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Visual Bank builds training-data libraries for AI development, organizing and licensing valuable Japanese industry data so that dormant, rights-cleared datasets can be used by AI developers and creators.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Saneyuki Nagai(Founder)inFumitaka Iizuka(Founder)in永井 真之(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))飯塚 文貴(取締役 (Director))

Co-investorsW Inc.PayforwardAozora Corporate Investment

Co-investorsDBJ Capitali-nest capitalSkyland Ventures

Shippio operates as a digital freight forwarder in Japan, offering cloud software and international logistics (forwarding) operations to shippers and logistics providers.

AI & Machine LearningFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTokyo, JP

Takanori Sato(Founder)inTakashi TsuchiyaTsuyoshi Niwa

Co-investors500 GlobalCoral CapitalDBJ CapitalDelight VenturesDnx VenturesGlobis Capital Partners+8 more

Co-investorsAC VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

ACON3D is an online marketplace for 3D models and digital art assets created by artists, offering downloadable content for creative and design work.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Afinit operates an AI-based financial decisioning platform focused on alternative credit scoring for people underserved by traditional credit evaluation.

AI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social Good

Sho Okiyama(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesFunds Startupsi-nest capitalSTRIVEAozora Corporate Investment

Aru operates a Japanese manga website created with contributions from manga fans, offering reviews, recommendations, feature articles, and daily "what to read today" content.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Amartha is an Indonesian digital financial services platform that provides working capital financing to women-run rural micro-businesses (MSMEs) and offers impact-oriented investment products to individuals and institutions.

FintechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces

Andi Taufan Garuda Putra(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAccionLendableMandiri Capital IndonesiaBEENEXT

Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth Investments

B GARAGE builds autonomous drones powered by computer vision that count and digitalize warehouse inventory in near real time, offered through a Robot-as-a-Service subscription model.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Jose, US

Aiden Kim(Founder)

Co-investorsIMM Investment JapanKakao VenturesKT investment Inc.LB Investment

Baby Billy (Village Baby) is a Korean mobile app for pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting that provides stage-based information, evidence-based editorial content, health tracking for baby and mother, a community for parents at similar stages, and product recommendations.

ConsumerDigital HealthFemTechSeoul, KR

Lee Jung-yoon(CEO (대표이사))

Bellface (ベルフェイス) provides a telephone-based online sales meeting system that lets sales reps present products, deliver documents, and close deals over a phone connection without app installation.

FintechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsCanal VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersMoney Forward Venture Partners

BlueBank is a membership-based financial management app for corporate business owners, offering unified management of corporate and personal accounts, cash-flow and tax optimization simulations, and a corporate card with rewards.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsAozora Corporate InvestmentCanal VenturesGenesia Ventures

brg provides a card grading service that evaluates trading/collectible cards through a 12-step process using VSC scanning instruments and proprietary software, then encases graded cards in sealed protective cases.

ConsumerHardware

Bria provides visual generative AI infrastructure for tech companies, offering APIs and SDKs for image generation, editing, and optimization built on foundation models trained exclusively on licensed, attributed data.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Bright Pixel CapitalEntrée CapitalGFT VenturesIN VentureRed Dot Capital Partners+3 more

Bunch is a mobile app for video chatting with friends while playing party games together.

ConsumerGamingImpact & Social GoodSocial

Jason LiangJordan Howlett

Co-investors500 GlobalColopl NextMetis VenturesRed Beard VenturesTRANSCENDVelo Partners+1 more

Mercer is a web-based platform for designing and producing fashion products, letting users concept, create, and manage designs from sketches, CADs, tech packs, or AI-generated imagery.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS

Co-investorsMaersk Growth

Biomemory develops DNA-based data storage systems for data centers, offering an alternative storage tier optimized for long-term archival, density, and energy efficiency.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFifty YearsHemisphere Ventures LLCNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Prefix CapitalCantos Ventures+3 more

Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.

Chronicle Studios operates an agentic AI platform that uses audience analytics (its CultureDB) and audience simulation to automate social media strategy, content optimization, cross-platform distribution, and audience discovery for creators, studios, and brands.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Aaron Sisto(Founder)inScott Greenberg

Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementAccelPatronSands Capital VenturesStrobe Ventures

Cinch is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) that unifies data from multiple sources, applies data-science tools to segment audiences, and runs automated multi-channel marketing across SMS, email, direct mail, in-app, reviews, and ads.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSDraper, US

Justin Rae(CEO)

Co-investorsCampus Founders FundKickstart1982 VenturesCultivation CapitalMonk's Hill VenturesSeedstars

San Francisco, US

Ahreum Kang(Executive Officer, Director)Da Woon Kang(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardOsuke Honda(Director)

Co-investorsAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesGingerbread CapitalLightbankQuest Venture PartnersAtami Capital+2 more

Comici (コミチ) was a Japanese web platform for reading and posting original manga and columns, offering genre rankings, editorial picks, and manga contests.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Commune provides community-building software and services for companies to strengthen relationships with customers and employees, offering tools for Voice of Customer/Employee analysis, engagement programs, AI agents, and loyalty management.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Cupist is a Korean "love-tech" company that builds dating and social connection products, including the dating app Glam, the app Kemit (enfpy), and AlphaState, and is developing AI- and robot-based companionship experiences.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialSeoul, KR

안재원(대표 (CEO))

Co-investorsWe Ventures

DataMaker builds an all-in-one AI platform covering data preparation through AI development, including its Synapse product and domain-specific AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech

Mekari Desty is an omnichannel e-commerce management platform that connects marketplaces (Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada, Blibli), webstores, and physical stores into one dashboard for centralized inventory, order, chat, and sales reporting.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsJungle VenturesSquare Peg CapitalEast VenturesJanuary Capital

Dialpad provides a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable intelligence for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Ramon, US

Craig Walker(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)inJohn Rector(Director)Brian Peterson(Chief Technology Officer & Founder)inLily Toy(Executive Officer)Dan O'Connell(Director)

BoardMark Shulgan(Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAtomicCerity Partners VenturesFelicis VenturesFly Ventures+13 more

double jump.tokyo is an enterprise Web3 infrastructure company offering four solutions—corporate wallets, stablecoin payments, AI agent payments, and crypto asset accounting—for companies' authentication and payment needs.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechTokyo, JP

Hironobu Ueno(Director)yukinori matsuyainYukinori Matsuya(Director)Takashi Fujishima(Director)Ryo Manzoku(Director)Hiroyuki Kawamoto(Director)

Co-investorsDentsu VenturesFenbushi CapitalPrime PartnersSBI Investment

Ecomobi provides a social commerce platform offering affiliate marketing, livestream commerce, and SaaS tools that connect brands with influencers and content creators to drive online sales.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketing Tech

Thanh Truong(Founder)inDung Do Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsTheVenturesVinaCapital Ventures

Endowus is a digital wealth management and investment platform that lets individuals build and manage portfolios of curated funds, including investments sourced from cash, CPF, and SRS.

Fintech

Gregory Van(Founder)inSamuel Rhee(Founder)in

Co-investorsK3 VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersOSK Ventures InternationalCiti VenturesIlluminate FinancialMUFG+3 more

Energent.ai provides a generative AI-powered data analytics platform that enables users to analyze data through natural language prompts without requiring SQL or analytics expertise.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rachel Hu(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorEmbedding VCGeneral CatalystHub71

Evolany offers anybot, a no-code cloud service that connects with LINE to build marketing content such as lotteries, stamp cards, game campaigns, and mini-apps for automated customer engagement.

Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Song Yu(Founder)in

FACTBLOCK is a Web3 and blockchain company that organizes Korea Blockchain Week, runs node/validator infrastructure for blockchain networks, operates the FABLO reward app, and provides event planning (MICE), PR/marketing, and consulting services.

Crypto & Web3Media & EntertainmentSeoul, KR

Fairy Devices develops integrated software and hardware that connects people and machines, focused on AI technologies that accurately convey what people see, hear, and feel to AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Masato Fujino(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa Ventures

Fastwork is a freelance marketplace connecting Indonesian businesses with professional freelancers for services such as graphic design, writing, translation, online marketing, data entry, and web and app development.

Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces

Co-investorsGobi Partners

Fauna built FaunaDB, a serverless document-relational cloud database, and shut down the service in May 2025.

San Francisco, US

Evan Weaver(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsConversion CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Madrona Venture GroupMango CapitalPoint72 VenturesVista Venture Partners+3 more

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalSupernode Ventures

FINFRA provides embedded finance infrastructure and APIs that let non-financial technology companies offer credit products such as invoice financing, payroll financing, working capital loans, and point-of-sale lending to their customers.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAccionBADideas.fundFirstpickCento VenturesHustle Fund

FLIK provides Indonesian online and physical merchants with tools including a fast website checkout, QRIS-based in-store payments, courier shipping, and order forms/landing pages for online sales.

E-commerceFintechRetail Tech

Foriio is a free portfolio platform for creators to upload, showcase, and share their work with built-in features for crediting collaborators and documenting production processes.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Hirohito Yamada(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundShizuoka Capital

GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae is a Japanese security vendor offering vulnerability assessments and penetration testing by white-hat hackers, plus AI security testing, incident response support, security consulting, and SOC/managed defense services.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity

Co-investorsGMO InternetOita Venture CapitalTokyo University of Science Innovation Capital

Goooods is a B2B wholesale marketplace connecting retailers and buyers with over 3,000 domestic and international brands across categories like food, beauty, household goods, fashion, and interior products.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechTokyo, JP

Louis Nonouchi(Founder)inKeisuke Kanno(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Incubate USVela Partners

HabitFactory provides tools that support the insurance workflow from consultation to contract completion, and helps users through loan processes by reducing paperwork and interest-rate comparison using AI-based tools and expert consultation.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech

Co-investorsWe VenturesKB InvestmentKolon Investment, Inc.Korea Development BankShinhan Venture InvestmentSmilegate Investment

HappyFresh runs an online grocery ordering and delivery service, sourcing items from local supermarkets and stores in the cities where it operates.

Mobility & Transportation

Benjamin KoellmannFajar BudiprasetyoFrederic VerinGuillem SegarraKai KuxKonstantin Lange

Co-investors500 GlobalCapria VenturesLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Endeavor Catalyst+3 more

Hello (株式会社ハロー) develops AI-based restaurant services, including AutoReserve, an AI-powered restaurant reservation site, and Respo, an all-in-one platform for restaurants offering booking ledgers, POS, and self-ordering.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechFoodTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

James Proud(Executive Officer, Director)播口 友紀(代表取締役 CEO)杉本 風斗(取締役 CTO)

BoardDaniel Rose(Director)田中 和希(社外取締役)

Co-investors8VCBling CapitalFirstLook PartnersMax VenturesREMUS CapitalScale Venture Partners

Helpfeel provides a knowledge data platform that uses search technology and AI to organize and deliver company knowledge to customers and employees.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS京都, JP

洛西 一周 (Shūichi Nagata)(代表取締役/CEO)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersOne CapitalSalesforce VenturesSMBC Venture Capital

HonestDocs is an Indonesian health information platform offering articles on diseases (causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention), hospital reviews, and an "Ask a Doctor" service where medical experts answer users' health questions.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAC VenturesGobi PartnersiSeed

Hopae provides identity infrastructure for enterprises, offering a single compliant API to connect to 65+ government electronic ID systems and trusted credentials, plus an accredited, eIDAS 2.0-compliant wallet SDK.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Ace Shim(Founder)inJinyoung UnknownKate Lee

Co-investors500 Global

IDN is a media and entertainment technology company targeting Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia, operating an ecosystem of digital media products, events, and a foundation.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentJakarta, ID

Winston Utomo(Founder)in

ietty is an online rental property brokerage in Japan that helps consumers find apartments matching their preferred conditions (location, rent, etc.) and delivers listings via chat.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Taihei Ogawain

InstaVR is a web-based, no-code platform for creating and publishing 360-degree and 3D virtual reality apps that can be cross-published to platforms such as iOS, Android, Oculus, and WebVR.

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsSTRIVE

iPrice Group operates a price comparison and shopping platform that helps consumers find the cheapest online prices by aggregating offers from e-commerce partners across Southeast Asia.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechKuala Lumpur, MY

David ChmelarHeinrich WendelPaul Brown-Kenyon

Co-investors500 GlobalECONA AGGlobal Brain

South Korean startup that produces and sells fresh meat, dairy, eggs and groceries directly to consumers online.

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Premier Partners

Co-investorsAPOLLO CAPITALTBS Innovation Partners

justInCase (now Sony Shoukan-Tanshuki Hoken) is a short-term insurance provider offering a range of policies including smartphone protection, one-day accident coverage, hospitalization insurance, and rental property fire insurance.

FintechInsurTechTokyo, JP

Junichi Ryusekido

Co-investors500 GlobalGlobal Brain

k-ID builds infrastructure for age verification and age-adaptive content across digital platforms, enabling companies to confirm user age in a privacy-preserving and compliant manner.

GamingGovTechSaaS

Julian Corbett(Founder)inJeff Wu(Founder)inTimothy M(Founder)in

Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen HorowitzLightspeed Venture PartnersTIRTA VenturesKonvoy Ventures

Kaizen Platform offers a professional support service where specialist teams provide end-to-end assistance for digital transformation (DX) projects, spanning consulting, workshops, creative production (video ads, websites, SNS operations), development, SES, and recruitment support.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsColopl NextSTRIVEDentsu Innovation PartnersGREE VenturesMizuho CapitalSBI Investment

Kino Technologies builds tools for storytellers to create, distribute, and monetize "mobile TV shows" — short-form stories designed to be watched and discussed on phones.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsWonder Ventures

Kinolights is a South Korean OTT search and discovery service that lets users search across their subscribed streaming platforms (Netflix, TVING, Coupang Play, Disney+, Wavve, Laftel, Watcha, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and others) from one place.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Taiwanese online travel agency selling local tours, activities and attraction tickets, plus Rezio booking software for operators.

Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesMonk's Hill Ventures

Co-investorsTBT

Kyuzan builds Web3 games and development tools, including the blockchain game EGGRYPTO, the NFT entertainment title SYMBIOGENESIS, and MOUNTAIN, a technical module for building Web3 applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming

Takumi Takahashi(Founder)inRyo Komiyama(Founder)in

Lekcha is an all-in-one platform for Japanese instructors to create, sell, and deliver online video courses, including course-building tools, a curriculum editor, hosted homepages, member areas, and Stripe-based payments.

Creator EconomyEdTechSaaS

LifeAt is a digital focus and productivity platform offering virtual environments, planning tools, and focus modes designed to help individuals concentrate while working or studying.

ConsumerFuture of WorkSaaS

Marisa C(Founder)

Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Pack VenturesPioneer Square LabsSv Tech Ventures, Inc.

LOCKED is a suite of integrated security SaaS products covering single sign-on, ID/directory management (IGA), mobile device management, and AI-driven phishing/threat protection, unified by a common AI platform.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Mark & Company is an early-stage startup investor and accelerator that invests using data-driven methods and provides portfolio growth support such as business development, R&D help, and investor introductions.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSeoul, KR

Hong Kyung-pyo(CEO (대표이사))

Mellia is a Japanese wellness company that develops products and experiences in the health and beauty space, including "I'm La Floria," a feminine intimate care brand focused on women's hormone-related concerns.

ConsumerFemTechWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP

原 由記(Co-founder & CEO)和田 由紀(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsNOW Japan

Metalogos operates an online investment service called "160" that aims to raise investors' win rate rather than maximize returns, offering discretionary investment management and simplified investing tools for retail investors.

FintechSaaS

Globaleur is a travel-tuned AI infrastructure platform that ingests first-party traveler signals and emits personalized recommendations, commerce actions, and service experiences across digital touchpoints such as apps, kiosks, and agent consoles.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareTravel & Hospitality

David C. Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrit VenturesSazzePrimer Sazze Partners

Mighty Health provides a comprehensive health program designed to help older adults maintain and improve their daily functioning and independence.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Felipe Lopes(Founder)inBernard Chang(Founder)inJames Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsThird Act VenturesY CombinatorRRE VenturesWill Ventures

栗田廉(Founder)in

Co-investorsDnx VenturesGlobal BrainGenesia Ventures

Mirai builds on-device AI models, an inference runtime, and infrastructure designed to run low-latency, continuous AI assistants directly on devices such as Apple Silicon hardware.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsFuel Venture CapitalMento vcSamsung NextSarah Smith

Munice is a sleep-tech startup that develops Renight, a mobile app offering science-based, personalized solutions to improve users' sleep.

ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & FitnessSeoul, KR

Shawny Kwon(Founder)in

Co-investorsSamsung Next

이미리님(Founder)in

Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan

RYO KAWAMOTO(Founder)in

Nimble provides digital workflow and patient engagement software for independent and regional pharmacies, helping them manage prescription fulfillment, mobile checkout, and patient communications.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Talha Sattar(Founder/CEO)inTalha Waqar(Executive Officer, Director)Farouk Ladha(Director)

BoardYoung Chung(Director)

Co-investorsDag VenturesFelicis VenturesY CombinatorFirst Round CapitalKhosla VenturesSequoia Capital

Singapore-based tech-enabled last-mile logistics provider delivering e-commerce parcels across six Southeast Asian markets.

Shaun Chong(Founder)in

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsGolden Gate VenturesK3 VenturesB Capital+1 more

Co-investorsDelight Ventures

One Media (ワンメディア) is a Japanese social media marketing agency that produces short-form video content and campaigns for brands, focused on TikTok and YouTube.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Gakuto Akashi(Founder)in

Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation Fund

Palette Cloud operates a housing/living platform for the real estate industry, offering services to real estate operators as well as tenants, unified through its "Palette ID" (OpenID) system.

PropTechSaaS

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcEmblemUgly Duckling Ventures

Peggy is a mobile app for iOS and Android where people can view, learn about, buy, and sell art, including works from individual artists and gallery partners.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Adam Meghji(Founder)in

Co-investorsBackbone AngelsEntrepreneur VenturesGarage CapitalNomad Capital

Perx Technologies provides an AI-powered loyalty and customer engagement platform that combines gamification and behavioral science to help brands acquire, activate, monetize, and retain customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Co-investorsGolden Gate VenturesKickstart InnovationAccess Ventures

Pictoria is a company that combines entertainment and technology to create AI characters and content experiences designed to engage audiences and shape a compelling future.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKiraboshi CapitalSkyland VenturesSony Ventures Corporation

Playco is an instant gaming company that develops web-based games playable across platforms without app downloads, designed for people to play together with friends and family.

Gaming

Michael Carter(Co-founder)Justin Waldron(Co-founder)inTakeshi Otsuka(Co-founder)Cross(Co-founder)

Co-investorsDreamers VCFirestreak VenturesGood AI CapitalMaven VenturesRoosh VenturesSGH Capital+4 more

PONT (beyondClub) builds Web3 and blockchain products, including an NFT loyalty platform for brands to run fan and customer engagement programs, a walk-to-earn mobile app, and a Solana-based launchpad for agent-driven businesses.

Crypto & Web3Marketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

脇山 雄気(代表 (CEO))Yuki Wakiyama(Founder)in

Co-investorsEast Ventures

Popokii sells curated gift brands in the Japanese gift market through both B2C and B2B channels.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Juhyeong Kimin

PVX Partners is an investment firm focused on the gaming industry, drawing on the operating and investing experience of its team and advisor network.

ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechGaming

Joe Wadakethalakalin

Co-investorsPlay Ventures

QueryPie provides database access management with real-time auditing and automated data masking capabilities for enterprises managing complex database permissions and security compliance.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSeoul, KR

Benjamin Yang, Director of product development(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.SazzeY CombinatorPrimer Sazze PartnersSalesforce Ventures

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 VenturesTNBAuraAddVentures by SCGDigital GarageQualgro

REJECT is a professional esports team based in Tokyo, Japan, with competitive rosters across titles including Street Fighter, PUBG Mobile, and Shadowverse, as well as a streamer division.

GamingMedia & EntertainmentSports TechTokyo, JP

Repro provides a multi-channel marketing automation platform that lets marketers run CRM and personalization campaigns across apps, websites, email, and LINE, including push notifications, in-app messages, and website page-speed optimization.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.DG Daiwa VenturesKDDI Open Innovation FundNTT DOCOMO VenturesVOYAGE VENTURES

Co-investorsOpen Network Lab

Retty is a Japanese restaurant discovery and review platform where users, including certified "TOP USER" food experts, share recommendations and detailed reviews to help people find places to eat.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocial

Co-investorsNTT DOCOMO VenturesSTRIVE

RLWRLD develops robotic hand dexterity solutions using proprietary motion capture data and foundation models for industrial automation tasks.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Junghee Ryu(CEO)

Co-investorsFuturePlayGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundHashedMirae Asset Venture InvestmentPKSHA Technology Capital

RSQUARE (알스퀘어) is a South Korean commercial real estate platform covering office leasing, interior fit-out, asset management, and investment advisory.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainPropTech

Co-investorsLB Investment

Yuma Sugiyama(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG IncubationOpen Network Lab

Salary Hero is a financial wellness platform offered to employees through their employers, providing earned wage access (salary on demand), financial education, and savings accounts.

FintechFuture of WorkHR Tech

Jonathan NøhrPrabhav Rakhra

Co-investors1982 Ventures500 GlobalGlobal Founders CapitalTitan CapitalTukTuks

Jed Lee(Founder)in

Japanese startup digitizing packaging-material procurement for e-commerce and retail via a factory network and order-management SaaS.

Co-investorsGlobal Braini-nest capitalMIRAI SOUZOUSony Ventures CorporationW Inc.Energy & Environment Investment+1 more

Singular provides a marketing analytics platform that combines cost aggregation, mobile and cross-device attribution, fraud prevention, and creative analytics for marketing teams.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Gadi Eliashiv(CEO & Co-founder)inSusan Kuo(COO & Co-founder)inEran Friedman(CTO & Co-founder)Stephanie Pilon(CMO)Yoni Amias(CCO)Neil Mills(CRO)

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersTitanium VenturesTransLink CapitalMethod CapitalACF InvestorsGeneral Catalyst+4 more

Co-investorsDBJ Capital

Voice Space is an AI voice service offering text-to-speech, voice changing, custom AI voice creation, and translation into 54 languages, with a library of over 200 AI voices.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSMill Valley, US

Eric Harr(President)Walt Spevak(CFO)

BoardGwen Edwards(Director)Christopher Stone(Director)

Co-investorsResolute Ventures

Operator of mahocast, an integrated IP service platform with over 200,000 members that combines live streaming, ticket sales, and merchandise sales for concerts and fan meetings, with a focus on K-POP artists and Korean actors reaching global fans.

E-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

STORES is a store operations platform offering cashless payments, POS registers, online shops, reservation systems, and mobile ordering through a single account with a fixed monthly plan.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

Streami is a South Korean blockchain finance company founded in 2015 that builds infrastructure for "the Internet of Value." It operates as a crypto-first financial services firm aiming to connect Korea with the global market through blockchain-based finance.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsDigital Currency Group

Co-investorsOSK Ventures InternationalQuona CapitalSCB 10XVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

SUPERPLASTIC creates animated synthetic characters — including Janky, Guggimon, and Dayzee — with a large social media following, and builds entertainment, music, gaming, vinyl collectible toys, fashion, and live experiences around them.

ConsumerE-commerceGamingMedia & Entertainment

Paul Budnitz(Founder / Artist)

Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupEvolution VC PartnersScribble VenturesSpacecadet VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)75 & Sunny

Swif develops a device and inventory management application that uses AI to eliminate shadow IT and provide businesses with control and visibility over their device security.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Angelo (KC) Huang(Founder)in

Co-investorsAddin VentureDreamit VenturesY Combinator

Operator of TANP, an e-commerce gift platform in Japan that uses logistics technology and data science to help customers find products suited to gift-giving occasions, with a range of options.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners

TERASS is a Japanese real estate technology company that operates a next-generation real estate agent firm, supporting real estate agents with advisory services, sales-support apps, and technology-driven systems.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechSaaS

江口亮介(創業者・代表取締役社長 (Founder & CEO))高坂 昌行(創業者・CTO (Co-founder & CTO))井上 利勉(取締役・COO (Director & COO))森尾健一郎(取締役・CFO (Director & CFO))小柴 礼生(執行役員・CHRO)

Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersMetaPropShizuoka Capital

Co-investorsbasepartners

THECOO operates Fanicon, a subscription-based fan community app that lets creators ("icons") interact with fans through in-app live streaming, group chats, and messaging, along with paid features like point-based scratch lotteries.

ConsumerCreator EconomySocial

Co-investorsi-nest capitalNippon Venture Capital

TOKYO307 is a Tokyo-based "0→1" product studio that builds software both for itself and on commission for founders and enterprises, taking projects from strategy through implementation and operation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP

Taiyo Yasaka(Representative)in

Co-investorsEast Ventures

Tokyo Otaku Mode operates an e-commerce store and social media presence dedicated to Japanese pop culture merchandise and news.

Impact & Social Good

Naomitsu Kodaka(Founder)inHajime AtakaMorisawa TakeshiTakuya AkiyamaTomohide Kamei

Co-investors500 Global

TracX Logis provides cross-border eCommerce logistics for online sellers and brands, offering B2C/D2C shipping, one-stop fulfillment, C2C parcel delivery, B2B freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Company working on fully autonomous driving technology, presenting itself under the slogan "We Overtake Tesla." The page is a recruitment section seeking team members to work on self-driving vehicle development.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationTokyo, JP

Issei Yamamoto(Founder & CEO (代表取締役CEO))Daisuke Tanaka(取締役COO)Masato Morishima(取締役CFO)Yu Yamaguchi(執行役員 兼 CTO)Yugo Tokuchi(執行役員 兼 CSO)

Co-investorsBonds Investment GroupDentsu VenturesKDDI Open Innovation FundShochiku VenturesSpiral Capital

Valt Japan operates NEXT HERO, a BPO platform that connects companies with employment-support facilities across Japan to provide outsourced work to people facing barriers to employment.

Future of WorkHR TechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsPrime Partners

Vietcetera is a Vietnamese media platform publishing content on topics such as careers and professional development, and organizes events like MasterClass focused on career experience and orientation for working professionals.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsGenesia Ventures

Virool is a video advertising platform that connects video marketers with publishers to monetize online content through video advertising.

AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Alexander Debelov(Founder/CEO)inAlex DebelovVladimir Gurgov

Co-investors500 GlobalY CombinatorFundersClubMenlo VenturesThomvest VenturesTMT Investments

Virtusize provides an AI-powered size and fit solution for online apparel retailers, integrating with e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and BigCommerce to help shoppers find the right size.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech

Andreas Olaussonin

MoeLive is a platform where creators design interactive AI characters and fans influence how those characters develop through interaction.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy

Co-investorsCMCC GlobalHashedMashup VenturesTheVentures

Co-investorsAgaeti VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

Japanese operator of Lenet, an online pickup-and-delivery laundry and dry-cleaning service available nationwide.

Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners

WHILL designs and sells personal electric mobility devices, including power wheelchairs and sidewalk scooters (e.g.

HardwareMedical DevicesMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesOpen Network LabLocus Ventures

Wrtn (뤼튼) operates AI consumer services used in South Korea, including its flagship AI assistant, an immersive content product (크랙), and a personalized storytelling product (캬라푸).

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise Software

Youngjoon Yoo(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerBRV Capital ManagementGoodwater CapitalKB SecuritiesKorea Development Bank

Cross Bit develops workforce enablement products focused on the future of work and improving the experience of working people.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Kosaku Kokuboin

Co-investorsSTRIVE

Yourmystar is an online marketplace that connects users in Japan with local cleaning and household service providers, such as air conditioner cleaning specialists.

ConsumerMarketplaces

ZUZU Hospitality provides property management software and revenue management tools for independent hotels, combining automated pricing, distribution across OTAs, and reservation management with human expertise.

PropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalitySingapore, SG

Co-investorsAC VenturesGolden Gate VenturesLatin LeapNSG VenturesVulpes VenturesWavemaker Partners+2 more

Akros turns investment theses into launch-ready ETF products, translating a client's thesis into an index methodology with screens, scores, and weights, then supporting index operations, sales materials, regulatory documentation, and ongoing intelligence.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsXquared VC

A Japanese company presenting its corporate philosophy, vision, mission, and values around turning the value of things into what people are able to do.

Circular EconomyConsumerFintechSector AgnosticTokyo, JP

Co-investorsW Inc.

Co-investorsCanal VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Genesia Ventures

GENIEE provides marketing software and advertising platforms including DSP, SSP, retail media, marketing automation, and CDP solutions for businesses to execute digital marketing campaigns.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Hirotaka Ohashiin

Co-investorsGlobal BrainSTRIVE

Josys provides a unified identity and access governance platform that integrates with 350+ applications to manage unmanaged AI agents, machine identities, shadow accounts, and overprivileged access across disconnected systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

Yasukane Matsumoto(CEO)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersSony Ventures Corporation

Joyz develops TerraTalk, a cloud-based English learning application for educational institutions in Japan.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsCanal Ventures

Co-investorsi Cubed Ventures

SmartBank is a financial services company licensed as a money transmitter and prepaid payment instrument provider in Japan.

FintechTokyo, JP

Shota Horii(Founder)inYuta Horii(Founder)in

Co-investorsDBJ CapitalGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersGMO VenturePartners

Japanese manga publisher and Webtoon studio producing original vertical-scroll comics distributed in 11 countries.

前田儒郎(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.DBJ CapitalDentsu VenturesFunds StartupsGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation Fund+2 more

Japanese holding company for the BizReach group, operating HR Tech, M&A, logistics DX and cybersecurity businesses.

Soichiro Swimmy Minami(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersSMBC Venture Capital

Japanese IoT company behind the Akerun retrofit smart lock and cloud-based access control system for businesses.

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersJR East Start UP

Holiday is a Japanese travel information site where users and local staff share outing plans and spots, covering destinations across Japan and abroad organized by area, situation, and author.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentTravel & Hospitality

Mirrativ operates a live game streaming platform where users can broadcast and watch gameplay, alongside advertising services and live gaming events.

Creator EconomyGamingMarketing TechSocialTokyo, JP

Junichi Akagawa(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersKDDI Open Innovation Fund

Musubisu is a direct-operation funeral company (no intermediary brokers) offering funeral planning and services with itemized transparent pricing across Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures.

Consumer

Nakagawa(代表 (Representative/CEO))

Tokyo, JP

Keisuke Kuroyanagi(Founder)Haruhito (Harry) Yoshikawain

Co-investorsFIRSTLIGHT CapitalGlobal Brain

Mobilus provides AI-driven customer experience (CX) solutions for enterprise contact centers, including live chat products such as MOBI AGENT and operation-support AI, along with CX consulting to design and run customer service.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsSMBC Venture CapitalSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.

Raksul is an online printing marketplace that provides printing services including flyers, business cards, booklets, envelopes, and promotional items, connecting customers with a network of printing companies across Japan.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerce

Co-investorsGlobal BrainGMO VenturePartnersSTRIVE

Co-investorsGlobal BrainNippon Venture CapitalSMBC Venture Capital

Yoani Group is the parent holding company for the Yoani anime production group, responsible for strategic planning and management support across its subsidiary companies.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Masashi Kurata(Representative Director)

Co-investorsDentsu VenturesGlobal BrainGlobis Capital PartnersShizuoka CapitalSkyland VenturesTBS Innovation Partners+1 more

Hachimenroppi is a Japanese wholesale platform for buying commercial food ingredients, including seafood, produce, meat, rice, and processed foods, aimed at restaurants and food-service businesses.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFoodTech

AccordX provides "請求できるくん", a digital billing service that automates the invoicing, dunning, and collection of small-value receivables such as cancellation fees for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

安井一男(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsANOBAKA

Age Well Japan promotes the concept of "Age-Well" — aging positively through challenge and discovery — and works to change the values, culture, and institutions of a super-aged society.

Impact & Social GoodLongevityWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin Capital

Aiming is a Japanese game company that develops and operates online and smartphone games, including titles such as "Inazuma Eleven Cross," "Master of Garden," and "Ginga Eiyu Densetsu Die Neue Saga." It is a publicly listed company producing licensed and original mobile RPG and simulation games.

Gaming

Co-investorsSMBC Venture CapitalIncubate Fund

aquwa is a Japanese content production company that creates and operates video content, primarily on YouTube, including the kids/family channel "Sansan Kids TV" and manga videos.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Kazuya Sasaki(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Co-investorsIncubate Fund

BALLAS designs, develops, manufactures, and sells construction materials.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Co-investorsANOBAKAGlobal Brainmint VCAozora Corporate InvestmentDaiwa House VenturesKyoto Capital Partners+4 more

Co-investorsNTT DOCOMO VenturesSTRIVE

CounterWorks operates ShopCounter, an online platform in Japan for discovering, booking, and paying for commercial spaces such as pop-up stores, event venues, retail storefronts, and exhibition areas.

MarketplacesPropTechRetail Tech

naoki sanpei(Founder)in

ElevationSpace develops small-satellite re-entry and recovery technology to return the results of in-orbit experiments to Earth, aiming to build an orbital transport network for people and goods.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Ryohei Kobayashi(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesCanal VenturesGlobal BrainMIRAI SOUZOUNTT DOCOMO VenturesSeraphim Space+1 more

Co-investorsIncubate Fund

Co-investorsJR East Start UP

MOVO is a SaaS-based logistics DX platform offering cloud logistics management tools, including a truck reservation service (MOVO Berth), a fleet tracking service (MOVO Fleet), and a dispatch ordering/management service (MOVO Vista).

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsIDATEN VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Sony Ventures Corporation

Hubble is an AI-powered contract management cloud service that handles the contract lifecycle from drafting and review requests to post-signing management, with automatic version control, centralized communication, and AI-generated management ledgers.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsDnx Venturesmint VCVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

IMCF International is a Tokyo-based brand incubation company that invests in creating new value and builds brands, delivering them to people worldwide via the internet.

ConsumerE-commerceTokyo, JP

Masamichi Yoshitake(Founder)in

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 CapitalOpen Network Lab

LayerX develops software to digitize economic and business activities, with the stated goal of building a digital society.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

yoshinori fukushima(Founder)in

Co-investorsFIRSTLIGHT CapitalGMO VenturePartners

Linc operates "Linc Global Hub," an AI platform for hiring and managing foreign workers in Japan, along with related services (Linc Career, Linc Study) supporting international students and inbound talent.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

仲 思遥 (Naka Shiharu)(CEO)井上千鶴 (Chizuru Inoue)(Chief Marketing Officer)増井 陽一 (Yoichi Masui)(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsGenesia Ventures

MFS provides mortgage advisory services in Japan, combining finance expertise with information technology to help borrowers find and refinance home loans on the most favorable terms.

FintechPropTech

中山田 明(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersKiraboshi CapitalNippon Venture CapitalNTT DOCOMO VenturesSony Ventures CorporationAozora Corporate Investment

microCMS is a Japanese-made API-based headless CMS that lets users input content through an admin dashboard and retrieve it directly via API.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsCoral CapitalGlobal Braini-nest capitalKDDI Open Innovation FundNTT DOCOMO VenturesAozora Corporate Investment

OKAN develops services aimed at supporting employees' daily work life and reducing unwanted turnover ("望まない離職") for companies in Japan.

Future of WorkHR Tech

Japanese GovTech startup operating policy co-creation platforms connecting citizens, politicians, ministries, municipalities and companies.

Co-investorsGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundNOW JapanNTT DOCOMO VenturesSkyland Ventures

Scalar provides data management software for enterprises, offering database-agnostic and cloud-agnostic tools aimed at keeping data reliable and simple to manage across different databases and cloud vendors.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

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-investorsOpen Network LabShizuoka Capital

Co-investorsANOBAKA