# Congress Corporation

> Congress Corporation is a VC fund in Chuo backing Software, UX Design and Information Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chuo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://x.com/congres_jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congres.jp

Congress Corporation is a VC fund in Chuo focused on Software and UX Design. Established in 1990, Congress Corporation is a leading company in the convention industry in Japan that handles events such as international conferences. It develops business throughout Japan and has seven offices from Sapporo to Okinawa. It has undertaken a wide range of business, including managing large-scale international conferences such asthe G7 Ise-Shima Summit in 2016, the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in 2008 and the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in 2012, as well as the management of academic meetings and production of corporate events. In addition, in the spring of 2013, it launched its own convention facility in Osaka, the Congrès Convention Center and is venturing into not only the intangible areas of business operations, but the tangible (facilities) areas as well. Though the hosting of this full-fledged exhibition is a new area for Congress Corporation, the company is doing its best to energize the new market.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| UX Design | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bravesoft | bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service. | $3.7M | Series B | Mar 26, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asahi Media Lab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asahi-medialab-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Benesse Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bennesse-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- DIP — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IWAI — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Valuedesign — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Congress Corporation invest in?

Congress Corporation invests primarily in Software, UX Design and Information Technology startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Congress Corporation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Congress Corporation closed in Mar 2020. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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