SBI Investment

SBI Investment is the corporate venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, based in Tokyo, Japan. It funds and supports the growth of private venture companies by managing venture capital funds and attracting capital from institutional partners. The firm backs a broad range of technology-driven sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, fintech, information technology, cybersecurity, e-commerce, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, and environmental energy. Through regional operations such as SBI Investment Korea, it engages with startups in Korea and focuses on sectors including healthcare, consumer, ICT, entertainment, information services, and manufacturing. SBI Investment aims to create value by helping portfolio companies scale, form strategic partnerships, and pursue exits via initial public offerings or acquisitions, reinforcing its role in fostering innovation and core industries in the 21st century.

Koshiro Ashizawa

Assistant Manager

Takashi Goto

Executive Vice President and Director

Ahn Jae- gwang

Director

Lee ju-hyeok

Team Leader

Hashidzume Jun

Investment Department

Yoshitaka Kitao

Chairman

Taiyo Nakamura

Manager

Tomoyuki Nii

Executive Officer and Director

Kyota Suzuki

Manager

Shohei Yamada

Deputy General Manager

InJik Yi

Managing Director and Head of Venture Investment Division I

Akira Kawamura

Deputy General Manager

Shotaro Iwano

Deputy General Manager

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CLAS

Venture Round in 2025
CLAS, Inc. is a Japan-based company that specializes in online furniture rental and leasing services. It provides an e-commerce platform that caters to both individuals and corporations, offering rental and subscription options for furniture and home appliances. By facilitating access to essential furnishings and appliances, CLAS aims to meet the diverse needs of its customers in a convenient and flexible manner.

Cellid

Series C in 2025
Cellid is a developer of hardware and software products focused on augmented reality technology. The company specializes in display modules, particularly waveguides, and spatial recognition engines designed for AR glasses. Its offerings include a range of products such as micro projectors, model builders, and position finders. These innovations enable users to interact with and recognize data related to human movement and environmental context, enhancing the overall augmented reality experience. Cellid aims to advance the capabilities of AR technology through its proprietary optical simulation and spatial recognition technologies.

Zolve

Series B in 2025
Zolve is a neo-banking platform based in Bangalore, India, launched in 2020. It offers a range of financial services including deposit accounts, prepaid cards, money transfers, bill payments, and cross-border transactions. The platform also provides tools for monitoring transactions and managing expenses and budgets. Zolve aims to create a borderless financial world, providing equitable access to global financial products on a single platform. This enables individuals to save money, invest it further, and pursue their ambitions with greater financial freedom.

Raywatt

Series A in 2025
Raywatt is a startup focused on developing innovative medical devices for cardiovascular interventions. The company specializes in a health technology platform that utilizes laser-based imaging technology to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Raywatt's offerings include optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based machine learning for fractional flow reserve (FFR) prediction, as well as catheter-based high-speed OCT imaging. These advanced imaging technologies provide healthcare professionals with high-speed and high-resolution tools to improve patient outcomes in the field of cardiology.

TOKYO GameFi

Seed Round in 2025
TOKYO GameFi is a Tokyo-based web3 company that specializes in developing blockchain-based games. It operates a creative studio focused on integrating finance and gaming, enabling players to incorporate cryptocurrency and NFT assets into the game loop.

Studio Lab

Seed Round in 2025
Studio Lab is a company specializing in artificial intelligence technology tailored for the fashion industry. It develops innovative business software that automates content generation for the e-commerce fashion sector. The company's solutions include a photo robot that autonomously captures images of products and clothing, thereby streamlining the process for fashion brands. By enhancing efficiency in content creation, Studio Lab supports e-commerce fashion businesses in their growth and operational effectiveness.

Zerodoor HD

Series A in 2025
Zerodoor HD specializes in digital transformation in constructing industry.

Lazuli

Series B in 2024
Lazuli is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that specializes in product management solutions aimed at enhancing the transformation of digital goods. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to organize, generate, and convert product data into accessible formats. It creates a comprehensive database that tracks everything from raw materials to finished products, facilitating product search, planning, and market analysis. By doing so, Lazuli empowers retailers and e-commerce businesses to adopt cost-effective manufacturing techniques, ultimately improving their productivity and efficiency in the marketplace.

Mepsgen

Series C in 2024
Mepsgen is a biotechnology research organization that focuses on pharmaceutical services and drug development.

Newmo

Series A in 2024
Newmo is a technology company that specializes in sustainable local public transportation. It develops a ride-sharing service platform, enabling drivers to work flexibly using their free time, and providing passengers with a safe, secure, and comfortable user experience.

AI model

Series A in 2024
AI Model is a technology company that develops and deploys AI-powered digital transformation platforms. It specializes in creating bespoke AI models and talent for businesses, focusing on e-commerce platforms. The company's solutions aim to optimize branding, promotions, and consumer purchasing decisions by generating unique, proprietary AI models tailored to each client's needs.

BasiGo

Series A in 2024
BasiGo is an e-mobility company focused on electrifying public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda. It provides electric buses to bus operators through a flexible financing and service model that includes maintenance and battery charging, helping operators transition from diesel with predictable operating costs. Its buses are designed to be an economical, convenient, and reliable alternative to diesel, capable of all-day operation on a single charge with proven battery technology. By offering affordable financing options and end-to-end support, BasiGo enables bus owners to adopt electric fleets while reducing fuel costs and emissions.

Alpha Fusion

Series B in 2024
Alpha Fusion specializes in the production of radiopharmaceuticals based on astatine-211 for targeted alpha therapy, aiming to provide innovative cancer treatment options.

Ultra Social

Series A in 2024
Ultra Social is a digital marketing agency that specializes in enhancing brand visibility and engagement through strategic use of social media. They offer services including marketing support, creator production, and live production for TikTok, helping businesses optimize their marketing campaigns and drive growth.

Unastella

Series A in 2024
Unastella develops and operates its own space launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services, delivering civilian, manned launch capabilities to enable quasi-orbital space travel for passengers.

Recustomer

Series A in 2024
Recustomer develops a software platform that helps businesses create new sales opportunities by optimizing post-purchase customer experiences. The platform tracks orders in real-time, provides data-driven insights into customer behavior, and streamlines order return processes to encourage repurchases.

PartnerSuccess

Series A in 2024
Founded in 2019, PartnerSuccess operates from Tokyo, Japan. It specializes in automating collaboration between manufacturers and distributors through its cloud-based platform.

AironWorks

Venture Round in 2024
AironWorks specializes in cybersecurity training platforms designed to counter social engineering and targeted attacks. Utilizing Israeli-developed technology, it provides practical training to enhance security levels, enabling businesses to focus on core operations with confidence.

double jump.tokyo

Series D in 2024
A Tokyo-based company specializing in blockchain game development and NFT solutions for large-scale enterprises within the gaming and entertainment sectors.

Rowan

Series B in 2024
Rowan developed a solution which monitors the movement and location of the patients, staff and medical devices in real-time. The collected data is then analysed to predict the needs and provide the optimised distribution solution for each equipment.

Nealle

Series B in 2024
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.

Asuene

Series C in 2024
Asuene provides renewable power retail services for local production and consumption and develops a carbon management platform that enables organizations to track, manage, and report greenhouse gas emissions. The platform integrates data from multiple sources using artificial intelligence to create strategies for reducing pollutants, improving environmental performance, complying with regulations, and advancing sustainability goals.

Nihon Agri

Series C in 2024
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2016, Nihon Agri facilitates the export of Japanese agricultural products worldwide. It addresses challenges such as pricing, communication, and logistics to expand exports, satisfying both local farmers and global consumers.

XCENA(formerly MetisX)

Series A in 2024
XCENA is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.

Orange

Seed Round in 2024
Orange is a developer of a variety of deep-learning models with a focus on computer vision and natural language processing for comics.

Xaion Data

Series A in 2024
Xaion Data is a technology company that develops an AI-driven data platform for recruitment and sales support. The platform integrates open data collection and search engine technologies to help businesses identify and engage with potential candidates and customers, thereby enhancing hiring efficiency and driving sales growth.

Pliant

Series A in 2024
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.

Mode

Series B in 2024
Mode, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud platform designed to facilitate the creation and operation of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, Mode provides end-to-end semi-custom IoT and artificial intelligence solutions. Its platform enables devices to communicate with mobile clients, allowing organizations to track and manage their devices and users effectively. Mode's innovative BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions utilize a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from various sources, including sensors and legacy systems. The platform sanitizes and structures this data, delivering it through customizable dashboards that offer powerful insights. By streamlining data integration and providing operational improvements, Mode's solutions can be implemented significantly faster and more cost-effectively than traditional development methods, supporting organizations in transforming innovative ideas into practical, sustainable applications.

Linkflow

Series C in 2024
Linkflow specializes in developing wearable cameras designed for 360-degree scene capture. Their lightweight neckband cameras feature anti-shaking software, hands-free operation, cloud storage functionality, and seamless mobile integration, enabling users to record their surroundings with virtual reality capabilities.

TopoLogic

Venture Round in 2024
TopoLogic specializes in developing high-performance sensors and memory devices using topological materials. Its offerings include energy-efficient memory technology and heat sensor technology, designed to enhance efficiency and speed across various industries.

Alxtal

Venture Round in 2024
Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.

OPTEMO

Series A in 2024
OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that connects businesses and customers via a website. It offers a web-based customer service tool that aims to promote mutual understanding and optimize company–customer relationships. The tool enables real-time negotiations by controlling calls and screens on the spot while monitoring the customer's screen, allowing organizations to start business discussions without formal appointments.

Trinity Technology

Series B in 2024
Trinity Technology is technology company that provides services related to asset protection and inheritance planning.

Pliant

Series A in 2024
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.

Wiz Freight

Series B in 2024
Wiz Freight is a digital freight management platform focused on emerging markets. It offers a comprehensive solution for clients to book, track, and manage their shipments. The platform includes features such as shipping task management, cargo tracking, and insurance, as well as support for both full and partial container load shipping and customs clearance. By providing these tools, Wiz Freight aims to make cargo shipping efficient, transparent, and hassle-free for businesses.

Captain Fresh

Series C in 2024
Captain Fresh is a Bengaluru-based seafood supply chain platform that operates a B2B marketplace designed to improve the efficiency of the fish and seafood value chain. Founded in 2019, the company focuses on aggregating fragmented retail demand across India and connecting it with small fishermen and farmers along the coast. By leveraging technology, including artificial intelligence, Captain Fresh enhances demand-supply matching and standardizes the quality of supplies. The platform also implements digital traceability systems, which assist farmers in negotiating better feed and seed deals while enabling local fishermen and fish retailers to optimize their material and order management processes.

Bluwhale

Venture Round in 2024
Founded in 2022, Bluwhale is an AI platform specializing in extracting and analyzing blockchain data. It contextualizes NFT data for personalized discovery, boosting DApps' retention and engagement. By graphing underlying data, it provides comprehensive insights into content, tokens, smart contracts, and wallet activities.

LOCUS

Venture Round in 2023
LOCUS is a comprehensive cultural content producer which operates a diversified content business in multiple fields.

Owner's

Series A in 2023
Owner's is a consultancy firm that supports corporate owners in realizing their strategic goals. They offer services including merger and acquisition advisory, asset management guidance, and succession planning.

Oxford Quantum Circuits

Series B in 2023
Oxford Quantum Circuits develops quantum computing technology, aiming to tackle complex challenges such as climate change and drug discovery. Their fully functional quantum computer system enables businesses to explore innovative solutions and address global issues.

SecureNavi

Series A in 2023
SecureNavi specializes in automating information security management systems (ISMS). It streamlines conventional processes by replacing manual operations with its proprietary tools, enhancing efficiency and reducing reliance on Excel and Word.

MyDearest

Series C in 2023
MyDearest Inc. is a Tokyo-based developer and publisher of virtual reality visual novels. Founded in 2016, the company creates and produces immersive VR content, including its flagship FullDive Novel, and offers consulting services for VR production. It provides a catalog of animated visual novels adapted for virtual reality, enabling players to experience stories from a first‑person perspective.

Medipixel

Series B in 2023
Medipixel, Inc. is a South Korean MedTech startup founded in 2017, specializing in artificial intelligence-based diagnostic software and semi-autonomous robotic systems for lung cancer and cardiac interventions. The company is comprised of a team of AI experts in computer vision, deep learning, and reinforcement learning, collaborating with top healthcare professionals, including those at Seoul Asan Medical Center, to enhance disease diagnosis and surgical procedures. Medipixel offers three primary solutions for intervention surgeons: an AI-based diagnosis tool that assists in identifying lesions during coronary angiography, a guide and planning solution that visualizes coronary arteries to facilitate guidewire manipulation, and an automated navigation engine that directs robotic units through arteries with real-time commands. These innovations aim to improve surgical outcomes and patient safety by reducing reliance on contrast agents and enhancing the precision of interventions.

Pablo Air

Debt Financing in 2023
Pablo Air is a company focused on developing advanced unmanned mobility solutions that leverage swarming technology for various applications. It specializes in long-distance drone delivery services and aims to enhance unmanned delivery and logistics systems. The company offers a range of services, including swarm flight, acrobatic formation flight, and integrated ground control, which allow clients to monitor and manage multiple drones in real time. Additionally, Pablo Air provides intelligent information acquisition and analysis tools, as well as multipurpose drone services, catering to diverse needs in sectors such as military, logistics, and entertainment, including drone art shows and urban air mobility.

TapNow

Series A in 2023
TapNow is a social networking platform.

The Grit

Series A in 2023
The Grit manufactures multi-use container and collection boxes.

HAKKI AFRICA

Series B in 2023
Founded in 2018, HAKKI AFRICA specializes in providing microfinance solutions for small businesses and gig workers across Africa. The company offers short-term loans and credit-scoring technology, empowering local financial institutions to assess creditworthiness and provide funding.

EdgeCortix

Venture Round in 2023
EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company that develops AI‑integrated platforms for efficient edge inference. Its patented hardware‑software co‑exploration system produces runtime‑reconfigurable accelerator processors that deliver high‑performance, low‑power acceleration for generative workloads. The company targets mission‑critical sectors such as defense, aerospace, smart infrastructure, robotics, and industrial automation, providing scalable, energy‑efficient computing solutions for connected devices at the edge.

Uplift Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Uplift Labs is a Palo Alto-based company that develops AI-powered motion analysis technology to help people move better and reduce injuries. Its platform provides in-depth kinematic analyses to assess movement performance across sports, fitness, and everyday life. Using proprietary deep learning models, the system analyzes movement to support performance improvements for professional teams, healthcare organizations, and individuals. The company translates complex movement data into actionable insights for training, rehab, and injury prevention, enabling users to optimize technique and reduce risk.

Sauce

Series B in 2023
Sauce sends data over sound that cannot be heard by humans, enabling connection among devices without additional hardware.

Mujin

Series C in 2023
Mujin is a Tokyo-based company that develops intelligent robot controllers and factory automation solutions for industrial robotics. It provides a universal controller platform that integrates motion planning with machine vision and programmable logic controllers to automate heavy and repetitive tasks in logistics and manufacturing. The company offers products such as Mujin Controller Sim, a platform for programming industrial robots; Mujin Scanner, which creates 3D models of objects or environments; Pick Worker, a bin-picking system with real-time motion planning; and Laser Worker, a laser cutting system powered by motion planning. In addition to hardware and software tools, Mujin supplies services in robot and controller design, teaching and simulation, legacy-system support, and system integration. Its technology focuses on optimizing offline motions and enabling real-time operation across complex workflows, reducing dependence on manual handling in dynamic industrial settings.

Captain Fresh

Series C in 2023
Captain Fresh is a Bengaluru-based seafood supply chain platform that operates a B2B marketplace designed to improve the efficiency of the fish and seafood value chain. Founded in 2019, the company focuses on aggregating fragmented retail demand across India and connecting it with small fishermen and farmers along the coast. By leveraging technology, including artificial intelligence, Captain Fresh enhances demand-supply matching and standardizes the quality of supplies. The platform also implements digital traceability systems, which assist farmers in negotiating better feed and seed deals while enabling local fishermen and fish retailers to optimize their material and order management processes.

Aerial Partners

Series B in 2023
Aerial Partners is a professional group dedicated to the social implementation of blockchain technology, focusing on resolving friction in systems and values that can hinder innovation opportunities. The company has developed an artificial intelligence platform that facilitates the complex processes of profit and loss calculations and tax return preparation for virtual currencies. This platform offers automatic calculations for profit and loss, as well as the creation and submission of tax returns, effectively assisting users in navigating the intricacies of virtual currency taxation. By streamlining these tasks, Aerial Partners aims to enhance the accessibility and usability of blockchain technology, fostering a more innovative economic landscape.

Nealle

Series A in 2023
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.

OASIZ

Seed Round in 2023
OASIZ is a creative agency offering vertical video production services and business consulting.

EVAR

Series B in 2023
EVAR develops autonomous robotic charging systems for electric vehicles. Their technology enables convenient, hazard-aware charging through license plate or QR code recognition.

Habito

Venture Round in 2023
Habito is a UK-based digital mortgage platform and broker that provides an integrated homebuying service combining mortgage applications, conveyancing needs, and surveys in one solution. It offers a broker portal granting external brokers access to buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology. The platform uses chatbot interfaces and machine learning to help consumers compare deals across lenders, identify suitable monthly payments, and apply for residential mortgages, with the aim of simplifying the homebuying process and reducing interest costs.

Nealle

Series A in 2023
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.

K-NETZ

Series A in 2023
K-NETZ is an IT company specializing in value-oriented R&D services with global technological competitiveness.

Vark

Series C in 2023
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2017, Vark develops innovative virtual event platforms. Their flagship product enables live entertainment experiences within a Metaverse space, offering interactive environments, real-time audience engagement, customizable avatars, and immersive audio-visual elements.

Ace Turtle Omni Pvt

Series B in 2023
Ace Turtle Omni Pvt Ltd is a technology and services company based in Bengaluru, India, specializing in e-commerce, multichannel, and marketing solutions for brands and retailers. Established in 2013, the company provides a comprehensive enterprise solution designed to facilitate engagement and transactions with omni-channel consumers. Its offerings include an advanced e-commerce platform, omni-channel order management systems, and a suite of services encompassing technology, mobile support, marketing, analytics, and fulfillment. Ace Turtle is recognized for its proprietary technology, which leverages data science to optimize various retail processes from design to fulfillment. The company is also the exclusive licensee of notable global brands, including Lee, Wrangler, Toys“R”Us, Babies“R”Us, and Dockers, catering to the Indian and South Asian markets. Additionally, Ace Turtle focuses on innovative marketing solutions, utilizing proximity, augmented, and performance marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility and consumer engagement.

Doctor Cha

Series A in 2023
Doctor Cha operates a vehicle management platform offering transparent and reasonable services for vehicle maintenance and accident repair consultations. Their application provides car repair estimates, maintenance price information, one-to-one consultation, and repair shop matching.

A-Pro Semicon

Series A in 2023
A-Pro Semicon is a South Korean manufacturer specializing in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. The company designs and produces GaN power and RF semiconductors, catering to diverse industries including electric vehicles, e-mobility, and household appliances. It offers integrated solutions, from initial design to final manufacturing, and supplies GaN power devices and related equipment to its clients.

Mediwhale

Series A in 2023
Mediwhale is a healthcare company focused on preventive medicine through innovative AI technology. The company has developed a unique AI screening platform that utilizes retinal scans for non-invasive risk assessments and diagnoses related to cardiovascular, renal, metabolic health, and eye diseases. Mediwhale's platform includes RetiCVD® for cardiovascular disease risk assessment, RetiCKD® for chronic kidney disease risk assessment, and RetiEYE® for detecting referable eye diseases. These tools have been clinically validated through collaborations with medical institutions across multiple countries and are recognized for their accuracy in predicting health risks before symptoms appear.

Helical Fusion

Seed Round in 2023
Helical Fusion develops innovative helical-type fusion reactors, utilizing magnetic field confinement for stabilizing high-temperature plasma. Their goal is to create a sustainable, stable energy source that promotes coexistence between humans and the Earth.

Eloi MateriaLs

Seed Round in 2023
Eloi MateriaLs is a materials technology firm that focuses on advanced alloys, metal powders, PVD coatings, and metal 3D printing.

LexxPluss

Series A in 2023
LexxPluss develops automated transport robots for logistics warehouses. Their solution combines autonomous driving technology with guided mode navigation, ensuring accuracy even in challenging environments. The company focuses on cost-effectiveness, safety analysis, and user experience to enable efficient automation of labor-intensive tasks.

Flyability

Series C in 2023
Flyability develops and manufactures flying drones for inspection and exploration of indoor, inaccessible, and confined spaces. Its flagship drone, Elios, is collision-tolerant and enables industrial inspectors to access complex indoor environments safely. The company provides flying kits, spare parts, training, and after-sales support. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Flyability focuses on industrial inspection to reduce risk by enabling drone operation inside cities, buildings, and near people, supporting inspections of critical infrastructures such as power generation, oil and gas, and maritime facilities, as well as search and rescue and security applications.

Letara

Seed Round in 2023
Letara operates a space technology platform intended to service a logistics network spanning the solar system. The company develops propulsion systems for small spacecraft, including high-thrust, plastic-based propulsion designed to be safe and inexpensive for research, development, and operational use in both Earth orbit and deep space, enabling small satellites and related assets to move efficiently across space.

Pliant

Series A in 2023
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.

Big Ocean E&M

Series B in 2023
Big Ocean E&M is an entertainment media company that offers drama, film, and music production services.

XCENA(formerly MetisX)

Seed Round in 2023
XCENA is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.

Interstellar Technologies

Series D in 2023
Founded in 2003, Interstellar Technologies develops suborbital rockets for space observations and zero-gravity experiments. Based in Japan, the company has successfully completed three spaceflights with its MOMO rocket, becoming Japan's first private entity to reach space. It operates launch facilities in Taiki, Hokkaido, including Launch Complex-0 (LC-0) for MOMO and Launch Complex-1 (LC-1) for the upcoming ZERO rocket.

WorkIndia

Series B in 2023
WorkIndia is an online recruitment platform that connects blue-collar job seekers with employers. Its automated system streamlines the hiring process by verifying candidate eligibility and scheduling interviews.

XMart

Series B in 2023
XMart, Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2018. It has developed an online platform designed to enhance the efficiency of the food service industry by connecting restaurants with wholesalers. By allowing restaurants to register their delivery slips on the platform, XMart facilitates a streamlined ordering process that includes proposed quotations. The platform aims to reduce operational costs for restaurants while promoting digital transformation within the industry. Additionally, it offers features that assist with sales promotion and settlement issues, addressing inefficiencies and information gaps in the food service sector.

Locus Blue

Seed Round in 2022
Locus Blue is a geospatial data analytics company that specializes in providing an online platform for processing point cloud data. The company's primary product, ScanX, leverages 3D data and machine learning algorithms to enhance efficiency across various industries such as mining, construction, damage insurance, and autonomous vehicles. By automating the analysis of point cloud data acquired from devices like LiDAR, Locus Blue helps these sectors process, view, and share large datasets with high accuracy, ultimately addressing societal issues and improving productivity.

Value of Space

Series A in 2022
Value of Space develops an online platform that provides accurate and efficient property valuations for all types of real estate. Its system offers market value estimates through advanced automated valuation models, benefiting real estate market operators.

Kiva Corp

Series A in 2022
a leading provider of extended warranties for the Japanese e-commerce market. Kiva provides “proteger,” an innovative solution that enables rapid implementation for online retailers. Kiva addresses the current challenges in the Japanese extended warranty market: “the lack of development pace in the product guarantee services, despite the rapid growth of the e-commerce market.” Kiva’s unique extended warranty service, “proteger,” offers rapid product replacement and repair warranty service to address this issue. In addition to reducing barriers to new product purchases and contributing to sales, “proteger” creates benefits such as providing consumers with a sense of long-term security.

Dareesoft

Series A in 2022
Dareesoft operates a real-time road hazard information service. It uses AI-powered image analysis from monitoring devices to identify potholes, cracks, bumps, and debris, enabling industries to make data-driven decisions for improved safety and traffic flow.

Resonai

Series A in 2022
Resonai is a company that specializes in creating digital twins of buildings, allowing property owners to manage their assets more effectively through a unified operating system. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Resonai's platform transforms commercial spaces into intelligent environments, enabling machines to interpret and understand visual information. This technology provides clients with enhanced operational control and valuable real-time insights into visitor interactions within their spaces. Ultimately, Resonai empowers building owners to optimize facilities management and enhance the overall user experience through augmented reality applications and data-driven decision-making.

Nuon Media

Series A in 2022
Nuon Media is an Internet e-book store that sells famous domestic romance martial arts fantasy fantasy novels.

NO Search

Seed Round in 2022
NO Search is an online marketplace for home and kitchen appliances.

Habito

Venture Round in 2022
Habito is a UK-based digital mortgage platform and broker that provides an integrated homebuying service combining mortgage applications, conveyancing needs, and surveys in one solution. It offers a broker portal granting external brokers access to buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology. The platform uses chatbot interfaces and machine learning to help consumers compare deals across lenders, identify suitable monthly payments, and apply for residential mortgages, with the aim of simplifying the homebuying process and reducing interest costs.

Asuene

Series B in 2022
Asuene provides renewable power retail services for local production and consumption and develops a carbon management platform that enables organizations to track, manage, and report greenhouse gas emissions. The platform integrates data from multiple sources using artificial intelligence to create strategies for reducing pollutants, improving environmental performance, complying with regulations, and advancing sustainability goals.

Emulsion Flow Technologies

Series A in 2022
Emulsion Flow Technologies is an environmental management company specializing in the recycling of rare metals and the separation and purification of substances. The company has developed a solvent extraction method that enhances the efficiency of these processes. Their technology aims to boost productivity, improve working conditions, increase separation and purification capabilities, and reduce environmental impact, making it valuable for businesses in the rare metal recycling industry.

Flyability

Series C in 2022
Flyability develops and manufactures flying drones for inspection and exploration of indoor, inaccessible, and confined spaces. Its flagship drone, Elios, is collision-tolerant and enables industrial inspectors to access complex indoor environments safely. The company provides flying kits, spare parts, training, and after-sales support. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Flyability focuses on industrial inspection to reduce risk by enabling drone operation inside cities, buildings, and near people, supporting inspections of critical infrastructures such as power generation, oil and gas, and maritime facilities, as well as search and rescue and security applications.

Dot

Series B in 2022
Dot Pad — The first tactile graphics display for the visually impaired. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaxlpMj1sxU) Dot Kiosk - The most accessible kiosk for the disabled and everyone in a smart city.

OVice

Series B in 2022
oVice, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in creating virtual spaces for remote communication through its innovative platform. Founded in 2020, oVice enables users to engage in voice-centric interactions as avatars, fostering a more lifelike online collaboration experience. The platform emphasizes customization, allowing users to alter layouts, create lockable rooms, and add static objects, making it suitable for various uses such as remote offices, event venues, and academic conferences. The company was established by Sae Hyung Jung, who aimed to enhance connectivity among teams during the COVID pandemic. By providing a solution that enables clear and natural voice communication, oVice facilitates seamless networking and collaboration regardless of geographical distances.

Dendoh

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Dendoh focuses on branding and promotion using AR technology and 3D design. Its core service enables users to create and manage customizable 3D avatars for use across multiple Metaverse platforms.

Pretia

Venture Round in 2022
Pretia Technologies, Inc. is a Tokyo-based augmented reality startup founded in 2014, specializing in the design and development of gaming software. The company focuses on creating a platform that enhances entertainment experiences by integrating augmented reality with real-life environments. Utilizing advanced technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, 3D localization, and mapping, Pretia enables users to interact with digital content linked to specific locations. This innovative approach allows players to engage in immersive gaming experiences across various devices, effectively bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds.

MOON-X

Series B in 2022
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2019, MOON-X is a consumer goods manufacturer that enriches lives through co-creation with communities and manufacturing partners. Its product portfolio spans craft beer, men's skincare products, women's skincare products, baby and maternity items, leather accessories, and business goods.

Ambr

Series A in 2022
Ambr, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2018 that focuses on developing virtual gaming applications. The company creates immersive virtual worlds accessible through virtual reality devices, allowing users to engage as avatars in various interactive spaces. Users can choose from a diverse range of avatars, including warriors, wizards, animals, and monsters, and can explore imaginative environments such as Skyland, cyberspace, and toontown. Ambr also features mini-games that facilitate social interaction among users, enhancing the communal experience within the virtual realm. Through its innovative approach, Ambr aims to redefine social communication and entertainment in a digitally created universe.

Arzooo.com

Series B in 2022
Arzooo is a Retail Tech company founded by former Flipkart employees and IIT Kharagpur alumni. It focuses on empowering brick-and-mortar retailers through its innovative "Go Store" platform, which integrates over 300,000 retail stores across India. The company has already equipped more than 200 stores with its technology, facilitating a competitive retail environment. Arzooo's platform allows partner stores to offer a wide selection of electronic goods, including televisions, refrigerators, and kitchen appliances, without the need for significant inventory investment. By utilizing a reverse auction-based e-commerce model, retailers can provide attractive pricing and payment solutions, enhancing sales conversion and expanding their product categories. As it continues to grow, Arzooo aims to strengthen the retail ecosystem by connecting traditional stores with modern technology.

Cowche

Series B in 2022
KAUCHE is a share-buying app that enables users to enjoy low-cost shopping by group-buying with share-buying companions such as friends and family. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.

Mellow

Series B in 2022
Mellow is a food and beverage company that provides a platform for food trucks and offers event management support services.

Peckwater Brands

Series A in 2022
Peckwater Brands offers delivery franchise solutions for existing kitchen operators. It provides fully-serviced food concepts, including branding, platform listings, suppliers, recipes, packaging, staff training, and technology.

Rznomics

Series C in 2022
Rznomics is a biotechnology company focused on developing RNA-based gene therapies and related gene therapy products to treat cancer and other intractable diseases. It aims to create new biopharmaceuticals for cancers, degenerative neurological diseases, and hereditary conditions, including approaches for liver cancer. Originating from Professor Lee Sung-wook’s laboratory, the company has been recognized for technology excellence and was selected by the TIPS program, underscoring its potential in advancing gene therapy.

Space Oddity

Series A in 2022
Space Oddity is a music company developing an online platform to create and operate content and data platforms centered around music. Its mission is to benefit the world through music, helping music companies discover undervalued talent.

UPPTHERA

Series B in 2022
UPPTHERA is a pharmaceutical company focused on drug development using targeted protein degradation technology, including PROTAC-based approaches, to discover and advance novel therapies. The company operates a protein degradation platform that leverages the ubiquitin-proteasome system to pursue treatments for metabolic diseases and several cancers, including hematologic malignancies.

Token.io

Series C in 2022
Token.io develops open banking payment infrastructure, enabling businesses and financial institutions to facilitate account-to-account payments. Its platform offers direct bank connectivity, real-time payment initiation, data access from verified bank accounts, integrated reporting, and settlement tools. This streamlines payment acceptance for merchants, banks, and payment service providers, reducing costs and enhancing customer experience.
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