Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, with additional offices in Osaka and Nagoya, founded in 1974. It concentrates on seed to development stage and startup investments across healthcare, biotech, information technology, electronics, high technology, life sciences, fintech, ICT, SaaS, and AI sectors. The firm targets opportunities in Japan and with relevance to the Japanese market, and it participates in investment syndication for Japanese investments to support entrepreneurs and innovation within the domestic economy.

Muneki Handa

President and Director

Takashi Hasegawa

Managing Director

Masafumi Houshiyama

Deputy President

Kai Kikuchi

Deputy General Manager

Lee Bum-hwan

Deputy General Manager

Past deals in Advertising

NEL

Series B in 2024
NEL is a creative agency and platform that connects brands with consumers through purchases and social media posts. It operates by enabling creator-powered marketing, supporting growth and monetization for brands and creators. The company focuses on marketing planning and distribution, leveraging a network of creators on a short-film platform centered on social media to expand the value-added economy.

REJECT

Series B in 2024
REJECT is an esports and entertainment organization based in Minato, Japan, founded in 2018. The company specializes in the management and operation of professional esports teams, focusing on fostering communication and creativity within the esports community. REJECT's platform aims to bridge gaps across various demographics, including language, generation, gender, and disability, contributing to the growth of the domestic esports market. By providing comprehensive team management and organizing campaigns, events, and exhibitions, REJECT plays a significant role in elevating esports players to national prominence.

Spider Labs

Series B in 2021
Spider Labs, Ltd. is a cyber security company specializing in the detection and prevention of online advertising fraud. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company has developed an automated, AI-driven software solution known as Spider AF. This tool enables ad tech businesses, advertisers, and ad agencies to identify, block, and manage fraudulent clicks and conversions across their digital advertising campaigns. By offering centralized fraud management and advanced automation, Spider AF provides advertisers with enhanced transparency, allowing them to track ad placements, recognize fraudulent activities, and analyze reliable, fraud-free data.

Canly

Venture Round in 2021
Canly offers a cloud-based store management platform that centralizes information about retail stores. The platform enables simultaneous editing, organization, analysis, and dissemination of store data across locations, and supports horizontal comparisons between stores. By streamlining information workflows and reducing manual efforts, Canly helps retailers lower management and operating costs and improve account operations.

Tribal Media House

Venture Round in 2021
Tribal Media House is a provider of digital marketing services focused on igniting customer engagement and passion. The company offers a diverse array of products and services, including creative production, consulting, marketing strategy planning, marketing research, social listening, and branding assistance. Additionally, it manages official accounts and provides in-house marketing training. Tribal Media House is dedicated to delivering comprehensive support to its clients, ranging from major corporations to smaller entities, addressing their unique marketing challenges through innovative solutions and tools related to social media.

Toridori

Series A in 2020
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2016, Toridori Inc. specializes in influencer marketing services for individuals and businesses. It offers platforms like Toridori Base for job matching influencers with opportunities, Toridori Marketing to enhance corporate marketing activities, and a pay-for-performance advertising system.

Spider Labs

Series A in 2019
Spider Labs, Ltd. is a cyber security company specializing in the detection and prevention of online advertising fraud. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company has developed an automated, AI-driven software solution known as Spider AF. This tool enables ad tech businesses, advertisers, and ad agencies to identify, block, and manage fraudulent clicks and conversions across their digital advertising campaigns. By offering centralized fraud management and advanced automation, Spider AF provides advertisers with enhanced transparency, allowing them to track ad placements, recognize fraudulent activities, and analyze reliable, fraud-free data.

Babel

Series A in 2019
Founded in Japan in 2017, Babel is a technology company that specializes in video media provision. It leverages AI and machine learning technologies to create innovative business solutions and offers a cloud-based sales analysis tool.

Repohappy

Venture Round in 2019
Repohappy is an advertising agency that provides web design, social media consulting, and develops and operates a rating database platform that aggregates consumer activity and word-of-mouth signals from simple notification services, visualizing interests, diffusion trends, and response results to help companies understand and analyze the fan base contributing to brand diffusion.

TRUNK

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in Japan in 2014, TRUNK offers a monthly personal storage service. Customers can apply via app or web platform, store goods, and engage in buying/selling items stored by others. Additionally, TRUNK operates advertising agency and design work businesses.

Lisuto AI

Seed Round in 2017
Lisuto AI specializes in enhancing marketplace sellers' visibility through its Marketplace Optimization Platform. This platform employs AI-driven technologies for listing content optimization, competitive analysis, and advertising management across multiple marketplaces. Initially focusing on Japan's leading platforms like Rakuten and Yahoo Shopping, Lisuto AI aims to expand globally.

TRUNK

Venture Round in 2016
Founded in Japan in 2014, TRUNK offers a monthly personal storage service. Customers can apply via app or web platform, store goods, and engage in buying/selling items stored by others. Additionally, TRUNK operates advertising agency and design work businesses.

Plus-D

Venture Round in 2015
Plus-D is a design agency focused on addressing challenges faced by companies in digital creative and communication design. The company specializes in planning and combining mass media with real media, particularly in digital environments like websites, smartphone applications, and social networking services. Plus-D boasts a diverse creative team that includes designers, engineers, and copywriters, and it leverages external networks of creators to manage projects from initial planning and design through to production. By offering services in advertising, production, and content creation, Plus-D aims to enhance client communication activities and foster stronger connections between brands and users, ultimately creating meaningful experience value.

Quan

Seed Round in 2013
Quan Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing character-driven content for smartphone applications and web platforms. The company offers a diverse portfolio of over 500 characters, including Betakkuma, Sugar Cubs, and Business Fish, which are utilized in various messaging applications and social games, primarily targeting markets in Japan and Southeast Asia. In addition to character development, Quan Inc. provides global content distribution services and creates illustrations and stamps for chat apps. The company also engages in public relations and advertising, offering services such as market research, translation, and game management to enhance user engagement and promote its content effectively.

AdInnovation

Venture Round in 2013
AdInnovation Inc. is a mobile advertising solutions provider based in Tokyo, Japan, operating since its founding in 2010. The company focuses on delivering marketing strategies specifically for smartphone applications across various regions, including Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. AdInnovation offers services such as HITRACKING, which enables mobile app and ad tracking through a single SDK, and AdStore, designed to measure advertising effectiveness. Additionally, the company specializes in mobile advertising marketing promotion, implementation, management, tracking, media site monetization, and media consulting. By providing effective promotional methods for applications, AdInnovation aims to help enterprises maximize their advertising potential and achieve significant user engagement and revenue growth.

JX Press

Seed Round in 2013
JX Press is a Japanese technology‑driven news organization described as a virtual news agency. Its FASTALERT service uses artificial intelligence to detect and deliver breaking bulletins on accidents, natural disasters, and other incidents to major television broadcasters in Japan and to many local stations. The company also operates NewsDigest, a consumer app that automatically delivers AI-identified news bulletins. JX Press collaborates with leading media groups in Japan, such as Kyodo News, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, and the Nikkei Group, providing computerized reporting to major media. In addition, it runs a data intelligence platform that combines bots and AI to generate content related to breaking events and disasters, and includes a social listening tool that aggregates brand-related information from multiple platforms while filtering misinformation, enabling AI-based marketing insights. Through automated reporting, media partnerships, and brand monitoring, the company positions itself as a modern, technology-driven news provider.

JX Press

Venture Round in 2012
JX Press is a Japanese technology‑driven news organization described as a virtual news agency. Its FASTALERT service uses artificial intelligence to detect and deliver breaking bulletins on accidents, natural disasters, and other incidents to major television broadcasters in Japan and to many local stations. The company also operates NewsDigest, a consumer app that automatically delivers AI-identified news bulletins. JX Press collaborates with leading media groups in Japan, such as Kyodo News, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, and the Nikkei Group, providing computerized reporting to major media. In addition, it runs a data intelligence platform that combines bots and AI to generate content related to breaking events and disasters, and includes a social listening tool that aggregates brand-related information from multiple platforms while filtering misinformation, enabling AI-based marketing insights. Through automated reporting, media partnerships, and brand monitoring, the company positions itself as a modern, technology-driven news provider.

Jimoty

Venture Round in 2012
Jimoty is a free online bulletin board serving approximately 9 million users monthly. It facilitates the posting of advertisements categorized by type and purpose, including second-hand goods, event announcements, job listings, recruitment notices, real estate information, and more.

Full Speed

Venture Round in 2006
Full Speed Inc. is a Tokyo-based company specializing in internet marketing support services in Japan. Founded in 2001, it offers a comprehensive range of services, including search engine optimization (SEO), listing and affiliate advertising, display advertising, and social media advertising. The company operates through several segments: the Internet Advertising Agency segment focuses on listing advertising and search engine marketing, while the Ad Network segment provides integrated advertising network services. Additionally, Full Speed's Information Media segment is involved in the planning and creation of information sites and e-commerce platforms. The Creative segment offers website and banner creation services. The company also provides consulting services in SEO, social media operations, web architecture, and advertisement effect measurement, along with specialized services in healthcare marketing. Full Speed Inc. is a subsidiary of FreeBit Co., Ltd.

Excite Japan

Venture Round in 2001
Excite Japan is a Japan-based internet-services company that began with a portal site and has evolved to offer a diverse range of online services, including media platforms, connectivity, and paid content. It targets women and broader online audiences, generating revenue from advertising on its portal, internet-connection fees, and paid digital content. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the company aims to enrich online experiences and streamline business operations by providing information access, connectivity, and business management tools to individuals and organizations.

GMO Internet

Venture Round in 1997
GMO Internet is a Tokyo-based technology company that operates across four main segments: Internet infrastructure, online advertising and media, Internet securities, and cryptocurrency. It provides domain registration, hosting, cloud services, security, payments, e-commerce support and related solutions; media and ad tech including search and mobile marketing; consumer financial services such as online securities and foreign exchange trading; and cryptocurrency mining and exchange activities. The company also engages in games and related digital services. Founded and incorporated in 1976, GMO Internet generates the vast majority of its revenue in Japan and serves customers worldwide.
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