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Cool Japan Fund — Full Portfolio

15 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first

Aielloaiello.aiin𝕏Oct 2024 · $5M

Aiello is a startup that develops AI-based products.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Uliya Liao(Founder)inVic Shen(Founder)in

Co-investorsColopl NextCornerstone VenturesJAFCO AsiaWistron Corporation

Bravebrave.comin𝕏Apr 2026

Brave makes a privacy-focused web browser built on the open-source Chromium core that blocks third-party ads and trackers by default, along with an independent search engine, a device-wide VPN, and a built-in AI assistant.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurity

Brendan Eich(Founder)inBrian Bondy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupFoundation CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCIncrypt Blockchain+11 more

Brave groupbravegroup.co.jpin𝕏Apr 2026

Brave group is a Japanese holding company operating in the VTuber and IP entertainment space, structured around IP Production, IP Platform, and IP Solution businesses.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

野口 圭登 (Keito Noguchi)(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))野口 圭登(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsAG Capital Co. Ltd.Global Braingumi IncNOW JapanShochiku VenturesSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.+5 more

Buyandshipbuyandship.inSep 2023

Buyandship is a package-forwarding and international shipping service that lets shoppers buy from overseas online stores (such as the US, Japan, and Canada) via local warehouses and have items consolidated and delivered to them.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersAltara Ventures

Buyandshipbuyandship.com.twSep 2023 · $10M

A cross-border shopping platform that sources products from 10 international markets and delivers them locally, offering customers access to exclusive items unavailable in their home market.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesHong Kong, TW

Poon Wing-hang(Founder)Sheldon Li(Founder)Wilson Chan(Founder)Wong Tsz-ming(Founder)

Co-investorsAVA AngelsAltara VenturesHeadline

BuyandShipbuyandship.todayinSep 2023

Buy&Ship operates an international package-forwarding and proxy-buying service, letting shoppers buy products from overseas markets unavailable locally and consolidating shipments for delivery to their home.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainHong Kong, HK

Co-investorsAVA AngelsVU Venture PartnersAltara Ventures

Carrocarro.sgSep 2025 · $60M

Singapore-headquartered online used-car marketplace operating an automotive ecosystem across seven Asia-Pacific markets.

Kelvin Chng(Founder)in

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEndeavor CatalystGMO VenturePartnersGolden Gate VenturesInsignia Ventures Partners+9 more

Coolmatecoolmate.comNov 2025

Vietnamese direct-to-consumer online brand transforming men's fashion with convenient, cost-effective shopping.

Xuan Lan Nguyen(Founder)inHiep Nguyen(Founder)in

Co-investorsDo Ventures Management, LlcVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kairous Capital

ecbo株式会社ecbo.io𝕏

ecbo operates ecbo cloak, a smartphone-based luggage storage service that lets travelers book and pay to store bags at over 2,500 partner locations across Japan (cafes, convenience stores, stations, post offices) and Taiwan, including oversized items.

ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityTokyo, JP

Shinichi Kudo(Representative Director & President (CEO))in

Co-investorsChishima Real Estate — Startup InvestmentJR East Start UPRelicSpiral Capital

Funding Societiesfundingsocieties.cominDec 2024 · $25M

Funding Societies is a Southeast Asian digital financing and debt investment platform providing short-term business loans to SMEs, funded by individual and institutional investors.

FintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Kelvin Teo(Founder)inReynold Wijaya(Founder)inKelvin Teo Reynold Wijaya(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalAlpha Startups Pre-AcceleratorGobi PartnersGolden Gate VenturesPeak XV PartnersQualgro+7 more

Kkdaykkday.comSep 2020

Taiwanese online travel agency selling local tours, activities and attraction tickets, plus Rezio booking software for operators.

Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesMonk's Hill VenturesZ Venture CapitalTGVest Capital

Pizza 4P'spizza4ps.cominNov 2022

Pizza 4P's is a restaurant chain serving pizza and Italian-style cuisine, known for its house-made cheese and farm-sourced ingredients.

ConsumerHanoi, VN

Masuko Y(Founder)

Co-investorsMekong Capital

Tastemadetastemade.comOct 2018Acquired

Tastemade Cooking offers a meal-planning service with a library of 12,000+ recipes, step-by-step video guides, adaptive meal plans, and automatic grocery lists.

ConsumerFoodTechMedia & EntertainmentSanta Monica, US

Steven Kydd(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Perez(Executive Officer, Director)inLarry Fitzgibbon(Founder)in

BoardGordon Rubenstein(Director)Mark Midle(Director)Geoffrey Yang(Director)

Co-investorsComcast VenturesRedpoint VenturesGoldman Sachs

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

JumpStartTrusty Cars Ltd. (Carro)

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.