# Kakaku.com

> Kakaku.com is a VC fund in Tokyo backing FinTech and Hospitality. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kakaku.com
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Kakakucom_Group
- Website: http://corporate.kakaku.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KakakucomGroup

Kakaku.com is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on FinTech and Hospitality. Kakaku.com, Inc. is mainly engaged in the operation of electronic commerce (EC) businesses. The Company has two business segments. The Internet Media segment is engaged in the provision of prices comparison services, gourmet food rankings and reviews services, discount hotels and last minute hotels reservation, newly built condominiums and rentalproperties searching services, as well as reviews of travel through the operation of Websites. The segment also generated revenue from the sale of advertising spaces.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $10M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 2 | 33% |
| Web Development | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 50% |
| Singapore | 2 | 33% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akinosuke Hata | Representative Director & President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akinosuke-hata |
| Aizawa Yusuke | Executive Officer & Manager of President’s Office | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aizawa-yusuke |
| Atsuhiro Murakami | Director and Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsuhiro-murakami |
| Genta Sugihara | Executive Officerc & CDD | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genta-sugihara |
| Hayashi Kaoru | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hayashi-kaoru |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AGE Technologies | AGE technologies is a website production company which provides Operation of web services related to inheritance procedures. | $1.8M | Series A | Jun 16, 2021 |  |
| Ayoconnect | Ayoconnect is Southeast Asia’s largest financial API platform. It enables developers to choose from a wide range of white-label financial products on Ayoconnect’s API platform and quickly launch them to their users. Ayoconnect remains in the background, focused on building and operating the necessary infrastructure while allowing its clients tomonetize and expand their business quickly and effectively.Founded in 2016, Ayoconnect’s API stack has seen rapid adoption. More than 200 companies trust it as clients, including leading banks, retailers, e-commerce, fintech, and e-wallets such as Bank BRI, Bank Mandiri, DANA, Indomaret, Bukalapak, Home Credit, Pegadaian, and connects more than 1,000 institutions through its network of APIs. Ayoconnect’s APIs process more than 300 million API hits annually.Ayoconnect has raised a total of US$15 million from leading local and international institutional investors. Ayoconnect's investors include Mandiri Capital Indonesia, Bank Mandiri’s corporate venture capital unit; BRI Ventures, Bank BRI's corporate venture capital unit; Indonesia’s AC Ventures, headed by Chairman of the Indonesian Fintech Association Pandu Sjahrir; Patamar Capital, Southeast Asia’s leading impact venture capital; Kakaku, a public company listed on the Tokyo Exchange (TYO); and Finch Capital among others. Ayoconnect continues expanding its ecosystem to accelerate financial inclusion and adoption of embedded finance throughout Southeast Asia. | $5M | Series B | Aug 05, 2020 |  |
| TabSquare | TabSquare provides AI-Powered 'Smart' In-Restaurant solutions to the F&B industry that leverage rich consumer data and deep learning algorithms to provide an engaging dining experience for restaurants’ diners and helps to double restaurants’ profitability. TabSquare’s solutions currently collect over 30 million customer interactiondata points on a monthly basis. With a unique data-driven approach to restaurant management and customer engagement, TabSquare helps partner restaurants drive higher sales, streamline operations, and provide a better customer experience. A Market Leader in Singapore with customers in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. TabSquare currently has 6000 active terminals in the region, serving over 12 million diners annually. Clients include well-known F&B brands such as Minor Food Group, Sushi Tei, Paradise Food Group, Japan Foods Holding, Zingrill Holdings, Chili’s, Strike Bowling, Old Town White Coffee, and PappaRich. | $10M | Series B | Oct 10, 2018 |  |
| LivingStyle | Living Style is a service provider that provides IT services for the interior industry. | $48.2M |  | Apr 23, 2018 |  |
| MoneySmart | MoneySmart Group is South East Asia's leading personal finance portal helping consumers compare loans, insurance and credit cards.At MoneySmart, they have made it their mission to simplify your personal finance decisions. As everyday consumers their selves, they understand your expectations, hopes and concerns and they have builtMoneySmart.sg in Singapore and DuitPintar.com in Indonesia as the go-to, all-in-one portals for personal finance. They work together with you to help make your life goals happen. So whether you’re budgeting your first pay check, crossing out something from the ultimate travel bucket list, saving for that dream wedding, becoming a new homeowner or planning for retirement, you can be assured of making a smart choice – all for free in one place.From everyday decisions like choosing the best credit card to big decisions like buying a home, they show you what’s out there, recommend what’s best for you and help you to apply. Be informed and inspired about how to best earn, spend and grow your money to achieve your goals in life. | $10M | Series B | Jun 07, 2017 |  |
| Cansell | Cansell is a web service that allows you to easily sell and buy accommodation reservations that incur cancellation fees. | $5.7M | Seed | Jan 16, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DG VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-incubation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accord Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accord-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amand Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amand-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brama One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brama-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BRI Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bri-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kakaku.com invest in?

Kakaku.com invests primarily in FinTech, Hospitality and Web Development startups, most often at Series B and Seed 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.

### What is Kakaku.com's check size?

Kakaku.com typically joins rounds of $10M–$10M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kakaku.com participates in.

### How do I contact Kakaku.com?

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### Who are the partners at Kakaku.com?

The team at Kakaku.com includes Akinosuke Hata (Representative Director & President), Aizawa Yusuke (Executive Officer & Manager of President’s Office) and Atsuhiro Murakami (Director and Executive Officer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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