Yahoo! Japan
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Yahoo! Japan is a technology company that operates an online ecosystem spanning search, e-commerce, communications, media, and digital services. Its platform offers web search, email, news, finance, weather, maps, and entertainment content, serving as a gateway for users accessing information and online tools. The company also manages marketplaces,payment services, and advertising solutions that support both consumers and businesses.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Yahoo! Japan invests in
Stages Yahoo! Japan invests in
Countries Yahoo! Japan invests in
Contacts
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Hide Makoto
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Koji Tsukamoto
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Ryosuke Sakagami
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Akiko Takeda
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Advertising 4 (50%)
- E-Commerce 3 (38%)
- Retail 2 (25%)
- Internet 2 (25%)
- Software 2 (25%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (38%)
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Series D 1 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
- Corporate Round 1 (13%)
Country
- Japan 4 (50%)
- France 1 (13%)
- Finland 1 (13%)
- United States 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Hide Makoto
Executive Officer
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Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Koji Tsukamoto
EVP, Corporate Officer
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EVP, Corporate Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ryosuke Sakagami
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Takao Ozawa
COO, Director, Executive Vice President
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COO, Director, Executive Vice President | Total investments: 25 | Find email | |
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Akiko Takeda
Senior Marketing Manager
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Senior Marketing Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 17 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Turing
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Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $7.3M / Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | |
IndoorAtlas
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IndoorAtlas offers solutions to developers in building location based apps and scale their plans worldwide. IndoorAtlas helps users answer the key question "Where am I?" indoors. With no additional hardware, no BLE or Wi-Fi needed, its technology offers a moving blue dot with 1-2 meter accuracy on your smartphone in real time.Ourpatented technology utilizes built-in magnet in smartphones to detect magnetic anomalies inside buildings to help you find your way. IndoorAtlas was founded in 2012 by Professor Janne Haverinen and four PhDs in computer science, as a spin-off from the University in Oulu, Finland.Find us on iOS and Android. | $3.8M / Series B / Aug 22, 2017 | |
AppNexus
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AppNexus operates a cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising. Its enterprise technology platform maximizes yield and campaign performance for sellers and buyers of online inventory, provides trading solutions and marketplaces for Internet advertising, and allows advertisers to build a trading desk, anadvertising network, and a custom exchange. AppNexus also provides a digital advertising delivery platform that enables publisher clients to maximize revenue across various demand sources, AppNexus Publisher Suite that powers advertisement serving, planning and forecasting, diverse marketplace sales, and direct campaign management solutions, PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for banner, video, and interstitial advertising units, and AppNexus Apps program, an application platform for third-party technology vendors and existing customers to build features for their own clients and reach new audiences. Brian O'Kelley and Mike Nolet founded AppNexus in September 2007, with its headquarters in New York City and additional offices in several cities in the United States and other countries. | $31M / Sep 28, 2016 | |
Crafter
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ChatBook is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in B2B area to automate acquiring leads and evaluate leads in your absence.We remove the trouble of spending lots of money on online marketing and make better conversions. If you are using ChatBook, users don’t have to visit the website, it comes to you on your social media advertisements. ChatBookdelivers more solid targeting based on social media activity and profiles. | $992K / Seed / Sep 05, 2016 | |
Viibar
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Viibar has a mission of "Opening the horizon of videos and making the world positive." We delve into the area of Video Tech through "Video SaaS Business", "DX Business for Media Platformers", and "Liver Success Business", and support the utilization of video by companies and individuals with technology andnew mechanisms. | $99.2M / Series B / May 18, 2015 | |
Criteo
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Founded by a small group of great minds at a start-up incubator in Paris, Criteo has become a global leader in commerce marketing. Driving this growth: machine-learning technology, data and performance at scale, and measurable ROI for our clients, as well as the ingenuity and spirit of more than 2,800 employees worldwide. | $40M / Series D / Sep 25, 2012 | |
Istyle
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istyle, Inc. engages in the management of beauty-related online platforms as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others. The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membershipservices. The Beauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics electronic commerce sites in addition to its specialty shop @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services. It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and The United States. | $68M / Corporate Round / Feb 12, 2008 | |
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Istyle
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istyle, Inc. engages in the management of beauty-related online platforms as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others. The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membershipservices. The Beauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics electronic commerce sites in addition to its specialty shop @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services. It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and The United States. | Series B / Oct 17, 2003 |
Co-Investors
ANRI
2 deals together
Globis Capital Partners
2 deals together
Z Holdings
2 deals together
Adams Street Partners
1 deal together
Benesse
1 deal together
Bessemer Venture Partners
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Yahoo! Japan invest in?
Yahoo! Japan invests primarily in Advertising, E-Commerce and Retail startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 8 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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Who are the partners at Yahoo! Japan?
The team at Yahoo! Japan includes Hide Makoto (Executive Officer), Koji Tsukamoto (EVP, Corporate Officer) and Ryosuke Sakagami (Chief Financial Officer), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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