Morinaga
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Morinaga is a confectionery company that manufactures, purchases, and sells confectionery food and healthy drinks. The company aims to contribute to the realization of abundant, safe eating choices, and the promotion of health among the people of the world. Its diverse range of confectionery products is divided into five groups that includeconfectioneries, food, frozen desserts, weider, and healthcare.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Morinaga invests in
Stages Morinaga invests in
Countries Morinaga invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Stage
- Seed 2 (40%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Corporate Round 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taichiro Morinaga
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRINUS, which means the trinity of the surprise of the chemical reaction of technology and design in Latin, means the trinity of technology, design and the senses of the user, bringing surprises to people around the world. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 13, 2018 | ||
| YAMAP is born to make your outdoors, such as hike or ski, more safety, and more enjoyable with your iPhone. YAMAP App can track and log your outdoors, view elevation info, and build an online outdoor journal. Love & share the outdoors with YAMAP ! ■■ Three Main Features of YAMAP ■■ 1) Safe ◆YAMAP App makes your iPhone a special GPSdevice for the outdoors. YAMAP App could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your iPhone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions. 2) Convenience ◆ YAMAP Hybrid Maps YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your iPhone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC (or tablet PC). 3) Share ◆You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP Web service. Once you finish your outdoor and save your data, YAMAP App automatically uploads to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' on YAMAP Web service (http://yamap.co.jp) where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history. In addition, YAMAP gives you the ability to easily share your outdoor data with friends and family. | $11.2M / Series B / Apr 19, 2018 | ||
| GranSky Studios makes good stories as well as animations which all ages can enjoy. GranSky Studios brings light of dream and hope to people worldwide through our production. | Seed / Feb 14, 2017 | ||
| Toletta Cats is a healthcare approved by cat lovers company they aim to create a world in which we all live longer and happier with our beloved cats around us. Simple, safe and easy to use at home,in a Japanese cat-friendly way. | $146.5K / Corporate Round / Feb 01, 2017 | ||
| Africa Incubator (Afri-inc) is an IT company that specializes in developing mobile applications for sales management. It has developed and operated SENRI, a sales management system for manufacturing and distribution in Africa based in Nairobi, Kenya. As of 2018, SENRI is being used by about 50 manufacturing and logistics companies focusing onconsumer goods. With the introduction of SENRI, more than 50 Africa-based companies have succeeded in increasing sales productivity.Afri-inc was established in 2015 by Kentaro Nagai. | $322.8K / Seed / Aug 01, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Morinaga invest in?
Morinaga invests primarily in Art, B2C and Pet startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Morinaga includes Taichiro Morinaga (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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