# Global Brain Corporation

> Global Brain Corporation is a VC fund backing Software. See 687 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 687
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 24%
- Last fund: Oct 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globalbrain/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/globalbrains_jp
- Website: https://globalbrains.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/globalbrains.jp

Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.4M–$57M |
| Series B | $4.3M–$109M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 54 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 52 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 50 | 7% |
| Internet | 32 | 5% |
| Health Care | 30 | 4% |

335 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 131 | 19% |
| Series B | 108 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 91 | 13% |
| Seed | 74 | 11% |
| Series C | 48 | 7% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 255 | 37% |
| United States | 63 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 3% |
| Singapore | 12 | 2% |
| South Korea | 12 | 2% |

22 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anjani Bansal | Partner / India Office Representative | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anjani-bansal-717e |
| Brian Flucht | Partner / US Division Head | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-flucht |
| Hideyuki Tanaka | Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideyuki-tanaka |
| Hiroto Sorita | Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroto-sorita |
| Jie He | Director China office Representative | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jie-he-6d18 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FLASH | FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup. | $8.2M | Seed | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Knowledge Work | Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $22.2M | Series C | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Jij | Jij conducts R & D and software development for the practical application of annealing machines by a team of experts. | $5.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 03, 2026 |  |
| Gosan Tech | Gosan Tech manufactures and supplies a wide range of displays, semiconductors, solar cells, and industrial inkjet printing systems. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| RevComm | RevComm develops AI-powered voice analytics software that helps organizations analyze and improve business conversations. Its MiiTel platform supports phone calls, web conferences, face-to-face meetings, and contact center interactions by converting voice data into insights for communication, sales, and operational analysis. The company alsoprovides tools for call management, meeting analysis, and voice data management. | $20.5M | Series B | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| T2 | T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service. | $30.8M | Series B | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Starlight Engine | Starlight Engine develops and commercializes fusion energy power plant technologies. | $37.4M | Seed | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| AlgaleX | AlgaleX is a food technology and biotechnology company that develops AI-powered algae fermentation technology to produce sustainable food ingredients, nutritional compounds, and bioproducts. The company leverages proprietary AI-driven cultivation and fermentation systems to convert underutilized food byproducts into high-value microalgae rich innutrients such as DHA, umami compounds, and other functional ingredients. Its mission is to build a circular bioeconomy by reducing food waste while providing sustainable alternatives to marine- and animal-derived ingredients.The company's core technology is Touji-24, an AI-powered algae cultivation and fermentation control system that automates and optimizes microalgae production. Using proprietary fermentation processes and food byproducts such as awamori lees, AlgaleX cultivates algae that can be used to produce Umamo, a plant-based ingredient combining seafood-like umami flavor with high concentrations of DHA. This approach reduces reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids while upcycling food industry byproducts into valuable nutritional ingredients. | $2.2M | Series A | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| be-FULL | be-FULL specializes in AI-driven management support tools designed to enhance organizational performance. Their flagship product assists in meetings and one-on-one sessions by analyzing audio data to recommend effective actions and provide feedback for skill development. It aims to create workplaces where individual strengths contribute tocollective success by integrating coaching principles with technology. | $624.1K | Seed | Jun 13, 2026 |  |
| Trifa | Trifa is a telecommunications service provider that provides eSIM internet access when traveling internationally. | $10.8M | Series C | Jun 11, 2026 |  |

10 of 687 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KDDI Open Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kddi-open-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 57 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 50 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 43 deals together
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- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 30 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 29 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Global Brain Corporation invest in?

Global Brain Corporation invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 687 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Global Brain Corporation's check size?

Global Brain Corporation typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$57M at Series A and $4.3M–$109M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Global Brain Corporation participates in.

### How do I contact Global Brain Corporation?

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### Who are the partners at Global Brain Corporation?

The team at Global Brain Corporation includes Anjani Bansal (Partner / India Office Representative), Brian Flucht (Partner / US Division Head) and Hideyuki Tanaka (Director), among 43 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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