GLOBIS
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
GLOBIS is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Recruiting and Manufacturing. In 1992, GLOBIS started out with one marketing course in a small, rented classroom in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Since then, the management environment surrounding Japanese companies has reached an unparalleled turning point requiring dynamic change and creativity. The history of GLOBIS is the continual pursuit of creative change and innovationdrawing upon our own experience in starting and growing businesses. In "People" infrastructures, we have turned out a large number of business leaders and supported corporate clients in enhancing their management capabilities. In "Capital," we have supported the creative efforts of venture businesses, and in "Knowledge," we have published numerous books on management. With each new day, GLOBIS takes another step toward becoming the No. 1 business school in Asia as well as Asia's No. 1 venture capital firm. Yoshito Hori Chairman and CEO of GLOBIS Corporation
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries GLOBIS invests in
Stages GLOBIS invests in
Countries GLOBIS invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $549k–$2.3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Recruiting 2 (22%)
- Manufacturing 2 (22%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (22%)
- Pet 1 (11%)
- Apps 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (56%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (22%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
- Corporate Round 1 (11%)
Country
- Japan 8 (89%)
- United States 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael J. Case
Faculty Member, Organizational Behavior and HRM
|
Faculty Member, Organizational Behavior and HRM | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Yoshito Hori
Founder & President
|
Founder & President | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developed advanced nuclear reactors that are able to produce clean energy, Blossom Energy manufactures nuclear reactors for the nuclear energy industry. The focus of the company is on providing affordable, stable, and sustainable energy for the world. The company utilizes HTGR, which is a fourth-generation nuclear reactor. | $2.3M / Seed / Feb 28, 2024 | ||
| IoTBASE offers IoT cloud services. | $722.2K / Seed / Jun 16, 2021 | ||
| Anipos is an application that allows you to easily claim pet insurance. | $1M / Seed / Jun 08, 2021 | ||
| Hanowa is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics. It matches dental care workers who want to work in their spare time with dental clinics. It can be used for studying, side jobs, and job change activities. | $548.7K / Seed / Apr 30, 2021 | ||
| Hug Cam is a Education service business | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 09, 2021 | ||
| 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 | ||
| DIVE INTO CODE is an engineer's school for serious people. | $457.1K / Corporate Round / Dec 19, 2019 | ||
| Crossborders Innovation develops human resource utilization tool.we use technology to accelerate and optimize the matching of human resources and projects, and to help individuals build their careers positively, sometimes change, and exert their potential even in times of rapid change. By doing so, we realize our vision of "more diverse,exciting and more enjoyable". | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 10, 2019 | ||
| SiteROCK’s suite of services optimize the performance and availability of business critical IT infrastructures, improve the quality of IT service delivery enterprise–wide and provide timely, integrated IT management information - while enabling they clients to dramatically reduce costs. | $30M / Series B / Jul 18, 2000 |
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FAQ
What does GLOBIS invest in?
GLOBIS invests primarily in Recruiting, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is GLOBIS's check size?
GLOBIS typically joins rounds of $549k–$2.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GLOBIS participates in.
How do I contact GLOBIS?
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Who are the partners at GLOBIS?
The team at GLOBIS includes Michael J. Case (Faculty Member, Organizational Behavior and HRM) and Yoshito Hori (Founder & President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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