# Dentsu

> Dentsu is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Advertising and Information Technology. See 56 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 56
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 23%
- Fund size: $42M
- Last fund: Apr 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dentsuintl/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dentsuAPAC
- Website: http://www.dentsu.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dentsuAPAC

Dentsu is a Japanese public relations and advertising firm that offers communication-related solutions and services such as management and business consulting.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Dentsu. Shizune tracks 12 team members at Dentsu. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dentsu?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $10M–$553M |
| Corporate Round | $7.1M–$496M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 9 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 16% |
| Software | 7 | 13% |
| Media and Entertainment | 7 | 13% |
| Marketing | 6 | 11% |

127 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 22 | 39% |
| Corporate Round | 12 | 21% |
| Series B | 6 | 11% |
| Seed | 4 | 7% |
| Series A | 4 | 7% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 42 | 75% |
| United States | 7 | 13% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Gahlaut | Group Chief creative officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-gahlaut |
| Katsuhiko Okubo | Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuhiko-okubo |
| Seiji Ito | Executive Officers | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seiji-ito |
| Chip Knicker | Global Adobe Practice Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chip-knicker |
| Dany El Eid | Vice President Data & Technology | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dany-el-eid |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SilkChart | SilkChart is an AI-powered sales coach that helps reps better understand their clients and win more deals. It analyzes sales calls and provides feedback on how to communicate more effectively, uncover pain points, and personalize solutions based on prospects' needs. | $5.2M | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| IDN Media | IDN Media is the leading media platform company for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia, with over 80 million Monthly Active Users (MAU) in our ecosystem. Our vision to democratize information for all Indonesians, from Aceh to Papua, and to bring positive impacts to society. |  | Series D | Jun 06, 2022 |  |
| TBM | TBM is a company that develops, manufactures and sells paper and plastic alternative products made from a limestone-based material known as “LIMEX”. | $2.8M |  | Nov 24, 2020 |  |
| FIREBUG | FIREBUG enables comedians, actresses, models, artists, managers, and creators to develop their skills. They arrange production plans for numerous talents and create IP and advertising items based on the social networking sites of the talents. Additionally, they offer marketing solutions built around a range of talent-focused content. They offerbasic marketing assistance and advertising for businesses. |  |  | Nov 17, 2020 |  |
| Sega XD | SEGA XD is a CX design firm that leverages gamification, which was developed in the entertainment industry, as its primary technique. They provide a range of services, including marketing assistance, UI/UX design, web development, prototyping, xR content development, and DX consultancy. ​ |  | Corporate Round | Jul 30, 2020 |  |
| Phoenixx | Phoenixx is a video game development company that provides video games and publishing services. |  | Corporate Round | Jun 25, 2020 |  |
| INFORICH | INFORICH is optimizing the world's information and developing global inbound and outbound businesses. | $9.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 16, 2020 |  |
| Showcase Gig | Showcase Gig is a developer of a mobile platform designed for planning and development of digital services. The company's platform provides smartphone applications for next-generation IoT stores and a customer relationship management suite for small sized retailers, enabling users to use mobile wallet feature for credit card payment beforepicking up a product at shops. |  |  | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| J MaaS | J MaaS established to be a “MaaS supplier” that provides a platform that can take the entire move as a service and complete all services with a smartphone, rather than providing a means of transportation to the destination. Startup. The company is a subsidiary of Jorudan, a leading route search service. |  |  | Dec 23, 2019 |  |
| SHOWROOM | SHOWROOM is live streaming services. | $255.1M | Corporate Round | Nov 21, 2019 |  |

10 of 56 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation Network Corporation of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-network-corp-of-japan) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANA Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Credit Saison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credit-saison) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cyber Communications](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyber-communications) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dai-ichi Life](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dai-ichi-life) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Dentsu invest in?

Dentsu invests primarily in Advertising, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Funding Round and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 56 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Dentsu's check size?

Dentsu typically joins rounds of $10M–$553M at Series B and $7.1M–$496M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dentsu participates in.

### How do I contact Dentsu?

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### Who are the partners at Dentsu?

The team at Dentsu includes Ajay Gahlaut (Group Chief creative officer), Katsuhiko Okubo (Director) and Seiji Ito (Executive Officers), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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