Mitsubishi Corporation

Mitsubishi Corporation is a prominent global integrated business enterprise based in Japan, established in 1954. As the largest general trading company in the country, it engages in a wide array of industries, including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. The company has significantly expanded its operations beyond traditional trading, actively investing in natural resource development, retail, infrastructure, financial products, and the manufacturing of industrial goods. With a strong international presence, Mitsubishi Corporation collaborates with customers worldwide, addressing diverse needs across multiple sectors.

Jun Asaki

Senior Vice President, Head of Urban Development Group

Koichi Murata

Senior Vice President Real Estate Investment

Hiroko Niwa

Chief Investment Officer

Toru Tanaka

Chief Investment Officer

Past deals in Japan

Infostellar

Series B in 2021
Infostellar Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing cloud-based communication solutions for satellite operators. The company offers StellarStation, a modular platform that allows ground station owners to monetize their surplus capacity while enabling satellite operators to connect with satellites using a diverse range of antennas globally, all through a single interface. By facilitating the sharing of satellite antennas during idle periods, Infostellar helps reduce operational costs and enhance transmission time, thereby improving the quality of service for satellite operators. Additionally, Infostellar provides tools such as Ground Station Search and Makesat, further streamlining the satellite communication process.

unerry

Venture Round in 2021
Unerry is responsible for new high-tech and financial business consulting and corporate revitalization.we aim to realize an IoT platform that can technically identify and approach habits, habits, and interests that people are not aware of. By doing so, we believe that what we have to do normally will be automatically assisted, and we will realize such an environmentally intelligent city where we can meet new and interesting events that we only recognized unconsciously. You.

DennoKotsu

Venture Round in 2020
DennoKotsu, Inc. is a company based in Tokushima, Japan, that specializes in the development and provision of taxi dispatch systems. Founded in 2015, it operates call centers for taxi companies, offering contract dispatch services to enhance operational efficiency. The company focuses on cloud-based solutions to facilitate modern taxi dispatching, aiming to improve service delivery within the transportation sector.

SENSY

Corporate Round in 2020
SENSY Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in November 2011 that focuses on personal artificial intelligence designed to enhance user experiences by understanding individual sensitivities. The company offers business-to-consumer and business-to-business services, as well as support for launching new business-related offerings. By leveraging its AI technology, SENSY aims to create meaningful and transformative interactions that cater to the diverse lifestyles of its users.

AMS

Corporate Round in 2020
AMS provides EC support services and O2O solutions that meet the demands of large-scale EC sites.Combining an evolving core system, a web design / sales strategy team familiar with the EC mail order industry, high-quality product registration / product photography / customer support operations, etc., we provide full support for EC mail order site operations other than product procurement. The AMS solves various management issues arising from business growth and maximizes sales, such as improving operational quality and customer satisfaction, strengthening promotions, and optimizing the supply chain from suppliers to site users.

DIGITAL GRID

Seed Round in 2019
Digital Grid Inc. operates in the electricity retail sector, focusing on non-electrified and off-grid communities in Africa. The company has developed a fee-based electricity credit system that allows kiosk owners to provide charging services for various electronic devices, including phones and lanterns. Additionally, Digital Grid offers rental options for rechargeable devices such as LED lanterns, portable radios, and tablet PCs, as well as leasing solutions for equipment like photovoltaic panels and batteries. The company's innovative approach aims to improve access to electricity in underserved areas, enhancing the quality of life for local populations. Founded in 2013, Digital Grid is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

iXs

Venture Round in 2019
iXs is a start-up to solve social problems with robot technology.In addition to the development of inspection / business robots and special environment-compatible robots that we have been conducting so far, we have developed and operated AI / Data Service systems and analyzed big data. We provide products and services. We provide consistent support from introduction to operation of products and services that can be used and used, to solve customer issues.

OPTIMIND

Corporate Round in 2019
OPTIMIND.Inc. develops an artificial intelligence based platform for logistics delivery optimization. The company offers Loogia, a distribution and delivery planning system of the cloud by by SaaS model. It enables users to optimizes dispatch management and delivery route. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Nagoya-shi, Japan.

Rhelixa

Corporate Round in 2018
Rhelixa, Inc. performs gene research and development, including epigenome analysis, metagenome analysis, and custom-order analysis. It provides support from designing, experimenting, and analyzing epigenetic based research to publish papers and develop products. It uses cloud technology for development of epigenome. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan.

CookpadTV

Series A in 2018
CookpadTV is engages in Cooking video business.

DIGITAL GRID

Venture Round in 2018
Digital Grid Inc. operates in the electricity retail sector, focusing on non-electrified and off-grid communities in Africa. The company has developed a fee-based electricity credit system that allows kiosk owners to provide charging services for various electronic devices, including phones and lanterns. Additionally, Digital Grid offers rental options for rechargeable devices such as LED lanterns, portable radios, and tablet PCs, as well as leasing solutions for equipment like photovoltaic panels and batteries. The company's innovative approach aims to improve access to electricity in underserved areas, enhancing the quality of life for local populations. Founded in 2013, Digital Grid is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

MICIN

Series A in 2018
MICIN, Inc. develops software solutions for health care companies and organizations using artificial intelligence technology. The company offers smart clinic platform application that allows users to receive doctor's prescription anytime. It also develops and offers disease management tool utilizing artificial intelligence technology for enterprises and medical institutions; machine learning and data business for private and public insurers using deep learning; and consultation recommendation program based on medical examination for companies and health insurance. It also offers consulting on management and finance of medical institutions and general corporations. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Tavelmout

Venture Round in 2018
Tavelmout Corp. is one business entity of a group of biotech companies, the “Chitose Group”. Tasteless and odorless raw Spirulina are produced and commercialized using the efficient cultivation technologies developed by Chitose Laboratory Corp., which is the research entity of Chitose Group. In addition, in order to use Spirulina as a protein source in various food products, original technologies have been developed and applied for product development, commercialization, and marketing.

Taberumo

Venture Round in 2018
Producer of edible algae-based food products intended to solve protein shortage and create a diet for human's future. The company produces raw spirulina-based products and also offers a mechanism for its mass production and sells it as a protein source in various foods, enabling consumers to obtain essential proteins from algae instead of animal and vegetable sources.

Vegetalia

Venture Round in 2017
vegetalia, inc. develops and markets measurement monitoring systems and cloud based application solutions for agricultural industry. The company develops FieldServer, which includes a field sensor connected with a web or mobile based application for outdoor measurement and monitoring; PaddyWatch, which includes a field sensor connected with a web or mobile based application for water management support system for rice; and agri-note, which is a cloud service for management of fields and work comparison and analysis. Its solutions include IoT sensor, cloud data infrastructure management, application development, plant hospital management, agricultural production, and distribution sales business for organic farming management. The company also operates plant clinics. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Prodrone

Series A in 2017
Prodrone Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that develops, manufactures, and sells commercial drones for various applications, including aerial filming, photography, land surveying, and spot inspections. Established in January 2015 and headquartered in Nagoya, with an additional office in Tokyo, Prodrone offers a range of drone systems, including four-rotor and six-rotor models, as well as large frame drones. The company also provides services such as exploration and consultation, development planning, operational safety training, and repair and maintenance. Prodrone aims to support drone service providers and manufacturers through consulting services designed to enhance their business operations.

Unirobot

Venture Round in 2017
Unirobot Corporation, established in 2014 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of next-generation social robots. The company focuses on creating innovative robots that enhance human interaction through advanced personal AI capabilities, including natural language processing. In addition to its core products, Unirobot is involved in the development of general embedded software related to its robotic systems. Through its research and development efforts, Unirobot aims to push the boundaries of social robotics, contributing to the evolution of human-robot communication and interaction.

Cara Therapeutics

Series D in 2010
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, specializing in the development of innovative therapies for pain and pruritus. The company's lead product candidate, CR845 (difelikefalin), is being tested in Phase III clinical trials for chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Additionally, the company is advancing Oral KORSUVA, which has completed Phase II trials for pruritus in chronic kidney disease and is also being evaluated for its effects on pruritus related to chronic liver disease and atopic dermatitis. Cara is also working on CR845/difelikefalin injection, which has completed Phase II/III trials for acute post-operative pain. The company has established licensing agreements with Maruishi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Japan and Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corporation in South Korea for the development and commercialization of CR845/difelikefalin. With a focus on leveraging proprietary drug-screening technology, Cara aims to build a pipeline of first-in-class therapeutic candidates targeting pain and inflammation.

Full Speed

Venture Round in 2006
Full Speed Inc. provides Internet marketing support services in Japan. It offers search engine optimization (SEO), listing and affiliate advertising, display advertisement, and social media advertising services. The company also provides SEO consulting services; social media operations consulting and advertisement services; Web architecture services; and Website creation/operation, LP banner production/management, and application development services. In addition, it offers services in the areas of advertisement effect measurement, ad technology, and healthcare marketing. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Full Speed Inc. is a subsidiary of FreeBit Co., Ltd.

Lizardtech

Series F in 2002
For more than two decades, LizardTech has delivered innovative software products for managing, accessing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer and file format. The MrSID format is supported in all major GIS applications. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London, and Tokyo and is a business name of Celartem Technology Inc.

e-LogiT

Funding Round in 2001
e-LogiT is a logistics company that specializes in ecommerce. The company supports ecommerce and mail order companies in fulfillment outsourcing, consulting, system development, and logistics. e-LogiT was founded by Rio Kakui in 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Lizardtech

Series E in 2000
For more than two decades, LizardTech has delivered innovative software products for managing, accessing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer and file format. The MrSID format is supported in all major GIS applications. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London, and Tokyo and is a business name of Celartem Technology Inc.

DeNA

Series A in 2000
DeNA Co., founded in 1999 and based in Japan, specializes in the development and production of digital games for various platforms, including mobile devices and PCs. The company operates a mobile social games platform known as Mobage, which features a diverse range of first, second, and third-party games accessible through localized player networks globally. In addition to its gaming operations, DeNA is involved in e-commerce and offers various web services, positioning itself as a multifaceted digital entertainment and service provider.