# Computer Software Association of Japan

> Computer Software Association of Japan is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.csaj.jp/english/

Computer Software Association of Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Artificial Intelligence and Apps. CSAJ is a non-profit organization which has about 500 PC software developers, publishers, system integrators, distributors, dealers and its related support service providers. The main activities are committees, exhibitions, market surveys, and collaboration with overseas associations.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $466k–$7.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Beauty | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Travel | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tripla | Tripla provides IT services for various industries such as hotels, railways, travel-related, restaurants, real estate, and apparel. It is one of the fastest-growing startups in Japan that aims to provide a platform where any tourists can make any reservations they want to make in their language through any chat and voice platforms. It provides theservice to hundreds of customers like hotels, rent- a- car companies, transportation companies that provide services to tourists. Tripla chatbot, a BPO service that solves daily inquiry cost reduction and multilingual support at once, has been well received by customers due to its learning AI and double support from operators who are familiar with the industry. Also, the new hotel reservation engine equipped with the OTA price comparison of each company and the automatic best rate adjustment function has significantly increased the ratio of in-house reservations and contributed to the improvement of profitability. | $85M | Series C | Jun 11, 2019 |  |
| Life Log Technology | Lifelog Technology has been developing exclusive apps for medical professionals, including those for the general public, such as participating in medical institution research technically. | $8.5M |  | May 14, 2018 |  |
| umami.me | Order Food in English at Restaurant in Japanumami will help youFind menu you can eat and order in your own languageCommunicate with non-English speaking staff when you orderFind coupons and get discount or rewardSince its launch back in April of 2015, the Umami mobile app has been adopted by about 250 restaurants in Japan. The app allowsrestaurants to provide their menu in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Korean as well as Japanese, attract customers through coupons, and spread words using social network services so that they can better reach out to foreign visitors. For customers, it helps them find restaurants following their dining preference using a recommendation feature, making orders at a restaurant in their mother tongue and choosing allergy-free or halal food menus. | $466K | Seed | Jun 06, 2016 |  |
| Tripla | Tripla provides IT services for various industries such as hotels, railways, travel-related, restaurants, real estate, and apparel. It is one of the fastest-growing startups in Japan that aims to provide a platform where any tourists can make any reservations they want to make in their language through any chat and voice platforms. It provides theservice to hundreds of customers like hotels, rent- a- car companies, transportation companies that provide services to tourists. Tripla chatbot, a BPO service that solves daily inquiry cost reduction and multilingual support at once, has been well received by customers due to its learning AI and double support from operators who are familiar with the industry. Also, the new hotel reservation engine equipped with the OTA price comparison of each company and the automatic best rate adjustment function has significantly increased the ratio of in-house reservations and contributed to the improvement of profitability. | $7.1M | Seed | Jun 02, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fujita Kanko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujita-kanko) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [VOYAGE VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voyage-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Daiwa Securities Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiwa-securities-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dentsu ScienceJam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-sciencejam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DG Daiwa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-daiwa-ventures-6537) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Garage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-ga) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Computer Software Association of Japan invest in?

Computer Software Association of Japan invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Apps and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Computer Software Association of Japan's check size?

Computer Software Association of Japan typically joins rounds of $466k–$7.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Computer Software Association of Japan participates in.

### When did Computer Software Association of Japan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Computer Software Association of Japan closed in Jun 2019. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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