# Gumi

> Gumi is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Gaming, Software and Video Games. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gumi-inc/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/gumi_pr
- Website: http://gu3.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gu3.co.jp

Gumi is a game development company that features Gree, a mobile social network. Founded in 2007 by CEO Hironao Kunimitsu, gumi Inc. has expanded from one office in Tokyo to multiple subsidiaries across Asia, Europe and North America. Although we have had a lot of success in Japan with both feature phone and smartphone games.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Gumi. Shizune tracks 10 team members at Gumi. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/gumi?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 4 | 36% |
| Software | 4 | 36% |
| Video Games | 3 | 27% |
| SaaS | 2 | 18% |
| Web3 | 2 | 18% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 6 | 55% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| India | 1 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ikagawa Joji | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ikagawa-joji |
| Masaru Ohnogi | Head of gumi America | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaru-nogi-ohnogi |
| Henry Yeh | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henry-yeh |
| Hironao Kunimitsu | Founder & CEO | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hironao-kunimitsu |
| Hiroyuki Kawamoto | Representative Director & President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-kawamoto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Squid | Squid offers a workspace for planning, modeling, and testing power grid networks with tools for network analysis and simulation. |  | Seed | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| TOKYO GameFi | TOKYO GameFi is a Web3 firm formed by a management team of developers and engineers with previous experience at CyberAgent. | $5.5M | Seed | Aug 28, 2023 |  |
| BluWhale | BluWhale's mission is to leverage AI and ML to allow game developers to focus on ways to improve the game rather than wrangling and making sense of astronomical amounts of data. BluWhale's smart automation will do the heavy lifting usually reserved for data analysts and data scientists all in the background, and surface actionable insight |  | Seed | Mar 11, 2023 |  |
| double jump.tokyo | double jump.tokyo Is a blockchain game developer and NFT solution provider for large-scale enterprises in the gaming and entertainment sector. |  | Corporate Round | Jan 02, 2019 |  |
| Activ8 | Activ8 is a content development company that offers virtualization, metaverse production, 3D model creation, and event sponsorship services. |  |  | Sep 02, 2018 |  |
| Activ8 | Activ8 develops and provides powerful web applications for multimedia presentations and CRM-solutions.In 2009, the company started the online platform inimeo.com which shows new ways of creating and embedding multimedia online presentations without the need for any special software or training. It is the "do it yourself" way ofauthoring and publishing animated presentations using audio, video, images, graphics, and texts. A powerful WYSIWYG editor and a realtime-API for integrating inimeo presentations into 3rd party solutions (e.g. e-learning, recruiting, ...) are available.Another very successful product of Activ8 is the "A8Dropzone" which makes all kinds of file uploads easy and even comes with a built-in media converter for audio and video files. It also provide a free zendesk.com widget and a free Joomla! plugin utilizing the A8Dropzone "sexy" uploads solution. |  | Seed | Sep 02, 2018 |  |
| Playsnak | Playsnak is a global Next-Generation game company based in Berlin & Los Angeles. They are targeting to systematically building a true global next-gen game company in the time of maturing global mobile gaming market and shift to VR & AR immersive gaming market. |  | Seed | May 30, 2017 |  |
| Thirdverse | Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment.Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered nTokyo, Japan. |  |  | Nov 11, 2016 |  |
| Jolly Good | Jolly Good develops new entertainment using advanced technology and content. |  | Corporate Round | Aug 30, 2016 |  |
| Metaps | Metaps is engaged in three core business areas. Its finance business provides comprehensive services within the fintech domain, including cashless payment services, its marketing business provides one-stop digital marketing solutions, and its DX support business provides SaaS (software as a service) platforms such as data analysis tools. | $36M | Series C | Feb 11, 2015 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Makers Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makers-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [33East](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/33east) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [a16z Scout Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-scout-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cygames](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cygames) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gumi invest in?

Gumi invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Video Games startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 11 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 Gumi?

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### Who are the partners at Gumi?

The team at Gumi includes Ikagawa Joji (Auditor), Masaru Ohnogi (Head of gumi America) and Henry Yeh (Managing Director), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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