Seed–Late Stage
Investment thesis
FUNDINNO operates an equity crowdfunding platform connecting retail investors with unlisted, high-growth Japanese startups seeking capital ahead of an IPO. Investors can participate with roughly 100,000 yen per unit across companies spanning seed to later stages, following regulatory changes that now allow fundraises above 100 million yen including large unicorn rounds. The platform highlights revenue-growth rankings of funded companies, angel tax incentives, and periodic investor relations updates so backers can track portfolio progress. It emphasizes a fully online, roughly three-minute investor registration and a broad selection of deals, aiming to give individuals access to venture returns previously limited to institutional investors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 3 of 29 portfolio companiesB2B Marketplaces ×2Circular Economy ×2Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1E-commerce ×1New Materials ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:Japan×2
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathEkuipp operates a B2B marketplace for buying and selling used industrial and business equipment, enabling companies to sell idle assets directly to other businesses and purchase calibrated equipment at lower cost.
B2B MarketplacesCircular Economy
Portfolio company cited in an investor return example.
Runs 'EdiWorks', a video-ad production platform strong in manga and anime.
Provides 'IFHA', an alliance specializing in inbound-tourism measures for lodging facilities.
Plans and operates 'wall art advertising' using empty building walls.
Manufactures and sells unfiltered draft beer 'Augus Beer'.
Runs a platform to maximize overseas distribution of Japanese brands; raised approx. 790 million yen in July 2024, middle stage.
Regenerative medicine startup developing cell therapies for fecal and stress urinary incontinence; raised approx. 1.06 billion yen in Nov 2024, later stage.
Portfolio company cited in an investor return example.
Develops location-intelligence technology by analyzing location big data with AI; raised 99 million yen.
Operates a mental-care habit-forming platform based on meditation methods.
Develops and sells 'NON-Freeze', a device for detecting and auto-recovering frozen network equipment.
Operates 'Takumi One-Stop', a D2C platform for traditional crafts.
BorderTech runs metaverse-based global trade shows and a BtoB cross-border e-commerce platform to help Japanese companies—particularly in the food industry—develop overseas sales channels.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceSaaS
Operates community-currency platform 'eumo'.
Develops an 'immersive display' projecting 3D images in space without goggles.
Provides a base system enabling low-cost launch of matching services.
Portfolio company cited in an investor return example.
TBM develops and manufactures environmentally-conscious materials, including its LIMEX material, and runs product sales and resource-recycling operations.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsTokyo, JP
Nobuyoshi Yamasaki(Representative Director (CEO))
Co-investorsJR East Start UP
Education startup running 'Zero High', a program training teenage entrepreneurs; raised 63.69 million yen.
Develops the animal gifting app 'Animal Quest'.
Develops a blockchain-based platform for content, apps and games; raised 89.9 million yen.
Operates 'Shirayuri Care', a one-stop nursing-care service.
Portfolio company cited in an investor return example.
Runs the craft beer brand 'TSUKUBA BREWERY'.
Operates 'Honors', a platform gathering professionals from various fields.
Runs an upcycling business remaking kimonos into dresses and one-pieces.
Develops small-scale distributed biomass power facilities suited for SMEs.
Provides 'Shukyaku Cloud', an all-in-one store customer-acquisition support tool.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has FUNDINNO made?
- FUNDINNO has 29 tracked investments.
- What stage does FUNDINNO invest at?
- FUNDINNO invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does FUNDINNO focus on?
- FUNDINNO focuses on Sector Agnostic.
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