Global Brain

Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.

Kaori Akiba

Director

Hidetaka Aoki

Investment Group Partner and Fellow Chief of Space Lab

Tatsunori Arai

Director

Megumi Asatsuma

Director

Anjani Bansal

Partner / India Office Representative

Past deals in Credits and Lending

Creatura

Series A in 2025
Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources.

HAKKI AFRICA

Series C in 2025
Founded in 2018, HAKKI AFRICA specializes in providing microfinance solutions for small businesses and gig workers across Africa. The company offers short-term loans and credit-scoring technology, empowering local financial institutions to assess creditworthiness and provide funding.

Yoii

Series A in 2023
Yoii Fuel develops and operates the future assessment-type funding platform. It also offers a future assessment-type funding platform that assesses future sales based on past sales and financial data and provides funding.

Yoii

Venture Round in 2022
Yoii Fuel develops and operates the future assessment-type funding platform. It also offers a future assessment-type funding platform that assesses future sales based on past sales and financial data and provides funding.

Yoii

Seed Round in 2021
Yoii Fuel develops and operates the future assessment-type funding platform. It also offers a future assessment-type funding platform that assesses future sales based on past sales and financial data and provides funding.

Divido

Series B in 2021
Divido is a global white-label consumer lending platform that enables financial institutions and multinational retailers to offer finance options at the point-of-purchase. Its omnichannel platform, available online, in-store, and via mobile across multiple countries through one integration, helps partners improve customer experience and increase conversion rates.

Crowdport

Venture Round in 2019
Crowdport operates “Funds,” a P2P platform, connecting individual investors who wish to manage their assets with companies that wish to borrow operating funds.

FUEL

Seed Round in 2019
FUEL Inc. operates an online lending platform that facilitates crowdfunding by connecting borrowers and brokers seeking funding with a diverse pool of investors. Founded in 1999 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the company focuses on creating new financial opportunities by linking investment and business prospects. Its platform caters to businesses looking to raise capital for various purposes, addressing the needs for alternative investments with moderate risk and return. By utilizing a crowdfunding mechanism, FUEL Inc. enables companies to access public funding while offering investors a chance to engage in alternative investment opportunities.

FUEL

Seed Round in 2019
FUEL Inc. operates an online lending platform that facilitates crowdfunding by connecting borrowers and brokers seeking funding with a diverse pool of investors. Founded in 1999 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the company focuses on creating new financial opportunities by linking investment and business prospects. Its platform caters to businesses looking to raise capital for various purposes, addressing the needs for alternative investments with moderate risk and return. By utilizing a crowdfunding mechanism, FUEL Inc. enables companies to access public funding while offering investors a chance to engage in alternative investment opportunities.
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