Accuris Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that aims to develop innovative and superior medical methods and deliver them to patients.
DAIZ Inc. engages in the production and supply of plant-based meat. It offers food soybean-derived functional substances. The company was founded in 2015 and is based Kumamoto, Japan.
Private Equity Round in 2021
Accuris Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that aims to develop innovative and superior medical methods and deliver them to patients.
Heartseed Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Tokyo, Japan, focuses on developing myocardial regeneration medicine utilizing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. The company aims to advance the clinical application of regenerative medicine specifically for treating heart disease. Heartseed is dedicated to creating cardiomyocyte replacement therapies derived from iPS cells to address advanced heart failure, aspiring to transform the treatment landscape for patients suffering from this condition.
ThinkCyte, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-enabled, image-free visual cell sorting system that sort cells by morphology. It develops and sells equipment (cell separator) that uses cell sorting technology that continuously analyzes and separates cells by automatic control. It integrates optics, genomics, and information science to develop such machines. The company develops an image-based cell sorter using novel optics and machine learning methods. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan with an additional office in San Carlos, California.
Axelspace is a startup company developing businesses in the microsatellite field. Axelspace plans to construct a monitoring platform to cover the entire globe on a daily basis at extremely low cost.
Creww is a startup community for entrepreneurs, where highly motivated people can inspire each other with their innovations. More than 1700 startups have signed up for Creww's online platform. Now Creww is expanding its business to Asia in a beta phase. Through our Creww Collaboration, startups around Asia can partner with larger enterprises to accelerate growth and discover new possibilities.
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.
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.
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.
Sensyn Robotics specializes in developing innovative business solutions that integrate drone and robotics technology, primarily aimed at enhancing infrastructure inspections. Their software products facilitate efficient assessments in sectors such as oil, electric power, and construction, enabling businesses and municipalities to access and evaluate affected sites with greater ease. By promoting automation and unattended operations, Sensyn Robotics addresses labor shortages and streamlines processes, contributing to solutions for social challenges in Japan. Additionally, the company aims to share its diverse offerings, developed in a country facing significant global challenges, with markets around the world.
Sensyn Robotics specializes in developing innovative business solutions that integrate drone and robotics technology, primarily aimed at enhancing infrastructure inspections. Their software products facilitate efficient assessments in sectors such as oil, electric power, and construction, enabling businesses and municipalities to access and evaluate affected sites with greater ease. By promoting automation and unattended operations, Sensyn Robotics addresses labor shortages and streamlines processes, contributing to solutions for social challenges in Japan. Additionally, the company aims to share its diverse offerings, developed in a country facing significant global challenges, with markets around the world.
MILIZE, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2009 that specializes in the development and operation of a cloud-based web platform integrating financial engineering and artificial intelligence. The company offers a range of products designed to assist in financial analysis and decision-making. These include milize Forecast, an AI modeling tool for time series predictions; AI Data Bank, which provides AI-based analysis services in collaboration with financial institutions; and milize, an AI-driven sales forecasting tool for new store openings. Additionally, MILIZE offers milize Trade, an investment decision support tool, milize Similar Chart for trading risk management, and milize Pro, a life plan simulation tool. Through these innovative solutions, MILIZE aims to enhance financial decision-making processes for its clients.
Cogent Labs Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the development of artificial intelligence software aimed at enhancing data input and API documentation. The company focuses on both fundamental and applied AI research, striving to create practical solutions that improve quality of life. Their expertise spans various fields, including time-series forecasting, information extraction, natural language processing, voice processing, and reinforcement learning. Through its innovative approach, Cogent Labs bridges the gap between advanced AI technologies and real-world applications.
WealthNavi Inc. develops and delivers an online asset management and risk management platform. Its cloud-based platform provides robo advisory services that enable users to locate diversified investments internationally. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Paidy Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that offers a cardless payment platform for online shopping. Founded in 2008 and formerly known as Exchange Corporation K.K., Paidy allows consumers to make purchases using just their name and email address, eliminating the need for credit cards or pre-registration. The service is designed for mobile and instant-checkout, enabling users to buy online and settle their payments through a consolidated monthly bill. Paidy employs proprietary technology to assess creditworthiness, underwrite transactions, and ensure payment to merchants. This innovative approach caters to Japanese consumers who prefer not to use credit cards, thereby helping online vendors enhance their conversion rates, increase average order values, and encourage repeat purchases.
Money Tap is a planning, development, operation and consulting for various Fintech solutions using blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Arithmer Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in the application of artificial intelligence and modern mathematics to develop innovative solutions across various industries. The firm focuses on creating systems that automate processes, including the generation of reports through natural language processing, and enables advanced big data analysis. Arithmer also integrates AI technology into robotic systems, which are designed to deliver ultra-precise sensing capabilities. By addressing complexities that are challenging to replicate through traditional means, Arithmer aims to advance technological implementation beyond standard IT systems, fostering the development of expertise that is otherwise difficult to inherit.
Yoriso, formerly known as Minrebi, is a Japanese startup that connects families to funeral homes and other end-of-life service providers. It is a funeral / medical IT venture that aims to be a “company that creates a world where everyone can make their own choices by overcoming the limitations of ingenuity”. Yoriso was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo.
Global Mobility Service is a financial service company to Creating new car value created by FinTech and cutting-edge IoT services.
DataX, operating under from scratch Co., Ltd., is a Tokyo-based company that provides an integrated digital marketing platform known as B-dash. Established in 2010, DataX focuses on supporting business strategy development, new business planning, analytical services, and the construction of business processes. The B-dash platform is notable for its capacity to accumulate and analyze vast amounts of data, including 32 million unique customer IDs and significant financial metrics. The platform's capabilities have positioned it as a vital resource in the IT sector. In 2019, DataX strengthened its business relationships by entering into a contract with KKR and Goldman Sachs, enhancing its strategic partnerships and investment opportunities.
Cogent Labs Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the development of artificial intelligence software aimed at enhancing data input and API documentation. The company focuses on both fundamental and applied AI research, striving to create practical solutions that improve quality of life. Their expertise spans various fields, including time-series forecasting, information extraction, natural language processing, voice processing, and reinforcement learning. Through its innovative approach, Cogent Labs bridges the gap between advanced AI technologies and real-world applications.
Precision Forestry is a Business Information Systems service platform.
Japan Management develops M & A support services for companies.
Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, with a subsidiary in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in cloud-connected multi-robotic systems for the security and inspection markets. Founded in 2014 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), the company employs around 90 people globally, with additional offices in India. Rapyuta Robotics has developed a platform that simplifies the deployment of robotic solutions by integrating hardware, software, sensor data, and applications in the cloud. This allows businesses to manage various robots and sensors centrally, reducing the need for in-house robotics expertise. By leveraging advanced control research and artificial intelligence technology, Rapyuta Robotics facilitates the creation of an open and coordinated robotics ecosystem, enabling companies to concentrate on their core business processes rather than on the complexities of robotics management.
Prop Tech plus provides system development and web construction specialized for the real estate finance industry.
Since its founding in 2007, Sansan has focused on delivering its cloud based contact management service to customers in Japan and beyond. Sansan is setting the standard in Japan for cloud-based contact management, with annually doubling numbers of users from over 7,000 premium corporate users including the Japanese Government (METI). Sansan Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan and has its subsidiary Sansan global Pte. Ltd. in Singapore since October 2015. The company began offering its business card app Eight in 2012. It has over 1.5 million registered users as a new business network that incorporates a social media framework to transform business cards into business connections. Founded: June 11, 2007 URL： https://www.corp-sansan.com/ Address: Aoyama Oval Building, 13F, 5-52-2, Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001 Business scope: Planning, development, and sales of cloud-based business card management services Sansan for business users: https://www.sansan.com Eight for individual users: https://8card.net
Croesus Retail Trust is a real estate investment trust based in the Asia-Pacific region, primarily focusing on retail real estate assets. The trust is listed on the Singapore Exchange and has a diversified portfolio that includes properties predominantly located in Japan. Its business strategy emphasizes the acquisition and management of retail properties to generate sustainable income for its unitholders while capitalizing on growth opportunities within the retail sector in the Asia-Pacific market.
freee is automated online accounting software that syncs with your bank accounts and automatically categorise entries to create financial reports. freee was launched on Mar 19, 2013 and is offered to SMBs operating under the Japanese taxation system. It takes freemium model and its paid plan begins at 980 JPY (~10 USD) per month per business.
The company, formerly named as “CFO K.K.”, was founded in July 2012 led by Daisuke Sasaki, who previously headed up Google’s SMB marketing in Asia Pasific region. freee is the winner of Invinity Ventures Summit Launch Pad 2013 Spring, the most prestegious demo event in Japan.
Launch pad for a wide array of HR Tech services, which has focused on revolutionizing the world’s second largest Japanese HR services industry thru technology enabled business models. BizReach: Japan's premier online career networking service, which has transformed the Japanese business community in allowing career-driven executives to freely share and directly connect with talent-seeking employers and recruiters.Often referred to as the “LinkedIn of Japan” in the HR industry, the service has allowed over half a million executives to explore their career options by sharing their resume information in a closed online database shared amongst only employers and recruiters. The service has disrupted the executive search (recruitment) market by becoming a cloud-based talent sourcing platform for employers to recruit and hire business executives directly. CareerTrek: The service was built on the needs of BizReach clients (employers) wanting to recruit and hire “young” professionals (20s and early 30s) more efficiently thru direct sourcing methods. Hence, the service is branded and targeted to become an online career networking service connecting young professional jobseekers and employers. Together with BizReach, the 2 cloud-based talent sourcing platforms deliver similar results to what Linkedin delivers to enterprise clients outside of Japan. An added feature of CareerTrek due to its focus on a younger audience is its recommendation engine, which supports jobseekers in not only proactively finding jobs that they think fit them, but being introduced to positions that other similar users find interesting. Stanby: Stanby is a job search engine, which aggregates job postings from hundreds of third-party job sites. This “Google for Jobs” service enables jobseekers to search from over 4 million jobs posted online from all over the country in just one search. Stanby ATS is a service provided to employers, and is a cloud-based applicant tracking system for employers, and is free to use. Employers can create job postings, source applicants and track applicants, together functioning as a central platform for all recruitment efforts. Stanby thrives to bring every job opening to the online world, and become the largest original source of hiring information.
Mercari, Inc. is a leading marketplace application founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company operates in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, providing a platform for individuals to buy and sell new and used items, including electronics, clothing, jewelry, books, and more. The Mercari app simplifies the resale process by allowing users to easily list items by uploading photos and adding details, with integrated features for printing shipping labels and mailing packages. The platform has seen significant user engagement, with over 100 million downloads in Japan and the U.S. and over 22 million monthly active users in Japan alone. Mercari holds a dominant position in the Japanese C2C marketplace, capturing over 70% market share, and its domestic operations account for a substantial majority of its gross merchandise value. By promoting a community-driven approach to buying and selling, Mercari aims to create a more sustainable marketplace.
freee is automated online accounting software that syncs with your bank accounts and automatically categorise entries to create financial reports. freee was launched on Mar 19, 2013 and is offered to SMBs operating under the Japanese taxation system. It takes freemium model and its paid plan begins at 980 JPY (~10 USD) per month per business.
The company, formerly named as “CFO K.K.”, was founded in July 2012 led by Daisuke Sasaki, who previously headed up Google’s SMB marketing in Asia Pasific region. freee is the winner of Invinity Ventures Summit Launch Pad 2013 Spring, the most prestegious demo event in Japan.
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. in April 2000. Mitsui Trust & Banking Company provides trust banking and related services in Japan and internationally. The company offers individual services comprising investment trusts; annuity insurance; various deposit and trust products; investment trust wrap accounts; loans; real estate services; and testamentary trust and inheritance-processing services.
Since our founding in 1961, the music broadcasting service remains as the central core of our business that lead us to stay as the Japan's top ranked company in the industry. With 500+ of broadcasting channels, we provide comprehensive music and information broadcasting to subscribers such as restaurants, shops and offices.