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Top 50 Recruiting VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in September 2025

A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Recruiting startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Recruiting companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Recruiting VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Japan in September 2025

Investor Recruiting Japan investments
East Ventures 5
Colopl Next 4
ANRI 4
Genesia Ventures 4
SMBC Venture Capital 4
TLM 3
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital 3
Incubate Fund 3
Mizuho Capital 3
Nissay Capital 3
DNX Ventures 3
BEENEXT 3
YJ Capital 3
Vector 3
NOW Japan 2
F Ventures 2
Crooz 2
Seibu Shinkin Capital 2
Delight Ventures 2
XTech Ventures 2
DOGAN beta 2
Shinsei Corporate Investment 2
Nippon Venture Capital 2
Venture United 2
Globis Capital Partners 2
ANOBAKA 2
ITOCHU Technology Ventures 2
aucfan 2
Drone Fund 1
KSK Angel Fund 1
Quantum Leaps Ventures 1
Japan Finance Corporation 1
S5 Partners 1
Salesforce 1
MAKOTO Capital 1
AirTrip 1
Chibagin Capital 1
Mediva 1
Doroquia Holatheta 1
Kyoto Capital Partners 1
GOLDEN EGG Ventures 1
Wantedly 1
SBI Investment 1
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) 1
Dream Link Entertainment 1
Energy & Environment Investment 1
KEPPLE Capital 1
500 Startups Japan 1
Accord Ventures 1
FAN Communications 1
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East Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 33 investments in the past 12 months
East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • SIRCLO — SIRCLO is a leading omnichannel commerce enabler in Indonesia, driven by the mission to unlock the digital potential of people and businesses.
  • CrestLab — CrestLab Inc. is a startup focused on developing and providing products for anime production, with a central offering called "ANICRA," which is an anime production support platform that leverages AI technology. This platform aims to aid in various aspects of anime production by integrating artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency andcreativity.
  • Pintarnya — Situs penyedia lowongan kerja online untuk berbagai posisi, pendidikan dan pekerjaan dari lulusan SD hingga S1 Tersedia di seluruh indonesia.
Colopl Next VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Colopl Next is the corporate venture capital of is Colopl, Inc, which is a leading Japanese gaming company. Colopl, Inc. is founded with the mission of “Entertainment in Real Life”, and constantly put its customer as first priority.Colopl Next is headquartered in Japan, but invests globally in a variety of internet businesses, with the commitmentto support innovative entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
  • Virtual Reality, Software, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • SALOWIN — SALOWIN is a shared salon where freelance hairdressers can freely provide customer service and service.
  • CaseBlink — AI for immigration lawyers | CaseBlink is AI software for immigration law firms. With CaseBlink, generate EB-2 NIW, EB-1A, and O-1 applications end-to-end.
  • Wunderbar — Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services.
ANRI VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 23 investments in the past 12 months
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Chorakuchoju — Chorakuchoju is a healthcare organization that tries to avoid isolation by implementing AI technologies and medical services.
  • Linea Innovations — Linea Innovations is an energy production company that develops commercial fusion reactors with advanced fuel technology.
  • Strand Therapeutics — Strand Therapeutics is developing the first platform for creating programmable mRNA drugs to deliver precise, multi-functional, potentially curative treatments.
Genesia Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 27 investments in the past 12 months
Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • Nonat — Nonat is a company focused on supporting the future of women and children by driving innovation across generations. It is developing a foundational model specifically designed to address the needs of women and children.
  • Miresso — Miresso is a startup firm that offers nuclear fusion power generation services through natural resources.
  • MetaSensing — MetaSensing specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of advanced attachable Raman sensors, designed to provide precise, real-time chemical and molecular analysis across a wide range of applications, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control.
SMBC Venture Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 39 investments in the past 12 months
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
  • Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
  • Metagen Therapeutics — Metagen Therapeutics is a Drug discovery and medical business company which utilizes microbiome science.
TLM VC Fund · Portland, Oregon, United States
TLM is a venture capital that invests basically in seed rounds, including some Series A startups.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Content, SNS
  • Seed, Angel, Series B
  • Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
  • Nanameue — Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way.
  • Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 50 investments in the past 12 months
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
  • Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
  • FUNDiT — FUNDiT is an IT-focused M&A and business consolidation company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and scaling IT companies.
Incubate Fund VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 20 investments in the past 12 months
Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
  • Nominal — Nominal empowers the next-generation economy.Nominal modernizes and automates accounting and financial management, providing robust reporting, multi-entity consolidation, workflow automation (including accruals and revenue), lease compliance (ASC 842/IFRS 16), period-end close collaboration, and much more.Nominal's generativesubledgers transform business logic into actions and insights using Generative AI - without the need for costly engineering or lengthy IT projects. Our shadow-ledger is implemented in days, not months, and seamlessly integrates with existing general ledgers and ERPs.
  • Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.
Mizuho Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 40 investments in the past 12 months
Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • Terass — TERASS is a High-end real estate information site.
  • Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas.
  • Metagen Therapeutics — Metagen Therapeutics is a Drug discovery and medical business company which utilizes microbiome science.
Nissay Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 21 investments in the past 12 months
Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Internet, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Portfolio highlights
  • Japan AI — Japan AI specializes in R&D of artificial intelligence and consulting services.
  • Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
  • Linea Innovations — Linea Innovations is an energy production company that develops commercial fusion reactors with advanced fuel technology.
DNX Ventures VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 24 investments in the past 12 months
DNX Ventues is an early stage VC firm focusing on B2B Startups that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • OPERe — OPERe is an IT company that specializes in the development of semi autonomous hospitalization guidance solutions.
  • NaLaLys — NaLaLys is a business consulting firm that provides management, distribution, research, and consulting services.
  • Commune — Commune is a developer of a platform that supports connections, community building, and customers between organizations and people.
BEENEXT VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 18 investments in the past 12 months
BEENEXT is a Venture Capital fund managed by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on assisting founders with its operational experience, network, trust, unique perspectives, and the capital. The team invests in early-stage tech start-ups that are focused on building the new digital platforms driven by the data network. BEENEXT aims to establish aplatform of founders, by the founders and for the founders across the globe, primarily in South East Asia, India and Japan. Since its establishment in 2015, the team has invested in over 180 companies globally.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • India, Japan, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • Truely Travel eSIM — Stay connected everywhere with Truely eSIM.
  • fleetx.io — Cloud connectivity for efficient fleet and logistics operations, optimizing performance and streamlining processes.
  • Handpickd — Sorted operates as an omnichannel platform for fruits and vegetables. Sorted provides fruits and vegetables that come straight from the farms.
YJ Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel.YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Oursole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • LEAN BODY — Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos.
  • Stacked — Stacked is an exclusive membership platform limited to a creator's top 10 fans.
Vector VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Vector is a Japan-based PR agency that provides PR planning and implementation services for its clients. The agency also offers other services covering areas such as management, finance, accounting, human resources, administration, internal controls, and audits. Vector was founded in 1993.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
  • Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
  • CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
NOW Japan VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Next One for the World.
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Investment focus
  • Content, Marketing, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Nagaku — Nagaku is a web magazine that publishes about culture along with web development, PR, marketing, and consulting services.
  • Ageless — Ageless is a staffing agency that provides human resources-related services primarily to middle-aged and senior citizens.
  • Wunderbar — Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services.
F Ventures VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Service Industry
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Japan, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • Bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
  • Tripi — Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.
Crooz VC Fund · Nishi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Crooz, a company based in Japan that offers smartphone games to the Japanese and global markets.CROOZ, Inc. is one of the leading mobile social game providers in Japan. We also publish original titles on “Mobage” and other leading social gaming platforms.Some of our games are grossing over US$1MM per month. We are currently expanding thebusiness internationally to capitalize on the rapid growth of global smartphone game industry., and in doing so, we aim to become a dominant player in both domestic and global markets.
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Investment focus
  • Recruiting, Apps, Mobile Apps
  • Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Azit — Azit is an application developer that aims to close the gap in everyone's mobility. Its product is the application CREW, a smart transfer app that allows its user to call someone's car running nearby with their smartphone. It is designed to bring "efficient move"​ to every people who live in Japan.It was founded in 2013 and isheadquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Wolfness — Wolfness provides consulting services to personal gym and advertising agencies.
  • Payme — Payme provides a platform for mobile payments to help users in Japan.
Seibu Shinkin Capital VC Fund · Shioya, Kumamoto, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Seibu Shinkin Capital is an investment, M & A, and incubation office that contributes to the promotion of the local economy.
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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, Task Management, Apps
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • ReEir — ReEir is a research firm that develops global regenerative medicine and cell therapy products for ulcer patients.
  • Rehas — Rehas is a healthcare solution provider that specializes in home medical care and employment support services.
  • ARCH — ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions
Delight Ventures VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 14 investments in the past 12 months
Delight Ventures is a venture capital firm that thoroughly reduces the hurdles of entrepreneurship in Japan and supports entrepreneurs in the world. Entrepreneurship is taken as a natural career path, and we aim to be a society where both successful and unsuccessful people can continue to take on challenges.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a social commerce app. They provide services for online and mail-order retail shops. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
  • OSHIAI — OSHIAI is an AI chat software that lets you communicate with your favorite idol's "Ai" avatar, which represents their hobbies, preferences, and speaking style.
  • NaLaLys — NaLaLys is a business consulting firm that provides management, distribution, research, and consulting services.
XTech Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 11 investments in the past 12 months
XTech Ventures aims to achieve dramatic growth for investee companies by supporting entrepreneurship, multifaceted management support, and IPO support for the excellent middle class who are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
  • Medigle — Medigle is a consulting firm that provides medical consulting and B2B services.
  • Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.
  • Leading Mark — Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers.
DOGAN beta VC Fund · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
They believe that the fundamental challenge facing the local economy is the lack of employment diversity. Although it is a simple example, it is easier to understand if you compare the Tokyo metropolitan area with Kyushu and list the companies that can achieve annual income of 10 million yen at the age of 30 (probably with a head office in KyushuMost companies with the highest annual income will be infrastructure company
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Task Management, Artificial Intelligence
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Wewill — Wewill is a consulting company that provides accounting, SaaS, business development, and business consulting services.
  • Digireha — Digireha is an IT company that provides a tool for rehabilitation by combining digital art and sensors.
  • Find — Find is a software company that provides cloud development and operation services.
Shinsei Corporate Investment VC Fund · Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Shinsei Corporate Investment supports the creation and development of the business.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Internet, Education
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, India, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
  • Leading Mark — Leading Mark, a rising human resources startup in Japan. Leading Mark is branching out into mid-career and international hiring. It currently has a one-man team in China working to bring the top Japanese-speaking Chinese students to domestic companies. He also touts his startup’s focus on the average job seeker. “We want to make sure that the usersget the info that he or she needs the most,” he says. Large scale, legacy players can sometimes prioritize the needs of the hiring company, and their commission, over the needs of applicants themselves. This leads to frustration and short-circuited careers.
  • Okuma Diamond Device — Okuma Diamond Device supplies cutting-edge technologies that make diamond semiconductors vital.
  • Tokyo Artisan Intelligence — Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students.
Nippon Venture Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
  • Upward — UPWARD is highly by linking CRM · schedule map / location information, is a cloud service for the visiting business of field sales easier. Field salespersons who have many customers and who are out of the office feel that it is difficult to grasp all customers to Kampek and measure the timing of visits no matter how memorable they are.
  • Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.
Venture United VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Travel, Content
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
  • FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
  • Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.
Globis Capital Partners VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 18 investments in the past 12 months
Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Henry — Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals.
  • Logomix — Logomix Inc is a mammalian cellular genome architect startup. Logomix proprietary platform, Geno-Writing™, technology integrates large-scale (Mb) human genome-writing technologies and providing genetically architected versatile human cells and/or downsized cells and microbes for drug development and cell & gene therapy area.Majority ofthe cell engineering companies are currently focused on optimization of gene clusters by automatic high throughput system however, Logomix’s Geno-Writing™ provides the required tools for dealing with mammalian or complex genomes. Logomix works with partners by providing new biology-based solutions to co-create business and social values on Geno-Writing™ platform Current Focus Area includes: 1. Human Health & Therapeutics 2. Biomaterials & Chemicals 3. Agriculture & EnvironmentLogomix has 11 ongoing collaborative research partnerships. Currently Logomix is specifically looking for industry partners to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative disease areas.
  • Kotoba Technologies — Kotoba Technologies develops and supports technology tailored to business fields and applications. It supports the implementation of language models into corporate applications by communicating closely with companies in Japanese to accurately understand the needs and actual situation of each company, and then provide optimal technical support.++
ANOBAKA VC Fund · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 12 investments in the past 12 months
ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with rich group resources to add value to seed-stage startups. ANOBAKA actively invests in and supports startups aiming to be a global leader in the innovative Internet business and promising to greatly grow up in the future. ANOBAKA's investment focuses on fledgling seed-stage startups. Inaddition to investment financing, ANOBAKA provides founders with a variety of business support such as development consulting by our engineers, sales support, and international marketing support.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Content, Food and Beverage
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Amoibe — Amoibe is a company providing engineer training services for the AI ​​era called “amoibe OJT".
  • Waku — Waku is a manufacturing company that specializes in the research and development of organic fertilizers for the agriculture industry.
  • Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.
ITOCHU Technology Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 5 investments in the past 12 months
ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV), based in Tokyo, is the venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is one of the world's largest corporations with offices in over 80 countries and operations that cover a broad spectrum of industries. ITV's mission is to invest and help build leading information technology companies by leveraging avast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies. The ITOCHU group has a long history of funding information technology companies with successes including Siebel Systems, NVIDIA, Openwave and Aruba Networks. Current portfolio includes, Box, Fab, Ooyala, WHILL, Tokyo Otaku Mode, etc.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
  • Alumnote — The alumni association management software developed by Alumnote allows schools to manage their alumni associations online. The focus of the company is to undertake loyalty building and marketing for potential donors such as graduates and provides digital tools, and supports the execution of donation acquisition.
  • SkyDrive — SkyDrive is a start-up for development,manufacturing,sales of the “Flying cars” established by CARTIVATOR members.
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
aucfan VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Aucfan is the only company in Japan that provides all the eCommerce price data across the big three market, America, China and Japan. The data Aucfan aggregates has reached more than 800millions with last 8 years coverage and Aucfan provides these data through its website Aucfan.com. (www.aucfan.com).The data Aucfan provides both to theconsumers and the retailers include the the price across the major global EC and Auction sites such as Rakuten, the No1 shopping site in Japan, Yahoo! Auction, the No1 Auction site in Japan, and Amazon Japan as well as eBay.com, the No1 EC site in US, and Taobao, the No1 Auction site in China.By visiting the Aucfan.com, buyers and sellers can easily find the price and the value of the product globally.Aucfan currently focuses on the consumer buesinss but Aucfan's next strategy is to expand its business to the BtoB by providing the price data to the EC and retail markets and helping them make the critical judgement for the price setting and purchsing just like the Bloomberg providing the financial informationto the financial brokers and helping them make the business judgement.Aucfan's next ambition is to expand its business globally and as the part of that strategy, Aucfan has already launched the Chinese website in JULY/2010 and plans to open the US site in SEP/2010.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Marketing, Internet
  • Funding Round, Series A, Corporate Round
  • Japan, Indonesia, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Ginkan — GINKAN is the managing company of SynchroLife, the world's first restaurant recommendation platform where users and can earn cryptocurrency token rewards for dining out and posting restaurant reviews. GINKAN was selected for Plug and Play Japan Batch 1 in the fintech category and we won for best domestic fintech company and won the audienceaward at the Plug and Play Japan Batch 1 EXPO (Demo Day) in September 2018.GINKAN was also selected for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s MUFG Digital Accelerator’s Batch 4 and won the Grand Prix, Audience Award, and AWS Award in a triple win on their demo day on July 26, 2019.
  • Yuwaeru — Yuwaeru is a Direct-to-Consumer company
  • nextProtein — nextProtein is developing a large scale and sustainable insect based source of protein. The bioconversion of fly larvae fed with organic waste generates valuable feed components for fish, livestock and pets.
Drone Fund VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy. It offers capital investment and financing and aims to create a Drone Ecosystem where LPs and startups can benefit from membership within the Drone Fund.
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Investment focus
  • Drones, Robotics, Aerospace
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • LOMBY — LOMBY is a logistic firm that delivers orders through its robotic machines.
  • Triorb — Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions.
  • Proxima Technology — Proxima Technology is an IT company that provides artificial intelligence and deep learning solutions for the manufacturing industry.
KSK Angel Fund VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 3 investments in the past 12 months
KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm that offers data about the technology for services sectors.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Internet, SaaS
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
  • OMTrade — OMTrade is a cryptocurrency copy trading platform that aims to make cryptocurrency copy trading more equitable, sustainable, and creative.
  • Terra Motors — Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market.
  • Orangewood Labs — Orangewood Labs is focused on automating mundane human jobs through Easy-to-use, collaborative and tele-operable robotic arms for Industries
Quantum Leaps Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Quantum Leaps Ventures establish and invest in internet and technology companies.
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Investment focus
  • Consulting, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Japan, Malaysia
Portfolio highlights
  • Agatyca — Agatyca is an IT company that develops customized solutions to optimize payment system processes for organizations.
  • CareMaker — CareMaker is a technology company that develops and operates visit schedule management and regional collaboration cloud services.
  • Umee Technologies — Umee Technologies is an IT firm that offers full-stack development, conversational AI, and psychological analysis engine services.
Japan Finance Corporation VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 39 investments in the past 12 months
Japan Finance provides a diversified portfolio of financial services to the small and medium enterprise sector.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
  • Japan, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • COUNTERWORKS — Counter works is an Information technology company.
  • Dr.’s Prime — Doctor's Prime is a technology company that provides is a part-time job information service for optimizing the working style of doctors.
S5 Partners VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
S5 Partners provides investment consulting, investment management, and asset management services.
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Investment focus
  • Marketing, CRM, Fashion
  • Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • THECOO — THECOO is a developer of an entertainment application designed to support a fan community. The company's application offers fanicon is a member-based fan community that encourages the activities of icons together with their core fans, enabling clients to access live app streaming of entertainment contents they are interested in.
  • SOLAIRO — SOLAIRO is an online customer service solution that provides the best purchasing experience for online visitors
Salesforce VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications. It is a cloud computing company that provides business software on a subscription basis. They design and develop cloud-based enterprise software for customer relationship management. They focused on sales, customer service,marketing automation, e-commerce, analytics, and application development.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Non Profit, SaaS
  • Grant, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Japan, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • TAPPI — TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360º.
  • Tech Spark AI — Tech Spark is Canada's first edtech company committed to culturally relevant and equitable tech education for Black and students of colour, girls, and teachers.
  • Mistral AI — Frontier AI in your hands
MAKOTO Capital VC Fund · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
MAKOTO Capital engages in VC business, venture studio business, and management consulting business.
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Investment focus
  • Medical, Manufacturing, Software
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Wakaze — Wakaze is a Japanese sake brewing startup.
  • Cogsmart — Cogsmart provides services for brain function research and development. In hopes of helping prevent dementia and maintain and improve other cognitive functions, they manufacture and sell software for medical and healthcare devices.
  • ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
AirTrip VC Fund · Shinjuku, Yamanashi, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months
AirTrip is an online travel agency.
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Investment focus
  • Task Management, Analytics, Information Technology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Bwell — Bwell offers mentorship training to Japanese and Korean students for job recruitment.
  • Zehitomo — Zehitomo is an Japanese online platform that enables user to hire local service professionals, from photographers to personal trainers.
  • xenodata lab — xenodata lab., In the mission "Technology proposal suggests naturally after five years", in order to make the shape of the future financial industry with novel technology, ideas February 2016 It was founded in. xenodata is a coined word that spells the idea of ​​creating heterogeneous creatures according to data, and by means of thee intelligence created by the data, the meaning to pursue the substitution of human actions to the utmost is put in the meaning.
Chibagin Capital VC Fund · Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Chibagin Capital, part of Chiba Bank, is focused on consulting services, IPOs, and more.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Internet, Content
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • BionicM — BionicM develops high-performance robot prostheses that enhance mobility for people with disabilities.BionicM has been conducting research on innovative technologies since 2015 at the University of Tokyo's Information Systems Engineering Laboratory (JSK) under the guidance of Professor Inaba and utilizing the world's most advancedrobotics research. In 2016, we were adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency as part of "Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology" (START), and in 2018, the company was established as a joint-stock company.
  • AMATELUS — AMATELUS is involved in the creation of a product called SwipeVideo. The application is used to develop video and image shooting and distribution systems. Their product allows viewpoint or multi-angle video to be easily created, streamed in any web browser, or embedded into any webpage.
  • Effectual — Effectual helps businesses and individuals regain online trust and build brands. With its own development know-how, they continue to develop web-based services connected to information transmission and branding. They use Google Maps to provide store advertising and anti-slander services.
Mediva VC Fund · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Mediva is a consulting and operations company in the fields of medical care, long-term care, and healthcare.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Health Care, Medical Device
  • Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • TheStory — TheStory is an IT firm that develops a direct recruiting application that helps nurses switch to relevant jobs.
  • THE PHAGE — The phage is a medical device company that focuses on developing AI technology to predict postprandial blood glucose levels.
Doroquia Holatheta VC Fund · Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
Doroquia Holatheta is an entertainment company that brings happiness to customers by planning, manufacturing and selling surprising sweets.
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Investment focus
  • Marketing, Recruiting, Marketing Automation
  • Series A
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • THECOO — THECOO is a developer of an entertainment application designed to support a fan community. The company's application offers fanicon is a member-based fan community that encourages the activities of icons together with their core fans, enabling clients to access live app streaming of entertainment contents they are interested in.
Kyoto Capital Partners VC Fund · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan · 11 investments in the past 12 months
Kyoto Capital Partners is an investment company affiliated with the Bank of Kyoto.
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Investment focus
  • Retail, Medical, Elder Care
  • Series C, Funding Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Mui Lab — Mui is an aesthetically-pleasing wooden IoT device connected to a cloud service. By accessing information through natural wood, we can rethink a new type of lifestyle.
  • Cizucu — Cizucu is a stock photo community that helps creators and brands to create photos.
  • Xperisus — Xperisus provides solutions to government agencies and local governments, such as support for the development of value-added experiences.
GOLDEN EGG Ventures VC Fund · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Golden Egg Ventures is a venture capital firm affiliated with Egg Forward, Inc.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Consulting, Recruiting
  • Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Utoniq — Utoniq service allows them to collect the works of the artists they support digitally in the form of trading cards. Trading cards will be collected as proof of support for the creators. It is a brand-new trading card service that is both enjoyable to collect and enjoyable to exchange. They provide a service lineup in order to continually increasefan engagement. They can make flexible proposals based on the needs of artists, creators, influencers, anime characters, and so on.
  • AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.
  • Transcelestial Technologies — Secure, last mile connectivity with fiber-like speeds using next gen Wireless Fiber Optics or Lasercomms, at a fraction of the deployment time and cost of fiber.
Wantedly VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Wantedly is a Tokyo-based startup that uses the web to make work the most exciting it’s ever been.Wantedly is a social recruiting platform that allows users to find interesting jobs based on their social graphs.To make this happen,Wantedly has created a platform where people and companies meet based on passion and values, rather than money orbenefits.
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Investment focus
  • Recruiting, Task Management, Telecommunications
  • Seed
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Waaq — Waaq is an actively recruiting members who want to change the work environment in Japan.
SBI Investment VC Fund · Minato, Chiba, Japan · 22 investments in the past 12 months
SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • OPTEMO — OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website.
  • Helical Fusion — Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas.
  • Tokyo Artisan Intelligence — Tokyo Artisan Intelligence develops od purely domestic AI high-speed code generation tools as part of deep learning and hardware research. Their objectives are to contribute to the development of new computational technology and its application in society, particularly by providing experts through the training of doctoral students.
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Financial Services, Internet
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Japan, China, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Ryulog — Ryulog is a recruiting company that helps job seekers find international work opportunities and migrate abroad.
  • Forest — Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology.
  • Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
Energy & Environment Investment VC Fund · Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan · 17 investments in the past 12 months
Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Energy, Internet of Things
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • YourTrade — ONE KEY TO GLOBAL TRADE
  • Advance Composite — Advance Composite is a manufacturing company that develops composite materials and molten metal forging-based products.
  • Impact Circle — Impact Circle social investment platform that focuses on providing impact finance and visualization services by creating job opportunities.
KEPPLE Capital VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in the past 12 months
KEPPLE Capital is a venture capital firm that supports the growth of startups.
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Investment focus
  • Retail, Content, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Comvey — Comvey provides a shopping experience that is friendly to people and the earth. It primarily offers a foldable share bag online.
  • Carelogy — Carelogy is a medical technology company that offers AI for X-ray image analysis, voice recognition, and facial expressions.
  • LacuS — LacuS is a food technology company, develops and sells complete nutrition ice cream, provides nutritious food option for people of all ages.
500 Startups Japan VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States
500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Software, Human Resources
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
  • Trustdock — Trustdock is a platform for identity confirmation API service in Japan. You can outsource KYC / identity confirmation via online API, complying with various laws including criminal profit transfer prevention law, antique sales law, cell phone fraud prevention use law etc. It can be used with any ID service regardless of business type, such asmatching to FinTech, shared eco, etc.
  • Connected Robotics — Connected Robotics is an information technology company that designs and manufactures robotic arms for enterprises. The company's product, OctoChef, provides cooking services. It caters to individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. The company was founded in 2014 and is basedin Koganei-shi, Japan.
Accord Ventures VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Accord Ventures is a venture capital firm that believes in and supports the potential of Asian entrepreneurs. It has invested in more than 50 startups in Japan, the United States, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and new technologies that bring new value to society, such as IoT, AI, and fintech, with a focus on platform businesses that utilize ITtechnology. And new services are supported.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Malaysia
Portfolio highlights
  • Mawari — Our mission is to unlock new perspectives with real-time immersive technology powered by a decentralized network of global resources
  • Openrec — Openrec is a live-streaming platform that focuses on game commentary and online event business.
  • Thinkfree — Thinkfree Office is an On-Premise Office suite with extra security. It offers seamless MS Office Compatibility and swift support to enhance your workflow. Users can edit documents, sheets, and presentations in real time using the Co-edit feature's collaborative tools. The web browser-based document editor integrates smoothly with existingplatforms, supporting 14 languages including English and Korean, and making it accessible to a diverse user base. Additionally, Thinkfree Office is compatible with Microsoft Office and other major word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation programs, ensuring versatile application across different platforms.
FAN Communications VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
It is a company official site of a world's largest Performance Marketing Ad Network company, F@N communications, Inc.Company information, Bussiness model, Investor information, News releases and Recruitment information are carried.
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Investment focus
  • Wedding, Recruiting, Digital Media
  • Seed, Corporate Round
  • Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Mewcket — Mewcket creating a new platform for AI scientists, globally. On the platform, they can challenge many AI competitions. Companies, our clients can get contact them and make sure their skills. Mewcket (ミューケット), fka ハチキュ, is a job search & reading platform for engineers, enabling a job candidate to review articles & information on ITcompanies, startups, and products; and learning the candidate's preferences.
  • ORIGINAL LIFE — ORIGINAL LIFE is a wedding media tech company.Original Life is looking for friends to contribute to the evolution of the industry with consumer insights and technology !
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