Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

SAMANSA is building a video-on-demand service dedicated to short films under the motto “映画を、自由化する。” (liberate film). Since launching its app in 2022, the company has distributed over 600 works to audiences in North America, Asia, and other regions. All subtitling, trailer production, and other distribution processes are handled in-house, and some trailers have surpassed 100 million views on social media. A proprietary data analytics foundation matches films to optimal viewers while uncovering next-generation creators and converting content into IP. The service is subscription-based at ¥490 per month. With the latest financing, SAMANSA’s total funding now stands at roughly ¥1.1 billion. The new capital will be directed toward upgrading platform features, accelerating expansion into English-speaking markets, and producing original short-, mid-, and feature-length films and IP.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2024

ONE operates BeMatch., a BeReal exchange app launched in December 2023 that connects users via authentic photo sharing to form real-world-style connections. The app has quickly grown on TikTok and among Gen Z, reaching App Store #4 within two weeks of release. Operating metrics reported include over 380 million swipes, 6 million matches, and more than 10 million messages, and BeMatch.-related TikTok videos have 40 million+ views. The service targets teenagers and early-20s users and emphasizes forming genuine connections through BeReal-style photos. ONE is hiring engineers and marketing interns as it pursues further growth and aims to become a major global communication app for Gen Z. The company is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, and led by CEO Riya Hatanaka.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2024

SOUNDRAW offers an AI-powered platform that generates unlimited, royalty-free instrumental music. Users choose genre, mood and a length up to five minutes, then customize the generated tracks without additional software. The service serves vocalists and content producers and has amassed over 557,000 creators. Beyond the consumer web app, SOUNDRAW provides a B2B API to integrate its music engine into other platforms. The company also owns Ecrett AI, which it says has created 54 million music combinations and adds 500,000 new "patterns of music" each month. Founder Daigo Kusunoki, whose prior venture sold nearly half a million units, says the company is onboarding artists and pursuing partnerships while emphasizing royalty-free licensing and proprietary in-house datasets and algorithms.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2024

1SEC develops a fan-focused subscription platform called PEEEPS and complementary products that combine AI, 3D, AR and blockchain technologies. Its AI initiatives include ONEAI and AI Human LAB for real-time virtual human dialogue and interaction. The company operates web3 projects such as 1BLOCK and digital fashion collections (e.g., MetaSamurai) and offers AR try-on via the METADRIP app. It also provides ONEDRIP to link physical goods with NFTs and enable wallet-less issuance and buyer community features. PEEEPS has surpassed 25,000 paid members, with an average ARPU of ¥2,256 and subscription ARR of ¥300 million, underscoring product-market traction. 1SEC states its goal is to build an ecosystem that fairly returns value to contributors and to expand combined physical–digital fan experiences.

Participated · Series A · Aug 2023

BabyJam operates a matching platform (originally called Meme, now rebranded to minc) that connects music artists with influencers to drive song promotion on social media such as TikTok. The app lets influencers post videos using artists' tracks to earn rewards and removes manual negotiation and coordination for influencer marketing. BabyJam unified separate artist and influencer apps into a single updated app and refreshed its brand identity and logo as part of the relaunch. Since release, the service has grown to about 4,000 registered influencers, roughly 1,000 registered artists, and has run more than 2,000 promotions within a year. The company plans to accelerate global expansion (targeting markets including South Korea and Indonesia), strengthen marketing and creator quality, and run artist-facing initiatives such as festivals. BabyJam was founded in October 2020 and maintains offices in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and Tokyo.