Colopl Next

inStreamly connects brands with streamers through micro-sponsorships, letting streamers monetize their content while brands reach Gen Z audiences.

AdTechCreator EconomyGaming

Co-investorsSUSupernode GlobalHUhubraumSMSMOK Ventures

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

SUShinsuke Umeda(Representative Director)in

Seoul-based Jaein R&P develops natural-product anticancer drug candidates, led by clinical-stage botanical compound SH003.

Seoul, KR

Jellie builds custom AI systems for recruiting firms, including sourcing agents, matching engines, candidate assessments, and enrichment pipelines, delivered on a fixed-scope, fixed-price basis and owned by the client.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Alexander Davtyan(Founder)in

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-investorsCYCyberAgent CapitalSTSTRIVEZ Z Venture CapitalDEDentsu Innovation PartnersGRGREE VenturesMIMizuho Capital+2 more

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-investorsSTStartup TNTUCUCeed Funds

Tokyo-listed operator of a Japanese freelance/professional talent matching platform, plus agent, consulting and AI solution services.

Co-investorsSTSTRIVEGLGlobis Capital PartnersGRGREE Ventures

Landvault builds, hosts and monetises immersive 3D and metaverse experiences for brands and governments.

Co-investorsDIDIP CapitalFOFounders FactoryFOFounders Factory NYNONotion CapitalSUSure Valley VenturesELElefund+1 more

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

BBBen Barbersmithin

Co-investorsCRCrush VenturesFUFuel VenturesBEBenchmarkHOHoxton VenturesKLKleiner PerkinsPHPhil Mansell

Levr.ai is a company operating in business lending and financing, with a team drawing on banking and machine learning backgrounds.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

KPKaylan Pepin, CPA, CMA(Founder)inKaylan Pepin(Co-founder & CEO)inRHRoman Hartmann(Co-founder & CTO)inSSShane Stoneman(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsSPSproutxWUWUTIF CapitalMAMAVAN Capital PartnersRERed Thread Ventures

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

TNTrung Nguyen(Founder)inMinh Son Tran(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOGolden Gate VenturesXPXploration CapitalSUSun Hung Kai & Co. Limited

MAKEY is a Japanese-language online media platform publishing makeup tutorials and cosmetics information.

Co-investorsOPOpen Network Lab

Massless builds Massless Space, a platform for real-time collaboration on 3D scenes across Unity, Blender and the web.

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesENEntrepreneur FirstSHShrug CapitalSUSuper Ventures

Matcher is an OB/OG visit (alumni networking) platform where students receive job-hunting advice from working professionals in exchange for fulfilling small requests.

EdTechHR TechMarketplaces

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

KYKunioki 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)in

Co-investorsLBLB InvestmentMAMagna InvestmentPRPremier PartnersSTSTIC Investments

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

SMSteve McCloskey(Founder)in

Co-investorsBUBullpen CapitalINInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcKEKeshif VenturesNANavigate VenturesFOFormic VenturesSPSparkland 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))

NEL provides end-to-end marketing support for brands and manufacturers, covering both online and offline promotion from awareness to purchase.

AdTechConsumerCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

西陸西田 陸(代表者 (CEO/Representative))

Co-investorsW W Inc.

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.

Co-investorsVEVector

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-investorsDADAYLI PartnersLBLB Investment

Korean computer-vision AI company providing personalization, image search and product tagging services to fashion e-commerce retailers.

Co-investorsKIKiwoom InvestmentSBSBI Investment Korea Co. Ltd.

OnSite IQ provides an AI-powered platform that uses computer vision to analyze construction site photography and convert it into progress data mapped to floor plans and schedules.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechNew York, US

AKArdalan Khosrowpour(Founder)inJohn Mollis(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Pettinella(Director)JEJoshua Elwell(Director)inDavid Schwab(Director)inMJMatthew Jones(Director)in

Co-investorsANAnthemis VentureBUBullpen CapitalCLCloquet Capital Partners, LLCGUgumi IncMEMetaPropMEMetaProp Ventures+6 more

Owlchemy Labs is a virtual reality game studio, developing VR games with a large team of engineers, artists, and designers.

GamingAustin, US

Alex Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director)Reimer Devin(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTapalaga Richard(Director)

Co-investorsGUgumi IncQUQualcomm VenturesTHThe Venture Reality FundCACapital FactoryCOColopl VR FundHTHTC

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-investorsAJAju IB Invesment CorporationKTKT investment Inc.LBLB Investment

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

Co-investorsCACARTA VENTURES, Inc.OPOpen Network Lab

Los Angeles AI company and VFX studio building photorealistic virtual avatars and AI-driven face replacement for film and TV.

HLHao Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsLULux CapitalCOColopl VR Fund

PlayFab provides backend services for live games, including tools for connecting players across platforms, LiveOps, data, and in-game economy management.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingRedmond, US

James Gwertzman(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)MAMatt Augustine(Co-founder and technical leader)inHal Robert Berry(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMLMitch Lasky(Director; Benchmark General Partner)inTDTimothy Dick(Director)inEmily Greer(Director named in financing filing)

Co-investorsMAMadrona Venture GroupSTStartup Capital VenturesTSTSVCBEBenchmark

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

RVRizwan 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-investorsCECentral Texas Angel NetworkDADallas Venture CapitalGEGeekdomGUgumi IncMAManchesterStory Group, LLCDVDVC+1 more

Points Path is a browser extension that adds live airline award pricing next to cash fares inside Google Flights.

Co-investorsHOHomegrown Capital

Polyarc is a game studio that develops immersive games, best known for the award-winning Moss series.

GamingSeattle, US

CAChris Alderson(Director, Promoter)inTATam Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDBDanny Bulla(Executive Officer, Promoter)inPBPeter Boldt(Executive Officer)in

BoardILIan Livingstone(Director)inNeal Black(Director)

Co-investorsHIHiro CapitalALAlumni VenturesBVBVVCDEDecisive PointDEDetroit Venture PartnersDRDraper Associates+3 more

South Korean biotech developing virus-like particle (VLP) based prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines, led by a 9-valent HPV program.

Co-investorsAJAju IB Invesment CorporationKIKiwoom Investment

Streaming for next-gen video creators in AI, XR, and blockchain

New York City, US

Co-investors64645 VenturesDGDG Daiwa VenturesGFGFR FundSOSocial StartsSOSony Ventures CorporationTETechstars

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)YPYanghee Paik(Founder & CEO)inBWBinna Won(Director)in

BoardB.H. Yoon(Director)

Co-investorsBABAM VenturesUNUnilever VenturesPRPritzker Group Venture Capital

Japanese startup RambleOn builds blockchain wallet software and online family activity services from Naha, Okinawa.

Co-investorsG-G-STARTUP

Realities.io builds spatial photography and photogrammetry experiences for VR/AR, including puzzle content for headset users.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGamingMedia & EntertainmentBerlin, DE

DSDaniel Sproll(CEO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsHOHongShan Capital GroupNONorthern Light Venture Capital

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

CECarl-Arvid Ewerbring(Founder)inTPTommy Palm(Founder)in

Co-investorsBIBitkraft Esports VenturesBOBonnier CapitalGVGV (Google Ventures)MIMizMaa VenturesNOnode.vcPAPartech Ventures+7 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)ASAndrew Surzhynskyi(Founder)in

BoardAngelos Angelou(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsANAnorak VenturesKAKakao VenturesSASapphire VenturesSISilverton PartnersINInsight PartnersMAMana 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-investorsAVAVA AngelsCACathay VentureMLMLC Ventures

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-investorsAVAVA AngelsCHCherubic VenturesCOCornerstone Ventures

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-investorsHUHulic StartupSUSumisho 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)

Co-investorsGUgumi IncSOSoftTech VC

Shop LIT Live is a social-media-powered livestream shopping app connecting consumer brands, creators and shoppers.

Co-investorsCRCRCM Ventures

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-investorsOVOvereasy Ventures

Sider is an AI browser extension and sidebar combining multi-model chat, page and video summarization, and a deep research agent.

Co-investorsANANOBAKAOPOpen Network Lab

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-investorsKAKakao VenturesGOGolden 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-investorsBAbasepartnersJAJAFCO Group

SNVIA is a South Korean Pusan National University spin-off developing embeddable microneedle patches and therapeutic polymers.

Co-investorsDADAYLI Partners

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 and Chief Executive Officer)inNobuhiko Watanabe(Senior Vice President / COO, co-founder of Psychic VR Lab)in

Co-investorsDGDG Daiwa VenturesOPOpen Network Lab

Supermedium provides 3D content creation tools and generative AI workflows for creators, building on the A-Frame open-source framework.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySan Francisco, US

DMDiego Marcos Segura(Founder)inDMDiego Marcos(Founder)in

Co-investorsOUOutpost CapitalY Y CombinatorANAnorak VenturesBOBoost VCCACantos VenturesGEGeneral Catalyst+4 more

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

YTYu Taniguchi(Founder)in

Co-investorsDNDnx Ventures

Tangerine develops in-store retail engagement and analytics technology, including beacon hardware and store visualization services for physical retail stores.

HardwareIoTMarketing TechRetail TechTokyo, JP

Kiyoto Hirai(Founder)in平井 清人(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))

Co-investorsRERegional Revitalization Solution

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-investorsGUgumi IncOUOutpost CapitalPRPresence Capital

Theta operates a blockchain and decentralized edge-cloud network providing GPU compute for AI, video and rendering workloads.

Co-investorsBLBlockchain CoinvestorsDCDCM VenturesDEDeepTech VenturesGFGFR FundGUgumi IncHEHeuristic Capital Partners+7 more

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))NSNorimitsu 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-investorsBEBetatron Venture GroupMOMount Parker VenturesRCRC VenturesSESeedstarsSHShorooq PartnersSTStartup 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

HTHiroki Tanaka(Co-founder & CEO)inUeno(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-investorsOUOutpost CapitalPRPresence CapitalSPSparkland CapitalTHThe Venture Reality FundCRCRCM VenturesGEGeneral Catalyst+5 more

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-investorsJIJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsANANOBAKANONorinchukin CapitalAPAPOLLO CAPITALNONOW 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-investorsCYCyberAgent CapitalKUKUSABI

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-investorsFIFirebrand VenturesGUgumi IncAUAusum Ventures

Tokyo-based marketing company VAZ runs social media marketing, an influencer/talent production arm and owned media channels.

Co-investorsACAccelELElevation Capital

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

AZAnthony Zhang(Cofounder)inBABrent Akamine(Founding team (designer))in

Co-investors2A2am VCELElectric Feel Ventures LlcGFGFR FundHUHustle FundINInvariantes FundNONoveus Capital+3 more

Korea's No.2 live commerce platform

Co-investorsVIVision Creator

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-investorsDBDBJ CapitalDODo Ventures Management, LlcTNTNBAuraVUVulpes Ventures

Amsterdam-based XR coworking hub and creative agency for VR, AR and MR projects, now operating as The New Base.

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

Co-investorsBLBlue Startups

Zikto is a Korean company building a blockchain-based insurance data protocol, after earlier selling the ZIKTO Walk posture-tracking wearable.

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-investorsLOLotte VenturesKOKorea Credit Guarantee Fund

Korean adtech and digital marketing group operating performance marketing, media rep and mobile ad platform businesses; KOSDAQ-listed.

BumRyung Yoo(Founder)in

Co-investorsHYHyundai Venture Investment Corporation

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-investorsLOLotte 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-investorsGLGlobal BrainI-i-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-investorsANANOBAKABEBeta venture capital

Japanese metaverse-education company offering "eスポーツ英会話", online English lessons taught inside esports game worlds.

TMTakuya Manabe(Founder)in

Co-investorsJAJapan startup support AssociationNINippon Venture CapitalXTXTech 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-investorsDBDBJ 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-investorsCACARTA VENTURES, Inc.GLGlobal BrainTBTBS 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

SKShoji Kodama(Founder)in

Co-investorsHIHiroshima 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

THTatsuya Hommain

Co-investorsAGAG Capital Co. Ltd.NTNTT DOCOMO VenturesSTSTRIVEW W Inc.

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)原直原田 直(執行役員 (Co-founder))山雄山下 雄太(執行役員CTO)出厚出水 厚輝(執行役員CPO)

Co-investorsAGAG Capital Co. Ltd.KDKDDI Open Innovation FundRERegrowth Capital ManagementTBTBS Innovation PartnersABABC Dream VenturesMAMARUI GROUP

Japanese security-networking startup behind "LTE over IP" virtualization and the closip SIM software SIM for secure device connectivity.

Co-investorsMOMobile Internet Capital, Inc.SBSBI Investment

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-investors1515th RockAGAG Capital Co. Ltd.APAPOLLO CAPITALBRBREWCYCyberAgent CapitalJRJR East Start UP+2 more

Taimee is a mobile app-based gig work platform that connects workers with short-term job opportunities across various industries including warehouse work, food service, delivery, and office work in Japan.

B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsCYCyberAgent CapitalF F VenturesGLGlobal BrainJRJR East Start UPKDKDDI Open Innovation FundKIKintetsu Venture Partners+4 more

Koredake offers a nutritionally complete meal product providing protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals in a single serving.

Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsG-G-STARTUPMImint VCW W Inc.MIMitsubishi UFJ CapitalSPSpiral Innovation Partners

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-investorsHIHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.IYIyogin CapitalMCMCP Asset ManagementZEZENRIN FUTURE PARTNERS

Japan Fudo develops compact wind tunnel equipment and automotive measurement tools, enabling testing capabilities previously limited to large facilities.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareKurume, JP

Co-investorsDRDRONE FUNDI i Cubed VenturesMCMCP Asset ManagementOIOita Venture Capital