Participated · Convertible Note · Jul 2026

Founded in 2023 by CEO Maro Gil, SAZO develops agentic AI infrastructure to automate key processes in cross-border shopping, including shipping fee and customs duty prediction, translation, local pricing, payment, and customs clearance. The company reports approximately 95% accuracy in predicting shipping fees, customs duties, and service charges. SAZO currently operates services connecting Korea, the United States, and Japan and has seen monthly transaction volume grow roughly sevenfold over the past six months on its Korea-Japan service. It has secured partnerships with platforms including Mercari, Rakuten, and Bungaejangter. In 2025 SAZO received a strategic investment from Japan Post Capital, and the company says it will expand into additional markets and deepen partnerships with brands and platforms while hiring to support growth. SAZO's aim is to provide a cross-border purchase experience comparable to domestic online shopping by connecting local platforms with logistics and payment infrastructure across countries.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2026

New Space Intelligence offers a “Satellite Data Pipeline” that automates selection, integration (harmonization), analysis, and provisioning of heterogeneous satellite data for applications like infrastructure monitoring and disaster analysis. Its core capabilities include calibration using ground-based mirror reflectors combined with AI-driven image quality evaluation and correction, plus harmonization technology to combine data from multiple satellites for higher-frequency observation and continuity. The company targets public and industrial customers across use cases such as railways, roads, power infrastructure monitoring, disaster response, illegal dumping detection, and land use analysis. Following its ¥430 million Series A, the firm plans to expand existing services, build new GLI-based applications, strengthen product development, and grow sales, marketing, and hiring. It also intends to expand geographically into Asia, North America, and Africa. New Space Intelligence was selected for JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund Phase 2 project and will develop sensor evaluation and calibration methods under that program through September 2030.

Participated · Series B · Feb 2026

HiJoJo Partners is an independent asset-management company established in 2017 by Spiridon Menzas that specializes in assembling and distributing "target funds" investing in U.S. and other global unicorns. Through both online and offline channels it has sold more than ¥500 billion worth of funds to Japanese investors as of 5 February 2026, making it one of the country’s largest players in this niche. The firm is registered for Type II Financial Instruments, investment management, and investment advisory businesses and counts major Japanese financial groups—such as Credit Saison, Mizuho, SBI, MUFG Innovation Partners, and others—among its shareholders. HiJoJo’s model aims at the “democratization of startup investing” by giving domestic high-net-worth and retail investors access to private, late-stage equity previously limited to institutions. With the fresh capital, management plans to expand its business foundation, deepen global partnerships, and broaden the range of attractive investment opportunities it can offer clients. The company also envisions listing funds that bundle promising unlisted companies, potentially creating a new domestic trading market for private shares.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2024

Turing develops fully autonomous driving technology originating in Japan. The company is scaling its computing infrastructure and commercial operations as it moves toward real-world deployment. In its Series A and extension rounds the company has raised a cumulative ¥27.89 billion (about $174 million), including ¥12.62 billion (about $79 million) in the recent extension. Turing plans to use the new funding to expand compute capacity, strengthen its business organization for deployment, and hire additional staff. The company’s stated goal is to accelerate realization of Japan-developed fully autonomous driving systems.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2024

Original Life operates Wedding News, a Z‑generation–focused wedding preparation app that guides users from pre-proposal, registration, ceremony planning, and honeymoon across a one-year new‑married lifecycle. The app hosts about 10,000 real wedding reports and proprietary content delivered in 48 timed steps, and currently captures roughly 25% of new brides annually as app downloads, making it the app’s second‑largest in scale. After a COVID-era business pivot, the company reports strong user growth and GMV expansion in 2022–23. Product roadmap includes nationwide expansion of its venue‑matching service, a honeymoon coupon program in partnership with H.I.S., a rings festival and a planned rings‑shop booking platform, and broader roll‑out of its venue CRM SaaS “Rakuda Wedding” to hundreds of venues. The company plans to use the new funding to further product development, service expansion into multiple wedding‑adjacent domains, and hiring to scale the team.