CARTA VENTURES, Inc.

Bridge is a Japanese web marketing agency offering SEO and LLMO (large language model optimization) consulting, content marketing, and multi-platform ad operations (Google, Yahoo!, Facebook) for clients ranging from startups to large enterprises.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Yusuke Matsumoto(代表取締役 CEO)Rie Sakamoto(取締役 COO)

Co-investorsDBJ Capital

Anique designs and sells physical and digital merchandise, pop-up stores, online 3DCG exhibitions, and themed cafés based on anime, manga, game, and illustration IP, working with licensed content holders to create fan experiences.

ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

笠井高秀(代表取締役 (Representative Director))

Co-investorsSeibu Shinkin Capital

BeatFit is a web/app-based fitness service operated by BeatFit Inc.

Sports TechWellness & Fitness

Breaker is a social media branding agency headquartered in Tokyo.

Creator EconomySocial

Alan SwartsJohn PossmanKenneth Sekine

Co-investors500 Global

Co-investorsMCP Asset ManagementOpen Network Lab

Co-investorsZ Venture Capital

Cotobank builds cloud services for schools, including AI-assisted automated timetable creation, a hybrid English-learning tool combining AI voice assessment with teacher feedback, and a media outlet for teachers.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSTokyo, JP

Creators Match operates "thinc," a platform connecting creators with businesses across Japan for creative production work including web design, banner and display ad creation, CMS builds, and campaign delivery and optimization.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketplaces

CreditEngine (クレジットエンジン株式会社) is a Japanese company that provides online lending and credit technology services.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

内山 誓一郎(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))in向山 裕介(取締役CPO)in新色 顕一郎(取締役COO)in神谷 麗(執行役員CFO / Finance and Strategy Lead)in阿藤 誠一(執行役員 / Lending Team Lead)in

Co-investorsDG Incubationfreebit investmentPrime PartnersShizuoka Capital

Crevo is a Japanese video production company that handles planning, filming, and editing of corporate, product, recruitment, TV commercial, and social media videos, drawing on a network of external creators.

B2B MarketplacesMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsIncubate Fund

DogHuggy is a Japanese marketplace that connects dog owners who need pet-sitting with vetted individual dog hosts who care for the pets in their own homes.

ConsumerMarketplacesWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsColopl Next

Flare develops AI-driven systems to manage essential workers—such as drivers, cleaners, security guards, and domestic workers—in emerging markets, vertically integrating its technology platform, worker staffing (via subsidiary Drive-Z), and customer implementation.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechTokyo, JP

Kazuki Kamiya(CEO)Satoru Ichihara(COO)Shinya Hayashi(CSO)Hidefumi Iwaki(CFO)Tomohiro Sasaki(Executive Officer (Product Development))

Co-investorsANOBAKASpiral VenturesAgent CapitalBase10 PartnersCasdin CapitalInovia Capital+5 more

flier is a book summary service that provides condensed summaries of business books, with new summaries added daily, allowing users to read on the go during commutes or household tasks.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsOita Venture Capital

Co-investorsPKSHA Technology Capital

Kakutoku operates a Japanese online platform that connects freelance and side-job sales professionals with companies seeking sales support and outsourced sales services.

B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSales Tech

Co-investorsOita Venture Capital

maneo is an online lending/investment service platform; loan solicitation and related offering services are handled by maneo Market Inc.

FintechMarketplaces

Micoworks provides marketing and customer communication tools centered on LINE, including LINE marketing automation, 1-to-1 business chat, AI voice calling, digital membership cards via LINE mini apps, and AI agents for the recruiting industry.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAozora Corporate Investment

HelpDog Manual (formerly Toaster Team) is a manual-creation and management tool that uses AI to auto-generate business procedure manuals, including video manuals, and organize them for team-wide access.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsmint VC

Omega Inc develops ad delivery technology using big data and artificial intelligence to deliver targeted advertisements to users at the moment they want them.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureTokyo, JP

飯塚 優希

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Japanese company providing internet and web-marketing solutions specialized for real estate agencies, and operating consumer real estate information sites.

Marketing TechMarketplacesPropTech

Palsbots is a robot software company that develops robot applications and interactive/conversational services, including communication engines, dialogue content, smartphone app integration for robots, and system integration with existing services.

AI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsANOBAKACanal VenturesJR East Start UPRegional Revitalization SolutionSeibu Shinkin Capital

Japanese developer of pickupon, an AI cloud IP phone that summarizes customer calls and auto-logs them to CRM/SFA tools.

Co-investorsColopl NextOpen Network Lab

Co-investorsAPOLLO CAPITAL

Redcliff operates and manages large-scale drone light shows in Japan, holding the country's largest fleet of show drones.

HardwareMedia & EntertainmentRobotics

Co-investorsOpen Network Lab

Repro provides a multi-channel marketing automation platform that lets marketers run CRM and personalization campaigns across apps, websites, email, and LINE, including push notifications, in-app messages, and website page-speed optimization.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesKDDI Open Innovation FundNTT DOCOMO VenturesVOYAGE VENTURESZ Venture Capital

Shuminavi operates a Japanese online marketplace that connects people with hobby and lesson providers, listing classes, teachers, and online lessons/workshops across categories such as music, languages, dance, cooking, yoga, and crafts.

ConsumerEdTechMarketplaces

Sumutasu provides an online real estate valuation service that gives property owners an AI-based sale price estimate in as little as one hour, and offers multiple selling options including direct purchase and brokerage.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTech

A professional team providing marketing, creative, and XR (extended reality) services to help brands and companies create experiences and audience engagement across online and offline channels.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Tripla provides a hotel booking engine and AI-powered chatbot that automates customer inquiries and CRM integration for hospitality businesses seeking to increase direct online reservations.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsJR East Start UPRegional Revitalization SolutionVOYAGE VENTURES

Vatgia is a Vietnamese online classifieds and listings platform where users post ads to buy and sell products such as machinery, phone numbers, and consumer goods.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsIDG Capital Vietnam

HEARTBEATS, Inc. plans, develops, and operates fan-business services and applications for the sports and entertainment industries, including projects tied to Korean professional baseball (KBO) teams.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechTokyo, JP

Yuta Umezawa(Representative)

Co-investorsDBJ CapitalShizuoka Capital

Japanese company working to address challenges in the primary industries (agriculture and fishing), such as an aging producer population.

AgTechFoodTech

Co-investorsDelight VenturesGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERSHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin CapitalNOW JapanVOYAGE VENTURES

Fuller is a Japanese digital partner firm that helps clients with app and web strategy, product development, design, data analysis, and post-launch growth.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsColopl NextGlobal BrainTBS Innovation Partners

FUNDINNO operates an equity crowdfunding platform in Japan that connects individual and corporate investors with startups raising capital.

B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplaces

Co-investorsTOKYUIyogin CapitalS VenturesSeibu Shinkin CapitalVOYAGE VENTURES

PostCoffee is a Japanese coffee subscription service that uses a taste diagnostic quiz to match subscribers with monthly deliveries of beans selected from 150+ varieties sourced from top roasters and brands worldwide.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

Co-investorsAPOLLO CAPITAL

TORICO Co., Ltd. operates an e-commerce business, an events business (including manga exhibitions), and a digital asset business.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3E-commerceMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Takuro Ando(Representative Director)Makoto Koinuma(Managing Director)

BoardJun Hamada(Director)Junji Oshita(Director)

Co-investorsSMBC Venture Capital

Japanese food-tech company operating FOOVEST, a fabless food product development and manufacturing platform for retailers and makers.

Co-investorsW Inc.

Co-investorsDD Holdings Venture CapitalSeibu Shinkin Capital

Co-investorsDnx VenturesLotte Ventures Japan

Syoya (笑屋) produces reunions and alumni/OB gatherings for individuals, municipalities, and companies, and builds tools to activate alumni networks.

ConsumerSaaSSocial

Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.