JAFCO

JAFCO operates a series of funds to channel risk capital to start-ups in Japan, US, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, and Singapore. Targeting high-potential companies with innovative and creative management strategies, JAFCO provides support for enhancing corporate value and expanding business through deep involvement in management. JAFCO currently manages total capital commitments of approximately 460 billion yen.
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Keisuke Aoyama

Principal

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Jerry Cai

MD and Co-Head, China Investments

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Atsushi Fujii

Partner

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Shinichi Fuki

President and CEO

Tomotake Kitazawa

Partner

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Ko Minamikurosawa

Partner

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Swee Ting Pan

MD and Co-Head, China Investments

Fumito Takashima

MD and COO

Hiroshi Yamada

Executive MD

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isaka shozo

Partner

Past deals in Tokyo

Alchemedicine

Series A in 2021
Alchemedicine is a the world in drug discovery with unique technologies and ideas Innovating new drug candidates for diseases with high unmet medical needs.

STAR FESTIVAL

Venture Round in 2013
Star Festival offers online lunch and catering delivering arrangement services called "GOCHIKURU" & "SHASHOKURU". "GOCHIKURU" makes available a wide variety of lunch boxes and catering services of our customers' choice, even from famous restaurants.

Repro Inc.

Series C in 2020
Repro Inc. develops Repro, a mobile analytics solution for clients to convert and retain their mobile users. It offers application growth support consulting for total support from strategy planning and development to application. The company provides in-app message to improve conversion rate. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Microwave Chemical

Series D in 2015
Microwave Chemical Co.,Ltd. produces and sells sustainable type chemical products and fuels such as various fatty acid ester and biodiesel, that are manufactured from recyclable resources including the plant origin raw material and waste. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

Astroscale

Series D in 2018
Astroscale Holdings Inc. engages in the development of technologies to remove orbital debris. It offers services, such as end-of-life service by Astroscale (ELSA), a spacecraft retrieval service for satellite operators; and active debris removal (ADR). It also designs and manufactures the lunar dream capsule which gives people a chance to send their names into space. Astroscale Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with additional offices in Harwell, United Kingdom; and Singapore.

al+

Series A in 2016
al+ is a Personal Artificial Intelligence which reconstructs individual personalities on the cloud by analyzing life log data of individuals and their groups. Based on the analysis of individual personalities, unproductive parts of labour will be automated and alt’s operating efficiency will be maximized. al+ users can focus on more productive, creative and sophisticated work. Using this methodology, we sincerely hope to contribute to the solution of different kinds of social problems.

KARAKURI Japan

Venture Round in 2018
Karakuri Inc. develops application software which is an artificial intelligence chat bot which solves the problems of customers. The company’s functions include one question answer, usage report, scenario creation, display method, color change, fallback function, PC, smartphone, line compatible, image transmission, manned operator collaboration, and training function. Its features include improving sales, customer recommendation, cost reduction, customer satisfaction, and improvement of customer effort indicator. Karakuri Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Shibuya, Japan.

Miragen Therapeutics

Series C in 2015
MiRagen is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops innovative microRNA-targeting therapies to improve human health, specifically in disease areas of high unmet medical need. The company leverages in-house expertise in miRNA biology, oligonucleotide chemistry, and drug development to evaluate and advance best-in-class technologies and high-potential drug candidates for its own pipeline or in conjunction with strategic partners. The company was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.
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Kii Corporation

Series A in 2010
Kii Corporation was formed in July 2010 as the result of the merger of Servo Software and Synclore Corporation. Kii provides IoT platform and solution related to Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Smart Logistics, healthcare etc.

TNAX Biopharma Corp.

Series A in 2018
TNAX Biopharma is a developer of pharmaceuticals drugs intended to improve the quality of life of patients.The company provides novel antibody therapeutics for unmet medical needs of patients with intractable diseases, thus providing patients therapeutics around the world through drug discovery innovation.

BeaTrust

Series A in 2022
BeaTrust Inc. develops a collaboration application for the employees that provides information about colleagues. Its platform allows the employees to search for employees' skills, experience, work content, and hobbies. It allows the users to find out the coworkers' skills and learn about their skills. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Cookbiz Co.,Ltd

Venture Round in 2012
Cookbiz is an online platform that offers a job search engine catering focused on food-related industries. It was launched by Kenji Yabuno in 2007 and is operated from Osaka, Japan.

Leretto Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2021
Leretto Co., Ltd. designs and develops Canly, a solution that manages store accounts of SNS such as Google My Business and Facebook. The company also provides market engagement optimization consulting services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Meguro, Japan.

COUNTERWORKS Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
COUNTERWORKS Inc. owns and operates an online marketplace namely SHOPCOUNTER where people list their counters for rent. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

OPEN8 Inc

Venture Round in 2017
Open8 will launch a native video ad scheme on @Cosme and Women Excite in late November. @Cosme is a Japan’s leading cosmetic portal site by iStyle while Woman Excite is a women-focused portal site by Excite Japan.

JSH

Venture Round in 2017
JSH is a human-centered society that balances economic development with solving social issues.

Tech Bureau, Corp.

Series B in 2017
Tech Bureau, Corp. develops and operates bitcoin wallet and exchange. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

Synspective Inc.

Series A in 2019
Synspective Inc. provides data by utilizing and integrating data from synthetic aperture radar satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It serves urban design, infrastructure, energy, insurance, and finance markets. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

NEW STANDARD Inc.

Venture Round in 2017
NEW STANDARD Inc. formerly known as TABI LABO Inc. provides advertising services. The company supports branding and marketing activities using media and video production; virtual reality (VR) content; and through events. It also does consulting work. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. formerly known as provides advertising services. The company supports branding and marketing activities using media and video production; virtual reality (VR) content; and through events. It also does consulting work. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LPixel Inc.

Series A in 2016
LPixel Inc. develops life science image analysis software solutions. Its portfolio includes LPixel ImageJ Plugins for life science researchers; LP-exam to detect life science image manipulations and plagiarism; and IMACEL, a cloud and artificial intelligence based image analysis system. The company also focuses on developing a supporting software solution for cancer diagnoses. In addition, it offers education programs for life science researchers and students. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

ASOVIEW Inc.

Series A in 2015
ASOVIEW Inc. develops and operates an online leisure booking website. The company provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting. The company was formerly known as catarizm Co.,Ltd. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Liquid Group Co., Ltd.

Series B in 2016
Liquid Group Co., Ltd. develops and provides cryptocurrency trading platform. Its trading platform enables users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies. The company’s platform offers trading services for cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum against fiat currency pairs in Japanese yen, U.S., Singapore, and Australian dollar and Euro among the others, enabling businesses and users to exchange cryptocurrencies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Tier IV

Seed Round in 2018
Tier IV is a federated academic startup embracing research and development of intelligent vehicles. Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of open-source software for self-driving technology, also known as Autoware, and applied it for the proof of concept of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV aspires to achieve “Democratization of Intelligent Vehicles”, where any individuals and organizations can contribute to a grander vision of future intelligent vehicles, leading to a better society in which all the people receive new spatio-temporal values.

GiftMall.Inc

Series A in 2020
GiftMall.Inc operates an online platform that allows users to select and purchase online gifts based on purchased data. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan Communications Inc.

Venture Round in 2000
Japan Communications Inc., a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), provides mobile services in Japan. It develops and sells network security solutions and unauthorized access prevention technologies; and researches and develops technologies for MVNO and MVNE. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Azoop

Series A in 2019
Azoop Inc. engages in online auction planning and management services. It also involves in the antique business; and purchase and sale of used cars, trucks, and forklifts through its vehicle-trading platform. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

cart ltd.

Seed Round in 2016
cart ltd. designs and develops naturacart, an online platform that sells natural and organic products online. The company's platform sells various products, such as wine, diapers, beauty care, oil, spices, breads, dairy products, supplements, stationery items, toiletries, and more. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Research and Innovation Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2015
Research and Innovation Co., Ltd. provides marketing research, sales promotion, and various information provision services using the Internet. Its services include barcode research, barcode promotion, and other promotional programs under the CODE brand; experiential and brand image association surveys under the Mycomment brand; in-store and street surveys of foreign tourists visiting Japan; investigation of consumers who are interested; and investigation of other people. The company serves customers in food, daily necessities, beauty and fashion, retail and distribution, eating and drinking, ceremonial occasion, car, finance, leisure and entertainment, and media and advertising sectors. Research and Innovation Co., Ltd. was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

90 Seconds Japan

Seed Round in 2015
90 Seconds, a video production crowdsourcing, specialize in all kinds of films, from comics, animation, computer graphics, and infographics. It is the world's largest video and video production crowdsourcing. It has a rich track record of delivering over 30,000 videos to various clients in 160 countries worldwide, in partnership with more than 12,000+ professional video and video creators worldwide including Japan. It was established on April 8, 2014, and is located in Tokyo, Japan.

Piece of Cake

Series A in 2013
Piece of Cake is promoting digital content and services under a new platform.

Biomedical Solutions, Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Biomedical Solutions researches and develops neurovascular intervention devices. The company aims to contribute to its clients’ needs by developing high quality (safety and efficacy) medical devices. Biomedical Solutions Inc. (BSI) was founded in 2012 by Kazuya Shobayashi and his brother Yasuhiro. Both graduated from the same school in Tokyo; Kazuya has a background in finance while Yasuhiro has a Ph.D. in engineering.

CAMPFIRE

Series A in 2017
Campfire is a Japanese crowdfunding site. They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something." The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over 700,000 people.

Medical Engineering Institute

Venture Round in 2015
Medical Engineering Institute is a development of medical data warehouse.

Kyoto Robotics

Venture Round in 2002
Kyoto Robotics Corporation develops picking robots for logistics systems. The company offers robots for palletizing and piece-picking applications. It also provides technical support services. Kyoto Robotics Corporation was formerly known as 3D MEDiA Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kyoto Robotics Corporation in January, 2018. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Kusatsu, Japan.

COMSA

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Comsa is a conduit for future ICOs that want to exist in the COMSA ecosystem. As part of the project, a COMSA team is now already in place to provide companies with consultation, expertise and solutions to support their very own ICOs and implement blockchain technology into their business practices using our Zaif exchange and mijin private blockchain software, all at the same time, as a one-stop solution.

Magenta Medical LTD

Series B in 2017
Founded in October, 2012, Magenta Medical Ltd. is a privately held company that is engaged in the development of novel device solutions for the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure.

LOCKON CO.,LTD.

Series A in 2008
Lockon is a Japanese software designing company.

Photosynth Inc.

Series A in 2015
Photosynth Inc. develops smart locks for homes. The company was founded on September 1, 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Miraisens

Venture Round in 2015
Miraisens, Inc. researches, develops, and commercializes 3D gesture feedback technological devices. The company offers two?hand sensory feedback game controllers; 3DHaptics Navigator, a hardware solution for enhancing real-time 3D digital contents with realistic touch feeling effect for automotive, robotics, and remote surgery applications; and 4Driving Bar, a hardware solution for enhancing car race game with realistic car driving feeling effect. Its products are used in entertainment/VR/wearable applications. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tsukuba, Japan.

Oceans Inc.

Series A in 2011
Oceans Inc., an Internet service company, provides local graph implementation services. It offers Eyeland, a location-based mobile communication platform/application with a map-based interface that enables users to access and interact with other users’ activities associated with various geographic locations worldwide. The company provides its services in the fields of user interface, user experience, creative, programming, and monetization. Oceans Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LegalForce, Inc.

Series B in 2020
LegalForce, Inc. develops, operates, and maintains software related to legal services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Ubiquitous Entertainment Inc.

Venture Round in 2011
Ubiquitous Entertainment is a project, Research, and Development of Network contents And, the Consultation.

Sosei Group

Series B in 2003
Sosei Group Corporation is an international biopharmaceutical company originating from Japan that discovers and develops innovative biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, cancer, migraine, addiction, metabolic disease, and other indications. By utilizing their platform technologies - GPCR structure-based drug design platform technology, peptide platform technologies and nanotechnology - they have established a product pipeline with first/best in class potential. Through development and commercialization partnerships they have already delivered three medicines to the market (two COPD bronchodilators and an emergency contraceptive), which generate significant and stable revenue streams that enable further growth.

LOCONDO

Series C in 2014
LOCONDO, Inc. operates a mail order site for selling shoes and fashion products. It offers women’s and men’s shoes, bags, and apparel. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

oVice, Inc.

Series A in 2021
oVice, Inc. develops a virtual space based on voice chat for remote communication. Its online platform allows communication centered on voice and enables the communication between people who are working remotely and people who work in the actual office. oVice, Inc. was formerly known as NIMARU TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Moshimo Co., Ltd.

Convertible Note in 2007
Moshimo enables small businesses to easily sell merchandise online by offering an efficient way to build an online shop front. In addition, Moshimo provides drop shipping, a supply chain management technique where the wholesale supplier, not the small business, holds and ships the product. This system eliminates the difficulties of designing an online store, holding inventory, and sending goods. Moshimo offers their users the opportunity to sell over 350,000 different products sourced from more than 800 wholesale suppliers.

OLTA

Debt Financing in 2019
OLTA is a cloud factoring can be used by individuals and corporations, and there is no upper or lower limit on the purchase price.

NuvoEx

Series B in 2015
Nuvo Ex is a logistics services provider that specializes in solving the reverse flow problems in the e-commerce industry. The company delivers a range of reverse logistics solutions tailored to meet specific requirements of its clients. Nuvo Ex aims to provide its logistics solutions to clients within expected timelines. Benefits of the company include efficient reverse management, customized solutions, responsive client servicing, and shipment reconciliation. Nuvo Ex was founded in 2013 by Navneet Singh & Milind Sharma.

Medical note inc.

Venture Round in 2015
Medical notes are medical media that connect doctors and patients. Specialists, physicians, and healthcare professionals working at the forefront provide easy-to-understand information on diseases. medical media will provide reliable information to those who are ill. With the cooperation of many teachers, we are disseminating information in cooperation with academic societies.

Antibac Japan

Venture Round in 2012
Antibac Japan Inc. distributes hygienic products for air purification. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Ashiya-shi, Japan.

Spiber

Series E in 2015
Spiber Inc. designs and manufactures protein materials, such as spider silk. It serves apparel and automotive industries. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Tsuruoka, Japan.

SMS

Venture Round in 2005
SMS is mainly engaged in the information operation businesses in nursing care, healthcare, career, senior life and overseas fields to business operators and end user, among others.

ActEvolve

Series C in 2023
ActEvolve develops Blitz Freak, a multi virtual reality game. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

ELIIY Power Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2010
ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets lithium-ion batteries and electricity storage systems. It offers electricity storage hybrid systems, custom built storage systems, and motorcycle start battery system. ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Kyash Inc.

Series D in 2022
Kyash Inc. develops a wallet application and payment platform that allows consumers to make payments at Visa merchants and peer to peer transfers. Its proprietary Visa card issuing and payment processing technology platform for businesses allows them to instantly issue their own Visa cards to their customers through Kyash’s APIs. The company offers its services through a mobile application. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Arithmer

Series B in 2019
Arithmer Inc. researches and develops artificial intelligence (AI) based mathematical sciences applying modern mathematics. The company develops an automatic creation system such as reports using natural language processing. It also allows big data analysis using advanced mathematical science. The company incorporated AI technology into a robotic system, which develops ultra-precise sensing system. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

gumi

Series F in 2011
gumi, Inc, is a mobile entertainment content publisher and developer based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2007 by CEO Hironao Kunimitsu, gumi Inc. has expanded from one office in Tokyo to multiple subsidiaries across Asia, Europe and North America. Although we have had a lot of success in Japan with both feature phone and smartphone games, our flagship smartphone title Brave Frontier was a massive hit across the globe. On top of the great stuff we do internally, we also have partnerships with world famous companies like SEGA and LINE, and plan to bring users around the world more high quality entertainment apps.

SUGAR Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
SUGAR Inc. designs and develops a mobile application for streaming live videos. The company was founded on June 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

KK RioPort.com

Series A in 2001
KK RioPort.com Japan operates as a music application service provider. The company delivers digital media technologies and services, and digital audio solutions. It provides e-commerce and content delivery infrastructure development for e-tailors; encoding, rights management, and hosting services to content holders; and innovative system software, firmware, and support services to Internet appliance and digital home stereo manufacturers.

Ciena Corporation

Series B in 1994
Ciena is the network specialist. They collaborate with customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. With focused innovation, Ciena brings together the reliability and capacity of optical networking with the flexibility and economics of Ethernet, unified by a software suite that delivers the industry's leading network automation. They routinely post recent news, financial results and other important announcements and information about Ciena on their website.

au Commerce & Life

Seed Round in 2010
au Commerce & Life is a company that was created to provide customers with new experience value through diverse commerce of "things" and "things".

TNAX Biopharma Corp.

Series A in 2019
TNAX Biopharma is a developer of pharmaceuticals drugs intended to improve the quality of life of patients.The company provides novel antibody therapeutics for unmet medical needs of patients with intractable diseases, thus providing patients therapeutics around the world through drug discovery innovation.

TOPLOG Japan

Seed Round in 2016
TOPLOG Co.,Ltd. provides Web media advertising, Web content development, Web media application development, and various sales promotion planning and production businesses. The company was founded on October 20, 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Synspective Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
Synspective Inc. provides data by utilizing and integrating data from synthetic aperture radar satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It serves urban design, infrastructure, energy, insurance, and finance markets. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Gunosy

Venture Round in 2013
Gunosy is a news curation application that covers a wide range of news from entertainment news to political news. The application finds its news from multiple web sources, and presents them according to how hot the topic is.Gunosy’s features include categorized tabs; the ability to customize the categories that users need to follow and create their own personal magazine; instant access to a wide variety of news; and push notifications to remind users of news updates.

NEXTINNOVATION

Venture Round in 2020
NEXTINNOVATION.inc. designs and develops software for healthcare industry. It offers an Internet based medical examination platform which allows women to connect with doctors for menstrual and sex related issues. It also provides planning and operation of telemedicine services using Internet, system development and operation, consulting business for medical institutions and nursing care facilities and more. NEXTINNOVATION.inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

A-zas

Venture Round in 2016
A-zas provides marketing and promotional services for pharmaceutical companies. Its service s includes Forecast-A1 which analyzes SFA and CRM data, 1GO1E which empowers salesperson communication skills with IT, and 1GO1E mapping which is focused on the profiling of customers from 1GO1E acquisition data and displaying customer types in an easy-to-understand map. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Astroscale

Series C in 2017
Astroscale Holdings Inc. engages in the development of technologies to remove orbital debris. It offers services, such as end-of-life service by Astroscale (ELSA), a spacecraft retrieval service for satellite operators; and active debris removal (ADR). It also designs and manufactures the lunar dream capsule which gives people a chance to send their names into space. Astroscale Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with additional offices in Harwell, United Kingdom; and Singapore.

Gunosy

Venture Round in 2014
Gunosy is a news curation application that covers a wide range of news from entertainment news to political news. The application finds its news from multiple web sources, and presents them according to how hot the topic is.Gunosy’s features include categorized tabs; the ability to customize the categories that users need to follow and create their own personal magazine; instant access to a wide variety of news; and push notifications to remind users of news updates.

Cyfuse Biomedical K.K.

Venture Round in 2015
Cyfuse Biomedical develops tissue fabrication systems and cell-based products in Japan and internationally. The company offers 3D BioFabrication systems and related consumables; develops and licenses 3D tissue products for therapeutic and drug development use; and engages in contract manufacturing of 3D tissue products for research purposes. Its products applications include blood vessel grafts for blood access of hemodialysis patients or coronary artery bypass grafts; cardiac grafts for drug toxicology screening or supplemental therapy of myocardial infarction; cartilage grafts for plastic surgery or reconstruction; and hepatocyte grafts for drug metabolism screening or in-vivo production of clotting factors in the treatment of hemophilia. Cyfuse Biomedical was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LOCONDO

Series C in 2014
LOCONDO, Inc. operates a mail order site for selling shoes and fashion products. It offers women’s and men’s shoes, bags, and apparel. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Aperto Networks

Series E in 2007
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of highly versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX Forum Certified infrastructure equipment. Through their award-winning PacketMAXÂ technology, they enable service providers and enterprises worldwide to profitably deliver affordable wireless voice and broadband data services to businesses, residential customers, and government organizations of all kinds. No company offers more solutions for Fixed and Mobile WiMAX applications than Aperto. Or more support for more frequencies”both licensed and unlicensed- anywhere in the world.

Biopalette

Venture Round in 2017
Biopalette is a operator of a platform intended to offer gene-editing techniques. Bio Palette plans to develop our business in three fields, classified based on the type of cells targeted for genome editing.

Cyberdyne

Venture Round in 2011
CYBERDYNE Inc. is a venture firm which is established by Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai, University of Tsukuba, Japan, in order to materialize his idea to utilize Robot Suit HAL® for the benefits of humankind in the field of medicine, caregiving, welfare, labor, heavy works, entertainment and so on. Robot Suit HAL® was developed with the technologies created in Sankai Laboratory of Tsukuba University as an application of “Cybernics*” advocated by Prof. Sankai.

Tab, Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Tab, Inc. provides social applications and services for mobile devices, including flagship O2O service, tab. It was formerly known as Tonchidot Corporation. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

UniFa

Venture Round in 2017
UniFa is the developer of LookMee, an AI and IoT-powered healthcare solution for tracking kindergarteners' physical and mental growth. The system consists of LookMee Nap Check, an IoT sensor that aims to secure a baby's naptime; LookMee thermometer, which measures and monitors the baby's body temperature; and LookMee Photo, a communication and photo-sharing service that collects data from children at kindergarten to give parents a better idea of their child's well-being

Biome Japan

Seed Round in 2019
Biome is a major in image analysis technology with IchiJoho System at Kyoto University graduate school and Genroku

TechMagic K.K.

Venture Round in 2019
TechMagic K.K. develops and manufactures robots for the food service industry. The company's products include cooking robots and process automation robots. TechMagic K.K. was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Chordia Therapeutics

Series B in 2019
Chordia Therapeutics is a research and development type bioventure specializing in oncology field. The company has a mission of delivering new therapeutic drugs to patients as soon as possible in the area of ​​cancer with high unmet medical need.

NuCore Technologies Inc.

Series C in 2001
Nucore Technology is a developer of digital and analog imaging devices for cameras and video cameras. The company has 72 employees. Nucore Technology, founded in May 1997, has undergone five rounds of equity financing amounting to US$84 million, the company's Web site says.

Sosei Group

Post in 2012
Sosei Group Corporation is an international biopharmaceutical company originating from Japan that discovers and develops innovative biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, cancer, migraine, addiction, metabolic disease, and other indications. By utilizing their platform technologies - GPCR structure-based drug design platform technology, peptide platform technologies and nanotechnology - they have established a product pipeline with first/best in class potential. Through development and commercialization partnerships they have already delivered three medicines to the market (two COPD bronchodilators and an emergency contraceptive), which generate significant and stable revenue streams that enable further growth.

GENEROSITY Japan

Venture Round in 2019
GENEROSITY Inc. formerly known as SnSnap inc. is engage in event planning, production, influencer marketing, media and digital advertising business. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

COLOPL NI

Venture Round in 2010
COLOPL NI is the US-based, VR-focused development studio of Japanese giant COLOPL. They have two released VR titles currently. Cyberpong, for HTC Vive, and Slot Tub Party, for GearVR & Oculus Rift. Coming off their successes in the mobile market and now focusing on social VR games, COLOPL NI is positioning itself to be a strong force in the new and upcoming market of Virtual Reality.

Surgient

Series B in 2001
Surgient, Inc. offers self-service virtualization automation and lab management solutions. The company offers Virtual Automation Platform, a software automation and management platform that helps enterprise IT organizations to provide self-service computing resources to users. Its virtualization solutions are used for software QA/test, training, sales, and marketing applications. The company’s Surgient Cloud Express combines cloud computing technology and implementation services to help organizations deploy on-premise clouds. Surgient also provides services, such as solution design and architecture, capacity and infrastructure planning, image and lab configuration planning, software installation and configuration, setup of initial images and lab configurations, software customization and integration, training for administrators and end-users, and custom reporting and analytics. The company serves hotels/hospitality, pharmaceutical, aerospace, insurance, software, financial services, healthcare, telecom, and hardware markets. Surgient, Inc. was formerly known as Surgient Networks, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Holmes

Series A in 2018
Holmes Inc. develops a digital platform specialized in contracts. Its platform is used to create, approve, conclude, and manage contracts. The company serves customers worldwide. Holmes Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Rege Nephro Co., Ltd.

Series A in 2020
Rege Nephro Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and marketing of renal disease therapeutics using nephron progenitor cells. It also produces kidney organoids capable of nephrotoxicity screening for drug discovery in applied research. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.

i cubed systems

Venture Round in 2014
i cubed systems provides information technology-related solutions for mobile devices.

Yomuneco, Inc.

Series B in 2021
Thirdverse (formerly known as Yomuneco Inc) is engaged in Virtual Reality content and services planning, development, sales and management.

WACUL.INC

Series B in 2017
WACUL INC. offers Web improvement consulting services. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Braveridge

Venture Round in 2018
Braveridge is a 0DM/OEM firm which excels in planning and development of new products as the main business centering on wireless technology such as BLE, LoRa and sigfox. Their strength is to carry out the entire development to manufacturing of such loT devices strictly in Japan.

Clear Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2021
Clear Inc. engages in the sake brewing business. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

gumi

Series H in 2014
gumi, Inc, is a mobile entertainment content publisher and developer based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2007 by CEO Hironao Kunimitsu, gumi Inc. has expanded from one office in Tokyo to multiple subsidiaries across Asia, Europe and North America. Although we have had a lot of success in Japan with both feature phone and smartphone games, our flagship smartphone title Brave Frontier was a massive hit across the globe. On top of the great stuff we do internally, we also have partnerships with world famous companies like SEGA and LINE, and plan to bring users around the world more high quality entertainment apps.

Nayuta

Seed Round in 2017
The basic philosophy of IoM Creating a society where individuals are independent with fair" gave us a strong impact. They will combine IoT's technology and IoM's technology to realize an idea to create a better society.

Cortina Systems

Series C in 2005
Cortina Systems is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions through continuous innovations in advanced port processing and connectivity to the Core, Metro, Access, and Enterprise Market Segments. With our state-of-the-art high-speed analogdigital integration, we deliver a wide suite of products that address our customers' performance, density, and flexibility needs enabling faster time-to-market, longer time-in-market, and increased revenue opportunities. Working closely with our customers to understand their system requirements and anticipate their needs, we are creating the foundation ingredients for new generations of services.

IMAGE MAGIC

Venture Round in 2009
Image Magic is a solution company that has consistently developed on-demand print services for original products.

Life is Tech

Venture Round in 2014
Life is Tech! The (Life Is Tech) is a programming · IT camp / school for middle school students, high school students.by learning the latest IT technology iPhone · Android app game development, programming, and design, it is a program that aims to learn the "art of making" and "power to create" in junior high and high school students.

Smart Energy Japan

Venture Round in 2009
Smart Energy is a Sales of renewable energy electricity such as solar and hydro power Planning, design, construction, management, maintenance and sales of power generation facilities, equipment and the system.

JEPLAN INC.

Venture Round in 2014
JEPLAN, INC. develops recycling technologies and systems, and initiatives to promote recycling. It provides recycling technology that produces energy from textile products and recycled oil from plastic waste; promotes the recycling of used uniforms; and offers consulting services for businesses that are considering recycling uniforms. The company was founded in January 2007 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Bitcellar

Seed Round in 2012
At BitCellar, their mission is to provide a closer relationship for all users with images. As they have evolved into a decade where taking easy and accessible photos is so common in everyday usage, they will continue to create FxCamera to keep all photos neatly organized and accessible for everyone. As they now step into the smartphone user era, through the storage service, they promise to keep the FxCamera app smart as well.

Sesen Bio, Inc.

Series A in 2012
Sesen Bio, Inc.. is a late clinical-stage company advancing a broad pipeline of novel anti-cancer agents based on their Targeted Protein Therapeutics (TPTs) platform. Their TPTs genetically combine targeting antibody fragments with cytoxic protein payloads to create a single fusion protein through Eleven's proprietary one-step manufacturing process.

HDE, Inc.

Series C in 2001
HENNGE K.K. provides cloud security services worldwide. The company offers HENNGE One, a cloud-based identity and access management solution that offers single sign-on. It also provides HENNGE Secure Browser, which enables users to securely access cloud services federated with HENNGE One using HENNGE One account; and HENNGE OTP Generator, a virtual device application for multi-factor authentication that generates time-based one-time passwords complying with RFC 6238. The company was formerly known as HDE, Inc. and changed its name to HENNGE K.K. in February 2019. HENNGE K.K. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Chariloto

Venture Round in 2015
Chariloto Co., Ltd. specializes in online selling of tickets for bicycle race betting. It is based in Japan. As of February 28, 2019, Chariloto Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of mixi, Inc.

Capy Inc.

Series A in 2013
Capy is a startup company with an explicit goal to provide “Easy & Secure” security solutions. Currently, website visitors all over the world are struggling with present day security solutions which are either “secure & difficult to utilize” or “easy but slack.” Capy has developed an intuitive and simple CAPTCHA solution that solves the above quandary. It doesn’t require any special skills, knowledge or tools to deliver the goods. Furthermore, Capy is all about continually pushing forward by way of developing and working with new technologies to ensure that “Easy & Secure” becomes the new standard measure in online security.

FOLIO

Series A in 2017
FOLIO Co.,Ltd. develops web based asset management platform. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Modulus Discovery

Series B in 2020
Modulus Discovery is a private Tokyo-based preclinical stage drug discovery company focused on rapid design and generation of small molecule clinical candidates for a range of high-value disease targets through the use of its cutting-edge computational drug discovery expertise and unique biology insights. The international team at Modulus is comprised of drug design and disease biology experts with previous R&D experience at global pharmaceutical, biotechnology , and computational technology firms.

Taimee

Venture Round in 2019
Taimee, Inc designs and develops a work sharing application. The application solves the problem of labor shortage. It is an application that connects the time when workforce want to work and the time of labor shortage. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Shibuya-ku, Japan.

ZEALS Co.,Ltd.

Series B in 2018
ZEALS Co.,Ltd. develops fanp and fanp Biz which is a chatbot management tool. The company produces interaction software for robots such as Palmi and Sota. Its software Fanp works as chatbot with Facebook Messenger and generates a database based on profiles and attributes acquired from Facebook. It also has a CRM (customer relationship management) function that allows media owners to reach the user by specifying conditions. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LayerX

Venture Round in 2020
LayerX Inc. provides blockchain consulting and planning services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. LayerX Inc operates as a subsidiary of AnyPay Inc. and Gunosy Inc.

Revive Inc.

Venture Round in 2019
Revive Inc. develops and offers a mobile application software that connects people with athletes. The company's offers its services through vibes., that connects athletes and their fans and vibes.academy, that connects athlete instructors with companies. Revive Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Kamakura, Japan.

Omicale, Inc.

Acquisition in 2017
Omicale operates an online platform for marriage hunting and matchmaking parties. Omicale has established itself as a leading portal providing information on over 30,000 “marriage hunting” and matchmaking parties for more than 150,000 member.

papelook Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
papelook is a free photo edit application that allows you to crop photos, edit layouts, decorate, insert text, and so on. Make your own scrapbook or collage book with papelook!

BizReach

Seed Round in 2010
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.

al+

Series B in 2017
al+ is a Personal Artificial Intelligence which reconstructs individual personalities on the cloud by analyzing life log data of individuals and their groups. Based on the analysis of individual personalities, unproductive parts of labour will be automated and alt’s operating efficiency will be maximized. al+ users can focus on more productive, creative and sophisticated work. Using this methodology, we sincerely hope to contribute to the solution of different kinds of social problems.

VEGA corporation Japan

Venture Round in 2011
Vega Corporation is an Internet company

AirCloset

Series C in 2017
And put a return for the voucher, please return from such collection and your local convenience store. Also, the clothes that you enjoyed so cleaning is unnecessary, if you send it out as it is put in a box OK!

AppBank Japan

Venture Round in 2012
AppBank Inc. provides iPhone applications, iPhone case accessories, and iPhone related news through AppBank.net site. It also provides movie media services through Max Murai Channel and AppBankTV; and operates gaming Websites, including Pazudora Ultimate Capture Database and Monst Strategy, as well as iPhone and android applications. In addition, the company offers puzzle games; and sells banner and article advertisements to support companies and individual developers. Further, it engages in the rights management and store businesses. AppBank Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

QuantumCore

Series A in 2019
QuantumCore Co., Ltd. develops Qore based application programming interface and edge functions. The company provides real time learning and deep learning solutions. QuantumCore Co., Ltd. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Shinagawa-Ku, Japan

Cyberdyne

Venture Round in 2009
CYBERDYNE Inc. is a venture firm which is established by Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai, University of Tsukuba, Japan, in order to materialize his idea to utilize Robot Suit HAL® for the benefits of humankind in the field of medicine, caregiving, welfare, labor, heavy works, entertainment and so on. Robot Suit HAL® was developed with the technologies created in Sankai Laboratory of Tsukuba University as an application of “Cybernics*” advocated by Prof. Sankai.

N.FIELD

Venture Round in 2010
N Field has specialized in psychiatry under the corporate philosophy of "creating a safe, secure, and comfortable living environment and contributing to people's life plans through home healthcare services in local communities."

CYLOOK Inc.

Series A in 2021
CYLOOK Inc. engages in the management and operation of e-sports teams. It provides planning and policies for media, such as the Internet, electronic publishing, and video publishing. Additionally, it also engages in the production, operation, and management of campaigns, events, and exhibitions. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Minato, Japan.

Coconala

Series A in 2015
Coconala operates a website to buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach. It provides a broad range of services for sellers including fortune-telling, relieving mental anguish, illustration, design, consultation for hobbies, and travel destinations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Japan.

SUGAR Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
SUGAR Inc. designs and develops a mobile application for streaming live videos. The company was founded on June 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Jolly Good Inc.

Venture Round in 2021
Jolly Good Inc. develops a virtual reality (VR) mobile application for television and film professionals. The company's application, GuruVR, provides 360° content. Jolly Good Inc. also provides related consulting and planning services. The company is based in Japan.

naturacart

Seed Round in 2016
naturacart is a natural and organic CtoC / BtoC marketplace that sells products selected by buyers around the world and products from overseas brand manufacturers that have not yet arrived in Japan. The lineup ranges from beauty and health care products to wine, food and sportswear. The company sells products mainly for women, and is characterized by the ability to purchase foreign-made products that are not yet available in Japan. We have high-quality products carefully selected by manufacturers, distributors, shops and buyers in about 50 countries around the world.

Moshimo Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2007
Moshimo enables small businesses to easily sell merchandise online by offering an efficient way to build an online shop front. In addition, Moshimo provides drop shipping, a supply chain management technique where the wholesale supplier, not the small business, holds and ships the product. This system eliminates the difficulties of designing an online store, holding inventory, and sending goods. Moshimo offers their users the opportunity to sell over 350,000 different products sourced from more than 800 wholesale suppliers.

FLYWHEEL Japan

Series A in 2020
FLYWHEEL Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-based platform that streamlines data. Its platform collects data such as inventory, logistics, and delivery data and enables the company to make a decision from the advertisement and site content. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Gojo & Company Inc.

Series B in 2018
Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion to everyone in the world beginning with the developing countries. Gojo encourages the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Our long-term goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services for 100+ million unserved and underserved people in 50+ countries by 2030. Five and half years since our establishment, we work in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and India with 3,400+ employees, serving more than 570,000 women who are also mothers.

Kyash Inc.

Series A in 2016
Kyash Inc. develops a wallet application and payment platform that allows consumers to make payments at Visa merchants and peer to peer transfers. Its proprietary Visa card issuing and payment processing technology platform for businesses allows them to instantly issue their own Visa cards to their customers through Kyash’s APIs. The company offers its services through a mobile application. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Media Active

Venture Round in 2015
MediaActive is a creative company of apps based in Tokyo. MediaActive continue to use apps and the web as a medium to go on and on the media in order to be ashamed of its name .MediaActive will continue to strive to provide our customers with a service that we will continue to communicate and to help our customers as much as possible.

sMedio

Venture Round in 2008
sMedio, Inc. develops multimedia software for consumer electronics and portable devices. Its products include sMedio AirGet, sMedio TrueLink+, sMedio WinDVD PRO 11 for Windows 8, AUPEO! Personal Radio, and sMedio WinDVD 11 for Windows 8. The company's clientele include TOSHIBA Corporation, FUJITSU Limited, KDDI Corporation, Broadcom Corp., Hewlett-Packard, Renesas Electronics Corporation, and Sharp Corporation. sMedio, Inc. was formerly known as Rolltech, Inc. and changed its name to sMedio, Inc. in August 2010. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Fablic

Venture Round in 2014
Fablic is the maker of women-focused flea-market app Fril allowing females to verify their identity on the app through Facebook. Once verified, female users can upload photos and buy and sell clothing items with fixed prices using the application. Fablic was launched in 2012.

ASOVIEW Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
ASOVIEW Inc. develops and operates an online leisure booking website. The company provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting. The company was formerly known as catarizm Co.,Ltd. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Star Festival Inc.

Venture Round in 2013
Star Festival Inc. owns and operates Gochikuru, an e-commerce search portal for meal delivery. The company was founded on July 7, 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Riverfield, Inc.

Venture Round in 2016
Riverfield is a Japanese start-up that develops robotic technology for use in the healthcare sector. Jafco has invested in robotics before. Earlier this year, portfolio company Cyberdyne, a robot suit maker, raised $8

Commmune

Series A in 2021
Commmune is a co-creation marketing tool that enables the acquisition and use of user insights around the user community. The company's service "commmune" provides a community environment to improve user engagement for companies that provide services using SaaS and subscription models with the goal of reducing churn rates. By using the service, companies can centrally communicate their information and interact with users. In addition, companies that issue member accounts can also implement single sign-on (SSO) by linking the service with their member database. Set incentives according to conditions, such as giving a certain point when a core user posts useful information to other users, or giving a certain point when a light user shares information It is possible to create an environment in which PDCA can be rotated at a high speed by activating communication between companies and users and analyzing them alone or in conjunction with MA tools and CRM tools.

ActEvolve

Series B in 2021
ActEvolve develops Blitz Freak, a multi virtual reality game. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

ACALL

Series B in 2022
SaaS (Visitor Management , Facility Management , Business Meeting)

SymBio Pharmaceuticals

Series E in 2011
SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It offers Symbenda medicine for treating low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphatic leukemia in Singapore. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2009
LigoCyte is breaking new ground in the treatment of inflammatory and infectious disease. We have produced a number of novel drug compounds to modify immune responses by focusing on cell binding interactions and their role in the immune system. Immunomodulatory drugs represent one of the most exciting areas of pharmaceutical research today, addressing the disease process itself rather than simply treating the resulting symptoms. LigoCyte is advancing its proprietary products into human clinical testing, positioning the company for continued growth and success in the biotechnology industry.

3-shake

Venture Round in 2021
3-shake is a technology company that promotes data analysis, adtech platform, and automation of areas with high technical difficulty. The company has a product called Reckoner, is a data management and advertising delivery API platform for engineers. The company develops a real-time analysis engine and an ad delivery engine in-house, and deliver a system that allows to outsource ad delivery to the public cloud like that requires massive data analysis and ultra-high-speed processing as a global product. With Reckoner, startups will continue to introduce products that will transform data analysis and ad delivery areas based on the technology accumulated in the SRE business. 3-shake was founded in January 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

MRSO,Inc.

Venture Round in 2015
MRSO,Inc. develops and operates a Website for reserving medical checkups in Japan. Its platform provides information relating to medical services and helps users to choose a suitable healthcare facility and make a reservation. The company was founded on February 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Doublejump.tokyo

Series C in 2022
doublejump.tokyo inc. develops blockchain based games. The company offers games for mobile phones, personal computer, and online. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. As of May 7, 2018, doublejump.tokyo inc. operates as a subsidiary of DLE Inc. As on December 21, 2018, doublejump.tokyo inc. operates as a former subsidiary of DLE Inc.

smart-FOA

Venture Round in 2014
smart-FOA is a developer of a information sharing platform designed to manage organizational data.The company's platform combines raw data collected by sensors in the manufacturing workplace with workplace know-how, and letting these flow on the network, enabling enterprises to resolve problems and make decisions in real time by creating pieces of data.

Microwave Chemical

Series C in 2014
Microwave Chemical Co.,Ltd. produces and sells sustainable type chemical products and fuels such as various fatty acid ester and biodiesel, that are manufactured from recyclable resources including the plant origin raw material and waste. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

Life is Tech

Venture Round in 2016
Life is Tech! The (Life Is Tech) is a programming · IT camp / school for middle school students, high school students.by learning the latest IT technology iPhone · Android app game development, programming, and design, it is a program that aims to learn the "art of making" and "power to create" in junior high and high school students.

VELTRA

Venture Round in 2007
Veltra Corporation operates a tour and activity booking site for travelers worldwide. The company operates VELTRA, a site that offers approximately 4,500 tours and activities, such as sightseeing tours, spa escapes, interactive cultural programs, and other activities. It also operates hawaiiactivities.com, a reservation site specializing in activities in Hawaii. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

graniph

Venture Round in 2016
Graniph is an online store.

Riverfield, Inc.

Series B in 2017
Riverfield is a Japanese start-up that develops robotic technology for use in the healthcare sector. Jafco has invested in robotics before. Earlier this year, portfolio company Cyberdyne, a robot suit maker, raised $8

LegalForce, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
LegalForce, Inc. develops, operates, and maintains software related to legal services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

OLTA

Venture Round in 2017
OLTA is a cloud factoring can be used by individuals and corporations, and there is no upper or lower limit on the purchase price.

HEROZ

Venture Round in 2009
HEROZ, Inc. was founded in 2009 and our engineer has developed the most cutting edge artificial intelligence, “Ponanza” programme to play Japanese chess 'Shogi', which defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever, in March 2013. Shogi presents a higher degree of complexity than many other strategy games, and has been of interest to Artificial Intelligence researchers.

Recruit Co., Ltd

Venture Round in 2012
Recruit Co., Ltd. (株式会社リクルート) is a classified advertisement, publication and human resources company in Japan, founded in 1963 originally as an advertisement company specialized in university newspapers. (Source: [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruit_%28company%29))

Linkers Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2013
Linkers Co., Ltd. offers technology matchmaking solutions for the manufacturing industry. It provides eEXPO, a business platform which links technologies and products developed by industry, academia, and other specialists. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Golf Digest Online

Corporate Round in 2000
Golf digest online is an online golf store that provides service to Japan, and sells golf gear, apparel, and accessories.

TOPLOG Japan

Venture Round in 2016
TOPLOG Co.,Ltd. provides Web media advertising, Web content development, Web media application development, and various sales promotion planning and production businesses. The company was founded on October 20, 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Intertrade Co.,Ltd.

Venture Round in 2003
Intertrade Co.,Ltd. provides financial, business, and healthcare solutions in Japan. The company offers securities dealing, foreign exchange margin trading, and exchange trading systems; and integrated management control platform, virtual engineering, and system integration/system engineering services. It also plans and sells health food and cosmetic products; and produces functional mushroom. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Baseconnect Inc.

Series B in 2023
Baseconnect Inc. develops and operates BaseconnectList, a corporate sales support database. The company offers Musubu , a cloud-based database for targeting corporate sales and creating a company list for prospective customers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.

DELY

Venture Round in 2017
Dely is running Japan's best cooking video service, Kurashiru. It strives every day to make services that impact the world. Kurashiru helps many people per day. It introduces a variety of tasty food recipes that color the dining table with cooking videos. Tens of millions of people watch and listen to the monthly recipe service in Japan.

Repro Inc.

Venture Round in 2016
Repro Inc. develops Repro, a mobile analytics solution for clients to convert and retain their mobile users. It offers application growth support consulting for total support from strategy planning and development to application. The company provides in-app message to improve conversion rate. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

au Commerce & Life

Venture Round in 2010
au Commerce & Life is a company that was created to provide customers with new experience value through diverse commerce of "things" and "things".

Hypnion

Series B in 2003
Hypnion is a neuroscience drug discovery and development company that develops novel therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. The company develops treatments for sleep- and wake-alertness disorders and circadian rhythm abnormalities. Hypnion offers SCORE-2004, a drug discovery platform that is able to measure drugs’ impact on sleep and wake parameters. Hypnion is acquired by Eli Lilly and Company. Hypnion was founded in 2000 and is based in Worcester, Massachusetts.

GIFMAGAZINE, Inc.

Venture Round in 2019
GIFMAGAZINE is Japan's largest community for posting GIF animation works, with 150,000 works posted monthly. Among them, those who have a unique view of the world and produce highly artistic works are introduced as "GIFMAGAZINE Official GIFer".

Money Forward

Series A in 2013
Money Forward provides online personal accounting for individuals, allowing them to easily manage their daily expenses by integrating with their bank passbooks and credit purchase history with information scraped from their web bank and credit accounts. The service is also available for desktop, as well as iOS and Android platforms. The company also announced that it will launch a cloud-based accounting service for individual and corporate users, and it will also start publishing an online newsletter.

AGRIST

Series A in 2021
AGRIST Inc. develops agricultural harvest robots. The company offers robots for of harvesting agricultural produce. It also offers loan for robots to farmers. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Koyu, Japan.

SUGAR Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
SUGAR Inc. designs and develops a mobile application for streaming live videos. The company was founded on June 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Omicare

Venture Round in 2017
Omicare is a Japan's largest marriage hunting party information site

LegalForce, Inc.

Series C in 2021
LegalForce, Inc. develops, operates, and maintains software related to legal services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Cryptact Ltd

Series A in 2020
Cryptact Ltd designs and develops a blockchain platform for individual investors in Japan. Its platform provides profit/loss calculation and tax assistance in cryptocurrencies. It also provides a financial management tool for cryptocurrency portfolio. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Shinjuku, Japan.

TRACON Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2011
TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops, licenses, and commercializes targeted therapies for cancer and age-related macular degeneration. Its products include TRC093, a recombinant humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that inhibits angiogenesis, tumor cell growth, and cancer metastasis by binding cleaved collagen in the extracellular matrix of solid tumors; TRC105, a human chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds endoglin for angiogenesis; TRC102, a molecule that reverses resistance to chemotherapeutics; and TRC101, a nanoliposome embedded with ceramide used to improve the activity and delivery of chemotherapeutics. TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formerly known as Lexington Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in April 2005. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Diego, California.

Money Forward

Series B in 2014
Money Forward provides online personal accounting for individuals, allowing them to easily manage their daily expenses by integrating with their bank passbooks and credit purchase history with information scraped from their web bank and credit accounts. The service is also available for desktop, as well as iOS and Android platforms. The company also announced that it will launch a cloud-based accounting service for individual and corporate users, and it will also start publishing an online newsletter.

ZIGExN Co

Venture Round in 2010
ZIGExN engages in the life media platform business in Japan. The company operates through three segments: Human Resource, Real Estate, and Lifestyle. It operates Job change EX, a job change and job information site; Dispatch EX, a Website covering job information and agency information of staffing agencies and temporary staffing companies; Part-timer EX, a part time job recruitment site; Nurse recruitment EX, a nurse recruitment/job change site; Pharmacist recruitment EX, a pharmacist recruitment information search site; and Lease Smocker, a search site for the real estate rental housing. The company also operates Premium Smocker-ex, a search site for high-end rental condominiums; Mysumi EX, a site specialized in real estate sale, land use, and leasing management activities; Home purchase EX, a Website that provides information about new and used apartment houses/detached houses; Moving quotation EX, a site that offers moving estimate of companies; SmaRE, a marketing support tool, including a Website design specializing in the purchase and sale of real estate properties; Minorino, an used apartment trading portal specialized in renovating properties; and Provider EX, a comparison site that helps in choosing high-speed mobile communication. In addition, it operates Secondhand car EX, an used car information site; Car purchase EX, a comparison site for car purchase; Marriage EX, a marital activity information portal; Travel EX, a domestic travel information site; and SHOP ZIGExN, a new shopping site that allows customers to purchase overseas fashion items.

Quantum Biosystems

Series A in 2014
Quantum Biosystems Inc. develops quantum bio sequencing. It offers commercial single-molecule DNA and RNA quantum sequencing systems for the analysis of whole genomes. The company was founded in January 7, 2013 and is based in Yodogawa-ku, Japan.

JEPLAN INC.

Corporate Round in 2016
JEPLAN, INC. develops recycling technologies and systems, and initiatives to promote recycling. It provides recycling technology that produces energy from textile products and recycled oil from plastic waste; promotes the recycling of used uniforms; and offers consulting services for businesses that are considering recycling uniforms. The company was founded in January 2007 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

basic

Venture Round in 2014
Basic provides a range of internet application marketing services.

Informetis

Venture Round in 2013
Informetis Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electricity sensors for disaggregation that derives and analyses data from home appliances. Its solution provides disaggregation service of household electricity that generates a breakdown of a monthly bill by appliances. The company’s solution also provides real time status of appliances, including on/off, consumption exceeding pre-determined limit, etc., as well as provides the consumer with an itemized bill of their electricity usage. In addition, its solution provides trend analysis for utility companies of usage, time, seasonality, and geography; and detects abnormal power consuming appliances leading to failure. The company was founded in April 8, 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

AirCloset

Series B in 2016
And put a return for the voucher, please return from such collection and your local convenience store. Also, the clothes that you enjoyed so cleaning is unnecessary, if you send it out as it is put in a box OK!

NOBOT

Series A in 2010
NOBOT provides a mobile advertising service “AdMaker”, which is an advertising platform for mobile applications. “AdMaker”enables the developers to switch between Ad-Networks and other services. Nobot is cooperating with Ad-Networks in various countries, for example, Mojiva (US), Zestadz (US), buzzcity (Asia), and Medialets (Rich Ads/US). In addition, it is also cooperating with Japanese domestic Ad-Networks. Currently, Nobot obtains the second most share in the Japanese application ad-network market, ranked after Google/Admob. NOBOT will soon launch its social recommendation service “Zessan” for mobile applications, and expands the service to China, Korea, and other Asian countries.

EC Gate

Venture Round in 2000
EC-Gate is a world-leading provider of e-marketplaces with a solid track record for connecting buyers and suppliers around the globe. They deliver proven B2B solutions for individual companies and entire industries that want to bring efficiency to their existing business processes. Since Their establishment in 1997, EC-Gate has launched business-to-business marketplaces that are generating real traffic, real sales and real savings for customers in the financial services, construction, consumer products, logistics, catering and food services industries throughout North America and Europe.

Interactive Solutions

Venture Round in 2016
Interactive Solutions designs and provides solutions and content for tablets, including enterprise iPad solutions, advanced encryption, and digital content creation. The company was founded in May 2010 and is based in Japan.

MedPeer

Venture Round in 2010
MedPeer,Inc. provides services for doctors in Japan. Its services include clinical and career support for doctors; marketing support for enterprises and advertisement/research business; and health promotion and prevention support business for general. The company operates and manages a doctor-owned community site under the MedPeer name. It also provides online health consultation services; doctor research services; and operates MedPeer career, a doctor-specialized recruiting information portal site. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

KARAKURI Japan

Venture Round in 2019
Karakuri Inc. develops application software which is an artificial intelligence chat bot which solves the problems of customers. The company’s functions include one question answer, usage report, scenario creation, display method, color change, fallback function, PC, smartphone, line compatible, image transmission, manned operator collaboration, and training function. Its features include improving sales, customer recommendation, cost reduction, customer satisfaction, and improvement of customer effort indicator. Karakuri Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Shibuya, Japan.

ChatWork

Series B in 2016
Chatwork is a group chat app designed to help global teams communicate, collaborate and increase productivity. The platform includes secure messaging, video chat, task management and file sharing functionality. Chatwork, available in five languages, is used by more than 200,000 companies from a diverse range of industries. Founded in 2011, Chatwork is Asia’s No. 1 business chat app with headquarters in Osaka, Japan and has 89 employees based in Tokyo, Osaka and Taipei.

HDE, Inc.

Series B in 2000
HENNGE K.K. provides cloud security services worldwide. The company offers HENNGE One, a cloud-based identity and access management solution that offers single sign-on. It also provides HENNGE Secure Browser, which enables users to securely access cloud services federated with HENNGE One using HENNGE One account; and HENNGE OTP Generator, a virtual device application for multi-factor authentication that generates time-based one-time passwords complying with RFC 6238. The company was formerly known as HDE, Inc. and changed its name to HENNGE K.K. in February 2019. HENNGE K.K. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Quantum Biosystems

Seed Round in 2013
Quantum Biosystems Inc. develops quantum bio sequencing. It offers commercial single-molecule DNA and RNA quantum sequencing systems for the analysis of whole genomes. The company was founded in January 7, 2013 and is based in Yodogawa-ku, Japan.

Linkers Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2018
Linkers Co., Ltd. offers technology matchmaking solutions for the manufacturing industry. It provides eEXPO, a business platform which links technologies and products developed by industry, academia, and other specialists. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Mirrativ

Venture Round in 2019
Mirrativ borrows the familiar user interaction models that have been pioneered by to live-streaming services Periscope and Meerkat. Streams are shared with a user’s followers, and those watching can comment on what they see and add stars to show their appreciation. Right now, Mirrativ isn’t saving broadcasts though, so there’s no way to revisit streams once they are over.

OPEN8 Inc

Seed Round in 2015
Open8 will launch a native video ad scheme on @Cosme and Women Excite in late November. @Cosme is a Japan’s leading cosmetic portal site by iStyle while Woman Excite is a women-focused portal site by Excite Japan.

SourceNext Corporation

Venture Round in 2007
SourceNext Corporation publishes and distributes various software products in Japan and internationally. Its library includes approximately 920 Internet of Things products, including PC software, smartphone applications, and hardware. It also provides cloud, support, program download, upgrade, mileage, and various user discount services. The company offers its products through smartphone carriers, home electronics mass retail stores, and app stores, as well as SOURCENEXT eSHOP, an online shop. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

1 → 10

Venture Round in 2016
1 → 10 is an IT company that comprehensively produces everything from discovering issues for companies and brands to solutions, from the services to experience-based entertainment using advanced technologies and the creative field to prototyping products. The company provides products and services including space directing, product development consulting, robotics, video production, brand consulting, web (PC / SP) site production, and branded content production. In addition, 1 → 10 consulting, content, and solutions, and data, they continue to create a variety of businesses with the three layers on the vertical axis. It also offers a solution in AI consulting & robotics development, communication strategy & creative development, spatial entertainment creation, and IoT product consulting & development. 1 → 10 was founded in October 1997 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.

Gaudiy Inc.

Venture Round in 2019
Gaudiy Inc. provides application development and consulting services through block chain technology. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

RESCHO

Venture Round in 2015
Resco is a group company of Constellation Software, Inc. Resco is an electronic medical record developer for psychiatrics.

mediba, Inc

Venture Round in 2010
mediba provides advertising, business research, media production, and business development services.

Interactive Solutions

Venture Round in 2014
Interactive Solutions designs and provides solutions and content for tablets, including enterprise iPad solutions, advanced encryption, and digital content creation. The company was founded in May 2010 and is based in Japan.

Microwave Chemical

Series B in 2013
Microwave Chemical Co.,Ltd. produces and sells sustainable type chemical products and fuels such as various fatty acid ester and biodiesel, that are manufactured from recyclable resources including the plant origin raw material and waste. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

SQUEEZE

Series A in 2016
SQUEEZE Inc. provides solutions for lodging business. The company offers mister suite, a management system for vacation rental property, hotel, and ryokan owners; suitebook, a property management software that provides various vacation rental and short term monthly rental operations; and mister suite lab, a demand analysis tool for lodging facilities that makes use of actual market data, publishing information about properties, and other vacation rental sites. It also offers igloohome smart keybox, a Bluetooth-enabled smart keyboxthat is used even outdoors in areas without Internet access to facilitate key exchanges in the operation of vacation rental properties and real estate viewings, as well as for the storage of office, or shop keys, and more; and Minn, a hospitality technology that provides accommodation to guests in hotels. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Medical Support

Venture Round in 2018
Medical Support is a health care company.

Research and Innovation Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2014
Research and Innovation Co., Ltd. provides marketing research, sales promotion, and various information provision services using the Internet. Its services include barcode research, barcode promotion, and other promotional programs under the CODE brand; experiential and brand image association surveys under the Mycomment brand; in-store and street surveys of foreign tourists visiting Japan; investigation of consumers who are interested; and investigation of other people. The company serves customers in food, daily necessities, beauty and fashion, retail and distribution, eating and drinking, ceremonial occasion, car, finance, leisure and entertainment, and media and advertising sectors. Research and Innovation Co., Ltd. was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Finatext Ltd

Corporate Round in 2017
Finatext provides a range of mobile financial services. The company’s product portfolio includes Asukabu, a mobile stock learning and trading platform; Karufx, a mobile forex learning platform; Fundect, a mutual funds select platform; Invesgate, a mobile trading platform for stocks, forex, and funds; and Assetarrow, a mutual fund database. Finatext was founded by Masashi Toda and Ryota Hayashi in January 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Kyash Inc.

Series C in 2020
Kyash Inc. develops a wallet application and payment platform that allows consumers to make payments at Visa merchants and peer to peer transfers. Its proprietary Visa card issuing and payment processing technology platform for businesses allows them to instantly issue their own Visa cards to their customers through Kyash’s APIs. The company offers its services through a mobile application. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Datasection Inc.

Venture Round in 2011
Datasection Inc. engages in the marketing research, data provision and processing, image analysis, international SNS, and business data utilization and optimization businesses in Japan. Its solutions include social media analysis, artificial intelligence image analysis, online data collection and analysis, collection and processing public information, and corpus and machine learning data. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Aoi. Co.

Series A in 2014
Aoi.Co has acquired over 3,000 students as users to date and unveiled that the entrance exam passing rate of users for their preferred universities has reached 86.3%. The firm plans to use the funds to strengthen its system development capability and introduce a learning state monitoring app for parents in September.

PepperTap

Series B in 2015
PepperTap is a mobile application that provides grocery delivery service. It enables users to buy fruits, vegetables, and groceries that will be delivered in 2 hours with just a few taps. The company aims to be the fastest on-demand grocery delivery service in India that provides convenience, on-time and on-demand delivery to its patrons, along with superlative services and hand-picked products. PepperTap was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

GameWith Inc.

Series B in 2015
gamewith.jp is hints & tips community for smartphone games in japan.

au Commerce & Life

Venture Round in 2013
au Commerce & Life is a company that was created to provide customers with new experience value through diverse commerce of "things" and "things".

ClinCloud

Seed Round in 2015
ClinCloud is a company that develops medical supplies and offers software related to monitoring and reporting safety. ClinCloud utilizes cutting-edge technology and solutions that meet the needs for the pharmaceutical industry.

Moshimo Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2007
Moshimo enables small businesses to easily sell merchandise online by offering an efficient way to build an online shop front. In addition, Moshimo provides drop shipping, a supply chain management technique where the wholesale supplier, not the small business, holds and ships the product. This system eliminates the difficulties of designing an online store, holding inventory, and sending goods. Moshimo offers their users the opportunity to sell over 350,000 different products sourced from more than 800 wholesale suppliers.

MOON-X

Venture Round in 2020
MOON-X Inc, through its brand CRAFT X, produces and sells beer. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Enigmo

Venture Round in 2005
Enigmo is a web start-up, based in Shibuya, Tokyo. The company offers various web services for both the wired Internet and cell phones. It expanded its operations to overseas markets by bringing pressblog, a marketing promotion service for blogs to Korea. BuyMa, a shopping platform, has users in more than 50 countries. In September 2007, Enigmo localized their user-driven blog promotion and video service "rollmio" into English. Currently, the company has plans to also offer their social sharing service "Sharemo" in an international version.

Mujin Inc.

Series B in 2014
Mujin develops and sells "intelligent robot controllers," designated as a common platform for industrial robots. Conventional robots, even though they are suitable for the automation of repetitive work, were difficult to install in environments where handled products and the surroundings are liable to change, due to the robots’ operations differing by manufacturer and the complex settings. Mujin has solved this problem using technology called motion planning, and is providing solutions in which heavy/simple work done by humans at the logistics/manufacturing scene are automated by robots.

STiLy Japan

Venture Round in 2017
STiLy is a business Line, Development and operation of stock fundamentals analysis tool for individual investors.

Thirdverse, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Thirdverse, Inc. develops and operates virtual reality games. The company provides virtual reality content and services planning, development, sales and management. Thirdverse, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Japan.

astamuse company, ltd.

Series A in 2012
astamuse company, ltd. operates an intellectual property database site astamuse, which provides information services to researchers and technicians. It was previously known as Patentbureau Co.,Ltd. The company was founded on September 2, 2005 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

COLOPL NI

Venture Round in 2010
COLOPL NI is the US-based, VR-focused development studio of Japanese giant COLOPL. They have two released VR titles currently. Cyberpong, for HTC Vive, and Slot Tub Party, for GearVR & Oculus Rift. Coming off their successes in the mobile market and now focusing on social VR games, COLOPL NI is positioning itself to be a strong force in the new and upcoming market of Virtual Reality.

RedSeal

Series B in 2007
RedSeal develops security risk management (SRM) software and solutions and helps companies eliminate cyber threats. RedSeal was founded in 2004, helps Global 2000 organizations defend their critical digital assets. RedSeal gets ahead of cyber criminals by calculating every possible internal and external “attack path” to the most valuable network assets – before they do. Customers get a prioritized list of the most vulnerable paths to their most valuable assets. More than 200 corporations and government agencies worldwide have RedSealed their networks, including five of the top 50 financial institutions, all of the major security vendors, fifteen of the Fortune 100 retail companies, and a number of US government organizations including the US Army, US Navy, US Postal Service and the FAA. Key commercial customers include Nationwide, Oracle, Cisco and First Data. RedSeal partners with all of the top suppliers of network infrastructure (Cisco, Juniper Networks, Fortinet, Arista, Aruba, Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, F5). Its software integrates with all industry leading security solutions (McAfee, Symantec, Qualys, HP ArcSight, Rapid7, Splunk,Tripwire, MaxPatrol, nMap) as well as with major workflow vendors (ServiceNow, Remedy), providing the most comprehensive validation of network security. RedSeal is backed by prominent venture investors including Venrock, Leapfrog Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, JAFCO Ventures, Olympic Venture Partners and In-Q-Tel.

STUDIUM

Venture Round in 2019
stadium company name means "a place where teams can get involved."The symbol symbolizes the attitude of leaving a footprint in the world by taking a step forward , and the typeface expresses that a united individual unites to become a solid team . The brand colors are exciting orange, a symbol of enthusiasm, and bold black , a symbol of unwavering determination .

Liquid Group Co., Ltd.

Series A in 2014
Liquid Group Co., Ltd. develops and provides cryptocurrency trading platform. Its trading platform enables users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies. The company’s platform offers trading services for cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum against fiat currency pairs in Japanese yen, U.S., Singapore, and Australian dollar and Euro among the others, enabling businesses and users to exchange cryptocurrencies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Miragen Therapeutics

Series C in 2015
MiRagen is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops innovative microRNA-targeting therapies to improve human health, specifically in disease areas of high unmet medical need. The company leverages in-house expertise in miRNA biology, oligonucleotide chemistry, and drug development to evaluate and advance best-in-class technologies and high-potential drug candidates for its own pipeline or in conjunction with strategic partners. The company was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Baseconnect Inc.

Series A in 2020
Baseconnect Inc. develops and operates BaseconnectList, a corporate sales support database. The company offers Musubu , a cloud-based database for targeting corporate sales and creating a company list for prospective customers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.

atama plus Inc.

Series A in 2019
atama plus is an Edtech startup company that utilizes artificial intelligence for middle and high school students. The company also provides each student with optimized learning in order to acquire basic academic ability in the shortest possible time and to extend skill in society in the time that is increased. They also analyze all data such as learning history, proficiency level, concentration level, oblivion level and enables 100% customization. atama plus analyzes students' good, poor, elongation, stumbling, concentration state, oblivion degree, and other characteristics. They aim for a new way of education that combines the strengths of AI and People. atama plus was founded on April 3, 2017, and is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Full Speed Inc.

Venture Round in 2005
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.

ELIIY Power Co., Ltd.

Private Equity Round in 2011
ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets lithium-ion batteries and electricity storage systems. It offers electricity storage hybrid systems, custom built storage systems, and motorcycle start battery system. ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Mt, Fuji Springs

Venture Round in 2011
Mt. Fuji Springs Inc. manufactures and sells natural mineral water. The company also provides water dispensers and plastic bottles. It also sells health food items. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Fujiyoshida, Japan with additional location in Tokyo, Japan.

FLENS

Venture Round in 2014
FLENS Inc. is engage in tablet-based eLearning services and platform business. The company was established on August, 2012 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Conformia Software

Series D in 2008
Conformia Software (formerly RIVA Commerce) is the provider of Product and Process Lifecycle Management Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Built on a unique understanding of the global knowledge management needs of the pharmaceutical industry for the 21st century, Conformia is enabling the ICH vision(Q8/9/10) by providing stewardship of core product/process lifecycle knowledge for today and tomorrow.

LIFULL Social Funding

Seed Round in 2013
LIFULL Social Funding is a fintech company.

Axerra Networks

Series B in 2002
Axerra Networks Incorporated is a pseudo-wire company that provides circuit and service emulation solutions over packet access networks. It offers pseudo-wire solutions, which enable mobile wireless operators, cable MSOs, competitive service providers, and incumbent carriers to extend Internet protocol (IP), legacy voice, and data services over Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks. The company also provides pseudo-wire gateways and access devices that enable multiservice pseudo-wire capabilities, as well as provides service interworking over a range of transport technologies, such as Ethernet, MPLS, cable HFC, WiMAX, xDSL, EPON/GPON, and copper. Its solutions enable service providers to convert various packet access networks into an alternative to TDM access and layer-2 services, such as ATM, HDLC, and frame relay. The company also provides service convergence, mobile backhaul, mobile service provider packet service access, mobile backhaul service delivery, and business service delivery solutions. Axerra Networks Incorporated was formerly known as IPRad and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel with additional offices in Moscow, Russia; Waltham, Massachusetts; Woodbury, Connecticut; and Wanchai, Hong Kong.

LPixel Inc.

Series A in 2018
LPixel Inc. develops life science image analysis software solutions. Its portfolio includes LPixel ImageJ Plugins for life science researchers; LP-exam to detect life science image manipulations and plagiarism; and IMACEL, a cloud and artificial intelligence based image analysis system. The company also focuses on developing a supporting software solution for cancer diagnoses. In addition, it offers education programs for life science researchers and students. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Ciena Corporation

Series C in 1995
Ciena is the network specialist. They collaborate with customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. With focused innovation, Ciena brings together the reliability and capacity of optical networking with the flexibility and economics of Ethernet, unified by a software suite that delivers the industry's leading network automation. They routinely post recent news, financial results and other important announcements and information about Ciena on their website.

Wonderplanet Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Wonderplanet Inc. designs and develops native language applications and games for smart phones and tablets. It provides 2D and 3D games for iOS and android. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Nagoya, Japan.

Appier

Series D in 2019
Appier Inc., a technology company that provides artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to help enterprises. Its products include Aideal, which helps businesses to trigger purchase decisions and shortens sales cycles; AIQUA, a proactive customer engagement platform that enables users to engage audience based on their behavior inside and outside application or web environment; AIXON, a data science platform that unifies and enriches existing customer data to help understand audience and run AI models easily to predict future actions; and CrossX advertising, an AI powered advertising solutions that brings optimal campaign performance at scale. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan. It has additional offices in Taipei, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Osaka, Sydney, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Hong Kong, Mumbai, New Delhi, Jakarta, Seoul, and Bangkok.

LPixel Inc.

Venture Round in 2020
LPixel Inc. develops life science image analysis software solutions. Its portfolio includes LPixel ImageJ Plugins for life science researchers; LP-exam to detect life science image manipulations and plagiarism; and IMACEL, a cloud and artificial intelligence based image analysis system. The company also focuses on developing a supporting software solution for cancer diagnoses. In addition, it offers education programs for life science researchers and students. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

NUR*VE

Seed Round in 2016
NURVE is a technology that artificially creates reality by combining computer graphics and sound effects.

Study Plus

Venture Round in 2014
Study Plus is an educational application developed to facilitate collaborative studying.

ACALL

Series A in 2020
SaaS (Visitor Management , Facility Management , Business Meeting)

B-by-C

Venture Round in 2010
B-by-C's mission is to create a society full of people who enjoy the right lifestyle, correct health habits, solve physical and mental illness problems, and enjoy beautiful and lively life with age.

UniFa

Seed Round in 2015
UniFa is the developer of LookMee, an AI and IoT-powered healthcare solution for tracking kindergarteners' physical and mental growth. The system consists of LookMee Nap Check, an IoT sensor that aims to secure a baby's naptime; LookMee thermometer, which measures and monitors the baby's body temperature; and LookMee Photo, a communication and photo-sharing service that collects data from children at kindergarten to give parents a better idea of their child's well-being

Aratana Inc.

Venture Round in 2013
Aratana is an e-commerce specialized services provider in Japan. Founded in 2007, it has provided services to more than 4,000 partners. By further expanding its e-commerce know-how, technology, and support capabilities, the company aims to make shopping in the world more convenient and fun.

SEQSENSE

Corporate Round in 2017
Seqsense Co., Ltd. develops security robots and related products.

Aperza

Series A in 2017
Aperza Inc. develops and operates price search, information distribution, and catalog download sites and portals for the manufacturing industry. It offers online media and marketplace, such as Aperza, industrial portal; Aperza Catalog, industrial catalog portal; Aperza e-commerce, industrial EC marketplace; Monozukuri News, curation media; Automation News Web, factory automation newspaper; IoT Navi, IoT Navi; sales and marketing consulting; marketing cloud service; and marketing support business in china. Aperza Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.

Life is Tech

Venture Round in 2016
Life is Tech is a developer of education platform intended for elementary and junior high school students.The company's platform organizes coding and IT camps, collaborating with local governments and running several schemes such as Tech for Local, Be Startup, Code Girls and Tech for Teachers, enabling students to improve their coding skills and creativity

NuCore Technologies Inc.

Series D in 2003
Nucore Technology is a developer of digital and analog imaging devices for cameras and video cameras. The company has 72 employees. Nucore Technology, founded in May 1997, has undergone five rounds of equity financing amounting to US$84 million, the company's Web site says.

SEQSENSE

Corporate Round in 2018
Seqsense Co., Ltd. develops security robots and related products.

GameWith Inc.

Series A in 2014
gamewith.jp is hints & tips community for smartphone games in japan.

Sendyou Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Sendyou provides customer acquisition tools for cram schools and after school activity providers.

Aperza

Series B in 2019
Aperza Inc. develops and operates price search, information distribution, and catalog download sites and portals for the manufacturing industry. It offers online media and marketplace, such as Aperza, industrial portal; Aperza Catalog, industrial catalog portal; Aperza e-commerce, industrial EC marketplace; Monozukuri News, curation media; Automation News Web, factory automation newspaper; IoT Navi, IoT Navi; sales and marketing consulting; marketing cloud service; and marketing support business in china. Aperza Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.

akippa Inc.

Seed Round in 2012
akippa Inc. develops and operates a parking lot reservation application. Its application provides parking lot sharing service by enabling users to make online reservations for unoccupied monthly parking spaces and vacant spaces, such as private garages, vacant lots, and commercial facilities. akippa Inc. was formerly known as Galaxy agency Inc. and changed its name to akippa Inc. in February 2015. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Osaka, Japan with an additional office in Tokyo.

UUUM

Venture Round in 2014
UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company. UUUM is Japan's largest influencer network co-founded by Japan's No.1 YouTuber HIKAKIN. It is targeting clients both inbound and outbound, with this partnership UUUM is expanding influencer marketing from Japan to the world and from the world to Japan.

CellSeed

Venture Round in 2005
CellSeed develops regenerative medicine products primarily in Japan and Europe. The company offers regenerative medicines such as epithelial cell sheet for corneal and esophageal regeneration, regenerated cardiac patch to treat heart diseases, cell sheet for periodontal tissue regeneration, and regenerated cartilage sheet for the treatment of osteoarthritis The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Singulex, Inc.

Series E in 2009
Singulex, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops and commercializes direct molecular detection technology solutions. Its solutions enable life science researchers and clinicians to understand and manage disease. The company develops biomarker diagnostic systems that can detect and quantify normal and abnormal protein biomarkers. It is conducting pilot studies to validate Erenna BioAssay System, a digital molecule detection platform, which detects and quantifies molecule biomarkers in clinical samples. The company also offers various custom assay services, such as pilot study services, assay prototyping, assay characterization, and assay validation. The company was formerly known as BioProfile Corporation and changed its name to Singulex, Inc in September 2003. Singulex is based in Hayward, California

Jorte

Venture Round in 2014
Jorte is a calendar and organizer application for smartphones and tablets. Its application enables users to manage their schedule and modify wallpapers, icons, menus, event calendars, and more. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

NEXTINNOVATION

Venture Round in 2019
NEXTINNOVATION.inc. designs and develops software for healthcare industry. It offers an Internet based medical examination platform which allows women to connect with doctors for menstrual and sex related issues. It also provides planning and operation of telemedicine services using Internet, system development and operation, consulting business for medical institutions and nursing care facilities and more. NEXTINNOVATION.inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

vivid garden Inc.

Series B in 2020
vivid garden Inc. operates as an online marketplace that allows producers to sell their farm products directly to individuals and restaurants through platform. The company also operates others marketplace, such as Tabe Choku, an online C2C marketplace for farmers to sell products to individuals; Tabe Choku Pro, a solution for restaurants to order products and ingredients; and Eat Chok, a platform that helps farmers deliver products in offices. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Minato, Japan.

WACUL.INC

Series A in 2015
WACUL INC. offers Web improvement consulting services. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Aiming Inc.

Venture Round in 2012
Aiming Inc. engages in the production and development of online games for PCs, browsers, smartphones, home consoles, and mobile phones in Japan. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Smiloops, Inc.

Venture Round in 2016
Smiloops, Inc. develops and operates IT services, outsourcing business, and web consulting business. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

i3Systems

Venture Round in 2018
i3Systems provides cloud and mobile solutions, focus on the development and provision of the enterprise mobile management service. Their service creates innovation in each company's activities and leads people's lives to a richer direction. When such a society is realized, IT should be on their side as a more familiar thing. They flexibly take new values ​​and contribute to the creation of new value and idealization. They strive to make their company and each employee healthy and healthy, and use the best technology and best engineering to provide solutions that make people smile. As a result, they will operate a business where customers, their company and each employee, family members and people involved will smile.

TableCheck Inc

Venture Round in 2015
TableCheck empowers restaurant operators worldwide to maximize guest engagement, reservations, and table utilization. We analyze and evaluate data from restaurants and use this information to create a more vibrant dining experience for their customers. Our team of creative minds is continuously seeking to drive innovative solutions to support our restaurant partners. TableCheck’s restaurant management tools give restaurants the power and flexibility to provide seamless customer experiences for every guest from the moment they make reservations. "

AGY Therapeutics

Series C in 2004
AGY Therapeutics has one focus: the discovery, development and commercialization of breakthrough treatments for diseases of the central nervous system AGY has a pipeline of novel CNS therapeutic programs in the clinic and in preclinical development to meet major unmet medical needs. AGY built its pipeline using its unique, proprietary platform for functional gene discovery and mapping out specific pathways underlying central nervous system diseases. By harnessing these capabilities, AGY identified potential target proteins that can be modulated to block the progression of the disease process. This is paving the way for novel CNS therapeutics and future growth for AGY.

Kyash Inc.

Series B in 2019
Kyash Inc. develops a wallet application and payment platform that allows consumers to make payments at Visa merchants and peer to peer transfers. Its proprietary Visa card issuing and payment processing technology platform for businesses allows them to instantly issue their own Visa cards to their customers through Kyash’s APIs. The company offers its services through a mobile application. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Trillium Secure, Inc.

Series A in 2018
Trillium provides in-vehicle cybersecurity protection for connected vehicles.

Synspective Inc.

Venture Round in 2018
Synspective Inc. provides data by utilizing and integrating data from synthetic aperture radar satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It serves urban design, infrastructure, energy, insurance, and finance markets. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

C Channel

Venture Round in 2016
C Channel Corporation owns and operates an online lifestyle video outlet that provides information about fashion, food, hair, makeup, and travel. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

HDE, Inc.

Series A in 2000
HENNGE K.K. provides cloud security services worldwide. The company offers HENNGE One, a cloud-based identity and access management solution that offers single sign-on. It also provides HENNGE Secure Browser, which enables users to securely access cloud services federated with HENNGE One using HENNGE One account; and HENNGE OTP Generator, a virtual device application for multi-factor authentication that generates time-based one-time passwords complying with RFC 6238. The company was formerly known as HDE, Inc. and changed its name to HENNGE K.K. in February 2019. HENNGE K.K. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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FreakOut Holdings

Venture Round in 2012
FreakOut is marketing technology company that develops and sells marketing platforms. Its products include DMP that is used to analyze data; and demand side platform (DSP), a platform for real-time ad inventory transactions in internet advertising. The company also offers RTB (real-time biting) to analyze the web browsing information of a user; FreakOut DSP which is used to collect marketing information; and FreakOut DMP, a DMP corresponding to the smart phone and PC to optimize digital marketing. FreakOut, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Astroscale

Series B in 2016
Astroscale Holdings Inc. engages in the development of technologies to remove orbital debris. It offers services, such as end-of-life service by Astroscale (ELSA), a spacecraft retrieval service for satellite operators; and active debris removal (ADR). It also designs and manufactures the lunar dream capsule which gives people a chance to send their names into space. Astroscale Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with additional offices in Harwell, United Kingdom; and Singapore.

PRISM BioLab

Series C in 2013
PRISM provider of a therapeutic treatment for non-oncology indications.The company develops therapeutic agents that are used to cure pulmonary fibrosis, cancer and incurable diseases.

ELIIY Power Co., Ltd.

Venture Round in 2009
ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets lithium-ion batteries and electricity storage systems. It offers electricity storage hybrid systems, custom built storage systems, and motorcycle start battery system. ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Whiteplus,Inc.

Series A in 2013
Whiteplus,Inc. offers cleaning and home delivery service of cleaning through Lenet a Web service company. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

dotData, Inc.

Series A in 2019
DotData delivers an end-to-end data science automation for the enterprise. Its data science automation platform speeds time to value by accelerating, democratizing, and operationalizing the entire data science process through automation. Founded in 2018, dotData is a spin off of NEC Corporation, and is led by Dr. Ryohei Fujimaki, a data scientist, and the youngest research fellow ever appointed in the 119-year history of NEC.

Finatext Ltd

Venture Round in 2018
Finatext provides a range of mobile financial services. The company’s product portfolio includes Asukabu, a mobile stock learning and trading platform; Karufx, a mobile forex learning platform; Fundect, a mutual funds select platform; Invesgate, a mobile trading platform for stocks, forex, and funds; and Assetarrow, a mutual fund database. Finatext was founded by Masashi Toda and Ryota Hayashi in January 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

YRGLM

Venture Round in 2008
YRGLM Inc. provides marketing platform. The Company offers advertising platform "AD EBiS", automated advertising report creation tool "AdRepo", commercial distribution platform "EC-CUBE", and more. YRGLM serves clients in Asia and America.

stmn

Seed Round in 2017
stmn is an Operation of Engagement Management Consulting.

Tier IV

Series A in 2019
Tier IV is a federated academic startup embracing research and development of intelligent vehicles. Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of open-source software for self-driving technology, also known as Autoware, and applied it for the proof of concept of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV aspires to achieve “Democratization of Intelligent Vehicles”, where any individuals and organizations can contribute to a grander vision of future intelligent vehicles, leading to a better society in which all the people receive new spatio-temporal values.

Aiming Inc.

Series A in 2011
Aiming Inc. engages in the production and development of online games for PCs, browsers, smartphones, home consoles, and mobile phones in Japan. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.