Shinsei Bank

Shinsei Bank, founded in 1952 and based in Tokyo, Japan, offers a comprehensive range of banking and financial services to individual customers, businesses, corporations, public-sector entities, and financial institutions. Its product offerings include various types of deposits, housing loans, unsecured loans, and credit guarantees, as well as specialized financing options such as real estate nonrecourse finance, corporate finance, and project finance. The bank also provides investment trusts, brokerage services, life and nonlife insurance, and credit card services. In addition, Shinsei Bank engages in wealth management, asset management, and various capital markets activities, including foreign exchange and derivatives trading. The bank’s extensive financial services portfolio is designed to meet the diverse needs of its clientele, encompassing both traditional banking and innovative financial solutions.

Hiroshi Ishii

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43 past transactions

PeaceTecLab

Venture Round in 2021
PeaceTecLab Co., Ltd. develops and operates a platform that lends and borrows home appliances and daily necessities. It rents home appliances, baby goods, and fitness goods to individuals and manufacturers. The company also provides consulting services. It serves entertainment, distribution, and advertising industries. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

CureApp

Series D in 2021
CureApp is a digital health startup.The firm is one of the leading players in the medical app vertical under the theme of “app exhibits therapeutic effects against diseases” and launched a nicotine addiction treatment app in February 2015, which was jointly developed with Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Keio University’s School of Medicine. It is currently conducting clinical trials in many locations.

Latitude Financial Services

Secondary Market in 2021
Latitude Financial Services is a leading consumer finance provider in Australia and Zew zealand They may be a new name in the consumer finance market, under new ownership, they look after more than 2.5 million customers with sales finance, credit cards, personal loans and consumer credit insurance. They also forged successful partnerships with some of the region’s most iconic and successful retailers.

Photosynth

Private Equity Round in 2020
Photosynth Inc., founded on September 1, 2014, is based in Tokyo, Japan, and specializes in developing smart locks for residential properties. In addition to its focus on smart home security, the company offers a suite of tools designed for capturing and viewing environments in three dimensions, enhancing the user experience in spatial visualization. Through its innovative technologies, Photosynth aims to integrate security solutions with advanced imaging capabilities, providing consumers with both safety and immersive interactive experiences.

U-MaP

Venture Round in 2020
U-MaP Co., Ltd., founded in 2016 and based in Nagoya, Japan, specializes in the manufacturing of aluminum nitride (AlN) whiskers, which are utilized for their thermal management and heat dissipation properties. The company emerged from Nagoya University and is dedicated to advancing industrial materials through innovative technological solutions. U-MaP aims to commercialize cutting-edge technologies developed at the university, fostering the growth of next-generation industries. By focusing on ultimate materials and processing technologies, U-MaP seeks to provide significant contributions to society through its products and innovations.

Blue Innovation

Venture Round in 2020
Blue Innovation Co., Ltd. engages in developing coastal monitoring systems using drones, creating optimized drones and their components and applications. It provides services including security, indoor inspection, education & safety, entertainment, and logistics based on its infrastructure platform. The company’s platform enables cooperation and coordination of multiple drones, and is the backbone for all solution service of the company. Blue innovation Co., Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

UDC Finance

Acquisition in 2020
UDC Finance Limited is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in asset-based secured finance, catering to various sectors including transport, agriculture, manufacturing, and construction. Established in 1937 and located in Auckland, the company offers financing solutions for the acquisition of vehicles, equipment, and machinery, including aircraft and construction machinery. UDC Finance also provides personal secured loans for motor vehicles. As of September 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Shinsei Bank, Limited, further enhancing its capacity to support businesses in their growth and development through tailored financing options.

AdInte

Venture Round in 2020
AdInte Co., Ltd. is a company based in Kyoto, Japan, that specializes in developing an advertising delivery platform tailored for smartphone advertising. Founded in 2009, AdInte offers a range of services including demand side platform (DSP) advertising, web marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), and the management of a dental job site. The company also provides original ad network solutions and website creation services. With a focus on mobile internet, AdInte serves clients in both Japan and South Korea, delivering online and online-to-offline (O2O) advertising solutions.

WizWe

Venture Round in 2019
WizWe Co., Ltd. is engage in planning, development and management of Wiz heart. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

CAMELOVE

Venture Round in 2019
Camelove Inc. provides camera equipment rental services. It offers drone aerial photography and video production, and web media management services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

OLTA

Debt Financing in 2019
OLTA is a cloud factoring can be used by individuals and corporations, and there is no upper or lower limit on the purchase price.

MUSCA

Corporate Round in 2019
MUSCA is a Japanese startup that is looking to leverage the simple housefly as a solution to the global food crisis, helping curve starvation by creating high-quality organic fertilizer and animal feed in a manner that’s much quicker than existing methods.

Symic Biomedical

Series C in 2019
Symic Biomedical, based in San Francisco, California, is a biotechnology company focused on developing matrix regulator therapeutics to address various health conditions. Founded in 2012, the company aims to treat osteoarthritis and cardiovascular diseases by targeting and inhibiting matrix degradation and pathological inflammatory responses associated with injury and disease. Its therapeutics are designed to bind to specific targets within the extracellular matrix, presenting potential applications in fibrosis, oncology, and central nervous system disorders. As a subsidiary of Symic Holdings, LLC, Symic Biomedical is dedicated to advancing therapeutic solutions that can improve patient outcomes in these critical areas of healthcare.

Intimate Merger

Corporate Round in 2019
Intimate Merger, Inc. develops and sells data management platforms for marketing companies. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Intimate Merger, Inc. is a subsidiary of FreakOut Holdings, inc.

Money Tap

Corporate Round in 2019
Money Tap is a planning, development, operation and consulting for various Fintech solutions using blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Upsider

Seed Round in 2019
We enable people to trust upsiders by organizing the world's B2B transactions.

Arcterus

Series C in 2018
Adapts to their learning style, learning by learning in an optimized manner is maximized. Walking terrace is based on the knowledge obtained theory of technology and Adaptive Learning to deal with big data, from the guidance field, it will provide the best learning experience for the individual learner.

CLEAR

Venture Round in 2018
CLEAR, Inc. designs and develops learning platform. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Setagaya, Japan.

Meijo Nano Carbon

Venture Round in 2018
MEIJO NANO CARBON Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture of carbon nanotube chemicals. Its products include single-walled carbon nanotube, such as meijo edips; metallic/semiconducting carbon nanotube, including bluemetal and redsemicon; carbon nanotube dispersion, which includes edips ink, bluemetal ink, and redsemicon ink; and cnt coated dish. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Nagoya, Japan.

Global Trust Networks

Venture Round in 2018
Global Trust Networks Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based real estate agency that specializes in assisting foreigners who wish to live in Japan. Founded in 2006, the company provides a range of services including real estate rental brokerage and a rent guarantee service, facilitating smoother transitions for expatriates seeking housing. By offering these services, Global Trust Networks aims to make the process of finding and securing rental properties more accessible and affordable for its clients.

Photosynth

Venture Round in 2018
Photosynth Inc., founded on September 1, 2014, is based in Tokyo, Japan, and specializes in developing smart locks for residential properties. In addition to its focus on smart home security, the company offers a suite of tools designed for capturing and viewing environments in three dimensions, enhancing the user experience in spatial visualization. Through its innovative technologies, Photosynth aims to integrate security solutions with advanced imaging capabilities, providing consumers with both safety and immersive interactive experiences.

Grooves

Venture Round in 2018
Grooves Inc., based in Tokyo, Japan, operates a social recruiting platform primarily aimed at engineers. Established in 2004, the company has developed web applications that facilitate connections between recruiters and candidates, enhancing the recruitment process for both parties. Grooves serves over 3,000 companies across the Asia-Pacific region, offering tools that assist job seekers in finding suitable career opportunities and enabling recruiting agents to better match candidates with potential employers. By fostering a community for networking and collaboration, Grooves aims to streamline the hiring process and improve outcomes for all involved in the recruitment cycle.

Crowd Realty

Series A in 2018
Crowd Realty, Inc. operates a crowdfunding platform focused on real estate assets and loans backed by real estate in Japan and internationally. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Tokyo, the company facilitates stable, mid- to long-term funding solutions for commercial real estate and privately led urban development projects, including the renovation and revitalization of underutilized properties. The platform serves as an investment marketplace, enabling businesses and investors to realize their ideas in a changing urban landscape.

lancers

Venture Round in 2018
Lancers Inc. is a freelance job information company founded in 2008, with its headquarters in Kamakura, Japan. The company specializes in crowdsourcing services, connecting freelancers with various job opportunities. It has established a partnership with SAP Japan to create a platform that enables freelancers to access projects related to SAP-based work. Through this collaboration, Lancers aims to enhance the availability of freelance opportunities, facilitating a more efficient marketplace for both freelancers and businesses seeking specialized skills.

Cyfuse Biomedical

Venture Round in 2017
Cyfuse Biomedical develops tissue fabrication systems and cell-based products in Japan and internationally. The company offers 3D BioFabrication systems and related consumables; develops and licenses 3D tissue products for therapeutic and drug development use; and engages in contract manufacturing of 3D tissue products for research purposes. Its products applications include blood vessel grafts for blood access of hemodialysis patients or coronary artery bypass grafts; cardiac grafts for drug toxicology screening or supplemental therapy of myocardial infarction; cartilage grafts for plastic surgery or reconstruction; and hepatocyte grafts for drug metabolism screening or in-vivo production of clotting factors in the treatment of hemophilia. Cyfuse Biomedical was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Tech Bureau

Venture Round in 2017
Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.

MONEY DESIGN

Venture Round in 2017
MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd. offers asset management and investment advice services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

mama square

Venture Round in 2017
Mama Square Co., Ltd. operates working space with daycare facilities for kids. It also offers telemarketing, back office business, marketing research, consulting, and other services to its clients. The company was established on 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

NETSTARS Japan

Venture Round in 2016
Netstars Co., Ltd develops and distributes point of sales terminals that accept smart-phone based quick response code and barcode payment methods offered by various service providers. It offers mobile payment service, multiple payment option gateway service, and promotions for inbound tourists. It offers WeChat Pay and Line Pay payment portals and StarPay payment terminal. The company also develops a mobile instant messaging software service. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with additional offices in Shenzhen, China, Dalian, China, and Hanoi, Vietnam.

NORMEE

Venture Round in 2016
NORMEE Limited is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in palm recognition technology for user identification. Founded on February 1, 2005, the company utilizes the built-in cameras of smartphones and tablets to detect unique palm patterns, including lines, ridges, veins, and capillaries. This innovative approach enables users to unlock their devices securely through vein authentication, enhancing the convenience and safety of mobile access. NORMEE was previously known as Universal Robot Co. Ltd.

Spiber

Series E in 2015
Spiber Inc., founded in 2007 and based in Tsuruoka, Japan, specializes in the design and manufacture of innovative protein materials, notably its synthetic spider silk fiber known as QMONOS™. The company serves various industries, including apparel and automotive, and has gained recognition for its collaboration with GOLDWIN INC. to create the prototype MOON PARKA™. Additionally, Spiber partners with Kojima Press Industries, a key supplier for Toyota, to develop auto parts utilizing its advanced protein materials. In 2015, Spiber achieved significant funding, marking it as the most financed startup in Japan that year. The company is focused on scaling up production to enhance competitive pricing while promoting sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based materials through its custom-engineered proteins. Spiber aims to contribute to a sustainable future by advancing the use of synthetic protein materials across industrial applications.

Seven Dreamers

Series A in 2015
Seven Dreamers Laboratories, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2011 that designs and manufactures innovative medical devices and personal-use products. The company is known for developing unique and groundbreaking items, including a household laundry robot named Laundroid. This advanced device employs image-recognition technology to identify various types of clothing, such as t-shirts, towels, and pants, allowing it to fold each item correctly and sort them by individual or family. In addition to its focus on laundry solutions, Seven Dreamers Laboratories is involved in creating medical equipment with a focus on high-quality design.

SALES ROBOTICS

Corporate Round in 2014
Sales Robotics Co., Ltd. engages in the development and provision of business support cloud services that build customer databases and pipelines; sales strategy consulting and inside sales support business; salesforce license sales; sales support system construction; operation support business; and web system development project. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Connectec Japan

Venture Round in 2014
CONNECTEC JAPAN Corporation develops semiconductor and electrical products. The company develops and provides foundry service of semiconductor package. It also provides technical support services for SMT, as well as various evaluation, analysis, and reliability test services. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Myoko, Japan. It has a satellite in Kyoto, Japan, as well as sales offices in Seoul, Korea; and Suzhou, China.

Terra Motors

Venture Round in 2014
Terra motors is the EV start up company in Japan. They develop the global enterprise for the global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that has brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at the famous electronic retail stores,do-it-yourself stores,bicycle stores, car stores and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market. In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market.

Microwave Chemical

Series B in 2013
Microwave Chemical Co.,Ltd. produces and sells sustainable type chemical products and fuels such as various fatty acid ester and biodiesel, that are manufactured from recyclable resources including the plant origin raw material and waste. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

Note

Series A in 2013
Piece of Cake is promoting digital content and services under a new platform.

gumi

Series F in 2011
gumi Inc. is a mobile entertainment content publisher and developer based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2007 by CEO Hironao Kunimitsu. The company specializes in creating and publishing online games for mobile platforms, achieving notable success both in Japan and internationally, particularly with its flagship title, Brave Frontier. gumi has expanded its operations beyond Japan, establishing subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and North America. In addition to its core gaming business, gumi is involved in blockchain technology and the XR sector, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality applications. The company collaborates with renowned partners such as SEGA and LINE to enhance its offerings and deliver high-quality entertainment experiences to users around the world.

Refinverse

Venture Round in 2011
Refineverse, independently developed advanced precision processing technology that is unique in the recycling industry and succeeded in extracting synthetic resin materials from used carpet tiles with high efficiency. The recycling rate has reached “90%” and is expected to be “100%” in the future.

gumi

Venture Round in 2011
gumi Inc. is a mobile entertainment content publisher and developer based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2007 by CEO Hironao Kunimitsu. The company specializes in creating and publishing online games for mobile platforms, achieving notable success both in Japan and internationally, particularly with its flagship title, Brave Frontier. gumi has expanded its operations beyond Japan, establishing subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and North America. In addition to its core gaming business, gumi is involved in blockchain technology and the XR sector, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality applications. The company collaborates with renowned partners such as SEGA and LINE to enhance its offerings and deliver high-quality entertainment experiences to users around the world.

Lifenet Insurance

Corporate Round in 2007
Lifenet Insurance Company provides life insurance products and services in Japan. The company offers term death, whole life medical, women life, cancer, and disability insurance products. It sells its products and services directly to customers through Internet. Lifenet Insurance Company was founded in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Lifenet Insurance

Venture Round in 2007
Lifenet Insurance Company provides life insurance products and services in Japan. The company offers term death, whole life medical, women life, cancer, and disability insurance products. It sells its products and services directly to customers through Internet. Lifenet Insurance Company was founded in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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