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DG Ventures, Inc.

Corporate VC

Tokyo · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked

Also known as 株式会社DGベンチャーズ

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Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Tokyo, JP
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2009
Tracked investments
47
Unicorns
5
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
6

Team · 5 people

from public directories
Keith Yuki Isobe· Managing Director, Head of Investment
Nagomi Ogura· Principal
Wataru Ishii· Investment Director
Satoshi Kotaki· Director & COO

What they invest in

from 29 of 47 portfolio companies

SaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×7Marketplaces ×7Mobility & Transportation ×6Fintech ×5Crypto & Web3 ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4

HQs:United States×17Japan×6India×2Indonesia×1Kenya×1Cayman Islands×1

Investments · 47 tracked

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By year:2023 · 12022 · 12020 · 12019 · 25 dated

Thredupthredup.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TDUP

ThredUp operates an online marketplace where consumers buy and sell secondhand clothing, and provides resale-as-a-service solutions for fashion brands seeking to incorporate circular commerce into their business models.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

James Reinhart(Executive Officer)inChris Homer(Founder)inSean Sobers(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardDan Nova(Director)Tim Haley(Director)inPatricia Nakache(Director)in

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveHDS CapitalNextView VenturesRedpoint VenturesRitual CapitalTrinity Ventures+4 more

Betterengagebetterengage.ai✓ verified

BetterEngage is an employee experience platform (EXP) that integrates and visualizes scattered HR data in real time, giving HR staff and managers a cross-cutting view of employee and organizational conditions.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP

石原史章(代表取締役 (CEO))

Co-investorsSMBC Venture CapitalANOBAKAOpen Network Lab

talentbook株式会社talentbook.co.jp✓ verified

Talentbook connects people exploring their careers with real professional role models through shared stories and career narratives.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSocialTokyo (Shibuya), JP

Board大堀 航大堀 海

Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.ABC Dream VenturesHakuhodo DY VenturesMizuho CapitalMonex VenturesShizuoka Capital+1 more

Akili Interactiveakiliinteractive.comin𝕏

Akili Interactive develops digital therapeutics that use video game-based interventions to target attentional control deficits in patients with ADHD, delivered through proprietary technology featuring adaptive difficulty algorithms.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthGamingHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesEvidity Health CapitalJAZZ Venture PartnersMachina VenturesRevelation PartnersWalnut Venture Associates+1 more

Algorandalgorand.coin𝕏Aug 2019 · $200M

The Algorand Foundation supports and grows the Algorand blockchain ecosystem by improving the developer experience, contributing to core protocol infrastructure and standards, and enabling decentralized governance.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechQuantum Computing

Silvio Micali(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Candle CapitalBixin Capital+27 more

Anifieanifie.comFeb 2022

Anifie is a messaging platform that enables users to chat while viewing multimedia content such as videos, photos, and designs, powered by AI that links messages to content and blockchain technology for data ownership.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Social

Co-investorsPKSHA Technology CapitalSand Hill AngelsCyberAgent CapitalSPARX Group

Blockstreamblockstream.comin𝕏

Blockstream builds infrastructure and products for the Bitcoin ecosystem, including a wallet app for managing bitcoin and Liquid assets and a hardware wallet for self-custody.

Crypto & Web3FintechHardwareMontreal, KY

Adam Back(Co-founder & CEO)inAustin Hill(Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)inErik Svenson(Founder)inHammie Hill(Director and Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardReid Hoffman(Director)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Blockchain CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)DG Daiwa VenturesDigital Currency GroupFulgur Ventures+6 more

Chartbeatchartbeat.comin

Chartbeat provides real-time content intelligence and analytics tools for digital publishers, newsrooms, and media organizations to optimize editorial decisions and monetize content.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US

Tony Haile(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Saroff(Executive Officer)inAntonia Abraham(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardSaul Klein(Director)inAndrew McLaughlin(Director)inJosh Stein(Director)in

Co-investorsBetaworksEvolution VC PartnersFounder CollectiveHarmony PartnersLerer HippeauNorth Atlantic Capital+6 more

Cloudiancloudian.comin𝕏

Cloudian provides S3-native object storage and data management software for AI, analytics, and backup workloads, with immutable storage for ransomware protection and high-throughput storage for GPU cloud providers.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSan Mateo, US

Michael M. Tso(Executive Officer, Director)inHiroshi Ohta(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJonathan Epstein(Director)David Milstein(Director)Ken Yasunaga(Director)Gregory Bryant(Director)

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesGlobal Hands-On VCNTT DOCOMO VenturesEight Roads VenturesFoundation CapitalGoldman Sachs+3 more

Diffbotdiffbot.comin𝕏

Diffbot operates a web-scale knowledge graph using AI to extract and structure facts from billions of web pages through techniques like natural language processing, entity linking, and image recognition.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMenlo Park, US

Mike Tung(CEO)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBloomberg BetaFelicis VenturesWebb Investment NetworkMatrix

FundersClubfundersclub.com𝕏

FundersClub is a venture capital platform that sources early-stage investment opportunities in seed and series A rounds through direct relationships, referrals, and connections to top incubators and VC firms, offering accredited investors access to vetted startups.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Mittal(Founder/CEO)inBoris Silver(Founder/President)in

Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzHigh AlphaSaama CapitalSOSV+22 more

Glow Energyglowenergy.comin𝕏Acquired

Glow Energy provides software that helps rental property owners operate their buildings as virtual power plants, enabling them to participate in distributed energy management while generating financial and environmental benefits.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechLos Angeles, US

Greg Sirotek(Founder)inRoss Gruber(Founder)in

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveY CombinatorBeagle VenturesClimate CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalGMO VenturePartners+2 more

Go Jekgojek.com𝕏Acquired

Gojek offers on-demand services in Indonesia, including ride-hailing and delivery, digital payments (top-ups, bill payment, QRIS, transfers), and food and grocery delivery.

FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationJakarta, ID

Kevin Aluwi(Founder)inNadiem Makarim(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllianz XGestio CapitalJDACK3 VenturesK3V VenturesMarketX Ventures+5 more

GrubMarketgrubmarket.comin𝕏

GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)in

BoardHans Tung(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor VenturesCeltic House Asia Partners+49 more

Hackerearthhackerearth.comin𝕏

HackerEarth offers an AI Practice Agent, a training tool that lets developers practice mock interviews and coding problems while receiving automated feedback from AI models.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech

Sachin Gupta(Founder)inVivek Prakashin

Co-investors500 GlobalGSF AcceleratorPrime Venture Partners

InterComintercom.hu

Co-investors137 VenturesAmplo Ventures

Kitchens@loyalhospitality.inin𝕏Dec 2023

Loyal Hospitality provides cloud kitchen spaces with equipment and utilities in high-demand delivery locations for food brands.

FoodTechPropTech

Co-investorsKube VCBEENEXTTrifecta Capital Advisors

Limeli.mein𝕏

Lime operates a shared micromobility service offering short-term rentals of electric bikes and scooters.

CleantechConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Wayne Ting(CEO)in

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesAkkadian VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesAtomico+33 more

LinkedInlinkedin.cominacquired by Microsoft · Jun 2016 · $26.2B

LinkedIn is the professional network — profiles, connections, job listings and a feed built around work rather than friendship.

Sunnyvale, US

Reid Hoffman(Co-founder & Chairman)inAllen Blue(Co-founder & VP Product Management)inKonstantin Guericke(Co-founder & VP Marketing)inEric Ly(Co-founder & CTO)inJean-Luc Vaillant(Co-founder & VP Engineering)inLee Hower(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsGreylock PartnersSapphire VenturesAccelBessemer Venture PartnersCrosslink CapitalFreestyle Capital+2 more

LUUPluup.sc𝕏

Luup operates an electric micro-mobility sharing service providing electric kick scooters and pedal-assist bicycles for short urban trips in Japan.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsChishima Real Estate — Startup InvestmentDG IncubationG-STARTUPGlobal Braini-nest capitalIgnition Point Venture Partners+9 more

mmhmmmmhmm.appin𝕏

Airtime (formerly mmhmm) makes video communication tools for professionals working live and asynchronously, including a camera, recorder, creator, and stacks.

Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsCleo CapitalScrum VenturesWorklife VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)G Vision CapitalHuman Capital+5 more

No Brokernobroker.inin𝕏

NoBroker is an online rental platform that connects tenants directly with property owners, eliminating brokers and brokerage fees.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechBangalore, IN

Akhil Gupta(Founder)inAmit Kumar Agarwal(Founder)inSaurabh Garg(Founder)in

Co-investorsElevation CapitalQualgroRocketship.vcTrifecta Capital Advisors

Paperspacepaperspace.comin𝕏acquired by DigitalOcean · Jul 2023

Paperspace provided cloud GPU infrastructure and a machine learning development platform, Gradient, for training and deploying AI models.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesNew York City, US

Dillon Erb(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kobran(Founder)inOuwen Huang(CEO)

Co-investorsAmino CapitalBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)FusionInitialized CapitalLudlow Ventures+21 more

Playcoplay.company

Playco creates games designed to be played instantly across social platforms and messaging services like Facebook, LINE, Zoom, Microsoft, and Discord, without requiring downloads or app installations.

Gaming

Michael Carter(Co-founder)Justin Waldron(Co-founder)Takeshi Otsuka(Co-founder)Teddy Cross(Co-founder)

Co-investorsDreamers VCKortschak Investments L.P.Caffeinated CapitalDigital GarageMakers FundSozo Ventures

Quantstampquantstamp.comin𝕏

Quantstamp provides smart contract and blockchain security audits and verification services for Web3 and Web2 projects.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Richard Ma(Founder/CEO)inSteven Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCDragonflyFifty YearsFJ LabsLegalTechManhattan Venture Partners+22 more

Repro株式会社repro.io𝕏

Repro provides web performance optimization tools, specifically Repro Booster, which improves website page load speeds for e-commerce and other platforms through minimal implementation overhead.

AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.DG Daiwa VenturesGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundNTT DOCOMO VenturesVOYAGE VENTURES+1 more

SafeAIsafeai.aiin𝕏acquired by Pronto

Pronto builds off-road autonomous haulage systems (AHS) designed for rugged industrial environments such as mines and quarries.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Bibhrajit Halder(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAlexei Andreev(Director)in

Co-investorsEmbark VenturesFoundamentalMonta Vista CapitalAutotech VenturesBain Capital VenturesBrick Mortar Ventures+10 more

Safebodasafeboda.comin𝕏

SafeBoda operates a mobile app for ride-hailing (motorcycle "boda boda" rides and car rides) and door-to-door package delivery, serving individuals and businesses with trained, certified riders and drivers.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationNairobi, KE

Maxime Dieudonné(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllianz XWind VentureGlobal Innovation FundMusha Ventures

Safety NestinDec 2020

San Francisco, US

Sondre Rasch(Executive Officer, Director)Sarah Sandnes(Executive Officer, Director)Hans Nyvold Kjellby(Executive Officer, Director)Mads Haneborg(Executive Officer)

BoardCarl Fritjofsson(Director)inEric Lagier(Director)

Co-investorsCreandumKinnevik

Sentientsentient.io

Sentient is an AI solutions provider offering enterprise services including automatic speech recognition for Asian languages.

Christopher Yeo(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesPrimitive VenturesUntroD CapitalArrington CapitalCanonical CryptoEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.+10 more

Spot Herospothero.com𝕏

SpotHero is a parking reservation app that helps drivers find and book affordable parking at garages, lots, and valet services across North American cities.

ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationChicago, US

Mark Lawrence(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inLarry Kiss(Co-Founder, Chief Architect Officer)inJeremy Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Sam Guren(Director)

BoardSam Yagan(Director)inMichael Gamson(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAutotech VenturesBlossom Street VenturesBullpen CapitalChicago VenturesCorazon Capital+18 more

STYLYstyly.inc

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-investorsColopl NextDG Daiwa VenturesOpen Network Lab

Twittertwitter.comAcquired

Twitter, Inc. was the San Francisco social media company behind the Twitter microblogging service, merged into X Corp. in 2023.

Elon Musk(Owner (acquired 2022; merged into xAI 2025))inParag Agrawalin

BoardFei-Fei Li(Board of Directors)in

Co-investorsAdventure FundAlpha Wave GlobalAvant Global LLCBetaworksBezos ExpeditionsFloodgate+21 more

Vivinovivino.com

San Francisco, US

Heini Zachariassen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardJohan Brenner(Director)inMartin Hauge(Director)Suranga Chandratillake(Director)inNiels Vejrup Carlsen(Director)Lars Andersen(Director)in

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBalderton CapitalKinnevikPSVSEED Capital DenmarkSprints Capital+2 more

Warung Pintarwarungpintar.co.id𝕏

KAKI4D is an Indonesian-language online gambling site promoting access links, account login, and games including slots (Slot88), sportsbook, and live casino.

Co-investorsAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Z Venture CapitalEast VenturesInsignia Ventures Partners

Zilingozilingo.com
株式会社グッドパッチgoodpatch.comin𝕏

Goodpatch is a design company; the page is a company-overview navigation index and does not describe its products or services in detail.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSTokyo, JP

Naofumi Tsuchiya(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesSMBC Venture Capital

Other

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

Algo CapitalChowlyCopadoCrowdworksDroomIdeiniRidgeMonstarlabRalaliWHILL

Exits · 7

1 IPOs · 6 acquisitions · showing 4

ThredupNASDAQ: TDUPLinkedInacq. by MicrosoftPaperspaceacq. by DigitalOceanSafeAIacq. by Pronto

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has DG Ventures, Inc. made?
DG Ventures, Inc. has 47 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited.
What stage does DG Ventures, Inc. invest at?
DG Ventures, Inc. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does DG Ventures, Inc. focus on?
DG Ventures, Inc. focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is DG Ventures, Inc. located?
DG Ventures, Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.

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