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Digital Garage

Corporate VC

Tokyo · Seed–Series C · 1 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Digital Garage combines domestic payment platforms, media/marketing services, and global investment and incubation under a purpose of designing 'new context' toward a sustainable society and implementing it through technology. Its Global Investment Incubation segment invests in and nurtures promising startups and frontier technologies in Japan and abroad, while its Long-term Incubation segment develops strategic fintech services. Through Open Network Lab, a pioneering Japanese accelerator program, it has supported more than 150 startups aiming for global scale. The group also pursues corporate venture initiatives and partnerships to fuse cutting-edge technology with new business development.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series C
HQ
Tokyo, JP
Instruments
Equity
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
22
Unicorns
3
Acquisitions
3

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What they invest in

from 17 of 22 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×5Consumer ×4E-commerce ×4Marketplaces ×4Media & Entertainment ×4Fintech ×3Social ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2

HQs:United States×13India×2Indonesia×1Ireland×1

Investments · 22 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12020 · 22019 · 12018 · 32016 · 12015 · 22014 · 12012 · 32011 · 115 dated

Pie Systems IVSpievat.cominJul 2020✓ verified

Pie builds platforms that support VAT refunds for merchants and tourists, with coverage across Europe and Asia.

FintechRetail TechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Sunny Long(Executive Officer, Director)inDominic Sheehy(Director)Michael Walsh(Director)Brian Yeh(Director)

Co-investorsNew Commerce VenturesOpen Network LabContext VenturesDreamcraft

Boostableboostable.comMar 2015Acquired

Boostable provides advertising tools that enable sellers and brands to promote listings on marketplaces while collecting performance data.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Selcuk Atli(Founder/CEO)inAlex Chang(Founder/CTO)inNeil Scott Rafer(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalScrum VenturesY CombinatorAuren HoffmanMorado Venture PartnersMorado Ventures+3 more

Diggdigg.com𝕏Sep 2016

Digg is a news aggregation and social curation platform that surfaces popular stories and discussions from across the web.

Media & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsFloodgateLaunchCapitalWhite Star CapitalBetaworksGraph VenturesLaunch Capital

Droomdroom.inin𝕏Oct 2018

Droom is an AI-driven e-commerce platform for buying and selling automobiles in India, offering services for both pre-owned and new vehicles.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationDelhi, IN

Sandeep Aggarwal(Founder)in

Co-investorsLightbox57 StarsBEENEXTToyota Tsusho

East Meet Easteastmeeteast.com𝕏

EastMeetEast (EME Hive) is a dating app that matches Asian singles based on cultural criteria.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocialNew York, US

Mariko Tokioka(Founder)Ejima Kentaro(Executive Officer, Director)KENTARO EJIMA(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKenji Yamazaki(Director)

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesMobile Internet Capital, Inc.500 GlobalDG Lab FundEast VenturesiSGS Investment Works

East Meet Eastemehive.co𝕏

EastMeetEast is a dating platform for Asian singles built with unique cultural matching criteria.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Kenn EjimaMariko Tokioka

Co-investors500 GlobalDG Lab FundEast VenturesiSGS Investment WorksMobile Internet Capital, Inc.

Finfin.aiin𝕏Jan 2012

Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE

Eoghan McCabe(CEO and Chairman of the Board)inDes Traynor(Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder)inCiaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)inDavid Barrett(Co-founder)inPaul Adams(Chief Product Officer)Archana Agrawal(President)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners137 Ventures500 GlobalAcross Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesChemistry+18 more

Fleksyfleksy.com

San Francisco, US

Konstantinos Eleftheriou(Executive Officer, Director)Ioannis Verdelis(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBrian Mixer(Director)in

Co-investorsFortify VenturesEniac VenturesHighland Capital PartnersInveready Technology Investment GroupKleiner PerkinsMiddleland Capital+2 more

Flipkartflipkart.comJul 2014Acquired

Flipkart operates one of India's largest e-commerce marketplaces and was acquired by Walmart in 2018.

Bengaluru, IN

Binny Bansal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAcross Capital PartnersChiratae VenturesICONIQManhattan Venture PartnersPremji Invest+5 more

FundersClubfundersclub.com𝕏Oct 2012

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)inAlexander Mittal(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzHigh AlphaSaama CapitalSOSV+14 more

Gardengarden.io

Garden is a DevOps automation tool that enables teams to build and test Kubernetes applications in production-like environments for development, testing, and CI, with smart caching to accelerate builds and test runs.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsbyFoundersCrowberry CapitalFly Ventures468 CapitalCraft VenturesMastercard Start Path+3 more

IfOnlyifonly.com

Experiences marketplace offering members unique experiences with celebrities and local experts (acquired).

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Winklevoss CapitalXB VenturesKhosla VenturesTriplePoint Capital

Kicksendkicksend.comin𝕏Nov 2011Defunct

Kicksend enables customers to print photos and create personalized photo products including greeting cards, canvas prints, frames, and photo books for pickup at Walgreens locations or delivery to their home.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US

Pradeep Elankumaran(Founder/CEO)inBrendan Lim(Founder/CPO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorEniac VenturesSV AngelTrue Ventures

Nova Labshelium.comin𝕏May 2026

Helium operates a decentralized wireless network where individuals and businesses host small devices called Hotspots to provide cellular connectivity and earn HNT cryptocurrency.

Crypto & Web3

Amir Haleem(Founder & CEO)

Co-investors10T Funda16z cryptoAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzBlueYard CapitalBorderless Venture+24 more

Nuzzelnuzzel.comin𝕏Seed · Nov 2012 · $2M

A content website publishing articles on entertainment, celebrities, influencers, journalists, festivals, fashion, awards, and TV.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment

Jonathan Abrams(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalHomebrewRosecliff VenturesMorado Venture PartnersTrinity Ventures

Open Gardenopengarden.comJan 2018

Oakland, US

Don Hutchison(Director)Bill Woodcock(Director)Paul Hainsworth(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardShripriya Mahesh(Director)in

Co-investorsAugust CapitalFuture Perfect VenturesKima VenturesMI VenturesSpero Ventures

Playcoplay.companySep 2020

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 CapitalMakers FundSozo Ventures

Quantstampquantstamp.comin𝕏Mar 2019

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 YearsLegalTechManhattan Venture PartnersMetaplanet+13 more

Ralaliralali.comin𝕏Sep 2018

Ralali is an Indonesian B2B digital platform offering solutions for businesses to expand their market, access financing, source products from vendors, and grow through an agent and reseller network.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintech

Joseph Aditya(Founder)in

Co-investorsArbor VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesQualgroTNBAuraZ Venture CapitalAddVentures by SCG

Reesioreesio.comFeb 2015

Reesio built a software platform for managing residential real estate transactions.

PropTechSan Francisco, US

Mark Thomas

Co-investors500 GlobalBerkeley Angel NetworkMicroVentures

Two Taptwotap.comAcquired

Two Tap provides an API and platform that allows shoppers to purchase products from multiple retailers within third-party apps and websites, handling the transaction and checkout process on behalf of publishers and app developers.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Razvan Roman(Founder/CEO)inRadu Spineanu(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsTransmedia CapitalY CombinatorKhosla VenturesSV Angel

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Digital Garage made?
Digital Garage has 22 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Digital Garage invest at?
Digital Garage invests at the Seed, Series A, Series C stages.
What sectors does Digital Garage focus on?
Digital Garage focuses on AdTech, E-commerce, Fintech, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Digital Garage located?
Digital Garage is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.

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