# THE GUILD

> THE GUILD is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Internet, Software and Marketing. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/theguild_jp
- Website: https://theguild.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theguild.jp

THE GUILD is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Internet and Software. THE GUILD are working as teachers at universities and vocational schools in parallel with the work of designers and engineers.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.3M–$18M |
| Series A | $9.8M–$156M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Marketing | 2 | 29% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 29% |
| Web Design | 2 | 29% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Galapagos | Galapagos is a manufacturing company that focuses on results.They trying to create an application that produces results in the application market where only good things are evaluated. | $155.9M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Galapagos | Galapagos offers a service that uses artificial intelligence to create and refine advertising visuals, under a product called AIR Design. The company also provides development and management for smartphone applications. | $9.8M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| SODA | Soda launched its customer-to-customer marketplace SNKRDUNK, which now has over 3 million monthly users in Japan. Through the platform, users can buy and sell sneakers safely as it offers legitimacy checking services through local authentication provider Fake Busters. | $20.9M | Series B | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| BeBit | BeBit is a consulting firm that provides customer experience management and user-centered design support services. | $368.5M |  | Jul 27, 2020 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| STUDIO | Studio is a web design & development platform that enables users to build websites from scratch without coding. | $18.4M | Seed | Jul 25, 2019 |  |
| STUDIO Japan | STUDIO is a development and operation of the next-generation design tool. | $18.4M | Series A | Jul 25, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Archetype Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetype-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [D4V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4v) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DIMENSION](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-0ef6) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Globe Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globe-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [STRIVE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does THE GUILD invest in?

THE GUILD invests primarily in Internet, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is THE GUILD's check size?

THE GUILD typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$18M at Seed and $9.8M–$156M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds THE GUILD participates in.

### When did THE GUILD last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for THE GUILD closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 7 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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