Chatwork
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Chatwork is a group chat app designed to help global teams communicate, collaborate and increase productivity. The platform includes secure messaging, video chat, task management and file sharing functionality. Chatwork, available in five languages, is used by more than 200,000 companies from a diverse range of industries. Founded in 2011, Chatworkis Asia’s No. 1 business chat app with headquarters in Osaka, Japan and has 89 employees based in Tokyo, Osaka and Taipei.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Chatwork invests in
Stages Chatwork invests in
Countries Chatwork invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Katsuyuki Yamaguchi
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Masayoshi Yamamoto
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Murata Masayuki
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Naoki Inoue
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Content 1 (20%)
- Finance 1 (20%)
- Payments 1 (20%)
- Software 1 (20%)
- Accounting 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
- Funding Round 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- Japan 3 (60%)
- United States 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Hiroyuki Yamada
External Part-time Auditor
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External Part-time Auditor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Katsuyuki Yamaguchi
Director and Executive Vice President COO
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Director and Executive Vice President COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Masayoshi Yamamoto
Representative Director, CEO and CTO
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Representative Director, CEO and CTO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Murata Masayuki
External Part-time Auditor
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External Part-time Auditor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Naoki Inoue
Director, Executive Officer, and CFO
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Director, Executive Officer, and CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Utill
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Utill is anything that expands the possibilities of not only production but also our own services | $76.5M / Dec 15, 2023 | |
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Utill
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Utill is anything that expands the possibilities of not only production but also our own services | $3.8M / Series B / Dec 15, 2023 | |
Newond
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Newond's goal is to make administrative work easier after layoffs.Newond will use the cash earned through this third-party allotment to grow customers in the United States, where layoff volumes in the IT industry are particularly high. | $258.2K / Pre-Seed / Dec 05, 2023 | |
Paytner
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Paytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding. The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation whereproblems such as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated. | $13.8M / Series B / Dec 15, 2022 | |
Better Place
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Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money. | $4.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 22, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Kusabi
2 deals together
Atoj
1 deal together
BOOT
1 deal together
Coconala
1 deal together
Coconala Skill Partners
1 deal together
FFG Venture Business Partners
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Chatwork invest in?
Chatwork invests primarily in Content, Finance and Payments startups, most often at Series B and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Chatwork?
The team at Chatwork includes Hiroyuki Yamada (External Part-time Auditor), Katsuyuki Yamaguchi (Director and Executive Vice President COO) and Masayoshi Yamamoto (Representative Director, CEO and CTO), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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