# Globe Advisors

> Globe Advisors is a VC fund in Marunouchi backing SNS, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marunouchi, Japan
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: Oct 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://globe-advisors.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/globeadvisors

Globe Advisors is an independent investor that finds companies that are expected to grow significantly in the future. A growing company is one that a good manager and his team can put in a good product in a good market. Such companies are properly valued, funds for growth are raised and a better future is created. Globe Advisors wants to be acompany that can contribute to the creation of such a society.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $966k–$107M |
| Series A | $9.8M–$156M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SNS | 4 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 15% |
| Content | 2 | 10% |
| Marketing | 2 | 10% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 25% |
| Series A | 3 | 15% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 15 | 75% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iwaya Giken | Iwaya Giken manufactures and sells gas balloons, airtight cabins, and other space-travel equipment. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| Galapagos | Galapagos is a manufacturing company that focuses on results.They trying to create an application that produces results in the application market where only good things are evaluated. | $155.9M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Galapagos | Galapagos offers a service that uses artificial intelligence to create and refine advertising visuals, under a product called AIR Design. The company also provides development and management for smartphone applications. | $9.8M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Initialpoint | Initialpoint is a telecommunications industry. They offer services for internal VPN connections after personal authentication and computer authentication. They offer products, authentication technology, and installation methods. | $918K | Corporate Round | Mar 18, 2021 |  |
| Hutzper | Hutzper is a computing solution for the manufacturing industry specialized in image recognition and AI development. | $965.6K | Seed | Jan 20, 2021 |  |
| Galapagos | Galapagos is a manufacturing company that focuses on results.They trying to create an application that produces results in the application market where only good things are evaluated. | $31.2M | Seed | May 21, 2020 |  |
| Galapagos | Galapagos offers a service that uses artificial intelligence to create and refine advertising visuals, under a product called AIR Design. The company also provides development and management for smartphone applications. | $2M | Seed | May 21, 2020 |  |
| TRiCERA | TRiCERA provides a platform for artists to advance their careers. It breaks down the barriers of language and distance that artists from all over the world face. It fosters an environment in which participating artists can freely sell their works to collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide. | $14.9M | Series A | May 14, 2020 |  |
| TRiCERA | TRiCERA provides a platform for artists to advance their careers. It breaks down the barriers of language and distance that artists from all over the world face. It fosters an environment in which participating artists can freely sell their works to collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide. | $978K | Seed | May 14, 2020 |  |
| WiseVine | WiseVine is a company with the concept of creating a new form of public services. | $42.5M | Corporate Round | Nov 01, 2019 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Globe Advisors invest in?

Globe Advisors invests primarily in SNS, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Globe Advisors's check size?

Globe Advisors typically joins rounds of $966k–$107M at Seed and $9.8M–$156M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Globe Advisors participates in.

### When did Globe Advisors last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Globe Advisors closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 20 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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