Open Network Lab
AcceleratorTokyo · Pre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Onlab positions itself as a pioneer of Japan's accelerator programs, focused on developing startups that can compete globally. Its founders believe investing is about backing 'people' driven by passion and hunger rather than following a manual, prioritizing entrepreneurial aptitude and a desire to be useful to society. Operating as an incubator supporting startups' first steps, it leverages 15 years of incubation know-how and networks across North America, Japan, Asia, and Europe through a Global Incubation Stream. It runs specialized seed accelerator programs, including a Hokkaido regional innovation program and a Shibuya-based web3/blockchain program.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 118 of 198 portfolio companiesSaaS ×37AI & Machine Learning ×35Consumer ×17HR Tech ×14Marketplaces ×13Media & Entertainment ×13Hardware ×12PropTech ×12
HQs:Japan×93United States×10Canada×1Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×7
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Portfolio companies · 198 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2020 · 12018 · 12 dated
precal is an automated pharmacy reception and prescription data-entry service for pharmacies in Japan, where patients scan prescriptions at a tablet and remote online clerks enter the data.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.DBJ Capital
Co-investorsDG IncubationSeiho Investment Works
Admit AI is a workspace for high school counseling teams that connects students' brag sheets, essays, recommendation letters, and college lists into one supervised system, with tools for essay review, college research, resume review, interview prep, and caseload management.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsDG IncubationLotte Ventures JapanX-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator
AGE technologies is a Japanese company that develops services to simplify and centralize inheritance and business succession processes, reducing information asymmetry around passing on assets between generations.
FintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSTokyo, JP
塩原 優太(代表取締役社長 (Representative Director & President))黒川 智(専門役員 テクノロジー担当 (former CTO, appointed 2021))
Co-investorsANOBAKADG IncubationKUSABINOW Japan
AI-sensor system that cuts road-heating energy loss and running costs for facilities and companies (TIL Inc.).
aiESG provides product-level ESG analysis and evaluation, tracing supply chains to assess ESG impacts including human rights and biodiversity using a database co-developed by Kyushu University researchers combined with proprietary AI.
AI & Machine LearningImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Daikichi Seki(Founder)Shunsuke Managi(代表 (Representative))
AI agent automating inbound tourism operations (bookings, inquiries, complaints, payments) for tourism businesses (ikura Inc.).
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesDG Incubation
Amplium provides encoding and distribution software for immersive video content on Apple Vision Pro, serving studios and independent creators.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Company operating an art-related business, formerly named TRiCERA and changing its name to Art to Heritage.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechMarketplacesTokyo, JP
井口 泰(Representative Director)
Co-investorsDG Incubation
ATOMica operates social coworking spaces designed to foster relationships between people and enable connection and collaboration.
Future of WorkSaaSSocial宮崎市, JP
Co-investorsDG IncubationGlobal BrainHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin CapitalNOW JapanOita Venture Capital+1 more
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-investorsDG Ventures, Inc.SMBC Venture Capital
Next Green Revolution is a Japanese agriculture initiative built around soil health, offering vegetables grown with a focus on soil quality ("Next Green Vegetables") and farming methods including soil solutions, soil-value visualization (Agri LCA+), and soil-based carbon credits (Next Green Credit).
AgTechClimate TechFoodTech
Blucor offers Hope, an AI voice recruiter that automates high-volume blue-collar and hourly hiring by posting job ads, calling and interviewing applicants by phone in 50+ languages, and delivering ranked candidates with transcripts.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
BUKARU provides a dedicated app for school extracurricular clubs (部活) that handles scheduling, chat, activity notes, and a QR-code passport/points system for logging participation.
EdTechSaaSSports Tech
Automates real-estate/construction volume-check work via AI and IT that parses and generates building design drawings.
Butlr makes anonymous thermal sensors that measure occupancy and space utilization across offices, buildings, campuses, stores, and labs without cameras, badges, or Wi-Fi tracking.
Digital HealthHardwareIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US
Honghao Deng(Founder)inJiani Zeng(Founder)inYijia Andy Sun
Co-investors500 GlobalFoundryGS FuturesHDS CapitalQualcomm VenturesTaiwan Global Angels+3 more
Butlr Care uses ceiling-mounted thermal sensors to monitor seniors and detect events like falls or changes in gait and activity without cameras or wearables, sending alerts and behavioral insights to care staff via an API.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechIoTPropTechBurlingame, US
Honghao Deng(Executive Officer, Director)inJiani Zeng(Founder)in
BoardRaymond Stuart Stata(Director)Seth Levine(Director)Naimish Patel(Director)
Co-investors1Flourish CapitalFounder CollectiveFoundryHyperplane Venture CapitalParticlePrimetime Partners+6 more
Direct Air Capture solution for high-quality CO2 removal with industrial reuse economics (CarbonNest Inc.).
Uses advanced visualization technology; offers 'Katachi Space' to create and share real-scale AR captured with a smartphone camera.
Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.MCP Asset Management
cocosy is a matching platform for office relocation in Japan, connecting companies directly with property owners who send offers on office spaces.
MarketplacesPropTech
Coursebase is an AI-powered learning management system (LMS) for corporate and institutional training, supporting online, in-person, and blended courses with content creation, analytics, e-learning libraries, API integration, and single sign-on.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Billy Kosuke Martyn(Founder)Franky ChungJohn Martyn
Co-investors500 Global
CrestLab develops technology tools for anime creators and production studios.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
坂東 裕太
Co-investorsDG Incubation
CuboRex manufactures and sells crawler units, transport/hauling equipment, and robots for facility and plant management, along with a robot development platform.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsTokyo, JP
嘉数 正人(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Co-investorsDG IncubationDRONE FUNDMIRAISEUNITED
Upcycles plant residue into washi paper and washi yarn as alternatives to high-environmental-impact materials, partnering with regional industries.
Wireless live-image camera service for outdoor tourist sites with automated SNS posting (SKIDAY Inc.).
Donut Robotics develops proprietary VLA (vision-language-action) AI to control robots and produces a Japan-made bipedal humanoid robot with gesture control.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
DOUXLESS is a Japanese luxury non-alcoholic beverage brand offering tea-based, wine-style pairing drinks (such as "Chaos Grape" and "Round Ginger") designed to accompany fine dining.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
播磨直希(DOUXLESS Brand Owner)塚越慎之介(DOUXLESS Developer (Sommelier))
Douzen designs consumer hardware products focused on emotional, non-verbal connection between people, emphasizing calm user experiences over feature-heavy screens.
ConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US
Kentaro Miura(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Co-investorsDG IncubationGenesia Ventures
Co-investorsDG Incubation
EARTHSTORY is a Japanese platform for creating, issuing, auditing, and trading voluntary carbon credits, offering end-to-end support from application to sale.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
野村 恭子(株式会社Linkhola 代表取締役 (Representative Director))
NFT-based repeat-purchase tool for hometown-tax (furusato nozei) gift providers using gamified digital cards (MeTown Inc.).
Famione provides fertility and women's health support services for corporations, municipalities, and individuals, including fertility consultation, health literacy programs, and reproductive health diagnostic kits.
FemTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCanal VenturesRelic
Fant operates a platform connecting hunters with buyers of game meat (jibie), such as Ezo deer venison sold to restaurants.
AgTechFoodTechMarketplaces
Takano(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Sales-management cloud app for small local businesses like sake breweries and liquor shops, from about JPY5,000/month (FERM Inc.).
フクスケ (Fukuske) is a cloud-based corporate compliance platform for managing employee side-jobs (fukugyo), providing an application intake window, risk diagnosis, e-learning, audit trails, and attached insurance to help companies detect and prevent labor-related side-job risks.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Fond was an employee rewards and recognition platform (originally launched as AnyPerk) that offered perks, discounts, and peer recognition tools for companies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taro Fukuyama(Founder/CEO)inSunny Tsang 🌞(Founder/Chief Designer)in
Co-investorsDCM VenturesFundersClubY Combinator
Fril is a Japanese consumer-to-consumer marketplace app where individuals list and sell items such as fashion, electronics, hobby goods, and food.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsColopl Next
Fundkey provides outsourced fund back-office and administration services run by certified public accountants, covering fund formation, ongoing operations, accounting, closing, and audit support.
FintechSaaS
Grant Lee(Founder)inJon Noronha(Founder)inJames Fox(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAfore CapitalAndreessen HorowitzHyphen CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lorimer Ventures+6 more
GEO Creates provides VR services and a SaaS platform called ToPolog that stores spatial experience data in the cloud and applies eye-tracking, EEG, and AI-based gaze analysis to evaluate and improve spatial design.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Giftpack is a corporate gifting platform that uses AI to personalize gift selection and automate gifting workflows, with features like an incentive marketplace, points-based rewards, and social recognition.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAccelerating Asia
Develops one of the world's smallest EV chargers with authentication and billing, enabling charging in any parking space.
Company advancing dental healthcare including lifelong dental checkups and oral function management for inpatients and care recipients.
HIX is a mobile app for men concerned about hair loss and male pattern baldness (AGA) that uses AI, with review by certified hair diagnosticians, to analyze photos of the user's hair and scalp and assess the degree of thinning and scalp condition.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsGenesia Ventures
HILO is a Hokkaido University spin-out commercializing a drug-efficacy evaluation method based on fluorescence bioimaging technology developed by Professor Yusuke Ohba.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSapporo, JP
天野 麻穂(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))大場 雄介(取締役 (Director, R&D))
Board依田 知則(取締役 (Director))中井 正矩(取締役 (Director))石井 淳一(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsDG Incubation
H2O Japan Management provides facility management and cleaning services—including regular and emergency cleaning, air conditioner cleaning, supply restocking, waste collection, smart-lock support, and 24-hour hotel front-desk support—for share houses, apartments/company housing, hotels, vacation rentals, and shared meeting rooms.
MarketplacesPropTechTokyo, JP
Idein develops Actcast, an edge AI platform that runs deep learning on low-cost edge devices (such as Raspberry Pi) with a marketplace of vendor apps for collecting and analyzing real-world data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTTokyo, JP
中村 晃一(代表取締役 / CEO)Koichi Nakamura(Founder)in山田 康之(取締役 / CTO)姜 太一(執行役員 / CFO)
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesKDDI Open Innovation FundSony Ventures CorporationAozora Corporate InvestmentHakuhodo DY Ventures
Semi-custom subscription for allergy-, vegan-, and Muslim-friendly sweets free of dairy, egg, wheat, and white sugar (TREASURE IN STOMACH Inc.).
VR communication tool that records 360-degree footage of medical/construction sites for shared, avatar-based training (Kishibull Inc.).
Kishiburu builds iVRES, a VR-based training platform that turns uploaded 360-degree videos into on-site education content without editing, aimed at addressing workforce shortages through hands-on skill transfer.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Jigowatts develops, manufactures, and sells EV/PHV chargers and operates charging services, combining hardware and software technology.
CleantechEnergyHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationTokyo, JP
柴田 知輝(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))下岡 優斗(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Job-Us is a job management system that helps large enterprises design job descriptions from business and organizational strategy, then continuously update them and connect them to talent management processes such as grading, placement, evaluation, and career development.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Keyes develops a smartphone-based smart lock system that allows users to unlock padlocks and wire locks via a mobile app, enabling time and access-controlled key distribution for indoor and outdoor use without physical keys.
HardwareIoT
Co-investorsMobile Internet Capital, Inc.
Cloud service for issuing, operating and analyzing digital wallet passes for Apple Wallet and Google Pay.
Co-investorsKintetsu Venture Partners
Komham develops microbial technology to decompose organic waste and sells biomass recycling systems based on that research.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechTsukuba, JP
Suno Nishiyama(Representative Director)
Co-investorsDG IncubationNew Commerce Ventures
Operates 'cocosy', letting companies relocating offices receive property proposals directly from building owners without brokers or brokerage fees.
Logikura is a cloud inventory management system for businesses selling across multiple channels—e-commerce, physical stores, and wholesale—that syncs stock across locations, stores, and outsourced warehouses in real time.
Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsSTRIVEGenesia Ventures
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-investorsDG IncubationGlobal Braini-nest capitalPKSHA Technology CapitalTBS Innovation PartnersANRI+2 more
Co-investorsDG Incubation
matsuri technologies is a Japanese company building software-driven businesses in the travel and accommodation sector, focused on developing the tourism industry and labor-saving (automation) solutions to address staffing shortages.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsDG IncubationGlobis Capital PartnersJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Prime PartnersMitsubishi HC Capital
StayX develops labor-efficient facility management software and a booking platform for short-term rentals and lodging, and operates its own accommodation brands.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Operates 'SHOP STOP', a platform dispatching mobile shops (mainly food trucks) to varied locations, partnered with 1,000+ shops.
Co-investorsPrime Partners
Product centralizing dispersed personal health information on a secure memory card (Milwus Inc.).
Mitene ("みてね") is a family photo and video sharing app that lets parents upload children's photos and videos with unlimited storage, automatically organize them into monthly albums, and share them privately with invited family members who can add comments.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Mizuhachi operates a land-based, closed-loop aquaculture system that raises low-yield sea urchins bought from fishermen into high-quality urchins with over 15% yield in a short period, using a proprietary feed formula without alum, additives, or preservatives.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTechSapporo, JP
高橋優人(代表取締役 CEO)
Operates 'mawaroute', a generative recommendation engine specialized in product suggestions, supporting 100+ languages via conversational recommendation chat.
Mopi develops low-cost autonomous driving technology aimed at community and rural transit, positioning itself as a "just right" self-driving solution to redefine community bus services.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationTokyo, JP
高田康文(代表取締役 (Representative Director))Shaoshan Liu(取締役 / Technology Evangelist)ダイアナ・ユウ (Diana Yu)(取締役 / Mopi Evangelist)Patrick Kwong(Chief Evangelist)
Startup using location big data and technology, offering inbound-support services focused on tourism, inbound, MaaS and urban development.
Japanese company providing recruitment, support, and staffing services for foreign "specified skilled" workers, including an agriculture-focused staffing operation.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSapporo, JP
横山三四郎(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))平井凱斗(取締役 管理本部長)宮城勇也(取締役 事業本部長)加藤美保(取締役 人事本部長)
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Nu-Credits provides trade finance services, including invoice factoring and working capital advances, to importers and exporters engaged in international trade.
Fintech
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Oh my teeth offers clear aligner orthodontic treatment where aligners are delivered to the patient's home, with clinic visits generally not required and a medical team providing support via LINE.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Outreach Grid provides software tools for outreach workers, HMIS administrators, and cities to locate and track at-risk and homeless individuals, dispatch services, create service plans, and match clients to shelters and housing resources.
GovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Tiffany Pang(Cofounder)
ovice is a virtual space platform for remote and hybrid teams that lets users move an avatar to "walk up" to colleagues and start spontaneous conversations without meeting links, supporting 1-on-1 and team chats via voice, text, reactions, and screen sharing.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsANOBAKA
Operates 'WHERE', a solution using satellite data and AI plus registry data to find land/real estate quickly for business sites.
Japanese developer of pickupon, an AI cloud IP phone that summarizes customer calls and auto-logs them to CRM/SFA tools.
Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.Colopl Next
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)Dominic Sheehy(Director)Michael Walsh(Director)Brian Yeh(Director)
Co-investorsDigital GarageNew Commerce VenturesContext VenturesDreamcraft
PSYGIG provides Backend-as-a-Service, API, and SDK tools that collect, visualize, analyze, and store machine and sensor data for developers building drones, robots, IoT devices, and cloud-connected apps.
AI & Machine LearningIoTRobotics
Co-investorsSTRIVEGenesia Ventures
Qlay builds AI-powered recruitment tools, including AI interviewers and AI test proctors, that assess candidates' real skills while detecting misuse of AI in applications and reducing hiring bias.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
中田 智文(代表取締役 CEO)山下 徳正(代表取締役 COO / CTO)
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Ramps builds infrastructure to connect people with rural regions, operating three linked businesses: a community platform (ensembles), a lodging operations platform (tomarin), and a tourism data/DX platform that consolidates lodging, experience, visitor, and hometown-tax data into a dashboard for local governments and operators.
Data & InfrastructureMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityHigashikawa, JP
成尾 太希(創業者 兼 代表取締役 (Founder & CEO))
Redcliff operates and manages large-scale drone light shows in Japan, holding the country's largest fleet of show drones.
HardwareMedia & EntertainmentRobotics
Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.
Agriculture DX platform using a plug-in cigarette-socket device to coordinate and visualize farm vehicle operations (Ezowin Inc.).
Co-investorsZ Venture Capital
Co-investorsDG IncubationMPower
Sassor develops energy technology including a home AI that analyzes residents' lifestyles to optimize cost and comfort, a virtual power plant (VPP) that automatically controls energy resources to balance supply and demand, appliance disaggregation from smart meter data, and behavior estimation from energy data.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Community-style hotel brand targeting inbound tourists with optimized long-stay hotels focused on customer satisfaction.
SHIKUMI DESIGN creates interactive digital content and installations, including digital signage, interactive exhibits, and games, for retail brands, events, and public spaces.
AdTechMedia & EntertainmentRetail Tech
ShipMate offers international parcel shipping for travelers in Japan, letting them drop purchases at post offices, hotels, or retail stores and ship them home via a smartphone app that handles customs paperwork and pricing.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainTravel & HospitalitySapporo, JP
SOINN develops compact, low-computation AI based on its patented "artificial brain SOINN" technology to add intelligence to devices, equipment, and information systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyMachida, Tokyo, JP
Osamu Hasegawa(代表取締役 CEO (Representative Director & CEO))
Co-investorsSeibu Shinkin Capital
Spatial Pleasure builds the Mobility Intelligence Platform (MIP), which combines pre-built functional micro-components to address recurring operational challenges for transport and logistics operators.
Climate TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Suzuki(CEO / 代表)
Co-investorsDG IncubationSpiral CapitalDEEPCORE Inc.G-STARTUPLiving Lab Ventures
SPOBY is a Japanese health and environmental platform that promotes physical activity to reduce medical costs and visualize carbon-reduction (decarbonization) effects.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodWellness & Fitness
Operates 'SPOBY', a behavior-change app visualizing CO2 reduction from movement while promoting health, rewarding users with points and exchangeable perks.
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 & CEO)in
Co-investorsColopl NextDG Daiwa Ventures
Sumyca is a booking site for monthly and long-term furnished apartment stays and vacation rentals, including the stayme and S-villa brands, offering upscale apartment and villa accommodations with instant online reservation.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
Metaverse tech company offering fan-marketing metaverse 'SYNMN' to promote fan engagement and community building.
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesGenesia Ventures
A telehealth service (小児科オンライン / Syounika Online) that lets parents in Japan consult pediatricians and midwives via LINE chat about children's health and parenting concerns from newborns to adolescents.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
theLetter is a Japanese publishing platform for professional writers, journalists, and experts to distribute web articles and newsletters and earn recurring income through subscriptions, sponsor collaborations, and syndication to partner media.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Provides software to streamline paper- and fax-heavy real estate management, collecting building info via app and using AI to replace manual work.
TIL Inc. develops AI and IoT applications, including voice recognition tools that extract keywords from on-site conversations, a video-meeting audio transcription tool (RECORiS for Video), and an image-recognition system that controls road heating based on snow conditions.
AI & Machine LearningIoTSaaSTokyo, JP
川村 秀憲(Co-founder)藤浪 慧(Representative (CEO))
Tippsy Sake sells premium Japanese sake direct to consumers, delivering small-production bottles from Japan to customers' doors, including a curated Sake Flight set with tasting cups and mat.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsW Inc.
tokuty is a recruitment platform that directly connects Japanese companies with foreign "specified skilled worker" (tokutei ginō) job seekers, drawing on a database of over 37,000 candidates and a network of 392 overseas partner firms in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Tokyo Vegan Gyoza is a plant-based (vegan) frozen gyoza product sold to consumers online in Japan, now distributed through the Green Culture online store.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
TsunaguJapan is a travel media publication offering itineraries, destination guides, and articles about Japanese cities, culture, cuisine, and products for international travelers visiting Japan.
Media & EntertainmentTravel & Hospitality
Japanese company operating Viibar, a crowdsourcing platform for video production, plus video media services.
Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersSTRIVE
verbal and dialogue is a construction technology company that develops "Cheez," a SaaS service for automatically creating construction photo albums (工事写真帳).
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSOsaka, JP
Yoshiki Morikawa(Representative Director)
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Operates 'BATNA', a B2B SaaS enabling price negotiation via QR codes for retail and e-commerce, reflecting real-time demand.
WAAK° is a furniture brand for workspaces, offering products such as standing desks and tables designed to fit modern work styles while emphasizing durability and detail.
ConsumerFuture of WorkOkawa, JP
Co-investorsDG IncubationGxPartners
Provides sensor-based indoor environment monitoring to optimize air quality, detect anomalies and improve HVAC performance; founded in Canada in 2017.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechIoTWellness & FitnessToronto, CA
Co-investorsTechFoundersTechstarsX-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator
WHILL designs and sells personal electric mobility devices, including power wheelchairs and sidewalk scooters (e.g.
HardwareMedical DevicesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesZ Venture CapitalLocus Ventures
xMap is a global geospatial data infrastructure platform that delivers POI, mobility, traffic, demographics, and parcel data through agent-ready APIs and MCP bindings so AI agents can query the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSector AgnosticWilmington, US
Ayman Imam(Founder)
Co-investorsCubit VenturesDG Incubation
xTension is a live streaming DX service that enables audiences to send real-time emote reactions from their smartphones during live performances and events, displayed on stage to create engagement across both in-venue and live-viewing audiences.
Media & EntertainmentSocialTokyo, JP
Co-investorsDG Incubation
ZENPORT uses AI to structure and unify scattered supply-chain data from ERPs, Excel, PDFs, and emails into a single platform, giving companies real-time visibility into their global supply-chain network.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCanal VenturesSTRIVEGenesia Ventures
Ichirou operates a caregiving workforce sharing platform and provides home care support and facility referral services for the elderly care market in Japan.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechTokyo, JP
Co-investorsDG IncubationFast Track InitiativeGlobal BrainMPower
Kirifuda develops on-chain finance products and blockchain intelligence services (data analysis, index development, and compliance support) that let businesses embed blockchain-based financial features without specialized expertise.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechTokyo, JP
Hideyuki Akagawa(代表取締役社長 (Representative Director & President))Tomoki Yamaguchi(取締役・ブロックチェーンインテリジェンス代表 (Director))Kazuma Iizumi(取締役 (Director))Hifumi Takai(CTO)
Co-investorsDG IncubationSkyland Ventures
Service letting care facilities directly approach care managers for eligible clients to cut sales costs (HELTEQ Inc.).
Connected Robotics develops robotics and AI-powered automation solutions for the food service and restaurant industry, addressing labor shortages and food handling challenges through computer vision and robotic control systems.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail TechRobotics
Taiki SatoinTetsuya Sawanobori
Co-investors500 GlobalaSTARTCoral CapitalDnx VenturesJR East Start UPSony Ventures Corporation+3 more
Co-investorsDG IncubationW Inc.
Medical coaching app for athletes to log training, condition, and medical information and share it with coaches, family, and doctors (Sportarre Inc.).
そうぞくドットコム is an online service that handles real estate inheritance and gift (贈与) name-transfer procedures for individuals in Japan, charging a flat fee per deceased property owner regardless of the number of properties or heirs.
FintechLegalTechPropTech
Co-investorsDG Incubation
E-commerce supply of small-lot single-origin Hokkaido wheat for small-scale bread sellers (Bakerista Inc.).
E-commerce improvement service giving food producers monthly analytics report cards and improvement proposals (Locala Inc.).
Co-investorsDG Incubation
Drug-efficacy testing service letting chronic myeloid leukemia patients identify effective molecular-targeted drugs before treatment (HILO Inc.).
unerry operates Beacon Bank®, a real-world behavioral data platform that captures over 30 billion location-based data points monthly and applies AI to analyze consumer movement across stores and commercial areas.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Aill goen is an AI-assisted matchmaking and dating service that introduces single employees from different companies to each other, using AI navigation to suggest matches, assist conversations, and visualize a counterpart's interest level.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocial
Co-investorsGxPartners
Andeco is a Japanese consulting firm applying AI and IoT to architecture and urban spaces, offering smart city/smart building consulting, ICT strategy and AI/DX consulting with web development, and carbon-neutral consulting.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechOsaka, JP
eMoBi sells and develops mobility-related products and services aimed at making everyday travel more enjoyable, while supporting sustainable town development.
Mobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityKamakura, JP
石川 (Ishikawa)
Co-investorsDG IncubationJR East Start UP
From To operates 47pass, a platform that builds partnerships between local governments (municipalities) and startups to support startups expanding into regional areas of Japan.
B2B MarketplacesGovTech
Co-investorsLifetime VenturesW Inc.
Lang-8 operates HiNative, a Q&A platform where users worldwide ask and answer questions about languages and cultures for mutual language learning.
ConsumerEdTechSocial
Co-investorsDG IncubationKyoto University Innovation CapitalZ Venture Capital
Mellow operates a platform that matches mobile shops such as food trucks (kitchen cars) with vacant spaces, connecting mobility-business operators with locations like offices and neighborhoods.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTokyo, JP
石澤(代表取締役社長兼CEO (President & CEO))
Co-investorsDentsu VenturesPKSHA Technology CapitalPrime Partners
Notice indicating that MYCITY merged with ELEMENTS Inc. on November 1, 2024, with its corporate site content moving to the ELEMENTS website.
SaaS
Sally (株式会社Sally) operates "Uzu," a platform connecting players and creators of murder mystery ("madamis") experiential entertainment.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
平石 英太郎(代表取締役CEO)茶屋 愛太郎(CTO)
Co-investorsi-nest capitalSamurai IncubateShochiku Ventures
KINCHAKU is an all-in-one platform for walk-in businesses that combines digital vouchers, bookings, reception, unattended check-in, and customer loyalty tools.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsGxPartnersKintetsu Venture Partners
Spectee provides AI-based crisis and disaster information services that collect risk information from various sources in real time, notify users, and analyze and visualize damage situations.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSTokyo, JP
Ken Murakami(Founder)in
Co-investorsShizuoka CapitalZ Venture Capital
True Data operates a big-data platform handling purchase data at the scale of about 60 million people, providing ID-POS and POS data analysis for consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, and marketers.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail Tech
Operates 'YourDoc', a matching platform connecting foreigners with medical care across language, borders and culture.
The company uses satellite data from space combined with proprietary AI to surface undiscovered real estate source information, connecting orbital imagery with ground-based legal, topographic, and statistical data to reveal new property value on maps.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSpace Tech
Co-investorsUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
Shikumi Design is a Japanese creative studio that designs interactive "fun experiences" combining technology and design for corporate branding, promotion, and education, drawing on more than 1,500 projects.
Creator EconomyEdTechMarketing Tech
Nightley provides location intelligence services, including its "CITY INSIGHT" people-flow (human mobility) data analysis platform that combines GPS probe data, SNS analysis, and generative AI.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTech
Ishikawa(代表 (CEO/Representative))
Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.
SHIN-MIRAI INC. (株式会社森未来) is a Japanese company focused on wood/timber procurement and coordination, holding FSC and SGEC chain-of-custody certifications.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechData & InfrastructureNew MaterialsTokyo, JP
Junpei Asano(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))
Co-investorsANOBAKACanal VenturesDG Incubation
AI service that identifies rents and amenities likely to fill vacant rental properties by region (RESA Inc.).
Jimdo provides digital tools for self-employed people and small business owners, including a website builder, online store, a Legal Text Generator, and Facebook for Business integration.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSGermany, DE
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGJapan startup support AssociationSpectrum Equity
Drug delivery leveraging cell-surface glycans to target drugs precisely to specific sites (Enyu Pharma Inc.).
Enu Pharma (遠友ファーマ) is a biotech startup developing antibody drugs with high selectivity based on a glycopeptide-targeting method discovered at Hokkaido University.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSapporo, JP
安井 忠良(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
BoardShinichiro Nishimura(Professor)
Co-investorsDG IncubationKyoto University Innovation Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Open Network Lab made?
- Open Network Lab has 198 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Open Network Lab invest at?
- Open Network Lab invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Open Network Lab focus on?
- Open Network Lab focuses on AgTech, Crypto & Web3, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Open Network Lab located?
- Open Network Lab is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Who does Open Network Lab co-invest with?
- Open Network Lab most often shares deals with DG Incubation, DG Daiwa Ventures, Z Venture Capital, among 87 tracked co-investors.
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