Led · Series C · Aug 2026

KnowledgeWork is a Japanese sales enablement company that has moved from a SaaS knowledge-sharing platform for sales teams into a provider of sales-specific AI agents for large enterprises. It sells three lines: Sales AX Consulting, in which consultants and forward-deployed engineers build and operate AI agents fitted to a customer's own sales process; Sales AI Products, including a tool that automates meeting minutes and CRM/SFA entry and a roleplay tool that runs practice sales conversations against AI avatars; and Sales AI Agent OS, launched in August 2026 as the underlying platform, composed of ontology, strategy, AI agent, and interface layers. Its software is deployed at major Japanese enterprises at thousands-of-seats scale, including NTT Docomo Business, Mizuho Bank, and Nissin Foods. The company is pursuing capital and business alliances with large corporates and their venture arms to widen distribution of its sales AI agents. KnowledgeWork was incorporated in March 2020 under CEO Koji Asano and is headquartered in the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Financially, the company had raised ¥6.12 billion cumulatively through its Series B in November 2023 and added ¥3.5 billion (~$22.1M) in the first close of its Series C in August 2026.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2026

Global Trust Networks offers comprehensive support for foreigners from pre-arrival through settlement and success, operating a multilingual support center (up to 25 languages, with hours varying by service) that handles housing, employment, communication and financial needs. The company supports not only individuals but also companies, municipalities and schools that recruit or accept foreign residents. A key feature is its rent guarantee business and associated risk-management capabilities—credit screening, examination and debt management—which GTN leverages to expand financial access for foreigners. GTN reports a cumulative user and supporter base exceeding 700,000 and handles over 200,000 lifestyle consultations annually. The company intends to develop a cross-functional platform using AI to provide individualized, timely support and is directing new capital toward strategic M&A and hiring product and development staff to accelerate that roadmap.

Led · Series C · May 2026

Henry provides a cloud-based integrated electronic medical record, ordering, and billing system designed as a cloud-native alternative to traditional on-premise hospital systems. Since launching for hospitals in February 2023, the company reports customer outcomes including increases in bed occupancy from 60% to 100%, revenue uplifts of up to 30%, and reductions in staff overtime of 70–80%, with at least one Osaka hospital exempting doctors from night shifts. Henry plans to add AI features such as voice input, automated workflow generation, and AI-driven billing agents, and to expand value-added services and BPO offerings for facility, clerical, and nursing operations. Financially, Henry has raised approximately ¥5.7 billion to date, including the ¥3 billion Series C, following a ¥730 million Series A and a ¥1 billion Series B. The company was founded in May 2018 and is led by CEO Akito Sakasegawa.

Led · Series A · Apr 2026

EEFUL Holdings operates and acquires nursing care facilities and offers a suite of digital services for care settings, including the nursing care facility database EEFUL DB, recreational content platform Senior College, staff welfare service Welfare Kun, and a Nursing Care M&A Simulator. EEFUL DB aggregates data on roughly 220,000 nursing care facilities nationwide, and Senior College has been introduced in over 1,000 facilities, reporting a 94% satisfaction rate and a 1.5x increase in recreation participants. The company uses its digital products to support facility operations and to source and evaluate M&A opportunities. Following the Pre-Series A raise, EEFUL plans to accelerate M&A activity, build a standardized post-merger integration system, recruit senior management including CXOs, and reform personnel systems. It also intends to design and develop an AX (AI Transformation) platform to visualize operation rates, optimize personnel allocation, and expedite management decision-making.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

Solafune develops the “Planetary Intelligence OS,” an intelligence platform that integrates satellite data, geospatial information, OSINT and SIGINT through AI. The platform is primarily deployed in defense and intelligence sectors and is also applied to resource management, disaster prevention, agriculture and infrastructure monitoring. Solafune has secured projects with Japan’s Ministry of Defense, the National Police Agency, the Cabinet Office and various local governments, and has collaborated with foreign governments and U.N. agencies in Africa and Southeast Asia. Its satellite data analysis platform is used in over 120 countries and regions worldwide. Following the Series A, the company plans to invest in hiring engineers and product personnel, recruiting security talent, advancing generative AI and multimodal analysis, and upgrading computational and security infrastructure to accelerate international business.