Colopl Next
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth · 17 people tracked
Investment thesis
Colopl Next backs entrepreneurs around themes of global and generational change and the merging of the real and virtual worlds, focusing mainly on BtoC/CtoC domains and the new services, content and enabling technologies behind them. It leverages the Colopl group's knowledge and culture, a global network spanning LP-backed VCs, co-investors, 200-plus portfolio companies, exited founders and advisors, deep BtoC/CtoC expertise, and experience running one of the world's largest VR funds. The team combines former asset managers and ex-founders who provide hands-on support. Investment areas span lifestyle/service (subscription, D2C, C2C, work, health), media/content (streaming, influencer, game, XR, IP) and technology (emerging tech, platform, security, AI, blockchain).
Source: firm website, verified Aug 28, 2026.
Team · 17 people
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What they invest in
from 106 of 174 portfolio companiesSaaS ×37Consumer ×31AI & Machine Learning ×24Media & Entertainment ×22Marketplaces ×18Gaming ×17Enterprise Software ×15E-commerce ×10
HQs:Japan×45South Korea×17United States×13Vietnam×4Bangladesh×1Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 46 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×282 founders×113 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Waseda University ×3
3 founders hold a PhD (of 23 with degree data)
Investments · 174 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathWunderbar is a Japanese company focused on expanding the value and possibilities of intellectual property (IP) using technology.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSTokyo, JP
長尾 慶人(代表取締役CEO)
Co-investorsANOBAKADEEPCORE Inc.East VenturesHakuhodo DY Venturesi-nest capitalSBI Shinsei Corporate Investment
Japanese B2B SaaS company providing UPCYCLE, a procurement data platform for manufacturers' purchasing departments.
松原脩平in
Co-investorsi-nest capital
Adds Brand helps Korean brand owners expand into the US e-commerce market, primarily Amazon, through product launch support, data-driven advertising automation, new product research, and brand localization.
AdTechE-commerceRetail Tech
김효성(CEO)황재철(CTO)
Adish operates customer relation services aimed at solving problems that arise when people connect online, including online harassment and safety on social media, to keep internet communities healthy and safe.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSocial
代表取締役(Representative Director (Founder))Hiroki Edoin
AESOP develops clinical decision intelligence, a class of medical AI systems that reconstruct and analyze clinical decision-making across diagnosis, treatment, medication management, and medical coding to support physicians and improve patient safety.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSTaipei, US
Jeremiah Scholl(Co-founder)Jim LongYu-Chuan Li(Founder)An-Jim Long(Co-founder)
Co-investors500 Global
The company offers Papers GO AI, an AI-based service featured on the Japanese B2B AI/IT service comparison media "O!Product." The page is a news announcement about that media coverage.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
Kim Yong-seop(代表取締役 / CEO)Takeshi Koike(取締役 / CFO)
Alice.style is an online shopping platform selling brand-name consumer products across categories such as beauty, fitness, kitchen, home, AV/IT, hobby, bags, baby goods, jewelry, and golf.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
株式会社 ALL in is a Japanese company that operates and provides comprehensive services related to the funeral and end-of-life (ending) industry.
ConsumerOsaka, JP
和田翔雄(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Japanese health-data company operating Alysis, a platform that measures and analyzes vital signs and behavioral data.
Kosuke Shimizu(Founder)in
Co-investorsMonozukuri Ventures
Korean biotech developing antisense oligonucleotide and other new drugs for CNS and rare incurable diseases.
Indonesian payments and open finance API provider offering direct debit, disbursement, bill payment and virtual card services.
Chiragh Kirpalani(Founder)in
Co-investorsFinch CapitalMandiri Capital Indonesiapeercheque
Bigscreen is a VR company behind a social viewing/desktop app and the Bigscreen Beyond PC VR headsets.
Darshan Shankar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzLudlow VenturesPresence Capital
Wonder Technologies develops "Wonder," a cloud-based software platform for veterinary clinics that handles functions such as patient intake questionnaires, client communication, patient acquisition, unmanned reception, and online consultations, integrating with veterinary electronic medical record systems.
Cloud ComputingHealthtechSaaS
Bunch is a mobile app for video chatting with friends while playing party games together.
ConsumerGamingImpact & Social GoodSocial
Jason LiangJordan Howlett
Co-investors500 GlobalMetis VenturesRed Beard VenturesTRANSCENDVelo PartnersZ Venture Capital+1 more
CACH develops IoT-based measurement and monitoring systems for construction and civil engineering, including battery-free sensors and communication devices (ST-COMM) that send displacement, stress, and load data to a cloud server for viewing via a web app.
Construction TechHardwareIoTTokyo, JP
鈴木良昌(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))
CaseBlink builds AI software that helps immigration attorneys draft, review and organize visa and green card case documents.
New York City, US
Khalil Zlaoui(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Channel.io offers Team Chat, a messaging app for internal team communication that supports direct messages, group chats, and remote team collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.IMM Investment JapanKDDI Open Innovation FundLaguna Investment
Japanese subscription online cooking school where professional chefs teach restaurant dishes, with matching ingredient kits shipped home.
Tokyo-based AI security company developing fraud/anomaly-detection AI and technologies to protect AI systems.
Michiaki ITOin
Co-investorsGlobal Brain
Cloudike is a white-label software solution that lets mobile carriers and OEMs offer a personal cloud storage service to their subscribers, with billing, authentication, and provisioning integrations.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
South Korean biotech developing bacteria-based cancer immunotherapy, molecular imaging and AI-driven drug screening.
Coagulant Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company, formed in 2019, developing biologics with a focus on hematology and coagulation-related therapeutics.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Terry Hermiston(Founder & CEO)Derek Sim(CSO)Frank Booth(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan
Coopel provides a cloud-based RPA (robotic process automation) service for businesses to automate work tasks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
橋本 久茂(代表取締役 (CEO))
Co-investorsDelight Ventures
Co-investorsANOBAKA
Osaka-based Craful Inc. ran a CtoC community and media service for DIY and handmade crafts.
DirectCloud is a cloud storage service with unlimited user accounts for secure file storage, transfer, and sharing among employees and business partners.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsSazzePrimer Sazze Partners
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-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.
Drivemate is a peer-to-peer car rental platform connecting renters directly with car owners across Thailand, with vehicles available in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and other provinces.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Sikharin CholpratinSilratth SukwatthanasiriThanyatorn Thitiseranee
Co-investors500 Global
Dverse, a US company, develops virtual reality production software marketed under the name Symmetry.
Construction Tech
Shogo NumakuraTomonori TakataTsutomu Kawashima
Co-investors500 Global
South Korean maker of aesthetic and medical devices for skin regeneration, RF lifting and microwave-based treatments.
K-TOP (KPOP Training Online Program) offers structured online K-pop training in dance, vocal, expression, and stage, based on the Keens Seoul curriculum, aimed at international students who want to train toward becoming K-pop idols.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentSeoul, KR
Jae Shim(Founder (former SM Entertainment Performance Director))
Epigno develops management systems for medical and nursing care institutions and provides related consulting services.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Fumiyoshi Inui(Representative Director)in
Co-investorsLifetime Ventures
Seoul-based Episoden runs an app and website for 1:1 video conversations with strangers worldwide to practice English.
Hyunmo Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsSazzePrimer Sazze Partners
Evrika operates the Evrika learning studios and provides education services including visiting classes at kindergartens and elementary schools, dispatch of abacus (soroban) instructors, and M&A of abacus schools.
ConsumerEdTechTokyo, JP
Yuta Hasegawa(Representative Director / President)
Exosphere is a cloud-based PC security service that helps organizations prevent data leaks through features like USB blocking, messenger blocking, file attachment restriction, and real-time security status diagnostics.
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsSazzePrimer Sazze Partners
Experiment 7 is a virtual reality games studio that develops tactical strategy games, including tabletop and board game adaptations, for VR players.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Geoffrey Zatkin(Co-founder)Demetri Detsaridis(Co-founder)
Co-investorsPresence Capital
Facemoji built a plug-and-play SDK letting game and app developers add 3D avatars; it rebranded as Alter and was acquired by Google.
Flitto creates, refines, and validates large-scale multilingual and multimodal datasets (text, speech, and image) for training AI models, sourced through its crowd platform Flitto Arcade with 14 million users across 173 countries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.aVentureBallpark VenturesPearl Abyss CapitalPremier Partners
Floreo builds a library of immersive VR lessons designed to help develop social and behavioral regulation skills.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtech
Co-investorsCity LightLifeforce CapitalPresence Capital
Fril is a Japanese consumer-to-consumer marketplace app where individuals list and sell items such as fashion, electronics, hobby goods, and food.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsOpen Network Lab
Funtap Games is a mobile game publisher founded in 2015 that licenses and distributes games with integrated local payment gateways, localization, and marketing services.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsMakers Fund
The page presents Cox Automotive, an automotive services provider that unites multiple brands (including Autotrader, Manheim, Dealertrack, vAuto, VinSolutions, Xtime, and NextGear Capital) offering vehicle marketplaces, dealership management software, F&I and titling tools, inventory management, financing, transportation, and EV battery services.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stefan J.J. Holzer(Director)Stephen D. Miller(Director)Radu B. Rusu(Executive Officer, Director)Ted Yamamoto(Director)
BoardGreg Papadopoulos(Director)
Co-investorsKakao VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NTT DOCOMO VenturesUTEC
Game Server Services 株式会社 develops GS2 (Game Server Services), a serverless game server backend that lets game developers handle large volumes of traffic without building, operating, or maintaining their own servers.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaSTokyo, JP
Kazutomo Niwa(代表取締役 CEO)
Co-investorsANOBAKA
FOVE develops an eye-tracking virtual reality headset for entertainment and medical applications.
GIBLIB is a streaming platform offering on-demand medical courses, lectures, and surgical case videos from academic medical institutions.
Digital HealthEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCapria VenturesWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
GoFreight is a cloud-based, AI-powered software platform for freight forwarders that combines shipment operations, quoting, invoicing, CRM, tracking, and business analytics in one system supporting ocean and air import/export workflows.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Alex Chang(Founder)in
Co-investorsLFX Venture PartnersMucker Capital
Japanese no-code chatbot development platform for LINE, LINE WORKS and web chat.
Takashi Ban(Founder)in
HealthHub is a digital healthcare SaaS platform providing medical information tools for both healthcare providers and patients.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment Corporation
Japanese recruitment and HR services company focused on placing licensed professionals and back-office management staff.
Reyna Yamamoto(Founder)in
Iminfintech operates 아임인 (I'm In), a Korean community-finance app for group savings pools, shopping benefits and points.
Immersv operates a mobile virtual reality advertising platform and immersive web3D and virtual world engagement services.
Media & Entertainment
Korean-founded Vietnamese ICT and fintech company providing Banking-as-a-Service, open API, ERP, infrastructure and cash-flow software.
Co-investorsKiwoom Investment
InnerspaceVR is a VR creation studio that builds narrative-driven games and entertainment experiences for casual VR users on major devices such as Quest and Steam, using its own Unreal Engine development frameworks.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentParis, FR
InsideMaps provides 3D property documentation and virtual tour technology for real estate professionals, vacation rentals, hotels, and event spaces.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsGFR FundRET VenturesUlu Ventures
Japanese workforce-training company offering the InstaVR enterprise VR platform and the Smile-kun edge-AI smile and voice trainer.
inStreamly connects brands with streamers through micro-sponsorships, letting streamers monetize their content while brands reach Gen Z audiences.
AdTechCreator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsSupernode Global
Izanagi Games is a Japanese game company that develops and publishes video games across console, PC, mobile, and VR platforms, and also operates Webtoon and animation businesses.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
Shinsuke Umeda(Representative Director)
Seoul-based Jaein R&P develops natural-product anticancer drug candidates, led by clinical-stage botanical compound SH003.
Seoul, KR
A Japanese cybersecurity vendor that provides security products including anti-ransomware protection, spam filtering, and web application defense.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
Yoichi Imamura(Representative Director & President)
Kaizen Platform offers a professional support service where specialist teams provide end-to-end assistance for digital transformation (DX) projects, spanning consulting, workshops, creative production (video ads, websites, SNS operations), development, SES, and recruitment support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsSTRIVEZ Venture CapitalDentsu Innovation PartnersGREE VenturesMizuho CapitalSBI Investment
KnowHow converts a company's operating standards into structured, role-based training paths and tracks which workers are competent and job-site ready.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsStartup TNTUCeed Funds
Tokyo-listed operator of a Japanese freelance/professional talent matching platform, plus agent, consulting and AI solution services.
Co-investorsSTRIVEGlobis Capital PartnersGREE Ventures
Landvault builds, hosts and monetises immersive 3D and metaverse experiences for brands and governments.
Co-investorsFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYNotion Capital
Japanese healthtech operating 東京美肌堂, an online skincare consultation and prescription-medicine platform run via LINE.
濱口友彰in
Levellr is a Discord community intelligence platform that turns unstructured Discord conversations into structured, cited insights through a preprocessing pipeline and AI analysis, covering sentiment analysis, member segmentation, engagement reporting, keyword tracking, and content scheduling.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGamingSaaSSocial
Ben Barbersmithin
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Levr.ai is a company operating in business lending and financing, with a team drawing on banking and machine learning backgrounds.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Kaylan Pepin, CPA, CMA(Founder)inKaylan Pepin(Co-founder & CEO)Roman Hartmann(Co-founder & CTO)Shane Stoneman(Co-Founder & COO)
Co-investorsSproutxWUTIF Capital
The page is a Vietnamese-language collection of articles and reviews about restaurants, food spots, and eateries in cities such as Saigon and Da Nang.
FoodTechMedia & Entertainment
Trung Nguyen(Founder)inMinh Son Tran(Founder)in
Co-investorsGolden Gate VenturesXploration Capital
MAKEY is a Japanese-language online media platform publishing makeup tutorials and cosmetics information.
Massless builds Massless Space, a platform for real-time collaboration on 3D scenes across Unity, Blender and the web.
Co-investorsSuper Ventures
Miroom ("ミルーム") is a subscription-based "at-home lessons" app offering more than 3,000 video courses across hobbies and crafts, taught by instructors, that members can take at their own pace for a flat monthly fee.
ConsumerEdTechSaaS
Kunioki Yokota(Founder)in
Mom-sitter operates an online platform that connects parents with childcare sitters/babysitters in South Korea.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Seoul-based platform that securitizes music copyright royalties so retail investors can buy and trade fractional shares of songs.
Seoul, KR
Jisoo Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsLB InvestmentPremier Partners
Nanome provides a conversational, AI-assisted platform for exploring molecular structures across web and XR, letting researchers load, build, edit, and score structures using natural language and 300+ scientific tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Steve McCloskey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalKeshif VenturesSparkland Capital
Ncerebro (주식회사 엔서) develops medical and wellness devices, including near-infrared spectroscopy-based instruments for measuring blood oxygen saturation, olfactory-based screening for cognitive impairment, and brain wellness devices for sleep and stress.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesGwangju, KR
김재원(대표자 (CEO/Representative))
NeuroZen develops AI-based neuroimaging and genetic tools to predict, quantify, and monitor Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration, using multimodal clinical, neuropsychological, MRI, PET, and genomic data.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesGwangju, KR
박종성(President)이건호(President, Ph.D.)
Japanese edtech company running Manalink, an online platform matching students with professional and graduate-student tutors.
NPCore develops AI-based security solutions to detect and block new and variant malware, including network APT protection, ZombieZERO EDR for endpoint ransomware defense, and ZombieZERO XDR for automated threat detection and response.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
NRISE operates consumer mobile services including Wippy, a social dating/matching app connecting men and women in their 20s-30s in Korea and Japan, and Quat, a home-training fitness subscription app.
ConsumerSocialWellness & Fitness
Kim Dae-geun(CTO)
Co-investorsLB Investment
Korean computer-vision AI company providing personalization, image search and product tagging services to fashion e-commerce retailers.
Co-investorsKiwoom Investment
OnsiteIQ provides computer vision and AI-powered progress tracking for construction sites through regular on-site documentation and image analysis, serving construction project managers and stakeholders across the US and Canada.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechNew York, US
Ardalan Khosrowpour(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Mollis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Pettinella(Director)Joshua Elwell(Director)inDavid Schwab(Director)inMatthew Jones(Director)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBullpen CapitalCloquet Capital Partners, LLCMetaProp VenturesNavigate VenturesRET Ventures+4 more
Owlchemy Labs is a virtual reality game studio, developing VR games with a large team of engineers, artists, and designers.
Gaming
Co-investorsQualcomm VenturesThe Venture Reality FundCapital FactoryColopl VR FundHTCQualcomm
Japanese startup whose barcode-scanning app shows multilingual product information to foreign visitors shopping in Japan.
古田奎輔(Founder)in
Perigee is involved in space launch and propulsion technologies.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationKT investment Inc.LB Investment
Japanese developer of pickupon, an AI cloud IP phone that summarizes customer calls and auto-logs them to CRM/SFA tools.
Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.Open Network Lab
Los Angeles AI company and VFX studio building photorealistic virtual avatars and AI-driven face replacement for film and TV.
Co-investorsLux Capital
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingRedmond, US
James Gwertzman(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Matt Augustine(Co-founder and technical leader)Hal Robert Berry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMitch Lasky(Director; Benchmark General Partner)inTimothy Dick(Director)Emily Greer(Director named in financing filing)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupStartup Capital VenturesTSVCBenchmark
Play Labs is a startup accelerator/lab focused on games, media, and emerging technologies such as virtual reality, run in connection with MIT.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3EdTechGamingMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US
Rizwan Virk(Executive Director)
Plnar offers an AI platform for property insurance claims and inspections that uses smartphone imagery to capture and create 3D models of interior and exterior spaces.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkDallas Venture CapitalGeekdomManchesterStory Group, LLC
Points Path is a browser extension that adds live airline award pricing next to cash fares inside Google Flights.
Co-investorsHomegrown Capital
Polyarc is a game studio that develops immersive games, best known for the award-winning Moss series.
GamingSeattle, US
Chris Alderson(Director, Promoter)Tam Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Danny Bulla(Executive Officer, Promoter)Peter Boldt(Executive Officer)
BoardIan Livingstone(Director)inNeal Black(Director)
Co-investorsHiro CapitalAlumni VenturesDecisive PointDetroit Venture PartnersDraper AssociatesGeneral Catalyst+1 more
South Korean biotech developing virus-like particle (VLP) based prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines, led by a 9-valent HPV program.
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationKiwoom Investment
Streaming for next-gen video creators in AI, XR, and blockchain
New York City, US
Co-investors645 VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesGFR FundSocial StartsSony Ventures CorporationTechstars
Rael sells skincare products, including a two-step Blemish Recovery Mask that pairs a Microcrystal-activated serum with a gauze-to-gel Cica Exosome sheet mask to support skin renewal and hydration.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFemTechWellness & FitnessBuena Park, US
Aness Han(Executive Officer, Director)Yanghee Paik(Founder & CEO)Binna Won(Director)in
BoardB.H. Yoon(Director)
Co-investorsBAM Ventures
Realities.io builds spatial photography and photogrammetry experiences for VR/AR, including puzzle content for headset users.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGamingMedia & EntertainmentBerlin, DE
Daniel Sproll(CEO & Co-founder)in
Requpo (株式会社リクポ) is a Japanese company that plans, develops, and operates internet media and applications.
ConsumerMarketing TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP
Tsubasa Mizuguchi(Representative Director & President)
Resolution Games is a game studio that develops virtual and mixed reality games across platforms from PC to XR, with titles including Demeo, Racket Club, Blaston, and Spatial Ops.
ConsumerGamingStockholm, SE
Carl-Arvid Ewerbring(Founder)Tommy Palm(Founder)
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBonnier CapitalMizMaa Venturesnode.vcPresence CapitalQualcomm Ventures+1 more
Restream is a live-video platform that lets creators and organizations broadcast one stream to 30+ social and streaming destinations.
Austin, US
Oleksandr Khuda(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Surzhynskyi(Founder)in
BoardAngelos Angelou(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesKakao VenturesSapphire VenturesSilverton PartnersInsight PartnersMana Ventures
Return Helper provides an end-to-end return management software solution that handles reverse logistics for cross-border e-commerce returns, connecting merchants to overseas warehouses and international shipping partners.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsAVA Angels
Rybit leases e-bikes to individuals, businesses, and governments, offering subscriptions, micro-mobility fleet systems for last-mile delivery and corporate leasing, and managed public shared-mobility programs.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAVA Angels
SALOWIN operates share-salon services for freelance beauty professionals such as hairstylists, eyelash artists, and nail technicians, offering private and premium booth-style salon spaces.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechTokyo, JP
Tomoya Abe(Representative (代表者))
Co-investorsHulic StartupSumisho Venture Partners
SamuraiGamers Inc. runs Samurai Gamers, an English-language game walkthrough and guide website focused on Japanese video games, covering both major and lesser-known titles.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentOsaka, JP
Vivid Vision builds a vision care platform that uses virtual reality technology to treat conditions such as amblyopia and strabismus.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
James(Founder)Manish(Co-founder)
Shop LIT Live is a social-media-powered livestream shopping app connecting consumer brands, creators and shoppers.
Showplace helps short-term rental hosts and real estate investors design, furnish, and launch their rental properties, offering ROI projections, market analysis, 3D renderings, expert design services, branding materials, and negotiated product pricing.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsOvereasy Ventures
Sider is an AI browser extension and sidebar combining multi-model chat, page and video summarization, and a deep research agent.
Skelter Labs is a South Korean AI company that provides end-to-end AI integration services, building conversational AI, large language models, speech recognition, and chatbot solutions for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsKakao VenturesGolden Gate Ventures
SNKRDUNK operates an online marketplace for buying and selling sneakers and related items, with professional authentication of every traded product to guarantee genuine goods.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesTokyo, JP
Co-investorsbasepartners
SNVIA is a South Korean Pusan National University spin-off developing embeddable microneedle patches and therapeutic polymers.
Co-investorsGenesia Ventures
STYLY, Inc. (formerly Psychic VR Lab) develops STYLY, a platform for creating and distributing VR/AR/XR content.
Creator EconomyDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
Masahiro Yamaguchi(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesOpen Network Lab
TableCheck runs a restaurant reservation and dining discovery platform focused on Japan, letting diners book tables, access priority seating, and pay for meals via a registered card.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplaces
Yu Taniguchi(Founder)in
Co-investorsDnx Ventures
Provider of a fire-service digitization (DX) platform that turns emergency dispatch, attendance tracking, and administrative reporting into automated digital workflows for fire department staff and volunteer firefighters (fire brigades).
GovTechSaaS
TechnoBlood eSports is a Japanese company that runs esports events and tournaments, distributes game content to PC/internet cafés, and provides game security and edutainment services.
CybersecurityGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSports TechTokyo, JP
森島 健文(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Board柳 日栄(取締役会長 (Chairman))黄 成鎮(社外取締役 (Outside Director))
TechSword provides an AI platform that automates visual inspection for automotive manufacturing, detecting defects such as scratches, dents, and casting flaws in metal parts and counting parts to prevent missing or incorrect items.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTSaaSTokyo, JP
長島 慶樹(代表者 (Representative))
Tenping is a South Korean CPS/CPA affiliate marketing platform that lists advertiser campaigns across categories such as IT, finance, automotive, living, education, and health for marketers to promote and earn rewards.
AdTechMarketing TechMarketplaces
Next-generation production studio producing original global entertainment properties at the convergence of film, TV, games, and VR.
Co-investorsOutpost CapitalPresence Capital
Theta operates a blockchain and decentralized edge-cloud network providing GPU compute for AI, video and rendering workloads.
Co-investorsDCM VenturesDeepTech VenturesGFR FundHeuristic Capital PartnersZMT Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
Torana operates Toysub!, a subscription and rental service that periodically delivers and swaps educational toys matched to a child's development stage.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceEdTechMarketplacesChiba, JP
Shida(Representative (CEO))Norimitsu Shida(Founder)inNorimichi Shida(Founder)Katsuki Takegawa(Representative Director)
Truck Lagbe is an app-based online truck-rental platform that connects truck owners and drivers directly with shippers, offering booking with GPS tracking.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsBetatron Venture GroupMount Parker VenturesRC VenturesSeedstarsShorooq PartnersStartup Bangladesh+1 more
Urth is a Japanese startup that develops web services and virtual reality/metaverse spaces intended to support diverse ways of living and working across physical, virtual, and space environments.
ConsumerCreator EconomyPropTechSaaSTokyo, JP
Hiroki Tanaka(Co-founder & CEO)Ueno(Co-founder & CTO)
UploadVR is an online media outlet publishing news, reviews, and coverage of virtual reality and augmented reality products, games, and industry developments.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
William Mason(Director)Taylor Freeman(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Ochoa(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsOutpost CapitalPresence CapitalSparkland CapitalThe Venture Reality Fund
User Like, Inc. is a Japanese company operating gift, subscription, and web service businesses, along with product planning and development through collaborations.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceTokyo, JP
Ryota Takei(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))Ken Watanabe(執行役員CFO (Executive Officer & CFO))
Co-investorsANOBAKAJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsNorinchukin CapitalAPOLLO CAPITALNOW Japan
Kabushiki Gaisha Dekirukun (Utill) is a Japanese company that applies AI to the IT contracting and web production industry, aiming to change production processes and improve productivity.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Shin Iwata(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Co-investorsKUSABI
Xoilac TV is a Vietnamese free live football streaming site broadcasting matches from over 20 competitions such as the Premier League, Champions League, and V-League in Full HD, with backup links, a mobile app, and multiple mirror channels.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsFirebrand Ventures
Tokyo-based marketing company VAZ runs social media marketing, an influencer/talent production arm and owned media channels.
Korean multi-channel network founded in 2014 that manages YouTube creators and produces original studio content.
Vinovest offers a platform for building and managing personalized portfolios of fine wine and whiskey as investment assets, handling logistics such as merchants, warehousing, insurance, and export.
ConsumerFintech
Anthony Zhang(Cofounder)Brent Akamine(Founding team (designer))in
Co-investors2am VCElectric Feel Ventures LlcGFR FundInvariantes FundNoveus CapitalOyster Ventures+2 more
Damien "E-Love" Matthias(Founder)in
VUIHOC is an online learning platform in Vietnam offering courses in subjects such as Math and Vietnamese language for primary and secondary school students, taught by experienced teachers.
EdTech
LAM DO(Founder)in
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalDo Ventures Management, LlcVulpes VenturesTNBAura
Amsterdam-based XR coworking hub and creative agency for VR, AR and MR projects, now operating as The New Base.
YAMAP is a mobile application that provides GPS navigation and trail mapping for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, enabling location tracking even without cellular signal and facilitating trail recording and sharing among users.
ConsumerMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin CapitalMCP Asset ManagementZENRIN FUTURE PARTNERS
The company offers a virtual event platform where attendees join a recreated venue or conference environment using avatars to interact with others, engage with exhibitors, and watch live-streamed keynote presentations.
Future of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
ZimCarry (짐캐리) offers luggage delivery and storage services for travelers, including express delivery via Korea's KTX-SRT high-speed rail and an airport luggage service.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
Korean adtech and digital marketing group operating performance marketing, media rep and mobile ad platform businesses; KOSDAQ-listed.
BumRyung Yoo(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyundai Venture Investment Corporation
Co-investorsISU Venture Capital
PassOrder is a smart-order platform that lets customers order, pay for, and collect loyalty points on cafe drinks before arriving at the store, reducing staffing and turnaround time for cafe owners.
FoodTechMarketplacesRetail Tech
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
Origress (オリグレス) is a Japanese "entertainment capital" firm that builds, acquires, and co-runs businesses across the entertainment sector, combining entertainment, finance, and group management.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGlobal Braini-nest capital
Kakutoku is a B2B marketplace platform that connects companies with vetted sales professionals and outsourced sales teams to handle new business development, from cold calling to deal closure and sales strategy.
B2B MarketplacesHR TechSales Tech別府市, JP
満田聖也(代表取締役)
Co-investorsANOBAKA
Japanese metaverse-education company offering "eスポーツ英会話", online English lessons taught inside esports game worlds.
Takuya Manabe(Founder)in
Co-investorsNippon Venture Capital
Timee is a gig work platform that connects workers with short-term, flexible job opportunities across various industries in Japan, offering same-day payment and no upfront fees.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundKintetsu Venture PartnersSeibu Shinkin CapitalGenesia Ventures
Touchspot is a Japanese company that creates movies and web content to build interactive user experiences and support clients' marketing efforts.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDBJ Capital
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-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.Global BrainTBS Innovation Partners
Laxus operates a subscription service for renting luxury designer handbags from 60 brands, with free shipping, professional cleaning, and damage protection included.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumer
Shoji Kodama(Founder)in
Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.
Lovegraph (ラブグラフ) is a Japanese on-location photography service that sends professional photographers to a customer's chosen date and place to capture family and personal milestones such as Shichi-Go-San, Omiyamairi, anniversaries, and portraits with family, partners, or friends.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Tatsuya Hommain
BitStar is a Japanese company operating creator support and content production businesses, including influencer marketing solutions for brands and businesses.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
渡邉 拓(代表取締役 社長執行役員CEO (Founder & CEO))原田 直(執行役員 (Co-founder))山下 雄太(執行役員CTO)出水 厚輝(執行役員CPO)
Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation FundRegrowth Capital ManagementTBS Innovation Partners
Japanese security-networking startup behind "LTE over IP" virtualization and the closip SIM software SIM for secure device connectivity.
Co-investorsMobile Internet Capital, Inc.
PETOKOTO operates a Japanese-language media site about living with dogs and cats, covering topics like adopting rescue pets, pet-friendly accommodations, cat breeds, and pet goods.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investors15th RockAPOLLO CAPITALJR East Start UPGenesia Ventures
A Japanese company that manufactures and sells wind tunnels ranging from large to compact models, along with balances and fluid measurement instruments.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsDRONE FUNDi Cubed VenturesMCP Asset ManagementOita Venture Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Colopl Next made?
- Colopl Next has 147 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Colopl Next invest at?
- Colopl Next invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Colopl Next focus on?
- Colopl Next focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Direct to Consumer, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Gaming, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Colopl Next located?
- Colopl Next is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Does Colopl Next lead rounds?
- Colopl Next typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Colopl Next co-invest with?
- Colopl Next most often shares deals with Presence Capital, 500 Global, GFR Fund, among 130 tracked co-investors.
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