Salesforce

Salesforce is a leading cloud-based software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. It offers a suite of applications designed to help businesses manage their sales, customer service, marketing, e-commerce, and analytics. The company's flagship Customer 360 platform integrates customer data from various systems and devices, providing a unified view that enhances decision-making and operational efficiency. Salesforce's offerings include Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing, and Commerce Cloud for e-commerce solutions, among others. Additionally, Salesforce Ventures, the company's investment arm, supports emerging enterprise software companies, providing them with funding, resources, and access to a vast network in the cloud ecosystem. Through its innovative solutions and strategic investments, Salesforce enables organizations to connect with their customers more effectively and drive business growth.

Craig Butters

Director, Customer Success

Robert DeSisto

SVP, GM B2B and B2C Commerce

Christopher Dean

GM and Vice President, Media Cloud, Salesforce Industries

Paul Drews

Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures

Claudine Emeott

Senior Director, Impact Investing

Dan Farber

SVP Strategic Communications

Achyut Jajoo

SVP and GM, Manufacturing and Automotive

Kenneth I. Juster

EVP, Law, Policy and Corporate Strategy

Kayyal, Alex

SVP and Managing Partner

Sherrick Murdoff

Vice President, Partner Investments and M&A

Fatima Paruk MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer

Katie Schwartz Thiry

Principal, Salesforce Ventures

John Somorjai

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

Jim Steele

President, Global Strategic Customers

Benjamin Yoskovitz

Director, Product Management

Past deals in Tokyo

Zeals

Series E in 2022
ZEALS is the leading conversational commerce company in Japan serving over 400 large domestic and multi-national enterprises. Our vision is to revolutionize how we do commerce and the overall engagement experience. We offer ZEALS Chatbot Commerce, a fully automated conversational engagement on messaging applications that services end customer like a human sales representative.

Hubble

Series A in 2022
Cloud-based software specialized for contracts and other legal documents

Soul Machines

Series B in 2022
Soul Machines Limited, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in the development of emotionally responsive avatars that enhance user experiences across various artificial intelligence platforms. The company offers a range of products, including the Digital DNA Studio, which allows users to create custom digital avatars for applications in customer care, marketing, education, and more. By utilizing its innovative Biological AI technology and patented Digital Brain™, Soul Machines aims to humanize AI, creating engaging and empathetic AI assistants that facilitate deeper interactions and personalized experiences. With additional offices in major cities worldwide, including San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne, Soul Machines is at the forefront of transforming customer engagement through ethical and responsive human-machine collaboration.

Monogusa

Series B in 2021
Monoxer is a company that specializes in educational technology, specifically aimed at improving memory retention for learners. It offers e-learning and class management platforms tailored for private schools, tutoring academies, prep schools, and language schools. Monoxer provides real-time analysis of learning content, visualizing each learner's knowledge retention levels.

Ovice

Series A in 2021
oVice is a virtual spatial platform that allows people to gather in one place, move, talk, and collaborate freely as avatars. With the mission of maximizing effective online communication, oVice develops and provides lifelike features that offer users a close-to-reality interactive online experience. It features customization that can change the layout to match the theme of the user's usage, build lockable rooms, place down static objects, and more. It can be used as a remote office, an event venue, an academic conference hall, or even a space for parties. oVice was conceptualized by its founder, Sae Hyung Jung, as he strived to create a platform to reconnect his divided team through the COVID pandemic.

Autify

Series A in 2021
Autify, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven software testing automation. Its flagship product, Autify No Code, enables users to create automated end-to-end tests for applications without requiring programming skills. The platform is designed to address the challenges of automation testing by monitoring user interface changes and automatically updating affected test scenarios with each software release. Additionally, Autify has introduced Zenes, an AI tool that simplifies the creation of software tests by allowing users to interact with an AI agent to generate tests based on product documentation. The platform also offers features such as cross-browser testing, email testing, local replay, service integration, and parallel execution, which help quality assurance teams enhance productivity and accuracy while expediting the delivery of high-quality software.

Leala

Seed Round in 2021
Leala is a cloud-based application that streamlines routine tasks for law firms. Based in Tokyo, Japan, Leala's platform centralizes essential information such as client data, case details, contracts, time tracking, legal documents, invoices, and correspondence history. It offers comprehensive project management features, including scheduling and task management, as well as tools for data extraction, aggregation, analysis, strategic planning, and progress visualization. By enhancing work efficiency and quality, Leala enables law firms to optimize their management practices and reduce the risk of oversights.

DataRobot

Series G in 2021
DataRobot, Inc. develops an automated machine learning platform that empowers enterprises to create predictive models efficiently. Its offerings include DataRobot Cloud, a predictive analytics solution available both in the cloud and on-premises, and DataRobot MLOps, which facilitates the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models across organizations. The company also provides DataRobot Enterprise, featuring flexible deployment options, governance, and training services, along with packages designed to accelerate artificial intelligence projects. DataRobot serves a diverse range of industries, including banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and marketing, catering to business analysts, data scientists, and IT professionals. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot has expanded its operations globally, with offices in major cities such as London, Paris, and Tokyo, and maintains strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings.

MegazoneCloud

Series B in 2021
MEGAZONECLOUD, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea is established in 2018 as spun out of the cloud business of Megazone Corporation was founded in 1998 with U$45M Series-A investment. It is a customer-centric company dedicated to empowering customers with cloud-optimized technology, people and process as we believe Cloud is the optimized digital transformation platform today. They provide a broad and rich set of consulting services and technology solutions for businesses' cloud adoption and digital transformation based on a strong partnership with Amazon Web Services(AWS) and 100+global technology partners. MEGAZONE has been trusted by more than 1500 enterprise, mid-market, and SME customers, including large Korean enterprises like Samsung, LG, Lotte Group, with diverse use cases ranging from simple migration to the most complex application projects. The company's in-depth technical expertise and years of experience working with customers of different sizes and industries have proven us to be the largest premier consulting partner of AWS in Asia Pacific. Outside Korea, we currently have offices in Palo Alto, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Hanoi aggressively expanding our presence in the global market.

Unified Services

Venture Round in 2021
Unified Services provides cloud solutions for energy, public works, and digital marketing along with consulting services.

Studist

Seed Round in 2021
Studist develops and provides a manual creation and sharing platform "Teachme Biz". Teachme Biz is a platform that allows instant delivery and browsing management. It produces a standard work procedure manual based on images and videos. The company is a startup with the vision of eliminating a loss of information transmission in a company and realizing a “society where all of the intellectual vitality can be seen”.

READYFOR

Venture Round in 2021
READYFOR is a Japanese crowdfunding platform for the service sector. It enables investors to find projects to invest on.

Uhuru

Corporate Round in 2021
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

Xbit

Series A in 2020
X-bit offers a chatbot service that enables shop owners to gather availabilities from employees and create shift schedules.

iCare

Series D in 2020
iCare is a health consulting company that specializes in the development and operation of health management systems. It offers a leading health and labor cloud solution in Japan, catering primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises facing workforce challenges, as well as large enterprises expanding globally. The company's healthcare management platform is designed to streamline mental care services for employees by aggregating essential health information, such as health check results, stress assessments, overtime hours, and health consultations, all stored in the cloud. This enables businesses to alleviate the burden of managing employee health effectively.

DataRobot

Series F in 2020
DataRobot, Inc. develops an automated machine learning platform that empowers enterprises to create predictive models efficiently. Its offerings include DataRobot Cloud, a predictive analytics solution available both in the cloud and on-premises, and DataRobot MLOps, which facilitates the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models across organizations. The company also provides DataRobot Enterprise, featuring flexible deployment options, governance, and training services, along with packages designed to accelerate artificial intelligence projects. DataRobot serves a diverse range of industries, including banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and marketing, catering to business analysts, data scientists, and IT professionals. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot has expanded its operations globally, with offices in major cities such as London, Paris, and Tokyo, and maintains strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings.

Uhuru

Venture Round in 2020
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

KAKEHASHI

Venture Round in 2020
KAKEHASHI Inc. develops software as a service (SaaS) application for health Insurance claim and drug history management on iPad for dispensing pharmacist. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Xbit

Venture Round in 2020
X-bit offers a chatbot service that enables shop owners to gather availabilities from employees and create shift schedules.

Xica

Series D in 2020
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.

ANDPAD

Venture Round in 2020
Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan. It began operation on September 1, 2015, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

GVA TECH

Seed Round in 2020
GVA TECH is a development and provision of AI-CON series many of the current Legal Services are highly specialized and cost more in proportion to difficulty.This makes it difficult for startups, freelancers, and the general public to get Legal Service right after they start a business.

Tutorial

Series A in 2020
Tutorial is a Cry-native RPA software that can be started only with a browser. Tutorial develop and operate a cloud-type (SaaS) RPA, "Robotic Crowd", and provide RPA introduction support for companies

Receptionist

Series C in 2020
Receptionist is a media firm that offers consulting and operational services to creates opportunities to update business communication.

Resily

Series A in 2020
Resily is a provider of an information infrastructure intended to accurately grasp the situation of the entire company, centered on OKR, and promote speedy and high-quality communication. The company's tools offers a mechanism for sharing effective actions to achieve the team goals, so that each action can get a sense of how the company is moving forward and promote an exciting way of working, enabling clients to create a communication system that makes working people truly enjoyable and support corporate growth, and makes it a commonplace in the world.

Caulis

Venture Round in 2020
Caulis is a cybersecurity startup which is building the open security platform for every single device. It detects fraud and identity theft based on users’ online behavior. The company through its platform develops risk detection engine that can protect users from malicious access. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Uhuru

Corporate Round in 2020
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

Soul Machines

Series B in 2020
Soul Machines Limited, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in the development of emotionally responsive avatars that enhance user experiences across various artificial intelligence platforms. The company offers a range of products, including the Digital DNA Studio, which allows users to create custom digital avatars for applications in customer care, marketing, education, and more. By utilizing its innovative Biological AI technology and patented Digital Brain™, Soul Machines aims to humanize AI, creating engaging and empathetic AI assistants that facilitate deeper interactions and personalized experiences. With additional offices in major cities worldwide, including San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne, Soul Machines is at the forefront of transforming customer engagement through ethical and responsive human-machine collaboration.

toBe Marketing

Venture Round in 2019
ToBe Marketing is an information technology company that provides services to combine marketing automation and CRM. It offers consulting services, IT, and marketing consultation. The company is driven by a mission is to realize the engagement of companies and their customers by creating marketing and sales activities using IT or digital technology. ToBe Marketing was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Autify

Seed Round in 2019
Autify, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven software testing automation. Its flagship product, Autify No Code, enables users to create automated end-to-end tests for applications without requiring programming skills. The platform is designed to address the challenges of automation testing by monitoring user interface changes and automatically updating affected test scenarios with each software release. Additionally, Autify has introduced Zenes, an AI tool that simplifies the creation of software tests by allowing users to interact with an AI agent to generate tests based on product documentation. The platform also offers features such as cross-browser testing, email testing, local replay, service integration, and parallel execution, which help quality assurance teams enhance productivity and accuracy while expediting the delivery of high-quality software.

Agatha

Series B in 2019
Agatha is a strategic software solution provider to the healthcare and life sciences industry. It is dedicated to helping hospitals, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, contract research organizations, and medical device firms optimize the management of their quality and clinical documentation and processes.

OCT

Venture Round in 2019
OCT helps users to communicate and manage construction sites more easily via it's platform ANDPAD.

ANDPAD

Series B in 2019
Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan. It began operation on September 1, 2015, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

Sprocket

Series B in 2019
Sprocket Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing customer development applications. The company offers a web-based platform that enhances customer service by optimizing conversion rates through the analysis of user behavior. Sprocket's solution allows businesses to implement a continuous improvement cycle by formulating hypotheses, conducting tests, and evaluating results based on key performance indicators and goals. Its tools are designed to foster long-term relationships between companies and their end users, improving the overall customer experience across various industries. The platform is compatible with both Android and iOS, making it accessible to a wide range of users.

Studist

Venture Round in 2019
Studist develops and provides a manual creation and sharing platform "Teachme Biz". Teachme Biz is a platform that allows instant delivery and browsing management. It produces a standard work procedure manual based on images and videos. The company is a startup with the vision of eliminating a loss of information transmission in a company and realizing a “society where all of the intellectual vitality can be seen”.

EventHub

Seed Round in 2019
Virtual, hybrid, or in-person. Webinars and events that accelerate business growth. Simple, data-driven event marketing that elevates the customer journey and maximizes lead conversion.

READYFOR

Series A in 2019
READYFOR is a Japanese crowdfunding platform for the service sector. It enables investors to find projects to invest on.

Receptionist

Series B in 2019
Receptionist is a media firm that offers consulting and operational services to creates opportunities to update business communication.

Unified Services

Venture Round in 2018
Unified Services provides cloud solutions for energy, public works, and digital marketing along with consulting services.

Creators Match

Series C in 2018
Creators Match specializes in planning and production of Internet advertisements, organizing seminars, and providing educational materials to foster platform development and creators for Internet advertising companies. It began operation on August 1, 2007, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

Tutorial

Corporate Round in 2018
Tutorial is a Cry-native RPA software that can be started only with a browser. Tutorial develop and operate a cloud-type (SaaS) RPA, "Robotic Crowd", and provide RPA introduction support for companies

Uhuru

Venture Round in 2018
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

SunBridge

Corporate Round in 2018
SunBridge Co., Ltd., established in 2012 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in digital transformation services centered around Salesforce. The company offers a variety of cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) solutions and marketing automation tools, including Pardot and SmartVisca, which facilitate B2B marketing and contact management through digitized business card information. SunBridge acts as a value-added reseller of global enterprise software products, supporting the implementation and establishment of Salesforce solutions while providing comprehensive business consulting and system development services. Additionally, the company develops applications such as MotionBord Cloud, a business intelligence dashboard, and aVisca, an online survey tool. Beyond its core offerings, SunBridge also engages in investment activities, including forming joint ventures with prominent overseas companies, thereby contributing to the globalization of IT management firms in Japan and beyond.

Upward

Series D in 2018
UPWARD is highly by linking CRM · schedule map / location information, is a cloud service for the visiting business of field sales easier. Field salespersons who have many customers and who are out of the office feel that it is difficult to grasp all customers to Kampek and measure the timing of visits no matter how memorable they are.

KAKEHASHI

Series A in 2018
KAKEHASHI is the opportunity of Their foundation to want to become "Kakehashi connecting medical treatment and patients" "Kakehashi connecting medical care with a bright future". Japan is a country possessing world-class medical technology and medical system, it is a country with prominent longevity to be proud of in the world. In 2060, one in 2.5 people will enter an unprecedented super aging society of 65 years old and over, one in four will be over 75 years old. To think about the way of medical care that supports the healthy life expectancy in Japan is nothing but creation of the future image of Japanese society.

Flect

Series B in 2018
Pursue to be able to provide happiness to everyone involved in FLECT by utilizing the Internet infrastructure technology that pursues everyone's life satisfaction through the Internet . That is the significance of the existence of FLECT. They offer cooperation services with clouds such as WEB application construction service linked with Salesforce, Heroku, Amazon Web Services from Salesforce CRM / Force.com introduction and customization support.

ANDPAD

Series A in 2018
Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan. It began operation on September 1, 2015, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

Crafter

Seed Round in 2018
Crafter is now a member of Monex Group! Crafter provides Crew, a team collaboration tool powered by GPT-3 and CraftChat. CraftChat is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in enterprises to automate acquiring leads and providing best customer experience in your absence.We remove the trouble of spending lots of money on online marketing and make better conversions. If you are using CraftChat, users don’t have to visit the website, it comes to you on your social media advertisements. CraftChat delivers more solid targeting based on social media activity and profiles.

Tambourine

Corporate Round in 2018
Tambourine focus on developing mobile apps, e-commerce, and web services that utilize the cloud . Tambourine are a group of technologists who use our curiosity as a weapon and make new ideas and ideas that change the world.

Uhuru

Corporate Round in 2017
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

toBe Marketing

Series B in 2017
ToBe Marketing is an information technology company that provides services to combine marketing automation and CRM. It offers consulting services, IT, and marketing consultation. The company is driven by a mission is to realize the engagement of companies and their customers by creating marketing and sales activities using IT or digital technology. ToBe Marketing was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Team Spirit

Venture Round in 2017
TeamSpirit specializes in building and providing companies with our cloud-based teamSpirit Workforce Success Platform.Today, no company can communicate its value without providing services that adapt to the various and diverse needs of end users. More and more, companies are required to make a shift from a labor-intensive paradigm to a broader, knowledge-intensive, service-based orientation. Employees, too, are faced with the necessity of changing the way they think about their work. Gone are the days of routine work; now, employees must think creatively, and demonstrate their unique professional capabilities. With the capital and business alliance forged with U.S.-based salesforce.com, Inc., TeamSpirit has completed a transformation from outsourcer to cloud service provider as they set out on their second start-up endeavor. Their experience making such a profound change taught us that the most effective way to inspire their employees to put forth 100% of their professional strengths is to establish a cycle of 1) visualizing daily activities, 2) receiving feedback from those around us, and 3) reflecting on their own activities and relating them to tomorrow.

Sansan

Series D in 2017
Since its founding in 2007, Sansan has focused on delivering its cloud based contact management service to customers in Japan and beyond. Sansan is setting the standard in Japan for cloud-based contact management, with annually doubling numbers of users from over 7,000 premium corporate users including the Japanese Government (METI). Sansan Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan and has its subsidiary Sansan global Pte. Ltd. in Singapore since October 2015. The company began offering its business card app Eight in 2012. It has over 1.5 million registered users as a new business network that incorporates a social media framework to transform business cards into business connections. Founded: June 11, 2007 URL: https://www.corp-sansan.com/ Address: Aoyama Oval Building, 13F, 5-52-2, Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001 Business scope: Planning, development, and sales of cloud-based business card management services Sansan for business users: https://www.sansan.com Eight for individual users: https://8card.net

Studist

Venture Round in 2017
Studist develops and provides a manual creation and sharing platform "Teachme Biz". Teachme Biz is a platform that allows instant delivery and browsing management. It produces a standard work procedure manual based on images and videos. The company is a startup with the vision of eliminating a loss of information transmission in a company and realizing a “society where all of the intellectual vitality can be seen”.

Moneytree

Series B in 2017
Moneytree is a fintech data platform, with a mission to bring people and institutions closer together, help them find balance and discover new opportunities to grow personal wealth. Moneytree's first product, a personal finance app for iOS released in 2013, won the App Store’s “Best of” award for iPhone in Japan after only 8 months in market. It went on to win Best of 2014 for iPad, was one of 10 Apple Watch apps featured pre-launch and a featured iMessage app on the launch of iOS 10. Moneytree has over 1,300,000 users on iOS, Android and web. Our proprietary data aggregation platform, Moneytree LINK, has almost twenty enterprise clients, including Japan’s two largest accounting software vendors, an industry first inbound API with Mizuho Bank, an SDK integration SMBC (Mitsui Sumitomo) and multiple regional banks in Japan.

Freee

Series D in 2016
freee is automated online accounting software that syncs with your bank accounts and automatically categorise entries to create financial reports. freee was launched on Mar 19, 2013 and is offered to SMBs operating under the Japanese taxation system. It takes freemium model and its paid plan begins at 980 JPY (~10 USD) per month per business. The company, formerly named as “CFO K.K.”, was founded in July 2012 led by Daisuke Sasaki, who previously headed up Google’s SMB marketing in Asia Pasific region. freee is the winner of Invinity Ventures Summit Launch Pad 2013 Spring, the most prestegious demo event in Japan.

Unified Services

Corporate Round in 2016
Unified Services provides cloud solutions for energy, public works, and digital marketing along with consulting services.

Toreta

Series D in 2016
Toreta, Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in developing applications for restaurant reservations. Founded in 2013, Toreta provides a mobile application that streamlines reservation management for restaurants. The application enables automatic recording of reservation conversations, generates customer ledgers based on reservation data, and allows customers to make reservations online at any time. Additionally, the platform enhances operational efficiency for restaurant management by offering tools such as mobile order services, AI-based reservation reception, and customer relationship management features. Through its innovative solutions, Toreta aims to improve the overall dining experience for both restaurants and their customers.

toBe Marketing

Venture Round in 2016
ToBe Marketing is an information technology company that provides services to combine marketing automation and CRM. It offers consulting services, IT, and marketing consultation. The company is driven by a mission is to realize the engagement of companies and their customers by creating marketing and sales activities using IT or digital technology. ToBe Marketing was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Phone Appli

Corporate Round in 2016
Phone Appli helps people innovate by connecting people with people and people with the Internet through a collaboration platform. Its services include Application development: Development and operations of various IP-PBX applications including Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Planning, development and sales of cloud telephone book service, Various IP-PBX design, construction and maintenance, and other communications facilities-related construction work. It was founded on January 18, 2008, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

BizReach

Series A in 2016
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.

Toreta

Series B in 2016
Toreta, Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in developing applications for restaurant reservations. Founded in 2013, Toreta provides a mobile application that streamlines reservation management for restaurants. The application enables automatic recording of reservation conversations, generates customer ledgers based on reservation data, and allows customers to make reservations online at any time. Additionally, the platform enhances operational efficiency for restaurant management by offering tools such as mobile order services, AI-based reservation reception, and customer relationship management features. Through its innovative solutions, Toreta aims to improve the overall dining experience for both restaurants and their customers.

Goodpatch

Series B in 2016
Goodpatch is a design focused company that offers product and service design, business design, and brand experience design services.

Sansan

Series C in 2016
Since its founding in 2007, Sansan has focused on delivering its cloud based contact management service to customers in Japan and beyond. Sansan is setting the standard in Japan for cloud-based contact management, with annually doubling numbers of users from over 7,000 premium corporate users including the Japanese Government (METI). Sansan Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan and has its subsidiary Sansan global Pte. Ltd. in Singapore since October 2015. The company began offering its business card app Eight in 2012. It has over 1.5 million registered users as a new business network that incorporates a social media framework to transform business cards into business connections. Founded: June 11, 2007 URL: https://www.corp-sansan.com/ Address: Aoyama Oval Building, 13F, 5-52-2, Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001 Business scope: Planning, development, and sales of cloud-based business card management services Sansan for business users: https://www.sansan.com Eight for individual users: https://8card.net

Toreta

Venture Round in 2015
Toreta, Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in developing applications for restaurant reservations. Founded in 2013, Toreta provides a mobile application that streamlines reservation management for restaurants. The application enables automatic recording of reservation conversations, generates customer ledgers based on reservation data, and allows customers to make reservations online at any time. Additionally, the platform enhances operational efficiency for restaurant management by offering tools such as mobile order services, AI-based reservation reception, and customer relationship management features. Through its innovative solutions, Toreta aims to improve the overall dining experience for both restaurants and their customers.

Flect

Series A in 2015
Pursue to be able to provide happiness to everyone involved in FLECT by utilizing the Internet infrastructure technology that pursues everyone's life satisfaction through the Internet . That is the significance of the existence of FLECT. They offer cooperation services with clouds such as WEB application construction service linked with Salesforce, Heroku, Amazon Web Services from Salesforce CRM / Force.com introduction and customization support.

Bizer

Venture Round in 2015
Bizer offers services that support the setup of the back office operations of small businesses. It is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Moneytree

Series A in 2015
Moneytree is a fintech data platform, with a mission to bring people and institutions closer together, help them find balance and discover new opportunities to grow personal wealth. Moneytree's first product, a personal finance app for iOS released in 2013, won the App Store’s “Best of” award for iPhone in Japan after only 8 months in market. It went on to win Best of 2014 for iPad, was one of 10 Apple Watch apps featured pre-launch and a featured iMessage app on the launch of iOS 10. Moneytree has over 1,300,000 users on iOS, Android and web. Our proprietary data aggregation platform, Moneytree LINK, has almost twenty enterprise clients, including Japan’s two largest accounting software vendors, an industry first inbound API with Mizuho Bank, an SDK integration SMBC (Mitsui Sumitomo) and multiple regional banks in Japan.

Uhuru

Corporate Round in 2015
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

Yappli

Series A in 2015
Yappli is a Tokyo-based B2B SaaS software company that provides an online platform to easily build, manage, and analyze enterprise-grade native mobile applications without the need for coding skills. The company is on a T2D3 growth path with notable clients such as The North Face, GYAO, Azul by Moussy, and Cartoon Network. Yappli is changing the app development industry through its innovative and creative solutions. The online platform allows users to construct a UI from scratch and maintain full control over the way the app looks and feels. Along with giving the user full control, Yappli has numerous API relations and external services to further reinforce the app experience. Yappli is a neutral platform for app development and management, so the users will have full ownership in terms of the account and app management. These features along with a dedicated support team can help companies effortlessly design the perfect app, all without coding knowledge. Notable Awards: 5th place in CLOUD TOP10 Forbes Japan 2020; 7th place at Deloitte Fast 50 Japan 2018; 2nd place at SLUSH ASIA in 2015; Won AWS award at Tech in Asia Tokyo 2015

Team Spirit

Series C in 2015
TeamSpirit specializes in building and providing companies with our cloud-based teamSpirit Workforce Success Platform.Today, no company can communicate its value without providing services that adapt to the various and diverse needs of end users. More and more, companies are required to make a shift from a labor-intensive paradigm to a broader, knowledge-intensive, service-based orientation. Employees, too, are faced with the necessity of changing the way they think about their work. Gone are the days of routine work; now, employees must think creatively, and demonstrate their unique professional capabilities. With the capital and business alliance forged with U.S.-based salesforce.com, Inc., TeamSpirit has completed a transformation from outsourcer to cloud service provider as they set out on their second start-up endeavor. Their experience making such a profound change taught us that the most effective way to inspire their employees to put forth 100% of their professional strengths is to establish a cycle of 1) visualizing daily activities, 2) receiving feedback from those around us, and 3) reflecting on their own activities and relating them to tomorrow.

SALES ROBOTICS

Corporate Round in 2014
Sales Robotics Co., Ltd., founded in 2004 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing and providing cloud-based business support services. The company's offerings include building customer databases and sales pipelines, sales strategy consulting, and inside sales support. Additionally, Sales Robotics engages in the sale of salesforce licenses and the construction of sales support systems. The company also focuses on web system development projects and offers a platform tailored for digital content in foreign language education, which includes language lessons alongside marketing and sales solutions. Through these services, Sales Robotics enables businesses to analyze data effectively and refine their sales strategies.

ABEJA

Series A in 2014
ABEJA, Inc. is a Japanese company that specializes in artificial intelligence software tailored for retailers and manufacturers. Founded in 2012 and based in Minato-Ku, the company offers a cloud-based platform that integrates advanced technologies such as IoT, big data, and deep learning. ABEJA's services encompass data collection, analysis, automation, simulation, and visualization, enabling sophisticated analyses and optimized solutions across various industries, particularly in retail, manufacturing, and infrastructure. The platform supports the entire machine learning and deep learning pipeline, facilitating development, deployment, and ongoing operations to drive digital transformation for its clients.

WEIC Corporation

Series A in 2014
WEIC Corporation offers language lessons through internet. WEIC Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

TerraSky

Corporate Round in 2014
TerraSky has been implementing & customizing Salesforce for some of Japan's largest customers and most complex organizations. Their integration product has evolved from meeting the needs of some of the most demanding cloud system requirements on the planet.

Innova

Series A in 2014
Innova is a Tokyo-based SEO and content marketing agency.Innova has been providing content marketing solutions, helping companies better market their services or products to consumers by helping managing owned media websites and keeping publishing SEO-optimized content and articles. As of April, the company has 72 clients from notable Japanese companies such as Yahoo Japan, Rakuten, Sony, DeNA, Opt, and Septeni Holdings.

Circlace

Series A in 2014
Pasona Tquila is SFDC consulting partner that designs and deploys sales, service, marketing, and enterprise applications built on the salesforce.com platform to deliver interactive consumer experiences across multi-device channels. With clients ranging from Fortune 100 multinationals to venture-backed firms, the company empowers users to work faster on mobile devices with a rich UI using data available across the company and social networks. Pasona Tquila was founded in 2011 and is based in Japan.

CYDAS

Series B in 2014
CYDAS, Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the potential of individuals and organizations through its cloud-based application, "Performance Cloud." This platform serves as a comprehensive HR empowerment tool that streamlines processes such as performance evaluation, employee placement, and management. By transforming HR data into actionable insights, CYDAS enables organizations to optimize their hiring, training, and evaluation practices. The platform fosters collaboration among management, HR professionals, and employees, ensuring that all parties work in harmony to achieve organizational goals. Ultimately, CYDAS aims to help clients unlock the full value of their workforce, improving overall performance and contributing to the success of the organization.

Xica

Series A in 2014
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.

Xica

Series A in 2014
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.

Dropbox

Series C in 2014
Dropbox provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions. Dropbox is to unleash the world’s creative energy by designing a more enlightened way of working.

Sansan

Series A in 2013
Since its founding in 2007, Sansan has focused on delivering its cloud based contact management service to customers in Japan and beyond. Sansan is setting the standard in Japan for cloud-based contact management, with annually doubling numbers of users from over 7,000 premium corporate users including the Japanese Government (METI). Sansan Inc. is based in Tokyo, Japan and has its subsidiary Sansan global Pte. Ltd. in Singapore since October 2015. The company began offering its business card app Eight in 2012. It has over 1.5 million registered users as a new business network that incorporates a social media framework to transform business cards into business connections. Founded: June 11, 2007 URL: https://www.corp-sansan.com/ Address: Aoyama Oval Building, 13F, 5-52-2, Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001 Business scope: Planning, development, and sales of cloud-based business card management services Sansan for business users: https://www.sansan.com Eight for individual users: https://8card.net

Accounting SaaS Japan

Series A in 2013
Accouting SaaS Japan Co.,LTD. develops cloud-based accounting and tax applications software. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Orkney

Series A in 2013
Orkney offers geographical information systems and location-based services. The company provides location and positioning suits as well as consulting services. Orkney was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

Upward

Venture Round in 2013
UPWARD is highly by linking CRM · schedule map / location information, is a cloud service for the visiting business of field sales easier. Field salespersons who have many customers and who are out of the office feel that it is difficult to grasp all customers to Kampek and measure the timing of visits no matter how memorable they are.

Circlace

Series A in 2013
Pasona Tquila is SFDC consulting partner that designs and deploys sales, service, marketing, and enterprise applications built on the salesforce.com platform to deliver interactive consumer experiences across multi-device channels. With clients ranging from Fortune 100 multinationals to venture-backed firms, the company empowers users to work faster on mobile devices with a rich UI using data available across the company and social networks. Pasona Tquila was founded in 2011 and is based in Japan.

Hottolink

Series C in 2012
Hotto Link is the largest Japanese social data provider and leader in Japanese social media analytics. Our mission is. “Make the world Hotto.”We exist to create the world where all the people can feel “Hotto” (“Hotto” means “be releieved” in Japanese).Our buisiness concept is expressed by three keywords, Big Data, Social, and Cloud.

Ubiregi

Debt Financing in 2012
Ubiregi Inc. is a company based in Shibuya-ku, Japan, that specializes in developing and providing a cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) system. Founded in 2010, originally as a web service for apartment searches, Ubiregi pivoted to focus on leveraging the capabilities of the iPad as a POS solution. The company's POS application allows merchants to analyze sales data, manage multiple store locations, and enhance customer retention through improved sales strategies. With a branch office in Osaka, Ubiregi aims to support its clients in optimizing their retail operations and increasing repeat business.

Appirio

Series D in 2012
Appirio Inc. is a global service company that specializes in providing cloud services to enterprises, enabling them to effectively utilize cloud applications and platforms such as Salesforce, Google, and Workday. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Porto, Portugal, Appirio offers an integrated suite of cloud technology and analytics, along with a crowdsourcing community to support enterprise cloud initiatives. Their services include strategy, implementation, integration, development, and crowdsourcing, as well as tools like Cloud Metrics for benchmarking and Cloud Sync for unified contact and calendar management. With a team of nearly 500 cloud experts and a developer community of over 70,000, Appirio has collaborated with more than 500 enterprises, including major organizations like Facebook, Home Depot, and Starbucks. The company has received recognition from prominent institutions and maintains strategic partnerships with leading technology firms.

Shanon

Corporate Round in 2011
Shanon is a marketing platform that offers its services to events, seminars, and virtual events. The company targets the financial, manufacturing, software, construction and real estate, information and communication, advertising and media, and trading industries. The company is based in Japan.

Team Spirit

Series A in 2011
TeamSpirit specializes in building and providing companies with our cloud-based teamSpirit Workforce Success Platform.Today, no company can communicate its value without providing services that adapt to the various and diverse needs of end users. More and more, companies are required to make a shift from a labor-intensive paradigm to a broader, knowledge-intensive, service-based orientation. Employees, too, are faced with the necessity of changing the way they think about their work. Gone are the days of routine work; now, employees must think creatively, and demonstrate their unique professional capabilities. With the capital and business alliance forged with U.S.-based salesforce.com, Inc., TeamSpirit has completed a transformation from outsourcer to cloud service provider as they set out on their second start-up endeavor. Their experience making such a profound change taught us that the most effective way to inspire their employees to put forth 100% of their professional strengths is to establish a cycle of 1) visualizing daily activities, 2) receiving feedback from those around us, and 3) reflecting on their own activities and relating them to tomorrow.

Netyear

Post in 2011
Netyear Group Corporation is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in digital marketing and consulting services. Established in 1993, it offers a comprehensive range of services including strategic consulting, digital content production, web and mobile application development, and social media marketing. Additionally, Netyear provides systems development and data analysis to measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts. The company aims to drive business innovation for its clients in the digital age, serving notable clients such as KDDI, Skyperfect TV, NHK Educational, and Recruit. Through its diverse offerings, Netyear supports brands in navigating the complexities of digital marketing and enhancing their online presence.

HubSpot

Series D in 2011
HubSpot, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based marketing, sales, and customer service software platform designed for businesses across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, HubSpot offers integrated applications that include customer relationship management, search engine optimization, content management, social media tools, marketing automation, and analytics. This growth platform enables mid-market business-to-business companies to attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers more effectively. In addition to its software solutions, HubSpot provides professional support services via phone, email, and chat. The company's mission is to help businesses grow better by enhancing their marketing, sales, and service capabilities.

Uhuru

Series B in 2011
Uhuru Corporation is a technology service company based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) products and solutions. Founded in 2006, Uhuru offers a comprehensive suite of services including IoT consulting, system integration, cloud development, and data analytics. The company provides tailored solutions for businesses, helping them to navigate digital transformation through effective marketing, consulting, and social media operations. It also develops cloud systems and integrates services for notable platforms such as Salesforce.com and Google App Engine. Overall, Uhuru aims to enhance organizational efficiency and drive innovation through its diverse technological offerings.

Appirio

Series C in 2009
Appirio Inc. is a global service company that specializes in providing cloud services to enterprises, enabling them to effectively utilize cloud applications and platforms such as Salesforce, Google, and Workday. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Porto, Portugal, Appirio offers an integrated suite of cloud technology and analytics, along with a crowdsourcing community to support enterprise cloud initiatives. Their services include strategy, implementation, integration, development, and crowdsourcing, as well as tools like Cloud Metrics for benchmarking and Cloud Sync for unified contact and calendar management. With a team of nearly 500 cloud experts and a developer community of over 70,000, Appirio has collaborated with more than 500 enterprises, including major organizations like Facebook, Home Depot, and Starbucks. The company has received recognition from prominent institutions and maintains strategic partnerships with leading technology firms.

Appirio

Series A in 2008
Appirio Inc. is a global service company that specializes in providing cloud services to enterprises, enabling them to effectively utilize cloud applications and platforms such as Salesforce, Google, and Workday. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Porto, Portugal, Appirio offers an integrated suite of cloud technology and analytics, along with a crowdsourcing community to support enterprise cloud initiatives. Their services include strategy, implementation, integration, development, and crowdsourcing, as well as tools like Cloud Metrics for benchmarking and Cloud Sync for unified contact and calendar management. With a team of nearly 500 cloud experts and a developer community of over 70,000, Appirio has collaborated with more than 500 enterprises, including major organizations like Facebook, Home Depot, and Starbucks. The company has received recognition from prominent institutions and maintains strategic partnerships with leading technology firms.
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