DennoKotsu
Series D in 2025
DennoKotsu Inc. is a Japanese company based in Tokushima, established in 2015, that specializes in the development and provision of cloud-based taxi dispatch systems. The company operates call centers for taxi companies, offering a contract dispatch service that streamlines operations for multiple operators. Its platform is designed to enhance dispatch efficiency by providing drivers with navigation maps through vehicle-mounted tablets. DennoKotsu's solutions aim to improve regional transportation services, delivering cost-effective and customized dispatch systems that cater to the evolving needs of the taxi industry.
Ababa is a recruitment solutions provider that specializes in connecting job seekers with employment opportunities through a unique platform. The company focuses on facilitating the job search process by allowing companies to recommend graduate students who may not have been hired due to cultural fit or personnel reductions during final interviews. By enabling companies to share candidates and hire students recommended by other organizations, Ababa helps create a pathway for graduates to secure positions across various firms, ultimately enhancing their career prospects. This innovative approach benefits both employers and job seekers, streamlining the recruitment process while broadening opportunities for new graduates.
Shinmirai
Series A in 2025
Shinmirai Inc., established in Tokyo, Japan in 2016, specializes in wood processing and distribution services. The company operates sawmills, timber shops, and processing plants to transform traditional timber inventory management into digital, information-based systems. Shinmirai's core business involves converting the inventories of forestry workers, sawmills, and lumber shops into valuable data, enabling efficient timber distribution and access to matching platforms for businesses and designers. The company aims to promote sustainable forestry practices by facilitating transparent and effective timber distribution services.
Quanmatic
Series A in 2024
Quanmatic is a technology company specializing in algorithm development to bridge quantum technologies. It offers an experiential learning platform that provides tutorial content and demo applications for combinatorial optimization problems, supporting mathematical input and web-based annealing machine operations.
Pathalys Pharma
Series B in 2024
Pathalys Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing therapeutics for late-stage chronic kidney diseases. Its primary focus is improving treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism, an unmet need in healthcare.
Nealle is a mobility software company that provides an online platform to simplify parking management. It focuses on strategy planning and development of parking-related services. The platform enables property owners and businesses to recruit parking spaces, handle contract procedures, collect fees, and manage corporate vehicle parking arrangements, while helping drivers access parking with ease. The solution aims to streamline operations and optimize parking resources through a single system.
Crassone
Venture Round in 2024
Crassone Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company specializing in housing construction-related services, including demolition and construction. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Nagoya, with additional offices in Tokyo and Yakushima, Crassone provides matching and consulting services that connect clients with contractors, designers, real estate agents, and renovation companies. The company also publishes a web magazine that focuses on daily life aspects such as clothing, food, living, and family. Through its services, Crassone aims to enhance home living by delivering information and estimates related to various aspects of housing construction and infrastructure.
primeNumber
Venture Round in 2024
primeNumber Inc. is a technology company based in Yokohama, Japan, founded in 2015. It specializes in developing data transfer support and data engineering solutions, offering a range of services including data acquisition, aggregation, and machine learning. The company provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) data integration service that automates the data acquisition process, as well as a general-purpose platform as a service (PaaS) designed to optimize data utilization. Additionally, primeNumber offers consultation services that encompass data analysis, business planning support, and advertising product planning. Through its innovative solutions, primeNumber aims to create an environment where businesses can efficiently leverage data to drive advanced technologies and unique ideas.
Rehab for Japan Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for nursing care facilities. Established in 2016, the company focuses on developing a unique rehabilitation platform specifically designed for day service operations. Through its cloud support services, Rehab for Japan aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of rehabilitation processes in nursing care establishments, addressing the growing demand for innovative healthcare solutions in the region.
X Mile is an HR platform that connects logistics companies with drivers, aiming to address industry challenges like labor shortages and low productivity.
Rehab for Japan Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for nursing care facilities. Established in 2016, the company focuses on developing a unique rehabilitation platform specifically designed for day service operations. Through its cloud support services, Rehab for Japan aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of rehabilitation processes in nursing care establishments, addressing the growing demand for innovative healthcare solutions in the region.
Cloudian
Venture Round in 2023
Cloudian is a company that specializes in file and object storage, particularly focusing on S3 object storage within data centers. It offers a hybrid cloud data management platform that allows customers to optimize data access, meet data sovereignty requirements, and reduce costs by consolidating information into a single, cloud-like environment. Cloudian's platform provides scalable and secure object storage for hybrid cloud deployments, enabling organizations to effectively manage and protect their data both on-premises and in the cloud. With its emphasis on data durability and user-friendly management tools, Cloudian aims to transform enterprise data into actionable insights while ensuring compatibility with the industry-standard S3 API.
AnyMind Group
Series D in 2022
AnyMind Group is a commerce enablement company based in Singapore. Founded in 2016, it offers interconnected software and services to facilitate brand building, manufacturing, e-commerce, marketing, logistics, and global expansion for businesses across 13 markets.
Kyash Inc. is a Japanese fintech company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tokyo. It specializes in developing a wallet application and payment platform that enables consumers to make payments at Visa merchants and conduct peer-to-peer transactions. Kyash offers a range of services through its mobile application, including the ability for users to send and request instant money from friends using virtual and prepaid cards. Additionally, the company provides a proprietary technology platform that allows businesses to issue their own Visa cards to customers through its APIs, enhancing the payment experience. Through these services, Kyash aims to facilitate safe, quick, and convenient money transfers for both consumers and businesses.
Atonarp Inc. is a scientific instrumentation company based in Tokyo, Japan, with additional offices in Fremont, California, and Bengaluru, India. Founded in 2009, Atonarp specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced tools for molecular analysis, particularly in the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, petrochemical, and energy sectors. The company offers a range of products, including the AMS 1000, a cloud-connected and AI-enabled mass spectrometer capable of real-time chemical analysis, and the LyoSentinel, a miniaturized mass spectrometer focused on gas detection in lyophilization processes. Atonarp's innovative spectrometers enhance the monitoring of critical parameters, such as vacuum integrity and contamination, thereby ensuring compliance and process efficiency. By integrating advanced electronics and data processing algorithms, Atonarp aims to deliver significant improvements in cost, size, and accuracy for gas-composition analysis instruments.
Axelspace
Series C in 2021
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2008, Axelspace designs, manufactures, and sells micro-satellites and related components for earth observation. Its primary projects include GRUS, Hodoyoshi-1, and UNIFORM, aiming to provide global daily monitoring at low cost.
Unified Services
Venture Round in 2021
Unified Services, established in 2004 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing cloud-based portal systems for enterprises. The company offers a range of services, including home healthcare solutions, cloud-based portal integration, and solutions for electric power distribution. It also provides value-added distribution services for startups in the United States and enterprise portal solutions that can be leveraged on-premise, in private clouds, or public clouds. Additionally, Unified Services offers consulting services to its clients.
Infcurion
Venture Round in 2021
Infcurion is a fintech company that focuses on enhancing financial digitalization and promoting cashless payment solutions. The firm develops a Banking-as-a-Service platform that supports businesses in their transition to digital finance and fosters a digital index within society. Infcurion specializes in consulting services related to payment technologies, providing clients with expertise in smartphone payment terminals and processing services. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to leverage finance and payment technologies to drive social digital transformation.
Open8 Inc is a Tokyo-based content technology company founded on April 10, 2015. It specializes in providing marketing services through smart devices and offers a suite of solutions including software as a service (SaaS), application programming interfaces (API), and machine learning as a service (MLaaS). Open8 has developed a video editing cloud platform designed to simplify the creation of video content for businesses, allowing users to produce promotional videos without the need for specialized knowledge. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform enables the efficient generation and distribution of various video materials across multiple platforms, helping businesses reduce costs and enhance their marketing efforts.
Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering
Series C in 2020
Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering is a manufacturer of silicon carbide semiconductor devices for the medical and industrial fields. Using this SiC device, Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering Research Institute has the technology to design and manufacture circuits that handle high voltages and currents ranging from 10 KV to several hundred kV and 10 A to 1000 A. The company commercializes a circuit that uses a series resonance circuit to achieve high output and stability.
Amanek
Venture Round in 2019
Amanek is a real estate company that specializes in hotel development, investment, and management.
Atonarp Inc. is a scientific instrumentation company based in Tokyo, Japan, with additional offices in Fremont, California, and Bengaluru, India. Founded in 2009, Atonarp specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced tools for molecular analysis, particularly in the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, petrochemical, and energy sectors. The company offers a range of products, including the AMS 1000, a cloud-connected and AI-enabled mass spectrometer capable of real-time chemical analysis, and the LyoSentinel, a miniaturized mass spectrometer focused on gas detection in lyophilization processes. Atonarp's innovative spectrometers enhance the monitoring of critical parameters, such as vacuum integrity and contamination, thereby ensuring compliance and process efficiency. By integrating advanced electronics and data processing algorithms, Atonarp aims to deliver significant improvements in cost, size, and accuracy for gas-composition analysis instruments.
DataX
Venture Round in 2019
DataX is a business that specializes in providing an integrated digital marketing platform known as B-dash, developed by from scratch Co., Ltd. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company offers a range of services including support for business strategy planning, new business development, analytical services, and business process construction. B-dash is notable for its ability to accumulate and utilize vast amounts of data, featuring 32 million unique customer IDs and a significant financial data component amounting to 92 billion yen. The platform's capabilities are enhanced through strategic partnerships, including a notable contract with KKR and Goldman Sachs in 2019, which underscores its importance in the IT and marketing sectors.
Open8 Inc is a Tokyo-based content technology company founded on April 10, 2015. It specializes in providing marketing services through smart devices and offers a suite of solutions including software as a service (SaaS), application programming interfaces (API), and machine learning as a service (MLaaS). Open8 has developed a video editing cloud platform designed to simplify the creation of video content for businesses, allowing users to produce promotional videos without the need for specialized knowledge. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform enables the efficient generation and distribution of various video materials across multiple platforms, helping businesses reduce costs and enhance their marketing efforts.
Cloudian is a company that specializes in file and object storage, particularly focusing on S3 object storage within data centers. It offers a hybrid cloud data management platform that allows customers to optimize data access, meet data sovereignty requirements, and reduce costs by consolidating information into a single, cloud-like environment. Cloudian's platform provides scalable and secure object storage for hybrid cloud deployments, enabling organizations to effectively manage and protect their data both on-premises and in the cloud. With its emphasis on data durability and user-friendly management tools, Cloudian aims to transform enterprise data into actionable insights while ensuring compatibility with the industry-standard S3 API.
Findy Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in job change services for the IT sector. It connects companies with IT engineers, freelancers, and sideline engineers while offering valuable insights into hiring and personnel management, including recruitment tips and marketing strategies. Utilizing advanced machine learning and natural language processing technologies, Findy enhances the recruitment process by providing a platform with skill evaluation algorithms that facilitate optimal job matching. Additionally, Findy Engineer Lab, a component of the company, features interviews with active engineers and shares the latest technical information, aiming to improve development experiences for both individuals and organizations. The company's mission is to create a universal platform that encourages engineers to embrace challenges and fosters a productive human resources environment in society.