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 102 of 204 portfolio companiesSaaS ×30AI & Machine Learning ×29Consumer ×16HR Tech ×12Marketplaces ×12Media & Entertainment ×12FoodTech ×9Hardware ×9
HQs:Japan×81United States×8Canada×1Germany×1
Portfolio companies · 204 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeAdmit 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
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))
AI-sensor system that cuts road-heating energy loss and running costs for facilities and companies (TIL Inc.).
World-first service analyzing ESG across product/service supply chains using AI, quantifying 3,290 ESG indicators covering environmental, social and governance factors.
AI agent automating inbound tourism operations (bookings, inquiries, complaints, payments) for tourism businesses (ikura Inc.).
Amplium provides encoding and distribution software for immersive video content on Apple Vision Pro, serving studios and independent creators.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Smart-city company handling ICT implementation for real streets from planning and design to prototyping and on-site construction.
Anycrew is a talent agency service that connects freelance and side-job (fukugyo) professionals with work opportunities, including roles such as CFO and finance positions.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
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)
ATOMica operates social coworking spaces designed to foster relationships between people and enable connection and collaboration.
Future of WorkSaaSSocial宮崎市, JP
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))
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.
Provides anonymized sensor data insights for offices, senior housing and retail to optimize layouts, prevent falls and understand consumer movement.
Burlingame, US
Honghao Deng(Executive Officer, Director)Naimish Patel(Director)
BoardRaymond Stuart Stata(Director)Seth Levine(Director)
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.
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 LearningEdTechSaaS
CrestLab develops technology tools for anime creators and production studios.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
坂東 裕太
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.).
Makes 'cinnamon', a conversational AI watch-over robot that remembers past conversations and monitors health via a linked wristband.
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
塚越慎之介(DOUXLESS Developer (Sommelier))播磨直希(DOUXLESS Brand Owner)
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)
NFT-based repeat-purchase tool for hometown-tax (furusato nozei) gift providers using gamified digital cards (MeTown Inc.).
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
Floatmeal works on alternative protein sources, offering a local, cost-effective, and climate-resilient option to help farms and businesses build greener supply chains.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTech
Flyers is a service for drone aerial-photography enthusiasts that helps them find and book flight spots and supports them before and after flying.
ConsumerMarketplacesSaaS
Reward Gateway | Edenred provides a unified employee engagement platform that helps organizations design and deliver employee value propositions through recognition, wellbeing, benefits, and discounts.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taro Fukuyama(Founder/CEO)inSunny Tsang 🌞(Founder/Chief Designer)in
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFond · wbay.com · Jul 12, 2026
ATOMica · thebridge.jp · Mar 9, 2026
LUUP · japanstartupobserver.substack.com · Dec 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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