. Additionally, YourTrade provides import and export services tailored for e-commerce platforms, managing excess stock and returns by handling inspection, storage, and resale processes. The company's platform also enables compliance with various overseas export regulations, allowing businesses to efficiently navigate international markets.

Restore Vision

Series A in 2023
Restore Vision is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for eye diseases, particularly retinitis pigmentosa. The company specializes in gene therapy that employs advanced chimeric rhodopsin genes, which enhance the functionality of conventional rhodopsins. This technology aims to address the limitations of traditional treatments, providing high sensitivity and improved outcomes for patients suffering from intractable eye conditions. Through its research and development efforts, Restore Vision seeks to create effective therapeutic agents that significantly contribute to the field of ocular health.

BiPSEE

Venture Round in 2023
BiPSEE is a medical XR company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in innovative treatment support for children. The company utilizes augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies to alleviate anxiety and pain in various medical settings, including dentistry, pediatrics, and dermatology. By integrating one-button solutions for dental and medical procedures, BiPSEE aims to enhance the overall experience for young patients, fostering a sense of self-efficacy and improving their mental well-being. Additionally, BiPSEE offers a third-generation cognitive-behavioral therapy that provides immersive environments designed to help users gain new perspectives on their mental health, thereby promoting overall wellness.

GITAI

Series B in 2023
GITAI is a Tokyo-based space robotics company developing humanoid telepresence robots to enable labor in space. Founded in 2016, it designs and deploys robotic systems for tasks on space stations, lunar bases, satellites, and related infrastructure, with the aim of reducing human workload and operational costs. Its products include the G1 general-purpose robot for automating a broad range of internal and external activities on space platforms, the S1 for specialized tasks and on-orbit servicing, and the H1 robot manipulation system for ground-based teleoperation of in-space operations. Through agile development and vertical integration, GITAI seeks to advance safe, reliable robotic labor for exploration, construction, maintenance, and research in space.

Vark

Series C in 2023
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2017, Vark develops innovative virtual event platforms. Their flagship product enables live entertainment experiences within a Metaverse space, offering interactive environments, real-time audience engagement, customizable avatars, and immersive audio-visual elements.

Luup

Series D in 2023
Luup, Inc., founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in electric micro-mobility sharing services. The company's primary offering is an app-based service that allows users to rent and return electric kickboards, e-scooters, and e-bikes at various ports across multiple cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama. Luup aims to provide a convenient and enjoyable travel experience by enabling customers to pick up and drop off vehicles at different locations through their application.

MOVeLOT

Pre Seed Round in 2023
MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.

Quino Energy

Venture Round in 2022
Quino Energy specializes in manufacturing innovative battery systems that utilize organic quinone molecules dissolved in water for long-duration energy storage. Licensed from Harvard University, their technology offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional batteries for commercial and grid applications.

Josys

Series A in 2022
Josys is a provider of integrated management services for IT devices and software-as-a-service (SaaS), focused on automating traditional corporate IT operations. The company's platform simplifies IT management by offering tools for real-time monitoring and reporting of application usage, insights into license consumption trends, and user engagement metrics. It also automates employee onboarding and offboarding processes while monitoring for access violations and security risks, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and security for organizations. By reducing costs associated with enterprise software and streamlining IT operations, Josys supports businesses in effectively managing their SaaS environments and improving overall performance.

Dioseve

Seed Round in 2022
Dioseve is a biotechnology company specializing in the production of egg cells using DIOLs (Differentiation-Inducing Oocyte-like Cells). Its technology aims to create more fertilizable eggs, facilitating infertility treatment and genetic disease research.

fondi

Seed Round in 2022
Fondi is an English conversation communication service that allows people to live a virtual communal life with the world. Fondi is a metaverse space where people can practice English conversation with English learners from all over the world.

Taian

Seed Round in 2022
Taian specializes in bridal industry services and software. It provides tools for wedding planning and guest management, including designable invitations and seating charts aligned with a couple's theme, and a system to display guest information. It also offers a digital marketing platform that supports post-wedding experiences by delivering CRM-driven promotions for wedding businesses, such as web invitations and seating order lists, with the aim of encouraging guests to visit on-site venues and generating repeat business.

Smart Bank

Series A in 2022
Smart Bank is a software company that has developed an application for money spending management. It offers a chargeable prepaid card and an app that automatically records and visualizes spending, helping users manage their expenses effectively.

Turing

Seed Round in 2022
Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.

Knowledge Work

Series A in 2022
Knowledge Work is an IT firm that focuses on developing and selling software for companies. It builds corporate software to enhance workplace efficiency, covering back-office, management, and work experience areas. The software supports the sharing and utilization of in-house knowledge to improve operational efficiency.

EX-Fusion

Pre Seed Round in 2022
EX-Fusion is focused on developing and operating the world's first laser-powered commercial nuclear fusion reactor, aiming to provide a sustainable energy solution. The company specializes in the manufacture of continuous plasma generators and is involved in laser-plasma research, offering technology and R&D support for fusion systems. By advancing the practical application of laser fusion, EX-Fusion seeks to overcome the challenges often faced by government-funded fusion research, which can be hindered by shifting political priorities and budget constraints. Through its innovative approach, EX-Fusion aims to contribute significantly to the field of clean energy.

Aculys Pharma

Series B in 2022
Aculys Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that develops drugs and innovative medical treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

QunaSys

Series B in 2022
QunaSys is a company focused on advancing the practical application of quantum technology through the development of algorithm and application software. Established to harness the potential of quantum physics, QunaSys aims to illuminate the underlying quantum phenomena that influence various technologies, from semiconductors to medical imaging. Their platform enables the simulation of quantum mechanical behaviors, allowing researchers to effectively execute quantum chemistry calculations on both quantum computers and simulators. By bridging the gap between theoretical quantum physics and real-world applications, QunaSys seeks to facilitate innovations that were previously unattainable with conventional technologies, thereby contributing to the evolution of quantum computing and its related fields.

Tacoms

Series A in 2022
CAMEL is a restaurant management software firm that operates in managing orders from numerous ordering sources. This service allows you to handle several delivery and takeout services on a single terminal, from ordering to totalling.

Restore Vision

Seed Round in 2022
Restore Vision is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for eye diseases, particularly retinitis pigmentosa. The company specializes in gene therapy that employs advanced chimeric rhodopsin genes, which enhance the functionality of conventional rhodopsins. This technology aims to address the limitations of traditional treatments, providing high sensitivity and improved outcomes for patients suffering from intractable eye conditions. Through its research and development efforts, Restore Vision seeks to create effective therapeutic agents that significantly contribute to the field of ocular health.

Viage Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2022
Viage Therapeutics is a neuroscience company established in 2018, focusing on the development of innovative neurotherapeutics. The company is dedicated to discovering and creating a new class of drugs aimed at treating psychiatric and inflammatory diseases, including conditions such as depression, anxiety, and gastrointestinal disorders. Through its groundbreaking research, Viage Therapeutics seeks to address significant unmet medical needs, providing healthcare professionals with access to novel therapeutic options that could improve patient outcomes.

Cowche

Seed Round in 2021
KAUCHE is a share-buying app that enables users to enjoy low-cost shopping by group-buying with share-buying companions such as friends and family. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.

Aculys Pharma

Private Equity Round in 2021
Aculys Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that develops drugs and innovative medical treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

INGEN

Seed Round in 2021
INGEN is an agricultural service company that specializes in planning, management, and coordination of food production groups and areas.

Luup

Series B in 2021
Luup, Inc., founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in electric micro-mobility sharing services. The company's primary offering is an app-based service that allows users to rent and return electric kickboards, e-scooters, and e-bikes at various ports across multiple cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama. Luup aims to provide a convenient and enjoyable travel experience by enabling customers to pick up and drop off vehicles at different locations through their application.

AgeWell Japan

Seed Round in 2021
AgeWell Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.

Awarefy

Seed Round in 2021
Awarefy is a mental health technology startup that provides a digital platform designed to enhance users' well-being through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based applications. The platform focuses on self-care for mental health, allowing users to monitor their mental states and daily emotional experiences. Awarefy's application offers features that include daily emotional tracking, analysis reports that visualize changes in emotional and physical conditions, and audio guides aimed at promoting mindfulness. Compatible with both Android and iOS devices, the platform empowers users to develop mental health literacy and improve their overall mental health.

Reiwa Travel

Seed Round in 2021
Reiwa Travel Company Overview Reiwa Travel is a digital travel agency with the mission to "Design New Travel Experiences." We aim to offer innovative experiences and new societal value in international travel. Since April 2022, we have been offering the international travel booking app 'NEWT'. Our goal is to maximize the digital transformation (DX) of booking and management tasks in the travel industry, providing unprecedented “easy, affordable, customizable, and secure” package tours. We are committed to creating social value through the experience of international travel. International Travel Booking App 'NEWT' Service Overview 'NEWT' is an international travel booking app designed to create new travel experiences for new era. It offers an easy booking process, achieves cost-effective pricing, creates customizable trips that meet individual needs, and provides the security that makes travelers feel they made the right choice with NEWT. International Travel Booking App 'NEWT': https://app.adjust.com/iidu9wi Web version 'NEWT': https://newt.net/

Villio

Seed Round in 2021
Villio is a developer of a talent experience software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at enhancing human resource development and recruitment processes for companies. The platform facilitates introspection and dialogue among team members, allowing organizations to visualize individual and collective performance. By promoting feedback and improving team dynamics, Villio's service helps clients optimize employee efforts and overall team effectiveness. The company's approach focuses on creating new value in the workplace, ultimately supporting the recruitment and development of talented engineers.

Strand Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
Strand Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in genetically programming mRNA to deliver innovative therapies aimed at enhancing patient outcomes. Founded in 2017, the company develops mRNA programming technology that allows for precise control over the location, timing, and intensity of therapeutic protein expression within the body. By employing mRNA-encoded logic circuits, Strand Therapeutics can achieve cell-type specific expression by detecting unique miRNA signatures and modulating protein dosage in response to externally administered small molecules. The company focuses on creating gene therapies powered by synthetic biology, including immunotherapies designed to enable cells to produce target cancer-killing proteins, thereby strengthening the body's immune response against cancer.

Acompany

Seed Round in 2021
Acompany Co., Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Aichi, Japan, specializes in designing and developing confidential computing systems. The company offers comprehensive support, from concept design to product development, for projects utilizing secret calculation and blockchain technology. It also provides data security consulting services and offers a blockchain application development course. Acompany's core focus is to provide privacy protection solutions, enabling secure data utilization and contributing to a safer data society.

Parallel

Series B in 2021
Parallel is a virtual hangout platform that allows sharing content with friends. On the social networking site Parallel, users can enjoy a variety of content while chatting with their close friends. It enables the creation of a room where anyone who has been invited may enter and can immediately begin speaking.

CareSpace

Seed Round in 2021
CareSpace is a platform offering remote patient management through an intelligent virtual assistant. It aims to empower patients beyond hospital walls, providing a scalable, patient-centered healthcare model supported by remote providers.

Tacoms

Venture Round in 2021
CAMEL is a restaurant management software firm that operates in managing orders from numerous ordering sources. This service allows you to handle several delivery and takeout services on a single terminal, from ordering to totalling.

SPeak Corporation

Venture Round in 2021
SPeak Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Tokyo, Japan, develops web content and a web-matching platform aimed at connecting global talent with opportunities in Japan. The company's primary offerings include JPort Journal and JPort Match. JPort Match serves as a direct recruiting service and acts as a global career platform designed to support emerging talents in their career pursuits. Through its innovative solutions, SPeak Corporation seeks to facilitate better connections between job seekers and employers within Japan's evolving job market.

Plott

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Plott is a Tokyo-based company specializing in the production and distribution of original anime and manga content on YouTube. It operates animation channels and utilizes viewer behavior data to create data-driven content, aiming to increase subscribers through collaborations with existing channels.

Funds

Series C in 2021
Funds is a loan investment firm that operates an online peer-to-peer lending marketplace, facilitating connections between individual investors and businesses seeking operating capital. Through its platform, Funds allows companies to secure financing by investing in funds via silent partnership agreements, starting from increments as low as 1 yen. This approach enables individual investors to manage their assets online while providing businesses access to necessary funds. By focusing on middle-risk, middle-return financial instruments, Funds aims to create a streamlined investment experience that benefits both lenders and borrowers.

Luup

Venture Round in 2021
Luup, Inc., founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in electric micro-mobility sharing services. The company's primary offering is an app-based service that allows users to rent and return electric kickboards, e-scooters, and e-bikes at various ports across multiple cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama. Luup aims to provide a convenient and enjoyable travel experience by enabling customers to pick up and drop off vehicles at different locations through their application.

Anplat

Seed Round in 2021
Anplat is a bioinformatics company specializing in developing and operating life science data analysis systems. It offers an intuitive platform for various data analysis methods, accelerating global research by digitizing survey methods and enabling collaborative use.

Sonas

Venture Round in 2021
Sonas Inc. is a Tokyo-based company specializing in the planning, design, manufacturing, and sale of innovative hardware and software solutions for sensing and measurement. The company is developing its UNISONet technology, which aims to enhance the Internet of Things (IoT) by providing high-quality wireless sensing capabilities. This technology addresses traditional challenges in IoT communications by utilizing advanced features such as power-saving mechanisms, high-speed data acquisition, low-latency bidirectional communication, and robust retransmission controls to prevent data loss. Sonas's solutions enable the sensing of various parameters, from small-scale measurements like temperature and humidity to larger-scale data such as acceleration and images, thereby positioning the company as a key player in the evolving IoT landscape.

Knowledge Palette

Series A in 2021
Knowledge Palette is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments for intractable diseases. It specializes in cell medicines and regenerative medicine products that utilize cells as therapeutic agents, aiming to address unmet medical needs. The company's core technology involves manipulating cells using advanced information-driven methods to potentially overcome previously untreatable conditions.

Zip Infrastructure

Seed Round in 2021
Zip Infrastructure is a company focused on the manufacture and sale of transportation equipment and civil engineering services. It aims to support urban development through innovative transportation solutions. The company specializes in a self-propelled carrier system that emphasizes convenience, safety, and economic efficiency. By providing advanced transportation infrastructure, Zip Infrastructure seeks to enhance urban mobility, reduce traffic congestion, and promote the concept of modernized cities.

Upsider

Series B in 2021
Upsider is a provider of corporate cards and payment tools designed for fast-growing companies, particularly startups preparing for public offerings. The company focuses on facilitating B2B transactions by offering high card spending limits and intuitive spending management solutions. Its platform integrates with external services, including accounting software, to enhance governance and administration. Upsider aims to streamline financial and operational processes for its clients, enabling them to manage their expenses more effectively while fostering trust in business transactions.

Sunde Saitama

Seed Round in 2021
Sunde Saitama offers the creation and operation of housing consulting services. It provides real estate brokerage services, including buying, selling, and other things. The company offers assistance with both purchasing and selling real estate.

3Sunny

Venture Round in 2021
3Sunny is a Tokyo-based healthcare company founded in July 2016 that focuses on addressing medical care challenges through the use of technology. The company aims to support various aspects of medical care by streamlining the daily operations of medical social workers and discharge coordinating nurses within hospitals. By enhancing the efficiency of these professionals, 3Sunny facilitates the resolution of medical care issues, ultimately fostering a more reliable healthcare environment that prioritizes patient comfort and well-being.

Cardio Intelligence

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Cardio Intelligence develops and markets an AI-driven electrocardiographic diagnosis system. This system aids healthcare professionals in treating and preventing heart diseases by providing automated analysis comparable to specialist accuracy. The company also offers software development services.

Delta Sports

Seed Round in 2021
Delta Sports provides online programs including athletics activities for development of motor skills in children.

SHE

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, SHE operates co-working spaces exclusively for women in Tokyo, Japan. It offers flexible membership plans, including 'SHEworks' for shared office space and 'SHElikes', a platform providing monthly access to creative skill lessons at a flat rate.

LAMP Japan

Series A in 2021
LAMP Japan develops and sells a mobile ordering platform designed to streamline takeout operations. Their solution enhances convenience for customers while improving business efficiency.

Tokyo Factory

Seed Round in 2021
Tokyo Factory offers a cloud-based platform designed to streamline manufacturing information management across supply chains. It aims to enhance operational efficiency, facilitate skill transfer, improve delivery and quality, and reduce business travel by creating a centralized database of manufacturing information.

Solafune

Seed Round in 2021
Solafune is a platform facilitating data science competitions focused on satellite and geospatial data. It offers software services leveraging these data types to address corporate and social issues, enabling users worldwide to comprehend land, air, and sea events, and showcase their skills through competitions.

Hutzper

Seed Round in 2021
Hutzper Inc. is a technology company based in Osaka, Japan, specializing in the development of image sensors integrated with artificial intelligence for image recognition in industrial settings. Founded in 2020, Hutzper focuses on providing edge AI solutions tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. Its flagship products, "Phoenix Vision" and "Phoenix Insight," facilitate automation in inspection processes at manufacturing sites, primarily in the Kansai area. The image sensors serve various functions, including ensuring worker safety by checking protective equipment, monitoring livestock conditions, and providing alerts for hazardous area intrusions. By combining existing hardware with advanced AI models, Hutzper enables businesses to enhance operational efficiency and maintain oversight of critical processes.

HarvestX

Venture Round in 2021
HarvestX is a technology company that focuses on developing robotic solutions for the agricultural sector, specifically targeting the challenges of indoor vertical farming. Originating from a project at the University of Tokyo, the company aims to enhance fruit production through automation. HarvestX specializes in creating automated pollination robots, addressing a significant challenge in fruit cultivation. Its technology utilizes a depth camera and advanced image processing algorithms to identify flowers and fruits, facilitating effective pollination and harvesting. By implementing these innovations, HarvestX seeks to alleviate the labor shortages in agriculture and ensure a consistent and stable food supply.
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