Coral Capital

Coral Capital is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in early-stage investments, including angel, pre-seed, and seed stage funding. Founded in March 2019, the firm focuses on digital transformation across various sectors, such as SaaS, insurance, fintech, healthcare, deep tech, and robotics. Coral Capital typically invests between JPY 30 million and JPY 500 million per portfolio company, with the potential for additional investments of up to JPY 2 billion. The firm is dedicated to fostering innovation and supporting startups in Japan.

Ryotaro Ishikawa

Senior Associate

Ken Nishimura

Partner and Chief Editor

James Riney

Founding Partner and CEO

Yohei Sawayama

Founding Partner

Miyako Yoshizawa

Senior Associate

49 past transactions

TeraWatt Technology

Series B in 2022
TeraWatt Technology Inc., founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with a subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the design and development of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The company's focus is on creating batteries that combine high energy density, power density, and safety, catering to various electrified applications. By leveraging advanced engineering and production techniques, TeraWatt Technology aims to provide industrial clients with long-lasting, safe, and reliable power solutions, thereby enhancing the performance of their electrified systems.

Maverick Protocol

Private Equity Round in 2022
The DeFi infrastructure built to facilitate the most liquid markets, powered by Maverick AMM.

Cherry

Seed Round in 2021
Cherry is a blockchain network designed specifically for media activities, with the goal of empowering artists to express themselves.

Contrea

Seed Round in 2021
Contrea, Inc. engages in the planning, development, operation, and sale of medical information prescription systems. It offers MediOS, a tool that helps doctors to provide customized videos for patients to understand and receive treatment; supports the explanation of general contents, such as diseases, examinations, and surgical methods with visual medical information using animations; helps persons to order medical information according to the progress of medical examinations; helps to share information with users’ family; enables two-way communication by allowing patients to select what they do not understand after watching the video/what they want to ask a medical staff, such as a doctor; and helps doctors to know the patient's level of understanding, anxiety, and interests before the medical examination. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LBV

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a Software-as-a-Service management platform designed to centrally manage corporate accounts and billing information. The company's platform automates account management tasks and displays usage fees for each department by using a unified dashboard for accounts that are entering and leaving the company and proceeding with operations without mistakes, enabling companies to reduce costs through process automation and optimization.

Famitra

Venture Round in 2021
Provider of family trust services intended to support the formation of family trusts to prevent asset freezes due to dementia. The company's services prevent account freezes by opening a dedicated bank account for the company and managing assets with the account to withdraw expenses, enabling clients to ask for advice regarding issues with a professional and discuss with parents their wishes, family structure and the content of the assets they want to prevent freezing and make appropriate suggestions.

PartnerSuccess

Seed Round in 2020
PartnerSuccess, Inc. operates as a cloud service that automates the collaboration between manufacturers and distributors. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Koska

Series A in 2020
KOSKA Corporation develops and oeprates an online dashboard, GenKan, for acquisition of actual data, actual cost accounting, and cost analyThe company was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Kakehashi

Venture Round in 2020
Kakehashi Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing software as a service (SaaS) applications for the healthcare sector. Its primary focus is on managing health insurance claims and drug history for dispensing pharmacists, utilizing an iPad-based platform. Kakehashi aims to enhance the pharmacy experience by streamlining operations, such as automatically drafting patient records, which in turn improves patient satisfaction and supports work style reforms within pharmacies. As Japan faces an aging population, Kakehashi's initiatives are designed to contribute to the future of medical care, ensuring that the country's advanced healthcare system continues to support healthy life expectancy.

Logiless

Venture Round in 2020
LOGILESS inc. offers logistics warehouse services. The company develops Logiless, an application which provides warehouse management system ( WMS ), a cloud-type system that uses logistics to judge the shipping source from multiple warehouses and provide instruction. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

N Inc

Venture Round in 2020
N Inc. offers offers cloud postal management service. The company provides creative production services, business process outsourcing service, and strategic consulting services. It also offers digital transformation services to its clients. The company owns Atena and RUNWAY Design. N Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan.

KANKAK

Series A in 2020
KANKAK, Inc. owns and operates cashless and cafes . The company provides coffee, deserts, and salads. KANKAK, Inc. develops COFFEE App, a mobile order application. for placing orders.The company is based in Minato, Japan.

Aww

Seed Round in 2020
Aww Inc. provides advertising campaigns through virtual human projects which are virtual influencers. The company currently offers imma, Ria, plusticboy, and Asu characters. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SYN

Seed Round in 2020
SYN develops an internet and software business that brings out the goodness of Japanese food. Its food delivery service Chompy aims to enrich life through food. The company was established in 2019 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

SHAREDINE

Seed Round in 2020
SHAREDINE owns and operates an online platform, through which it offers nutritional guidance and cooking experience. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Minato, Japan.

Zehitomo

Series B in 2020
Zehitomo is a Japanese online platform established in 2015 and based in Tokyo, designed to connect users with local service professionals across various fields, including photography and personal training. The platform facilitates a matching process that allows clients to easily find and hire specialized experts for their needs. By providing this service, Zehitomo not only helps individuals access the expertise they require but also supports local professionals in expanding their businesses and increasing profitability through enhanced visibility and volume of clients.

Leaner Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Leaner Technologies Co., Ltd. develops and provides Leaner, an overhead cost management cloud. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

kikitori

Seed Round in 2020
kikitori Co., Ltd. develops a platform that connects producers and consumers for food distribution. The company, through its platform, connects consumers with organic farmers. The company offers bando, an application that helps in daily collection and sales of material, order of material, and creation of related documents for transactions without using telephone, fax, and handwriting. The company also owns and operates fruit and vegetable stores. The company sells its products online and through the stores. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan

Bizpa

Seed Round in 2020
Bizpa. Co., Ltd. operates an offline advertising platform that provides advertising services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Epicbase

Seed Round in 2020
Epicbase, Inc. develops Smartshoki, a speech to text software. It service that automatically transcribes audio from meetings, coverage, lectures, etc. using Artificial Intelligence. The software allows users to participate from anywhere, edit in real time and translate into multiple languages. It outputs the text data in various formats. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SpaceEngine

Seed Round in 2020
SpaceEngine Co., Ltd. owns and operates an online wholesale and procurement marketplace that connects makers and brands who want to sell products in stores and stores that want to sell new products. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Chiyoda, Japan

Graffer

Series A in 2019
Graffer is a citizens' movement in the form of a start-up that brings the future to life. Graffer is to create a free and open social infrastructure that solves the various challenges of the traditional government system and enables individuals and businesses to take action smoothly.

justInCase

Series A in 2019
justInCase, Inc. provides smartphone repair cost, accident, and credit card insurance services. The company also offers a mobile application which enables users to buy insurance coverage from insurance providers, for repair cost insurance; upload photos and details of a smart-phone or wearable device; and use artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the premium. Additionally, it allows users to pool to pay insurance premiums. justInCase, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Tenanta

Venture Round in 2019
Tenanta Inc. engages in the development and operation of tenant.jp, a matching platform for business properties and tenants. Its platform is available for restaurants, merchandise, services, and other business categories. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

OneMile Partners

Venture Round in 2019
OneMile Partners Inc. provides asset management consulting and life insurance agency services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Chiyoda, Japan with an additional office in Marunouchi, Japan.

HiCustomer

Series A in 2019
HiCustomer Co., Ltd., founded in 2017 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing a customer success management platform tailored for software as a service (SaaS) operators. The platform offers tools that aggregate and visualize critical customer information, including usage status, communication history, and sales data. It calculates customer health scores and detects withdrawal signs from usage patterns, allowing organizations to enhance customer lifetime value and improve relationships. By empowering customer success teams with actionable insights, HiCustomer enables clients to optimize their resources and drive business growth effectively.

Kakehashi

Series B in 2019
Kakehashi Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing software as a service (SaaS) applications for the healthcare sector. Its primary focus is on managing health insurance claims and drug history for dispensing pharmacists, utilizing an iPad-based platform. Kakehashi aims to enhance the pharmacy experience by streamlining operations, such as automatically drafting patient records, which in turn improves patient satisfaction and supports work style reforms within pharmacies. As Japan faces an aging population, Kakehashi's initiatives are designed to contribute to the future of medical care, ensuring that the country's advanced healthcare system continues to support healthy life expectancy.

Anyflow

Seed Round in 2019
Anyflow is a domestic cloud-native iPaaS (integration platform as a service) that helps optimize and automate operations by easily linking services that are overflowing in the company. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

Basset

Seed Round in 2019
Basset are a data analysis company specializing in blockchain technology. We monitor multiple cryptocurrency blockchains and collect data from a variety of public web and dark web sources. Our mission is to visualize blockchain data and provide our users with actionable intelligence on the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

SmartHR

Series C in 2019
SmartHR, Inc. develops SmartHR, a cloud-based software to automate the procedure of social insurance and employment insurance. It was formerly known as KUFU, Inc. The company was founded on January 23, 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Connected Robotics

Series A in 2019
Connected Robotics Inc, founded in 2014 and based in Koganei-shi, Japan, specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic arms tailored for the food service industry. Their flagship product, OctoChef, addresses labor shortages in restaurants by utilizing advanced artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies to streamline cooking processes. The company's solutions are aimed at a diverse clientele, including individual restaurants, shopping malls, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. By enhancing kitchen efficiency and enabling the provision of healthy meals, Connected Robotics aims to improve the work environment for staff and contribute positively to society.

Handii, Inc.

Series A in 2019
Handii is a Development and operation of corporate payment services.

GITAI

Series A in 2019
GITAI Inc. manufactures humanoid telepresence robots for science experiments in space stations and lunar-based development. The company offers products, such as G1 a general-purpose robot that enables automation of tasks internally and externally on space stations and for lunar base development; S1 offers automation of specific tasks internally and externally on space stations and on-orbit servicing; and H1 a robot manipulation system that provides ground operations use to teleoperate (remotely control) the robot operating in space. GITAI Inc. was formerly known as MacroSpace Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

picki

Seed Round in 2019
picki Inc. manufactures and distributes apparel. Its distributes the products through its online platform.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Japan.

Genomelink

Seed Round in 2018
Genomelink operates a genome research and data platform that allows users to upload their DNA data to uncover various genetic traits. The platform provides insights into ancestry, body traits, nutrition, sports, personality, and intelligence. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Tokyo, Genomelink aims to enhance individual understanding of genetics while supporting businesses in research, marketing, and development through DNA data. The company benefits from the expertise of its founders, who have extensive experience in the consumer genomics sector, including roles in notable organizations such as M3, Inc. and a collaboration between Illumina and Sony. Genomelink has successfully raised $4 million in seed funding from prominent investors, including Berkeley SkyDeck and various Japanese venture capital firms, and is supported by established institutions such as Illumina Accelerator and Stanford University’s Carlos Bustamante Lab.

Connected Robotics

Seed Round in 2017
Connected Robotics Inc, founded in 2014 and based in Koganei-shi, Japan, specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic arms tailored for the food service industry. Their flagship product, OctoChef, addresses labor shortages in restaurants by utilizing advanced artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies to streamline cooking processes. The company's solutions are aimed at a diverse clientele, including individual restaurants, shopping malls, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. By enhancing kitchen efficiency and enabling the provision of healthy meals, Connected Robotics aims to improve the work environment for staff and contribute positively to society.

Genomelink

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Genomelink operates a genome research and data platform that allows users to upload their DNA data to uncover various genetic traits. The platform provides insights into ancestry, body traits, nutrition, sports, personality, and intelligence. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Tokyo, Genomelink aims to enhance individual understanding of genetics while supporting businesses in research, marketing, and development through DNA data. The company benefits from the expertise of its founders, who have extensive experience in the consumer genomics sector, including roles in notable organizations such as M3, Inc. and a collaboration between Illumina and Sony. Genomelink has successfully raised $4 million in seed funding from prominent investors, including Berkeley SkyDeck and various Japanese venture capital firms, and is supported by established institutions such as Illumina Accelerator and Stanford University’s Carlos Bustamante Lab.

PROVIGATE

Seed Round in 2017
PROVIGATE is a provider of bio-transistor sensor technologies in Japan.The company's technologies are able to measure dynamic changes with the help of perception-broadening sensors, enabling individuals to change their habits for health