UB Ventures

UB Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm focuses on investments in various sectors, including business-to-business (B2B) technologies, hardware-enabled solutions, product-led businesses, marketplaces, the metaverse, software as a service, digital media, and the Internet of Things. By targeting these diverse areas, UB Ventures aims to support innovative companies that are shaping the future of technology and digital interaction.

Yoichi Aso

Venture Partner

Chiamin Lai

Managing Partner

Takuya Oshika

Principal

Taiju Takano

Venture Partner

31 past transactions

Takumi Giken Kogyo

Series A in 2024
Takumi Giken Kogyo is a developer of innovative price technology aimed at assisting parts manufacturers in efficiently determining suitable product prices. The company’s technology facilitates estimate calculations and enhances product functionality through features such as AI drawing search and the ability to identify repeat projects. This enables manufacturers to customize product functions flexibly according to specific customer requirements, ultimately streamlining the pricing and production processes.

Genba Hub

Seed Round in 2024
Genba Hub is a technology company that specializes in providing cloud-based business management systems for construction and maintenance enterprises. Its core product is a construction-specific software designed to maximize the value of fieldwork, enabling customers to manage their projects more efficiently.

SoftRoid

Seed Round in 2024
SoftRoid is a technology firm specializing in the development of software robots designed to patrol and collect data from construction sites. These robots are capable of navigating uneven terrain and stairs, gathering comprehensive data on the entire building. The company also offers visualization and analysis applications that enable clients to enhance labor productivity at construction sites by providing detailed insights into site conditions.

WorkCircle

Seed Round in 2024
WorkCircle is an online platform designed specifically for professionals in the IT industry, providing an anonymous community where users can connect and engage in meaningful discussions about their careers. The application focuses on facilitating open and honest conversations among employees from various tech companies, allowing them to address sensitive topics such as career progression, salary, layoffs, and personal challenges. WorkCircle emphasizes privacy and security, ensuring that users can share their experiences and insights in a reliable and transparent environment.

Alt

Venture Round in 2023
Alt, Inc. is a technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, that specializes in the design and development of mobile applications focused on personalized artificial intelligence. The company creates a virtual representation of users in the cloud, linking their frequently used social networking services and applications. This innovative application learns and mirrors the users' thoughts and personality, effectively producing a digital twin that reflects their individual characteristics. Alt, Inc. aims to enhance human experience through its cutting-edge personal AI solutions and infrastructure offerings.

Retreat

Seed Round in 2023
Retreat is a technology service platform that specializes in planning corporate offsite events for distributed teams. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including employee surveys, venue sourcing, custom itinerary planning, and full event management. Retreat focuses on helping organizations create personalized offsite experiences by recommending suitable destinations and accommodations tailored to the unique needs, budget, and culture of each team. Through its platform, Retreat aims to strengthen team cohesion and collaboration by facilitating well-organized group trips.

LayerX

Series A in 2023
LayerX Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in blockchain consulting and planning services. As a subsidiary of AnyPay Inc. and Gunosy Inc., LayerX promotes the digitization of business processes for large corporations and government agencies through innovative blockchain technology. The company offers a range of services, including technical consulting, empirical research, and a cryptocurrency mining platform. Additionally, LayerX creates reports based on various cases and the latest trends, enabling its clients to automate and manage a variety of tasks and processes effectively.

Imaginostics

Seed Round in 2022
Imaginostics develops noninvasive quantitative imaging tools for precision medicine and neurology. Its MRI-based technology provides detailed vascular visualization and quantitative measurements of vascular structure, function, and leakage, using safe contrast alternatives and is compatible with existing MRI scanners. The company offers biomarker solutions to the pharmaceutical industry through contract research organizations and participates in preclinical and clinical research with researchers at leading institutions. Its imaging solutions support the diagnosis and monitoring of neurological disorders, renal conditions, chronic diseases, and acute injuries such as traumatic brain injury or stroke, enabling hospitals to quantify physiology, track disease progression, and assess the effects of drugs on the body.

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.

Commune

Series A in 2021
Commune Inc., founded in 2018 by three graduates from the University of Tokyo, is a technology company that specializes in customer success community software. The company launched its platform in early 2019 and subsequently opened a U.S. office in San Mateo in 2022. Commune's platform is designed to enhance user engagement by facilitating communication between companies and their customers. It features a co-creation marketing tool that focuses on acquiring and leveraging user insights, allowing companies to centralize their communication and effectively interact with their user base.

Flyle

Seed Round in 2021
Flyle is a cloud-based platform focused on enhancing product management for businesses. It enables companies to swiftly understand and incorporate customer needs into their products. By automating labor-intensive processes such as hypothesis testing, prioritization, and customer feedback management, Flyle significantly boosts productivity and fosters creativity in product development. The platform is designed to streamline workflows, allowing clients to focus on delivering innovative solutions.

Canly

Venture Round in 2021
Canly is a developer of a cloud-based store management platform that centralizes and optimizes the management of retail store information. The platform allows users to organize, analyze, and disseminate data effectively, facilitating simultaneous editing and horizontal comparison analysis across multiple stores. This capability significantly reduces management and operating costs while decreasing the man-hours required for account operations. In addition to its core functionality, Canly is also involved in the media and advertising business, further enhancing its service offerings in the retail sector.

unilabo

Series B in 2020
Unilabo, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that operates a business-to-business ordering platform designed to enhance supplier discovery. Founded in 2012, Unilabo provides a comprehensive search service that features detailed characteristics, achievements, and service information of suppliers, subcontractors, and outsourcing companies that are often overlooked in traditional search methods. The platform allows users to compare service offerings and pricing across various fields, including IT, sales and marketing, general affairs, and international expansion. By streamlining the supplier selection process, Unilabo aims to facilitate better business collaborations and informed decision-making for its users.

Monogusa

Venture Round in 2020
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.

Commune

Series A in 2020
Commune Inc., founded in 2018 by three graduates from the University of Tokyo, is a technology company that specializes in customer success community software. The company launched its platform in early 2019 and subsequently opened a U.S. office in San Mateo in 2022. Commune's platform is designed to enhance user engagement by facilitating communication between companies and their customers. It features a co-creation marketing tool that focuses on acquiring and leveraging user insights, allowing companies to centralize their communication and effectively interact with their user base.

Recipio

Seed Round in 2020
Recipio is an receipt management platform specialized in providing digital receipt solution. Their innovative digital receipt solution and breakthrough receipt-scanning technology.

Recipio Japan

Seed Round in 2020
Recipio is a service that can suggest recipes just by entering ingredients the user already has at home. The app can also refine suggestions based on the user's mood, the occasion, and how many people the user is eating with, and more.

Japan Legal System Institute

Series A in 2020
Japan Legal System Institute Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing a knowledge management system known as "LAWGUE." This editor-type platform is designed to address challenges in legal work by facilitating the creation and management of legal documents in a centralized location. By leveraging technology, the institute aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of legal processes, ultimately providing solutions that exceed user expectations.

PR Table

Series C in 2020
PR Table Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in corporate storytelling through its mobile application. The company offers a public relations platform that enables clients to create, accumulate, and utilize narratives for marketing and advertising purposes. This platform helps corporate clients effectively communicate their stories, focusing on aspects such as recruitment and the sharing of foundational episodes. By streamlining the storytelling process, PR Table aims to enhance how organizations convey their messages and engage with their audiences.

DentaLight

Venture Round in 2020
DentaLight Inc. is a dental care company based in Fukuoka City, Japan, with an additional office in Tokyo. Founded in 2013, DentaLight develops MyDental, a dental application that helps users manage their oral health. The company specializes in creating a workflow management platform that digitizes various aspects of the dental industry, including appointment planning and patient management. Additionally, DentaLight provides marketing and consulting services tailored to dental clinics, along with seminar planning for both dental and medical businesses. By offering these services, DentaLight aims to enhance operational efficiency for dental professionals and reduce reliance on traditional paper-based processes.

Conocer

Seed Round in 2020
Conocer is a company that specializes in developing learning applications and management systems aimed at enhancing students' academic performance. Its platform focuses on student-centered education, utilizing scientifically validated methods to facilitate significant improvements in grades and assist students in overcoming challenging subjects. By optimizing the planning and development of educational apps and teaching materials, Conocer aims to create effective tools tailored for the needs of students, ultimately contributing to their success in school.

Japan Legal System Institute

Seed Round in 2019
Japan Legal System Institute Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing a knowledge management system known as "LAWGUE." This editor-type platform is designed to address challenges in legal work by facilitating the creation and management of legal documents in a centralized location. By leveraging technology, the institute aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of legal processes, ultimately providing solutions that exceed user expectations.

ONE CAREER

Venture Round in 2019
ONE CAREER Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that operates an online job searching platform specifically designed for students. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on connecting young talent with leading employers, including major corporations such as Mitsubishi Corporation, ITOCHU, Marubeni, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. In addition to its job search platform, ONE CAREER also implements recruiting events and offers recruiting consulting services to enhance the hiring process for both students and companies. Through its comprehensive approach, ONE CAREER aims to facilitate successful employment opportunities for students entering the workforce.

Commune

Seed Round in 2019
Commune Inc., founded in 2018 by three graduates from the University of Tokyo, is a technology company that specializes in customer success community software. The company launched its platform in early 2019 and subsequently opened a U.S. office in San Mateo in 2022. Commune's platform is designed to enhance user engagement by facilitating communication between companies and their customers. It features a co-creation marketing tool that focuses on acquiring and leveraging user insights, allowing companies to centralize their communication and effectively interact with their user base.

SORA

Venture Round in 2019
SORA, Inc. is a company established in 2015 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in technology solutions for the hospitality industry. It focuses on developing a price strategy application interface designed to optimize pricing for hotels. By providing an online service that compares prices of various hotels and inns, SORA aims to enhance customer satisfaction for both sellers and buyers. The company is committed to creating an environment where economic growth aligns with a positive working style, leveraging technology to facilitate better pricing strategies in the market.

Recipio Japan

Seed Round in 2019
Recipio is a service that can suggest recipes just by entering ingredients the user already has at home. The app can also refine suggestions based on the user's mood, the occasion, and how many people the user is eating with, and more.

Spready

Venture Round in 2018
Spready Inc. is a Japan-based company founded in May 2018 that specializes in the creation and operation of internet services. It has developed a networking platform designed to connect individuals and organizations, facilitating new encounters and opportunities in various business fields. By leveraging technology, Spready allows users to address challenges across industries and helps individuals discover suitable companies. This platform enables clients to connect with the right people in an online social network, thereby enhancing professional relationships and fostering business growth.

Monogusa

Venture Round in 2018
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.

PR Table

Series B in 2018
PR Table Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in corporate storytelling through its mobile application. The company offers a public relations platform that enables clients to create, accumulate, and utilize narratives for marketing and advertising purposes. This platform helps corporate clients effectively communicate their stories, focusing on aspects such as recruitment and the sharing of foundational episodes. By streamlining the storytelling process, PR Table aims to enhance how organizations convey their messages and engage with their audiences.

Recipio Japan

Seed Round in 2018
Recipio is a service that can suggest recipes just by entering ingredients the user already has at home. The app can also refine suggestions based on the user's mood, the occasion, and how many people the user is eating with, and more.

Diggle

Seed Round in 2018
Diggle is a provider of a cloud-based platform focused on enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of business planning through its innovative management accounting solutions. The platform offers comprehensive tools for budget creation and performance comparison, allowing users to automate the generation of key performance indicators and budgets by inputting target numerical values. This functionality is particularly beneficial for users who may lack expertise in finance or accounting. Additionally, Diggle facilitates the comparison of financial and non-financial data, streamlining the forecasting process. By simplifying these essential business tasks, Diggle enables companies to manage their budgets effectively and improve overall operational efficiency.
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