Fuji Startup Ventures

Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2013, Fuji Startup Ventures is a venture capital arm specializing in startup to early-stage investments. It focuses on technology-driven companies across various sectors including AI, IoT, healthcare, and eco-solutions.

Osamu Kanemitsu

CEO

21 past transactions

PeaceTecLab

Venture Round in 2021
PeaceTecLab, established in 2016 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates a platform that facilitates the lending and borrowing of home appliances and daily necessities. It caters to both individual consumers and manufacturers, offering a range of products including home appliances, baby goods, and fitness equipment. Additionally, the company provides consulting services to various industries, such as entertainment, distribution, and advertising.

Tasogare

Series B in 2021
Tasogare Coffee is a premium coffee brand located in Japan that specializes in producing and supplying a diverse range of coffee products. The company operates through both online and retail channels, ensuring accessibility for its customers. With a commitment to quality, Tasogare Coffee aims to deliver an exceptional coffee experience, appealing to discerning coffee enthusiasts.

The ROOM4D

Series A in 2020
The ROOM4D Co., Ltd., founded in 2019 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in consulting services focused on data analysis and outsourcing. The company offers business data analysis and consulting aimed at enhancing business performance, including planning and development related to data utilization. Additionally, it develops image analysis systems using artificial intelligence. By quantifying human activities, The ROOM4D enables clients to predict future anomalies and protect their business operations.

Tricera

Series A in 2020
TRiCERA, Inc. is an online arts and crafts e-commerce marketplace founded in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan. The company provides a platform designed to support artists in advancing their careers by removing barriers of language and distance. It operates as an online art gallery, enabling local artists to sell contemporary art to a global audience. TRiCERA manages all aspects of the art sales process, including customer negotiations, collection and delivery, and arrangements for returns. This approach allows artists to engage with collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide while remaining in their own countries.

Picable

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2019, Picable develops a mobile application that enables users to connect, chat, watch videos, and browse websites simultaneously while synchronizing screen views.

Capsule

Venture Round in 2019
Capsule is a global company that operates as a content creator agency, specializing in marketing and advertising services for brands. It exclusively manages over 150 content creators across various genres, offering support for the next generation of creators. By collaborating with both local and international partners, Capsule helps these brands build and execute effective marketing strategies, ultimately enhancing their performance in the market.

CAPSULE

Venture Round in 2019
CAPSULE provides digital promotion support services. They also provide human resource development, SNS marketing track record, social media marketing, website design, and digital promotion services.

JX Press

Series C in 2018
JX Press is a Japanese technology‑driven news organization described as a virtual news agency. Its FASTALERT service uses artificial intelligence to detect and deliver breaking bulletins on accidents, natural disasters, and other incidents to major television broadcasters in Japan and to many local stations. The company also operates NewsDigest, a consumer app that automatically delivers AI-identified news bulletins. JX Press collaborates with leading media groups in Japan, such as Kyodo News, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, and the Nikkei Group, providing computerized reporting to major media. In addition, it runs a data intelligence platform that combines bots and AI to generate content related to breaking events and disasters, and includes a social listening tool that aggregates brand-related information from multiple platforms while filtering misinformation, enabling AI-based marketing insights. Through automated reporting, media partnerships, and brand monitoring, the company positions itself as a modern, technology-driven news provider.

Machine Learning Solutions

Venture Round in 2017
Machine Learning Solutions is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2017 that provides machine learning and technical consulting services. It offers development and optimization of machine learning models for businesses, along with project planning, progress management, and performance improvement of models, as well as business financial and incubation support to help enterprises adopt artificial intelligence.

Suvaco

Venture Round in 2017
Suvaco is a Tokyo-based startup operating a home design marketplace platform. It connects users with interior and exterior designers, architects, and renovation companies, allowing them to browse portfolios and find suitable professionals for custom-built housing services.

Spectee

Series A in 2016
Spectee operates an online news platform that curates and publishes real-time social media user-generated video content. Utilizing proprietary AI technology, Spectee accelerates news analysis and delivery, focusing on significant events like natural disasters. It collaborates with other companies to enhance its service and licenses content for broadcasters.

The Bridge

Venture Round in 2016
The Bridge is an internet and media firm that organizes meetups for connecting entrepreneurs and system engineers. It delivers news updates from the Tokyo startup scene, in an effort to help entrepreneurs connect with the global community.

DIGISURF

Venture Round in 2015
DIGISURF INC. is a service-oriented company based in Fujisawa, Japan, that specializes in providing an online portal for reserving barbecue locations and ordering ingredients. Established in 1993, DIGISURF aims to enhance the outdoor dining experience by facilitating the booking of barbecue spots and ensuring that customers have access to the necessary supplies for their gatherings. Through its platform, the company caters to the growing demand for convenient and enjoyable outdoor cooking experiences.

Kabuku

Venture Round in 2014
Kabuku Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2013 that specializes in on-demand manufacturing and 3D printing solutions. It offers a comprehensive suite of services through its platforms, including Kabuku Connect, which facilitates various manufacturing processes such as consulting, 3D design, production, and logistics, leveraging a global network of manufacturing partners. Additionally, the company provides Kabuku MMS, designed to streamline tasks such as quotation and order management for 3D printing service providers and manufacturers. Kabuku also operates Rinkak.com, a digital marketplace allowing users to order from a diverse range of 3D models. The company has collaborated with notable brands and agencies, enhancing its presence in the 3D printing sector.

Suvaco

Venture Round in 2014
Suvaco is a Tokyo-based startup operating a home design marketplace platform. It connects users with interior and exterior designers, architects, and renovation companies, allowing them to browse portfolios and find suitable professionals for custom-built housing services.

Material World

Venture Round in 2013
Material World (http://www.materialworld.co) is a NYC-based fashion recommerce company founded in 2012 that provides a modern and fun way to shop and refresh your closet. Material World offers Material Box, a monthly fashion subscription service to try on personally curated pre-owned fashion pieces at your home and trade in items from their own closet to reclaim their value.

Monoco

Venture Round in 2013
Monoco is a Tokyo-based e-commerce platform that operates as a cross-border social marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers through narrative-driven product discovery and transactions supported by a secure international payment and logistics system. Founded in 2010 as FlutterScape, the company focuses on fashion and daily necessities, offering clothing, shoes, bags, gadgets, home decor and jewelry from multiple brands for men and women, with an initial emphasis on products from Japan. The platform aims to go beyond traditional marketplaces by enabling sellers to share real narratives of their product discoveries and encouraging buyers to engage in a collaborative shopping experience. It also provides brand and marketing support to sellers, including branding, public relations, sales strategy and promotion planning to help list and promote items on the platform.

Pocket Concierge

Venture Round in 2013
Pocket Concierge is a Japanese online platform facilitating restaurant reservations at selected high-end establishments. Its mission is to promote Japanese culinary culture globally while offering users an exclusive dining experience. The platform enables seamless bookings and payments, overcoming language and payment barriers for both mobile and web browser users.

Jimoty

Venture Round in 2013
Jimoty Inc operates a classified advertisement platform that serves approximately 9 million users monthly. The site allows individuals to post a variety of advertisements, including buying and selling second-hand goods, event announcements, recruitment opportunities, and real estate listings. By offering a free bulletin board format, Jimoty facilitates the exchange of information across different categories, making it a versatile tool for users seeking to connect over various needs and interests. The company's focus is on planning, development, and the effective management of this classified site, ensuring that it remains user-friendly and accessible.

Smart Education

Series B in 2013
Smart Education develops educational apps focused on making learning fun and interactive. Its flagship product, Rhythm Book, is a music app for children that teaches rhythm through tapping along with popular songs. Available on iOS devices, it offers over 100 songs in English and Japanese, with additional content available for purchase via the internet.

Alim

Venture Round in 2013
Alim Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in the development and marketing of mobile and online games in Japan. Operating as a subsidiary of gumi Inc., Alim focuses on the planning, development, and production of games for iOS and Android platforms. In addition to its game development activities, the company provides services related to digital content distribution, which includes planning, development, production, sales, and maintenance. Alim's expertise in digital content allows it to cater to the growing demand for mobile gaming in the region.
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