# Global Kids

> Global Kids is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Apps and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.gkids.jp/en/

Global Kids is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the child care support business. The company was established in January of 2006.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Global Kids. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Global Kids. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/global-kids?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haruaki Deguchi | Outside Director | 0 | — |
| Hashiguchi Akiko | External Full-time Auditor | 0 | — |
| Ishii Mitsunobu | Outside Director | 0 | — |
| Shinji Kuwato | Outside Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AGREE | AGREE is an application developer and operator for medical consultation. Its product is the medical consultation application, LEBER. It allows its users to consult with a doctor on their smartphone 24/7. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. | $3.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 05, 2020 |  |
| Welmo | WELMO has currently been working on R&D to launch Japan's largest welfare AI service platform called "CPA(Care Plan Assistant)" which supports care coordinator (caregiver), who helps a daily activities of the elderly people, to create a care plan for them, with using ICT and advanced technology, especially NLP(Natural LanguageProcessing), in terms of knowledge support. It has mainly two fundamental technologies; data warehouse includes all fast date and big date about care, explainable AI that describes a reason why the care is provided for the users. It also reduces time and cost to create the care plan, which enables anyone to be able to use easily and get enough information that the users want to know and use. | $170.1M | Series B | Aug 22, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aioi-nissay-dowa-insurance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daishi Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daishi-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delight-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [en-Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/en-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [eumo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eumo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Global Kids invest in?

Global Kids invests primarily in Apps, Medical and Consulting startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Global Kids?

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### Who are the partners at Global Kids?

The team at Global Kids includes Haruaki Deguchi (Outside Director), Hashiguchi Akiko (External Full-time Auditor) and Ishii Mitsunobu (Outside Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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