# transcosmos Japan

> transcosmos Japan is a VC fund in Shibuya backing E-Commerce and CRM. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shibuya, Japan
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transcosmos-inc./
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/transcosmos_pr
- Website: https://www.trans-cosmos.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transcosmos

transcosmos Japan is a VC fund in Shibuya focused on E-Commerce and CRM. Transcosmos is a Japan-based company principally engaged in outsourcing. It mainly provides call center, business process outsourcing, and digital marketing services, including inbound and outbound, fulfillment, support desk, web integration, marketing research, and more. In 2014, it expanded its services to specifically cater to the eCommerceindustry, providing end-to-end e-commerce solutions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$33M |
| Series B | $20M–$32M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 27% |
| CRM | 2 | 18% |
| Finance | 2 | 18% |
| Internet | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 27% |
| Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 7 | 64% |
| Brazil | 1 | 9% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hitoshi Honda | Director Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/honda-hitoshi |
| Kentaro Ogata | Senior Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kentaro-ogata |
| Kohara Hiroyuki | Executive officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohara-hiroyuki |
| Koki Okuda | Representative Director and Group CEO, Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koki-okuda |
| Masato Ogino | Corporate Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masato-ogino |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Soft Space | From its inception in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2012, Soft Space has grown to become the leading mobile Point of Sales (mPOS) provider in the South East Asia region, present in 13 banks across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.The Soft Space centralised Mobile Point-­‐of-­‐Salespayment platform aims to revolutionise the payment industry by enabling anyone to accept card based payments. It is certified EMV Level 2, the first in Asia to achieve this, and is also certified by MasterCard and Visa; a testament to its security, credibility and is recognised globally.Soft Space has won multiple awards including the Red Herring Top 100 Asia 2014, Merit Winner of the WITSA’s Global ICT Excellence Awards, APICTA’s Best Financial Application Award 2013, APICTA’s Best Start Up 2013, and AICTA’s award for the Best Start Up in the ASEAN region. | $31.5M | Series B | Apr 06, 2023 |  |
| GDX | No.1 SaaS and Sustainable Brand EC Enabler and Omni Channel Solution in Southeast Asia and India Chat GPT and AI Robot take over EC operation from manpower. From Silicon Valley US, Bangalore India and Tokyo Japan to the worldThe growth of the EC market is hindered by the limited capacity and capability of human resources to build and operate ECbusinesses.GDX solves the problem of limited human resource capacity and capability with high-level planning and project management capabilities using AI robots and stable operations at low cost using ChatGPT.GDX will contribute to the economic growth of Southeast Asia and India by sustainably expanding the EC market using cutting-edge IT technology. | $1.4M | Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| Wodca | Wodca is the developer of a Token Wallet service that can distribute virtual currency in real time. |  |  | Feb 08, 2019 |  |
| Unified Services | Unified Service introduces advanced technologies and services from Europe and the United States to the Japanese market. | $88.9M |  | Nov 22, 2018 |  |
| Infracommerce | Infracommerce is a full-service e-commerce and is established in 2012 with the objective of providing technology and management solutions for retail and industry.Based in Brazil, Infracommerce brings together the expertise of professionals with over twenty years experience, more than 4500 employees divided into three business units. Thecompany's mission is to provide services and systems that enable the retailer a greater efficiency and scale while selling online. Infracommerce excels because of the constant search for technological innovation, improvement of services, and a model that optimizes the actions of customers generating greater sales performance and ecosystem efficiency. | $7M | Series D | Dec 29, 2017 |  |
| Mobilus | Mobilus Corporationis a Communication Tech Company that transforms communication with AI. We provide communication platforms that have been adopted by major carriers and SIer companies, and develop communication solutions that utilize mobile and artificial intelligence. | $365K |  | Jun 27, 2017 |  |
| Feed Force | Feed Force is an internet marketing service provider specializing in search engine marketing and social media marketing. | $11.1M | Corporate Round | May 30, 2017 |  |
| Soft Space | From its inception in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2012, Soft Space has grown to become the leading mobile Point of Sales (mPOS) provider in the South East Asia region, present in 13 banks across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.The Soft Space centralised Mobile Point-­‐of-­‐Salespayment platform aims to revolutionise the payment industry by enabling anyone to accept card based payments. It is certified EMV Level 2, the first in Asia to achieve this, and is also certified by MasterCard and Visa; a testament to its security, credibility and is recognised globally.Soft Space has won multiple awards including the Red Herring Top 100 Asia 2014, Merit Winner of the WITSA’s Global ICT Excellence Awards, APICTA’s Best Financial Application Award 2013, APICTA’s Best Start Up 2013, and AICTA’s award for the Best Start Up in the ASEAN region. | $5M | Series A | May 25, 2017 |  |
| Grand Design | Grand Design is a platform that connects consumers with stores and brands. The company is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo and was founded on November 18, 2014. | $32.6M | Seed | Jun 26, 2015 |  |
| Metaps | Metaps is engaged in three core business areas. Its finance business provides comprehensive services within the fintech domain, including cashless payment services, its marketing business provides one-stop digital marketing solutions, and its DX support business provides SaaS (software as a service) platforms such as data analysis tools. | $36M | Series C | Feb 11, 2015 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adways](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adways) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arts Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arts-alliance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [aucfan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aucfan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Chase Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chase-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does transcosmos Japan invest in?

transcosmos Japan invests primarily in E-Commerce, CRM and Finance startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is transcosmos Japan's check size?

transcosmos Japan typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$33M at Seed and $20M–$32M 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 transcosmos Japan participates in.

### How do I contact transcosmos Japan?

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### Who are the partners at transcosmos Japan?

The team at transcosmos Japan includes Hitoshi Honda (Director Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO), Kentaro Ogata (Senior Executive Officer) and Kohara Hiroyuki (Executive officer), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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