# Simplex

> Simplex is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Apps, Payments and Software. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- Website: https://www.simplex.inc

Simplex is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Apps and Payments. Simplex accelerates business growth by providing trading and risk management solutions, consulting, custom development and operational services to more than 60 clients and 10,000 users in 10+ countries.Simplex Genesis, Their next-generation trading and risk management solution, accelerates time-to-market by providing an open, flexible andscalable system.Serving quants, traders and risk managers, Simplex has increased client revenue and profitability since 1998.They are accelerating Their growth in the US and European markets, expanding on Their presence at some of the largest banks, asset managers and insurance companies in Asia.Simplex is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in San Francisco and New York.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Network Security | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lynk | Lynk is a payment and card issuance solution platform that helps companies reduce processing fees and increase customer loyalty. | $3M | Seed | Sep 20, 2022 | https://www.trylynk.com/ |
| Shift | SHIFT is a tech company founded by tech guru masaru tange in 2005, providing software testing, security assessment and offshore development services with made in japan tailored quality. | $57M | Series A | Jul 04, 2013 | http://www.shiftinc.jp/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Apple Core Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apple-core-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [irrvntVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irrvntvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mistletoe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mistletoe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [N49P](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/n49p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Simplex invest in?

Simplex invests primarily in Apps, Payments and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Simplex last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simplex closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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