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500 Startups Japan

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500 Startups is the most active seed VC in the world. 500 Startups Japan is a $35M regional fund focusing on Japan.

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2017startuplog.com/?gs=6f2be5d1a488
41
Investments
10
Exits
$500M
AUM
24.4%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

500 Startups Japan invests in various stages of Japanese startups across a wide range of industries, with a focus on being an active seed-stage investor.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 7 years

1
2013
1
2014
3
2015
1
2016
1
2017
0
2018
5
2019

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 41 companies

T
Tadaima
Consumer · Seed, 2019
Active
S
SORA Technology
EdTech · Seed, 2019
Active
G
GOKURI
Food & Beverage · Seed, 2019
Active
i
iMyFone
SaaS · Seed, 2019
Active
G
GVE
Other · Seed, 2019
Active
A
AnyMind Group
Enterprise · Series A, 2017
Active
K
Kakehashi
Healthcare · Series A, 2016
Active
T
Tsunagu Japan
Marketplaces · Seed, 2015
Active
Y
Yappli
SaaS · Series A, 2015
Active
S
Spacemarket
Real Estate · Series A, 2015
Active
V
Visional
Fintech · Series A, 2014
Active
K
Kaizen Platform
SaaS · Series A, 2013
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
CanvaAcquisition2024
TalkdeskAcquisition2024
GrabIPO2021
Planet LabsIPO2021
Credit KarmaAcquisition2020$7.1B
SendGridIPO2017
TwilioIPO2016
FitbitIPO2015
MomoIPO2014
WildfireAcquisition2012

Frequently Asked Questions

500 Startups Japan focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.

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