# MBS innovation DRIVE

> MBS innovation DRIVE is a VC fund in Shibuya backing Content, Software and Marketing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shibuya, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://mbs-id.co.jp

MBS innovation DRIVE is a television broadcasting and there is television lives as usual.MBS Innovation Drive was established to respond to this era of change and to create a new business for the MBS Group consisting of Mainichi Broadcasting and GAORA.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Product Design | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thecoo | THECOO is a developer of an entertainment application designed to support a fan community. The company's application offers fanicon is a member-based fan community that encourages the activities of icons together with their core fans, enabling clients to access live app streaming of entertainment contents they are interested in. | $3.5M | Series A | Jun 02, 2020 | http://thecoo.co.jp/ |
| Radiotalk | Radiotalk is a Voice distribution platform business. | $908.4K | Seed | May 20, 2019 | https://radiotalk.jp/ |
| Jolly Good | Jolly Good incorporates medical and digital therapy VR technology that is intended to help medical and industrial applications. The company's technology has enabled the medical community and customers to maximize treatments and outcomes by developing high-precision AR and VR systems for development and medical training, long-term caretraining, and social skill training for developmental impairments. | $4.9M | Series B | Feb 28, 2019 | http://jollygood.co.jp/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D4V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4v) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [S5 Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s5-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shinsei Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinsei-corporate-investment-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MBS innovation DRIVE invest in?

MBS innovation DRIVE invests primarily in Content, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did MBS innovation DRIVE last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MBS innovation DRIVE closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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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