basepartners
Venture capitalTokyo · Pre-Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
Also known as 株式会社basepartners
Investment thesis
basepartners is an independent VC backing entrepreneurs' ambitious challenges. It focuses primarily on the seed stage around company formation, while also investing at early and middle stages, and considers all founders and their ventures as potential investment targets. Beyond providing capital, the firm offers hands-on operational support to startups that lack resources, experience, and networks, drawing on its team of professionals across management, business, engineering, design, and accounting who are themselves entrepreneurs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 18 of 29 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5E-commerce ×4Enterprise Software ×4Consumer ×3Healthtech ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Biotech ×2Digital Health ×2
HQs:Japan×14United States×1
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFujiko-san is an online assistant service that provides back-office support to companies through the internet, offering tasks ranging from general administrative work to English translation and design.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
3XBET is an online gambling platform offering casino games, sports betting, live baccarat, and online slots via a direct website model without agents.
Gaming
Inuneko Seikatsu is a Japanese company that develops and sells pet food for dogs and cats, positioned around ingredient safety and animal welfare.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Netch (ネッチ) is an online crane game (claw machine) service where users play to win prizes that are shipped to them in Japan, available via web, Android, and iOS.
ConsumerE-commerceGaming
Piton Co., Ltd. provides design orchestration services for residential construction, including structural design, energy-saving design, domestic timber sales, and precut coordination, supported by a proprietary cloud service for storing and using design data.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechPropTechTokyo, JP
SABU provides online services and business support for medical clinics, aiming to help healthcare providers with the operational tasks needed to run a practice.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
SNKRDUNK operates an online marketplace for buying and selling sneakers, streetwear apparel, trading cards, and collectible figures, with authentication and release information for products from brands like Nike, Air Jordan, New Balance, and Supreme.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Study Valley develops TimeTact, an online learning platform for inquiry-based ("探究") education that connects students, teachers, subjects, and society.
EdTechSaaS
Yuki Tanaka(Representative (代表))
Three Corporation provides recruitment support for high-class positions at startups and foreign-affiliated companies, introducing candidates from its own network to match each firm's management needs.
HR TechMarketing Tech
UPSIDER offers a corporate card and spend management platform for companies in Japan, with spending controls, real-time transaction data, and automated receipt collection.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Voxela provides monitoring and incident detection systems for care facilities and hospitals, using AI-generated analytics to prevent falls, wandering, and other accidents in elderly care settings.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechIoTSilicon Valley, US
Yuta EndoGoutham KamathYusuke Yoshida
WUUZY operates "EC no Pro," a matching service that connects e-commerce businesses with specialized freelance/side-job professionals to help increase sales, covering everything from own-brand EC stores to platform support.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFuture of Work
WUUZY Founder (Sqore developer)(Founder)
Endo-Phyte develops agricultural practices using endophytic fungi (Dark Septate Endophytes) to improve crop yields and soil health.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechTokyo, JP
Hynts Tech Corporation develops nanotechnology and iontronics-based products for life sciences, including a "NanoTube Membrane Stamp" that injects substances into living cells or extracts intracellular material.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
univis is a professional services group offering M&A and management consulting, with in-house M&A consultants, management consultants, certified public accountants, lawyers, and tax accountants who collaborate to support companies with business management and M&A.
Enterprise Software
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does basepartners invest at?
- basepartners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does basepartners focus on?
- basepartners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is basepartners located?
- basepartners is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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