# GMO Pepabo

> GMO Pepabo is a VC fund in Tokyo backing SNS, Apps and Content. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gmo-pepabo/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/pepabo
- Website: https://pepabo.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pepabo

GMO Pepabo is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on SNS and Apps. GMO Pepabo, Inc. established in 2003 as a web hosting service company. Since its foundation the company has focused on consumer-targeted Internet services, and today it comprises four business segments: Hosting which operates consumer domain registration and web hosting services, Ecommerce Support which provides ecommerce platform solutions,Customer to customer (C2C) marketplace for handmade products, and Community that facilitates communication among Internet users through blogging and media portal services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SNS | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Content | 1 | 17% |
| Fashion | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 4 | 67% |
| Singapore | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hoshi Hayato | Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoshi-hayato |
| Kentaro Sato | Founder, President and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kentaro-sato |
| Maho Nogami | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maho-nogami |
| Masashi Yasuda | Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masashi-yasuda |
| Osamu Kawazoe | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osamu-kawazoe |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TieUps | TieUps develops and operates SNS integrated marketing services. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 25, 2023 | https://tieups.com |
| Bunzz | Bunzz is a development platform for DApps (decentralized applications using blockchain technology). It provides modularized, frequently used contracts and eases the development of DApps' web3 development infrastructures. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 17, 2023 | https://www.bunzz.dev |
| Neworld | New World Co., Ltd. is a startup company from Fukuoka that aims to make the Japanese brand the No. 1 in the world. For everyone who loves Japan, we will take the leap forward with Japanese manufacturing companies, including the operation of the EC site "CRAFT STORE". |  |  | Aug 16, 2018 | https://neworld-japan.com/ |
| New Revo | New Revo is a logistics start-up company that provides "strategic logistics". | $28.3M | Seed | Jun 23, 2017 | https://newrevo.jp/ |
| CAMPFIRE | Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something."The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over700,000 people. | $7.1M | Seed | Jun 27, 2012 | https://camp-fire.jp/ |

5 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Canal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canal-ventures-6d88) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [01booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01booster) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arriba Studio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arriba-studio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ceres](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceres-inc-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does GMO Pepabo invest in?

GMO Pepabo invests primarily in SNS, Apps and Content startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 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 GMO Pepabo?

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### Who are the partners at GMO Pepabo?

The team at GMO Pepabo includes Hoshi Hayato (Executive Officer), Kentaro Sato (Founder, President and CEO) and Maho Nogami (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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