Samurai Incubate

Samurai Incubate Co., Ltd., established in 2008 and based in Tokyo, Japan, is a venture capital firm and accelerator that focuses on early-stage investments, primarily in seed and series A funding. The firm invests in a diverse range of sectors, including finance, healthcare, logistics, retail, energy, and technology, with a preference for startups that demonstrate potential in management, marketing, and finance. Samurai Incubate operates internationally, with additional offices in Israel, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Shenzhen, China, and targets investments in emerging markets across Africa and Israel. The firm's investment range typically falls between JPY 5 million to JPY 50 million per portfolio company. By fostering innovative startups, Samurai Incubate aims to enhance their operational capabilities and revenue potential, guided by principles inspired by the samurai spirit.

Kentaro Sakakibara

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

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Gojo & Company

Series E in 2022
Gojo & Company Inc. is a holding company based in Tokyo, Japan, that operates through its subsidiaries, including Microfinance Delta International and Sejaya Micro Credit, to provide microfinance services. Founded in 2014, the company aims to enhance financial inclusion by focusing on developing countries. Gojo supports the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, with the long-term objective of delivering high-quality, affordable financial services to over 100 million unserved and underserved individuals across more than 50 countries by 2030. As of now, Gojo has established a presence in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India, employing over 3,400 individuals and serving more than 570,000 women, many of whom are mothers.

OnePort 365

Seed Round in 2022
Oneport 365 is a B2B digital freight forwarding platform offering simplified, all-inclusive, and transparent freight forwarding services driven by technology.

The Food Lab

Seed Round in 2022
The Food Lab is a cloud kitchen platform but describes itself as an infrastructure company for restaurants in Egypt — about 400,000 in number — in the food & beverage (F&B) space. The company provides a full suite of end-to-end services, including cloud kitchen (kitchen as a service) and procurement.

The Food Lab

Pre Seed Round in 2022
The Food Lab is a cloud kitchen platform but describes itself as an infrastructure company for restaurants in Egypt — about 400,000 in number — in the food & beverage (F&B) space. The company provides a full suite of end-to-end services, including cloud kitchen (kitchen as a service) and procurement.

Torana

Series B in 2022
Torana, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in providing an educational toy rental service through a subscription model. Known for its "Toysub!" service, Torana caters to the Japanese market and aims to expand into global markets, particularly in East Asia. The company collects feedback on toys and information regarding children's developmental progress to create tailored toy combinations for its subscribers. The service promotes sustainability by allowing customers to return toys and receive new ones that align with their children's growth. Additionally, Torana plans to leverage customer insights to develop its own brand of toys and enter the direct-to-consumer market.

WeMeet

Venture Round in 2022
Developer of telehealth application designed to provide on-the-go consulting to patients. The company's platform allows patients to book appointments and connect with doctors, enabling patients to get their health issues resolved from any place.

Ventus, inc.

Series A in 2021
Ventus, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the intersection of technology and entertainment. The company has developed Whooop, an electronic tracker trading software that allows users to engage with sports teams and athletes by becoming members. This platform facilitates the issuance of online trading cards by professional sports teams and athletes, enabling users to purchase and collect these cards. Ventus, Inc. aims to enhance the fan experience by providing innovative technology that fosters a deeper connection between fans and their favorite sports figures.

Raseedi

Seed Round in 2021
Raseedi LLC is a Cairo-based telecommunications application software company established in 2018. It offers a platform that enables users to monitor and manage their telecom consumption effectively. The software provides features such as automatic call diversion to the most cost-effective SIM card for dual SIM users, which can lead to savings of 20% to 30% on monthly telecom expenses. Additionally, Raseedi's application includes a consumption meter to track outgoing call usage, insights into various telecom offers, and a monthly tariff advisor to guide users in selecting the most suitable plans. In its first year, Raseedi successfully assisted over 200,000 users in optimizing their telecom spending.

Medsaf

Seed Round in 2021
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical supply chain company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2014. It specializes in the delivery of medications, including antacids, antiviral drugs, antineoplastics, and various supplements, to hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, NGOs, and government entities. Medsaf aims to enhance the availability, affordability, and quality of medications in emerging markets through its end-to-end procurement platform. The company utilizes technology to automate and finance medication procurement, integrating logistics, quality control, and financing services. With a focus on data analytics and blockchain, Medsaf provides stakeholders with essential information regarding the movement of medications, ensuring a more efficient supply chain. The company also offers its products online, expanding access to vital healthcare resources.

Medsaf

Seed Round in 2021
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical supply chain company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2014. It specializes in the delivery of medications, including antacids, antiviral drugs, antineoplastics, and various supplements, to hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, NGOs, and government entities. Medsaf aims to enhance the availability, affordability, and quality of medications in emerging markets through its end-to-end procurement platform. The company utilizes technology to automate and finance medication procurement, integrating logistics, quality control, and financing services. With a focus on data analytics and blockchain, Medsaf provides stakeholders with essential information regarding the movement of medications, ensuring a more efficient supply chain. The company also offers its products online, expanding access to vital healthcare resources.

DramaBase

Seed Round in 2021
DramaBase is a media & entertainment firm that focuses on development and production of interactive drama.

FUGU

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a payment fraud detection software designed to build trust between online merchants and their customers. The company's software tracks online payments after checkout gives more transparency to transactions and detects fraud using the time available between the purchase and the actual assumption of risk, increasing conversions, and fighting chargebacks, enabling online merchants to maximize return on their online assets.

Lean on Me

Venture Round in 2021
Lean on Me Co., Ltd. provides e-learning services for disabled people. It also offers tennis classes for intellectually disabled person. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

Pricepally

Seed Round in 2021
Pricepally operates an e-commerce platform focused on food and grocery shopping, founded in 2019 and based in Lagos, Nigeria. The platform aims to provide access to affordable, nutritious, and secure food items in urban areas across Africa. Pricepally functions as a digital food cooperative, allowing consumers to connect directly with local farmers, wholesalers, and producers. It enables users to buy food in bulk or share bulk purchases with others, leveraging collective bargaining power to reduce costs. The online store offers a wide range of products, including groceries, baby products, packaged food, and various ingredients, ensuring that customers have access to fresh and high-quality food items.

The Food Lab

Pre Seed Round in 2021
The Food Lab is a cloud kitchen platform but describes itself as an infrastructure company for restaurants in Egypt — about 400,000 in number — in the food & beverage (F&B) space. The company provides a full suite of end-to-end services, including cloud kitchen (kitchen as a service) and procurement.

Pricepally

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pricepally operates an e-commerce platform focused on food and grocery shopping, founded in 2019 and based in Lagos, Nigeria. The platform aims to provide access to affordable, nutritious, and secure food items in urban areas across Africa. Pricepally functions as a digital food cooperative, allowing consumers to connect directly with local farmers, wholesalers, and producers. It enables users to buy food in bulk or share bulk purchases with others, leveraging collective bargaining power to reduce costs. The online store offers a wide range of products, including groceries, baby products, packaged food, and various ingredients, ensuring that customers have access to fresh and high-quality food items.

Torana

Series A in 2020
Torana, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in providing an educational toy rental service through a subscription model. Known for its "Toysub!" service, Torana caters to the Japanese market and aims to expand into global markets, particularly in East Asia. The company collects feedback on toys and information regarding children's developmental progress to create tailored toy combinations for its subscribers. The service promotes sustainability by allowing customers to return toys and receive new ones that align with their children's growth. Additionally, Torana plans to leverage customer insights to develop its own brand of toys and enter the direct-to-consumer market.

PostCoffee

Seed Round in 2020
PostCoffee Co., Ltd. designs and develops an online application which offers coffee beans. The company's products include Ethiopia konga, Kenya kianjuki, Colombia la italia, Costa rica don mayo, Post coffee blend, Guatemala la soledad, Brazil cachoeira da grama, Vietnam rolan, Decaf mexico, Ethiopia boji. PostCoffee Co., Ltd. was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

MICOLY

Venture Round in 2020
MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with their passionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.

LinkBIO

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of biological drugs intended to discover infectious disease testing elements and to find a drug candidate compound. The company's research and development of drugs and infectious disease test begin with the search for candidate molecules that bind to target molecules in order to seed molecules such as small molecule compounds, medium molecules, proteins, and antibodies from a wide variety of molecular libraries in a short period of time, enabling researchers to develop and improve diagnostic agents, and reagents for regenerative medicine.

RYM&CO.

Venture Round in 2020
RYM & CO. Inc. develops and operates monthly flat-rate lunch take-away reservation service, POTLUCK (pot rack). The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

CODE Meee

Seed Round in 2020
CODE Meee Inc. engages in the production of scents. CODE Meee Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.

NoSchool

Seed Round in 2020
NoSchool Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan, operates an online platform that connects students with teachers for academic support. The platform enables students to ask questions and receive answers across various subjects, including mathematics, chemistry, science, physics, English, and history. Additionally, it offers students the opportunity to seek guidance from professional tutors or private lecturers at no cost. By facilitating access to expert educational assistance, NoSchool aims to enhance the learning experience for students.

HAKKI AFRICA

Angel Round in 2020
HAKKI AFRICA Inc., a microfinance company, provides small amounts of business loans to small businesses in Kenya. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lean on Me

Venture Round in 2020
Lean on Me Co., Ltd. provides e-learning services for disabled people. It also offers tennis classes for intellectually disabled person. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

Trois-re

Venture Round in 2020
Trois-re is a Educational Platform

Ventus, inc.

Venture Round in 2020
Ventus, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the intersection of technology and entertainment. The company has developed Whooop, an electronic tracker trading software that allows users to engage with sports teams and athletes by becoming members. This platform facilitates the issuance of online trading cards by professional sports teams and athletes, enabling users to purchase and collect these cards. Ventus, Inc. aims to enhance the fan experience by providing innovative technology that fosters a deeper connection between fans and their favorite sports figures.

Torana

Seed Round in 2019
Torana, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in providing an educational toy rental service through a subscription model. Known for its "Toysub!" service, Torana caters to the Japanese market and aims to expand into global markets, particularly in East Asia. The company collects feedback on toys and information regarding children's developmental progress to create tailored toy combinations for its subscribers. The service promotes sustainability by allowing customers to return toys and receive new ones that align with their children's growth. Additionally, Torana plans to leverage customer insights to develop its own brand of toys and enter the direct-to-consumer market.

Torana

Seed Round in 2019
Torana, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in providing an educational toy rental service through a subscription model. Known for its "Toysub!" service, Torana caters to the Japanese market and aims to expand into global markets, particularly in East Asia. The company collects feedback on toys and information regarding children's developmental progress to create tailored toy combinations for its subscribers. The service promotes sustainability by allowing customers to return toys and receive new ones that align with their children's growth. Additionally, Torana plans to leverage customer insights to develop its own brand of toys and enter the direct-to-consumer market.

FLY

Venture Round in 2019
FLY is a service designed to enhance outdoor adventures by simplifying the camping experience for novice campers. It offers a comprehensive platform for making campsite reservations, renting camping equipment, and arranging tent setup and takedown. Utilizing the LINE messaging app, users can easily access information and support throughout their camping journey, from initial inquiries to post-camp consultations. FLY aims to facilitate enjoyable and memorable experiences in nature with friends.

NoSchool

Venture Round in 2019
NoSchool Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan, operates an online platform that connects students with teachers for academic support. The platform enables students to ask questions and receive answers across various subjects, including mathematics, chemistry, science, physics, English, and history. Additionally, it offers students the opportunity to seek guidance from professional tutors or private lecturers at no cost. By facilitating access to expert educational assistance, NoSchool aims to enhance the learning experience for students.

iromono

Seed Round in 2019
Iromono Co., Ltd. manages and plans events.

Shokunin-san.com

Venture Round in 2018
Shokunin-san.com, Inc. is a company based in Kobe, Japan, specializing in the retail of personal computers and peripheral equipment. In addition to its retail operations, the company focuses on developing regional information services primarily for the construction industry. It operates a portal site designed to support craftsmen and construction workers, providing valuable resources and information tailored to their needs. The company also offers planning and management services for internet-based information and communication, including homepage development and server management.

Elaly

Seed Round in 2018
Elaly Technology makes life better for people around the world.We aim to make the value of money and the experience gained from it flatter.As many people as possible will use technology to realize a happier life, independent of the money economy.

Forema

Venture Round in 2018
Forema creates a mechanism to return the meat of wild birds and beasts (mainly deers and boars) to the market. But our goal is not a butcher. Forema's purpose is to use wildlife, which had to be exterminated by conflicts between nature and humanity, with the slogan, "Useless killing turned into profitable economic activity." We are tackling environmental issues through business and aiming to create a system where economic activities can lead directly to nature conservation.

AXIS MOTION

Venture Round in 2018
AXIS MOTION facilitates an online platform that enables its users to find information, news, and updates related to real estate industry. AXIS MOTION offers opportunities for individuals to earn money by providing information related to real estate industry. AXIS MOTION was founded in July 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

The port

Venture Round in 2018
Port is involved in the internet media business. It is developing technology in the three social task areas of career (employment), finance (finance) and medical (medical).

CODE Meee

Funding Round in 2018
CODE Meee Inc. engages in the production of scents. CODE Meee Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.

Porcupine

Seed Round in 2017
Apps for live streaming and esports

iromono

Seed Round in 2017
Iromono Co., Ltd. manages and plans events.

mydimed

Seed Round in 2017
mydimed develops software tools and algorithms to predict and prevent Adverse Drug Reactions.

RASCAL's

Seed Round in 2016
RASCAL's is managing an online sport matching service for retired athlete and want to learn from them. 株式会社RASCAL’s Kyoto, Japan.

Menew

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Menew Co., Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based menu preparation application. It allows users to decide and make food menu for up to one week that helps them in buying ingredients systematically. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Okayama, Japan.

Gistit

Seed Round in 2016
Gistit is a Facebook chat app that offers students with summaries, quizzes, and resources on their studies. The company finds materials for studying needs, narrates study material, helps its users succeed in their classes, and saves time. Gistit is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2016 by Oded Lavie.

MyDearest

Pre Seed Round in 2016
MyDearest Inc. develops virtual reality (VR) games and experiences. The company offers planning and production of VR contents and VR consulting services. Its product includes FullDive Novel, a VR novel experience. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DiskonCloud

Seed Round in 2016
A unique software solution that provides a novel way to consume storage directly from the cloud with the experience of local storage

Hexa

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Hexa is a rapidly growing visualization platform that specializes in transforming existing images and product information into immersive three-dimensional content for e-commerce. By leveraging its proprietary technology and extensive 3D database, Hexa enables retailers and brands to create, manage, and analyze three-dimensional visuals, enhancing the online shopping experience. The platform helps clients, including major companies like Macy's, Google, and Logitech, to reduce visualization costs, boost sales metrics, and improve customer acquisition. Ultimately, Hexa's solutions facilitate the virtualization of products, allowing for a more personalized and engaging shopping experience, while also enabling global content distribution.

BtoA

Seed Round in 2016
BtoA specializes in the planning and development of talent management solution. It also provides planning and operation of the motivation management platform. The company was founded in 2015.

BetterEngage

Seed Round in 2016
BetterEngage automatically centrally integrates various personnel data scattered in-house by full use of the power of technology and data platform to realize the improvement of employee experience. A comprehensive personnel database is constructed by automatically integrating various personnel data scattered throughout the company. By integrating APIs with hiring management systems, attendance management systems, salary management systems, etc. that are already in use, centralized personnel data can be integrated automatically in real time.

LEMONADE,Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
・Business alliance with Shueisha which is Japan's largest publishing company. ・Business alliance with Dentsu Tec of Japan's largest fee agent group. ・Business alliance with Gentosha. ・The number of followers in domestic instagrammer registered in influencer One has exceeded 50 million followers.

Vixcess, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
We provide a cloud business intelligence service, Analytica. Analytica helps customers analyze their business data with an easy and a rapid way to make rapid descisions. Customers are able to make secure connections from their database even in a private network to Analytica without technical difficulties due to our unique technology, having no data warehouse. Analytica’s features include a query inteface by either drag and drop or SQL Editor, Custom calculation, Pivot, Grouping, joining query result from mutliple datasources. Analytica was developed by Takayuki Hayashi and members of Vixcess and released its first version in May 2016. Vixcess is based in Japan.

SpeedApp

Seed Round in 2016
SpeedApp is a mobile delivery management app that connects individuals and businesses directly to couriers in their local area. By cutting out the intermediary, SpeedApp gives users the power to send letters and small parcels locally in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. SpeedApp is available for iOS and Android, and is designed for use by both customers and delivery people. SpeedApp offers fast service, competitive pricing, and detailed package tracking. With SpeedApp, shipping has never been easier.

School With

Seed Round in 2016
School With is a planning, development and operation of School With, a word-of-mouth information site for studying abroad and studying abroad

Lemmeno

Seed Round in 2015
Lemmeno offers innovative ways for users to interact with shared content, increasing virality and providing publishers with robust insights into sharing behavior on all messaging and social platforms. Lemmeno helps to both identify influencers and enable content optimization.

AmazingLife

Seed Round in 2015
AmazingLife Co., Ltd., founded in 2013 and based in Japan, specializes in developing an online application that offers affordable funeral and cremation services. Recognizing that traditional funeral services in Japan can average around USD 20,000, which must be paid in cash within a day of a person's passing, the company aims to disrupt this costly and outdated industry. By providing a user-friendly, smartphone-focused web service, AmazingLife enables customers to access simple and competitively priced funeral options, addressing the financial burden often associated with end-of-life arrangements.

ONDiGO

Seed Round in 2015
ONDiGO is a mobile application designed for customer relationship management (CRM) aimed at professionals and micro-businesses. Founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, the app helps users organize their business contacts separately from personal ones. It automatically synchronizes activities such as emails, calendar events, phone calls, and text messages to create a comprehensive customer database, thus enhancing customer retention and management. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to analyze quantitative indicators like trends and engagement velocity, aiming to improve sales performance by increasing win rates and shortening sales cycles. ONDiGO operates as a subsidiary of Gong I.O Ltd., contributing to its mission of boosting sales productivity and facilitating repeatable success patterns for teams.

ParkLife

Seed Round in 2015
Parklife Ltd. develops navigation solutions for finding optimal parking routes. Its solutions enable drivers to drive along the ideal route to a parking spot near his destination. The company also provides SaaS based solutions for parking oriented navigation and parking search time prediction. Parklife Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Zerobillbank

Seed Round in 2015
Zerobillbank Ltd. is a Tel Aviv-based company that specializes in developing a platform for issuing and managing community tokens. Its application allows community organizers to create unique digital tokens, such as loyalty points or rewards, which can be customized and named according to the organizer's preference. The platform includes a digital wallet, known as the ZEROBILL wallet, that enables users to manage multiple community tokens, facilitating functions such as sending, receiving, and messaging within the community. Additionally, Zerobillbank provides a marketplace for exchanging these tokens, with its own currency serving as a principal medium for transactions. The company's technology leverages blockchain and smart contracts to enhance the functionality and security of digital token management, empowering both online and offline community organizers to enrich their communities effectively.

righTune

Seed Round in 2015
RighTune specializes in enhancing the business performance of websites and applications by delivering personalized background music tailored to each user. By creating unique playlists that align with a website's branding and content, RighTune engages visitors based on their individual preferences. The company's service is utilized by over 1,000 clients, including major brands, retailers, hotels, and restaurants, and has been shown to improve business performance by an average of 15%. The background music adds an emotional layer to the online experience, influencing user behavior, increasing dwell time, brand loyalty, and ultimately boosting revenue. RighTune employs advanced techniques such as big data analytics and machine learning algorithms to monitor user behavior and continuously refine the music selection for new visitors, thereby maximizing engagement and business outcomes.

yapQ

Seed Round in 2015
yapQ Ltd. provides a search tool that helps users to discover and rate popular places around the world. It offers yapQ, an application that enables users to create personalized list of their favorite places and synchronize it to their mobile devices. The company’s yapQ locates nearby interesting sites and routes a walking path through these sites. yapQ Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

ThemeGo

Seed Round in 2015
ThemeGo, inc. operates an online platform that allows users to create and share reviews on theme park vacations. It offers ThemeGo, a platform that allows park vacations fans, families, and kids to review and share vacations, and bookmark interesting attractions or other desired venues. The company’s ThemeGo provides community based reviews and information on worldwide theme parks, attractions, events, hotels, and restaurants. ThemeGo, inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Actifile

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Actifile, Inc. develops professional cloud data backup software that enables businesses to store information and intellectual property on cloud. Its software monitors organizational data, as well as provides financial, legal, and security warnings for businesses. The company’s software also offers content protection and monitoring solutions for enterprises; and online document backup and storage facilities for individuals. In addition, its cloud storage software covers folders in local drives including temporary Microsoft Outlook folders and opened email attachments. The company offers personal, starter, business, and enterprise subscription for its software. Actifile, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Enerjoy

Series A in 2015
Enerjoy Ltd designs and develops a software solution for employee engagement and motivation. The company offers a platform that automatically generates individual challenges, incentives, collaborations, and heads on friendly competitions for employees. It also allows managers and employers tracking and guiding tools, such as insight into motivational styles and preferences, performance monitoring dashboard, smart goal setting, and no cash incentive management system. Enerjoy Ltd was founded in 2017 and is based in Caesarea, Israel.

TrendiGuru

Seed Round in 2015
TrendiGuru operates an online database of images of clothing and accessories that enables customers to buy from various retailers. The company scans content on publisher’s Websites and monetize it by finding matching and similar items from a database of clothing items allowing readers to purchase products that appear in the image. The company also provides celebrity photography and red carpet images. It serves publishers, brands, advertisers, and bloggers. TrendiGuru was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Dogiz

Seed Round in 2015
DOGIZ Ltd. is a Tel Aviv-based company that has developed a mobile application designed for dog owners to engage with their local dog community. The application offers real-time updates on parks, facilitates the creation of dog profiles, and allows users to see which dogs are currently playing in the parks. Additionally, it provides maps that highlight various dog-related services available in the neighborhood. Founded in 2014, DOGIZ aims to connect dog owners with professional service providers in their vicinity, enhancing the overall experience of dog ownership.

WonderVoice Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
WonderVoice Technologies is a mobile apps developer company that develops apps for iOS users. It develops productivity related apps. WonderVoice is the world's 1st platform that allows you to interact w/ social networks & apps using your voic.

StartupEast Ventures

Seed Round in 2015
StartupEast Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on investments in startups and early-stage companies, particularly within the Fintech sector. The firm specializes in a variety of industries, including Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, enterprise technologies, B2B solutions, smart cities, the Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, health, and media. Established in 2014, StartupEast Ventures operates from its headquarters in Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel, with additional offices in Singapore and Zhejiang, China. The firm primarily invests through its own capital, targeting opportunities in Israel and the Asian markets, with a particular emphasis on Singapore and China.

The Elegant Monkeys

Seed Round in 2015
We have gathered top data science talents and world-class researchers to make emotions measurable. Digitizing human emotions opens endless applications in health, performance and lifestyle. It is a subscription-based API/SDK that utilizes AI algorithms to extract emotional state from physiological sensors data. Using physiological data enables our customers to get emotions data without compromising usability and privacy.

Geo Adventures Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Our mission is to encourage Japanese society through cross-border dealing. We are currently conducting the recruiting and import business between foreign countries and Japan. We try to invite high skilled engineers to Japan via our platform. Likewise we import advanced technologies too. Firstly, we focus on the country "Israel" as our business partner.

SAKAMA

Seed Round in 2015
SAKAMA, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in providing a fish stock application designed for restaurants. This innovative platform connects restaurants with fresh fish distributors, facilitating direct access to high-quality seafood. SAKAMA operates as a direct-growing fish shop, enabling restaurants to order fresh fish directly from production areas with ease, using a simple phone call. The company aims to streamline the supply chain for seafood, ensuring that restaurants receive fresh products efficiently.

CouponRoller

Seed Round in 2015
CouponRoller is a gamified marketing platform that brings brand awareness, site traffic, and new customers to longtail e-commerce sites. Its multi-platform system helps merchants drive new customers to their stores using interactive coupons. Shoppers compete for high-value discounts in an engaging, gamified experience and learn about new online stores. CouponRoller was founded by Shaun Waksman and Dana Meromsky in April 2014 and is based in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv.

Go Watermelon

Seed Round in 2015
Go Watermelon Is Working Hard On Delivering High Quality Games.

CyberTiger

Seed Round in 2014
CyberTiger Ltd. operates a mobile marketing gateway that bridges mobile application developers to Japanese publishers and Japanese advertisers to worldwide publishers. The company’s marketing platform enables advertisers to acquire users in Japan on performance basis. Its services include product localization, customer support, and marketing network of Japanese publishers. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Ra'anana, Israel.

Newelse Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Wishfeed is a smartphone application that enables users to find and purchase clothes. It was launched by Shunji Sugaya in April 2014.

airCloset

Seed Round in 2014
airCloset Inc operates a fashion rental platform that provides a range of services focused on clothing and personal styling. The primary service, airCloset, allows users to rent fashionable clothing online, while airClosetxABLE offers a physical rental shop experience. Additionally, the platform features airCloset Fitting, an online styling service, and airCloset Mall, which serves as a monthly rental marketplace for manufacturers. For personalized assistance, airCloset Talk provides a remote personal styling service, catering to individual preferences and needs. This diverse array of offerings positions airCloset as a comprehensive solution for those seeking convenient and stylish fashion choices.

Creative Smash, Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Planning and running of web service related to 3D printing

Aniwo

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Aniwo is an innovation platform company focusing on "technology" and "human capital".

Waveit

Seed Round in 2014
Waveit is a content sharing application that enables its users to upload images and videos, and create text-based content through its platform. The application eliminates the need for followers or popularity, allows its users to check virtual reach grow by tracking their content on the map, edit content with its photo editor, and more. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Waveit was launched in 2014 by Yaniv Finkelshetein and Barak Finkelshtein.

Link Sports

Seed Round in 2014
Link Sports Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing web and mobile applications for the sports industry. The company offers a range of products, including TeamHub, AZrena, and Q&A Sports, which serve as a sports management platform. This platform assists teams in managing various activities by providing tools for calendar organization, scorecard creation, and member communication. Additionally, Link Sports features a sports media news site, further enabling clients to streamline their team management processes.

dot life, ltd.

Seed Round in 2014
dot life manages and operates another life, a community-based platform that enables its users to connect and share stories with the other users. dot life was founded by Hayato Shinjo in January 2014.
Wunder Transport Technologies, Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan.

A's Child

Seed Round in 2013
Digital parental control and personal data analysis service “Filii” for Children. Development and operation of Filii and related business.

A's Child

Seed Round in 2013
Digital parental control and personal data analysis service “Filii” for Children. Development and operation of Filii and related business.

Emotional Brains

Seed Round in 2013
Inspiring creative collective listed in the corporate philosophy will produce the excitement of the best.

YAMAP

Seed Round in 2013
YAMAP is born to make your outdoors, such as hike or ski, more safety, and more enjoyable with your iPhone. YAMAP App can track and log your outdoors, view elevation info, and build an online outdoor journal. Love & share the outdoors with YAMAP ! ■■ Three Main Features of YAMAP ■■ 1) Safe ◆YAMAP App makes your iPhone a special GPS device for the outdoors. YAMAP App could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your iPhone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions. 2) Convenience ◆ YAMAP Hybrid Maps YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your iPhone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC (or tablet PC). 3) Share ◆You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP Web service. Once you finish your outdoor and save your data, YAMAP App automatically uploads to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' on YAMAP Web service (http://yamap.co.jp) where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history. In addition, YAMAP gives you the ability to easily share your outdoor data with friends and family.

GNEX

Seed Round in 2013
GNEX Ltd. offers web push notification solutions for personal computers and mobile phones for high school students. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

BHI Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2013
BHI Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2013. The company specializes in developing applications designed to assist users in managing information overload on mobile devices. Its key products include Swingmail, a streamlined inbox that prioritizes essential emails and messages; Swingbook, a simplified contact list with an integrated messaging feature for iPhones; and Swingcal, a minimalist calendar application that organizes mobile contacts effectively. BHI Inc. distributes its applications through the Apple App Store in several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and various Nordic nations.