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GMO Pepabo

Cerulean Tower 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8512, JAPAN

Overview

Web hosting and ecommerce solutions with C2C marketplace services.

Founded

2003

Deals · 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

Japan

Sector focus

Computer
E-Commerce
Handmade
Internet

Investment portfolio

1rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
TieUps
Oct 2023Participated
$2 MSeries A
TieUps
Oct 2023Participated
$2 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

GMO Pepabo: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
GMO Pepabo: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A01

Monthly Deal Activity

GMO Pepabo: 1 deals are recorded across 37 months.All available history.
GMO Pepabo: 1 deals are recorded across 37 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

GMO Pepabo: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

GMO Pepabo: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Marketing & Advertising1

Deal Size Distribution

GMO Pepabo: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

GMO Pepabo: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

GMO Pepabo: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

GMO Pepabo: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Japan1
GMO Pepabo: 7 co-investors are shown, with ANOBAKA sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

GMO Pepabo: 7 co-investors are shown, with ANOBAKA sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
ANOBAKA1
Canal Ventures1
Digital Advertising Consortium1
JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund1
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital1
Shinsei Corporate Investment1
SMBC Venture Capital1

Investment Strategy

GMO Pepabo: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
GMO Pepabo: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating1100%
GMO Pepabo: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
GMO Pepabo: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Hoshi Hayato

Executive Officer

Kentaro Sato

Founder, President and CEO

Maho Nogami

Director

Masashi Yasuda

Board of Directors

Osamu Kawazoe

Director