Chiba Dojo

Chiba Dojo Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2015. It specializes in investing in seed, early, and later-stage startups across various sectors, including blockchain, robotics, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence. The firm focuses on unlisted companies primarily within Japan and Southeast Asia, fostering an entrepreneurial community that supports startups from their inception to pre-IPO stages. Chiba Dojo aims to identify and nurture innovative ventures, contributing to the growth of the technology landscape in the region.

Kouki Hirota

General Partner and Director

Takashi Ishii

CEO and General Partner

25 past transactions

KAUCHE

Series B in 2022
Developer of a social commerce application designed to help users to shop together. The company's application employs a group buying model where customers are asked to bring in other users in order to purchase a product or service, enabling users to buy products at a discount by inviting friends, family, and others.

Manabie

Series A in 2022
Manabie International Ltd. is an education technology company based in Singapore, established in 2019. It offers a range of online and offline educational services tailored for elementary, junior high, and high school students. The company provides learning software, including Manabie Basic, which features online classes and mock exams, and Manabie Prime, which adds live tutoring and personal coaching to the mix. In addition to its digital offerings, Manabie Hub facilitates offline education through personalized coaching. The company's innovative approach merges online and offline learning, aiming to create an efficient and supportive environment that fosters self-study and practical thinking skills among students.

Misaky.Tokyo

Seed Round in 2022
Misaky.Tokyo specializes in food and beverage services, focusing on the production of unique Japanese confectionery. The company creates edible crystal sweets using processed seaweed agar, which results in vegan, gluten-free, and non-additive delicacies. Misaky.Tokyo aims to delight consumers with its innovative approach to traditional sweets, providing options that cater to various dietary preferences while maintaining a commitment to quality and taste.

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.

KAUCHE

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a social commerce application designed to help users to shop together. The company's application employs a group buying model where customers are asked to bring in other users in order to purchase a product or service, enabling users to buy products at a discount by inviting friends, family, and others.

Homma

Series A in 2021
HOMMA, Inc. is a company focused on building residential homes and developing artificial intelligence software for home security. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Hayward, California, with additional offices in Portland, Oregon, and Tokyo, Japan, HOMMA offers integrated solutions that enhance the connected home experience. Their platform allows homeowners to control various devices and applications, providing increased security, convenience, and comfort. By serving customers primarily in the United States, HOMMA aims to deliver advanced technology that simplifies home management and improves overall living conditions.

Panalyt

Seed Round in 2021
Panalyt, Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing application programming interface (API) tools for integrating data across various Human Resource Management Systems. The company provides a platform that offers actionable insights and predictive analytics, aiming to enhance decision-making processes within organizations. By analyzing real-time data and offering benchmarking against peers, Panalyt enables businesses to optimize key HR functions such as attrition, recruitment, and employee engagement. Its solutions include dashboards and presentation decks that connect the human resource ecosystem, allowing companies to make informed, data-driven decisions regarding their workforce.

Reiwa Travel

Seed Round in 2021
Reiwa Trave is a digital travel agency intended that optimizes overseas travel. The company's platform uses online travel booking tools that provide digitalized contracts along with trip management, thereby enabling its customers' vacation and leisure experiences.

Manabie

Seed Round in 2021
Manabie International Ltd. is an education technology company based in Singapore, established in 2019. It offers a range of online and offline educational services tailored for elementary, junior high, and high school students. The company provides learning software, including Manabie Basic, which features online classes and mock exams, and Manabie Prime, which adds live tutoring and personal coaching to the mix. In addition to its digital offerings, Manabie Hub facilitates offline education through personalized coaching. The company's innovative approach merges online and offline learning, aiming to create an efficient and supportive environment that fosters self-study and practical thinking skills among students.

WED

Series A in 2021
One Financial is an application that anyone can introduce card settlement immediately with one smartphone.

FABRIC TOKYO

Venture Round in 2020
FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later. FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Cocon

Venture Round in 2020
Cocon, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in cybersecurity and crowdsourcing services. Originally known as Panda Graphics, the company rebranded in May 2015. Cocon provides a range of consulting services focused on internet security, utilizing advanced technologies to protect data and enhance security diagnostics for various sectors, including connected cars and industrial control systems. Additionally, Cocon offers a crowdsourcing platform for animation production and voice work, as well as motion production services and development solutions for motion capture technology. Through its diverse offerings, Cocon aims to support businesses in operating efficiently while safeguarding their information security.

Crezit

Seed Round in 2020
Crezit, Inc., founded in 2019 and based in Minato, Japan, operates in the finance and consumer credit sector. The company provides a variety of financial products and services accessible through a mobile application, allowing users to obtain consumer credit with ease. Crezit emphasizes a modern credit experience designed to enhance transparency in financial transactions, moving away from traditional lending practices. Additionally, the company offers customer advice and product simulators to assist users in making informed financial decisions.

KAUCHE

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a social commerce application designed to help users to shop together. The company's application employs a group buying model where customers are asked to bring in other users in order to purchase a product or service, enabling users to buy products at a discount by inviting friends, family, and others.

OpenLogi

Series C in 2020
OpenLogi is a Tokyo based logistics platform focused on SMEs and freelancers. OpenLogi was founded back in December 2013 by Hidetsugu Ito who was previously involved in launching Japanese magazine subscription service Fujisan.co.jp. Based on his experience in discussing and negotiating with logistics companies, he founded OpenLogi to address logistics solutions for small e-commerce players.

MiddleField

Series B in 2020
MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment. They creates a society where a lot of people are involved as a middle point of all people's dreams. MiddleField owns and operates an e-commerce platform offering cars.

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.

Nobollel

Venture Round in 2020
Nobollel is a planning, development and operation of game applications utilizing Unity Planning, development and operation of game applications utilizing Cocos2d-x.

MiddleField

Series B in 2020
MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment. They creates a society where a lot of people are involved as a middle point of all people's dreams. MiddleField owns and operates an e-commerce platform offering cars.

COVER

Venture Round in 2020
COVER Corporation is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in augmented reality (AR) compatible virtual live distribution services. The company enables enterprises involved in animation and gaming to create interactive programs featuring 3D characters. In addition to its core services, COVER also licenses its technology to other businesses. The company aims to enhance the landscape of two-dimensional entertainment through various initiatives, including the development of distribution systems, management of virtual YouTuber (VTuber) offices, and content creation.

Siiibo

Series A in 2020
Siiibo is a developer of an information platform intended to help private investors and companies to issue and purchase private bonds easily. The company's platform is creating a free, transparent, and fair direct finance that provides opportunities for an advisory to companies, such as support for diversification of funding using small private placement bonds, and for building relationships with investors, enabling the private investors to get familiar with the issuance of corporate bonds.

Flare

Series A in 2020
Flare (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is a Bangkok-based company founded in 2017 that focuses on maximizing revenue opportunities for drivers through its innovative platform. The company offers Flare Analytics, a cloud-based solution that analyzes driving data and visualizes driver behavior, and Flare Dash, a professional driver management platform. Additionally, FlareAD serves as a car-wrap advertising matching platform, connecting drivers with advertising campaigns. This mobile application allows car owners to register their vehicles, select advertising opportunities, and earn remuneration based on their driving activity. The platform enables brands to track ad impressions, providing a comprehensive service for the automobile industry that enhances advertising effectiveness.

Aidemy

Series A in 2020
Aidemy Inc. provides online artificial intelligence (AI) programing services for individuals to learn AI technology and a Software as a service product for companies to manipulate AI technology using their accumulated data on their own. The company’s platform is used to learn about block chain through practical applications, such as mining, adding transactions, and consensus algorithms. Its solutions are used by corporations primarily in the manufacturing industry, such as companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and small companies and university laboratories. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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.
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