Participated · Series B · Feb 2026

Founded in 2015, Tokyo-based PIAZZA began with a neighborhood SNS app that visualizes local connections and has since evolved into an “area empowerment” company that combines digital platforms with on-the-ground operations. The firm now participates in more than ten major redevelopment projects in the Tokyo metropolitan area and will take over management of a Nakano Ward cultural facility in April 2026. Its core offering is a data-driven, community-centric platform that turns individual residents’ activities and personalities into urban assets, helping municipalities and real-estate developers raise long-term area value. Beyond software, PIAZZA provides consulting, physical facility operations and revenue-generation schemes to support end-to-end city making and management. The company’s mission is to “create towns where people support one another,” and it positions itself as an area management partner from construction through ongoing operation. Proceeds from the latest financing will reinforce its data infrastructure, fund a product overhaul, accelerate expansion into additional metropolitan and regional cities, and support hiring of urban-production talent.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

Founded in 2020, Tokyo-based CoA Nexus focuses on increasing labor mobility in deep-tech R&D by leveraging artificial intelligence to analyze publications and patents and build a proprietary database of more than 300,000 researchers. Its core product, CoA Researcher, is an AI matching platform dedicated to experienced R&D professionals seeking full-time or side-gig opportunities with corporations, university spin-outs, and other research-intensive organizations. The service covers domestic and overseas researchers, positioning itself as a unique global solution for hard-to-fill deep-tech roles. CoA Nexus is also expanding customer acquisition efforts in the United States and aims to accelerate worldwide rollout. With the fresh capital, the company plans to strengthen hiring across sales and marketing, invest in branding through events and online initiatives, and enhance its researcher database to support global expansion. Management sees the current shift in demand from software engineers to deep-tech researchers as a major tailwind. Financial details beyond the recent funding were not disclosed in the article.

Participated · Series C · May 2024

Founded in 2016, NIHON AGRI operates a vertically integrated business that spans production, sorting, packaging, and export of Japanese agricultural produce, with a focus on Asian markets such as Taiwan and Hong Kong. The company pioneered high-density planting for apples in Aomori Prefecture, achieving average yields of about 6 tons per 0.1 hectare—three times conventional methods. Its flagship export, Aomori apples, reached 2,761 tons and ¥1.58 billion in value for the 2024 Lunar New Year season. NIHON AGRI now works with 700 directly contracted apple growers, roughly 2.3 × last year, driving a 2.2 × increase in supply volume. Beyond its own orchards, the firm runs “Nichinou Pack,” an agricultural entry support program that guides other companies from business launch through sales of harvested crops. The new capital will fund working capital needs and value-chain investments to scale apple exports and expand Nichinou Pack. To date, the company has raised about ¥5.7 billion in equity financing.

Participated · Series B · Jan 2024

Founded in 2016, Tokyo-based SPACER manufactures, sells and operates the “SPACER” smart locker, which supports smartphone reservations and cashless payments. The lockers are already installed at major railway stations and will serve the 2025 Osaka–Kansai Expo, positioning the product as critical infrastructure for high-traffic public spaces. Facing Japan’s 2024 logistics labor crunch, the company is building a station-centric last-mile delivery network and a pickup service anchored at Tokorozawa Station. Newly raised funds will accelerate co-development and mass production of next-generation outdoor lockers with leading appliance maker Fuji Kogyo, convert railway networks into logistics hubs in partnership with Seibu Railway and regional investors, and enhance the locker’s cloud system for services such as prescription drug pickup, dry cleaning and food delivery. SPACER aims to expand installation sites nationwide and become a same-day delivery hub for “anything, anywhere.”

Led · Equity · Jul 2013

KLab is a Japanese company that develops mobile games. The firm announced a $9.3 million funding raise to start a marketing expansion. The capital was provided by two sources: Oak Capital Corp. and Hakuhodo, according to market analyst Serkan Toto. The article frames the funding as intended to support expanded marketing efforts for its mobile titles. The coverage does not disclose operating metrics, valuation, or the specific financial instrument used.