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

Junichiro Kono

Partner

Taro Maruyama

Senior Associate

Yusuke Miyazaki

Investor

Past deals in Restaurants

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.

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.

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.

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.

SYN

Seed Round in 2020
SYN, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on the Internet and software sectors. It specializes in promoting Japanese cuisine through its food delivery service, Chompy, which aims to enhance people's lives by providing access to quality food. By leveraging technology, SYN seeks to connect consumers with the richness of Japanese culinary traditions.

Smile Robotics

Series A in 2020
Smile Robotics is a Tokyo-based robotics company established in 2019 that develops AI-powered serving robots for the restaurant industry. Its solutions are designed to perform automatic serving tasks and handle dishes, with capabilities to move items between service areas and prep spaces. The company also develops integrated shelf-transfer robotics that can prepare multiple shelves and load items onto shelves without waiting for a dedicated robot, enabling more efficient indoor operations. The robots emphasize autonomous movement and safety for use in dining environments, leveraging AI recognition technology to navigate and manage tasks within micro-logistics settings in restaurants. The firm focuses on practical, scalable automation to improve efficiency in front- and back-of-house workflows.

Dinii

Seed Round in 2020
Dinii is a software company specializing in digital ordering platforms for restaurants and local take-out shops. It offers online ordering services, allowing customers to select products, settle orders, receive printed invoices, and order via QR codes.

Smile Robotics

Seed Round in 2020
Smile Robotics is a Tokyo-based robotics company established in 2019 that develops AI-powered serving robots for the restaurant industry. Its solutions are designed to perform automatic serving tasks and handle dishes, with capabilities to move items between service areas and prep spaces. The company also develops integrated shelf-transfer robotics that can prepare multiple shelves and load items onto shelves without waiting for a dedicated robot, enabling more efficient indoor operations. The robots emphasize autonomous movement and safety for use in dining environments, leveraging AI recognition technology to navigate and manage tasks within micro-logistics settings in restaurants. The firm focuses on practical, scalable automation to improve efficiency in front- and back-of-house workflows.

Tasty Table

Venture Round in 2017
Tasty Table is a set of recipes written exclusively for Tasty Table by professional chefs and cooks and also provides a kit for cooking.

New Action

Seed Round in 2017
New Action is a company that specializes in providing food ingredients and online food delivery services, aimed at helping consumers create restaurant-quality meals at home. It offers a range of carefully selected food constituents and seasonings, along with full-scale recipes crafted by professional chefs. By combining high-quality ingredients with easy-to-follow instructions, New Action enables food enthusiasts to prepare a variety of cuisines, enhancing their cooking experience and meal enjoyment. Additionally, the company provides web marketing services, further supporting its mission to connect consumers with the culinary world.

Meuron

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Meuron is a Tokyo-based technology company that develops AI-powered applications for healthful eating and dining. Its CALNA assistant uses user lifestyle and hobby data to suggest products and menus, including restaurant options, convenience stores, and recipes, to support healthier choices. The company also develops smartphone applications and a food comparison platform for the food and beverage sector, with capabilities to automatically create diet menus and support craft beer initiatives. Founded in 2014, Meuron focuses on practical, user-friendly tools that combine nutrition guidance with decision support for consumers and industry players.

Meuron

Venture Round in 2015
Meuron is a Tokyo-based technology company that develops AI-powered applications for healthful eating and dining. Its CALNA assistant uses user lifestyle and hobby data to suggest products and menus, including restaurant options, convenience stores, and recipes, to support healthier choices. The company also develops smartphone applications and a food comparison platform for the food and beverage sector, with capabilities to automatically create diet menus and support craft beer initiatives. Founded in 2014, Meuron focuses on practical, user-friendly tools that combine nutrition guidance with decision support for consumers and industry players.
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