• Takadao

  Led · Seed · Nov 2025

  Founded in 2022 by Sharene Lee and Morrad Irsane, Takadao operates a Web3 platform that delivers bankless, Shariah-compliant financial alternatives. Its flagship Takadao protocol powers The LifeDAO, giving members access to a DeFi wallet, a cooperative life protection fund, non-custodial investment pools, and a financial-education hub. The LifeDAO currently holds around US$1 million in total value locked, and all surpluses are redistributed to members. Takadao has also launched The LifeCard, a prepaid VISA card that lets users spend stablecoins like cash, provides profit sharing from fees, round-up micro-investing, and 0% interest micro-loans. All deposits remain user-owned, reinforcing the cooperative model. Fresh capital will support expansion in markets where the company already has traction, including Southeast Asia, France, the UK, and the US. To date, the company has raised a total of US$3.1 million.

• AstroX

  Participated · Series A · Sep 2024

  AstroX is a Japanese private space startup founded in May 2022 that is building a Rockoon system, in which a balloon carries a rocket to high altitude before launch, to provide low-cost, high-frequency and rapid-response small-satellite deployment. Headquartered in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, the company pursues the vision of restoring “Japan as No. 1” in space development. Demand for small-satellite launches is rising sharply, yet Japan currently depends almost entirely on foreign launchers; AstroX aims to fill this gap domestically. In December 2025 the firm successfully conducted its first launcher experiment, validating separation mechanics for its rocket mount. Proceeds from its Series A financing will be used to accelerate Rockoon R&D and expand engineering talent, with the goal of reaching space by 2026. Total Series A funding now amounts to ¥2.32 billion, providing capital for continued technology development and operational scaling. No revenue or customer metrics were disclosed in the article.

• MTU

  Participated · Series A · Apr 2024

  MTU operates Mowl, a medical security cloud service for hospitals and dental clinics that addresses cybersecurity, DX delays, and staffing challenges in healthcare. The company supports both online and offline IT needs for medical institutions and positions itself as an IT partner for healthcare providers. MTU plans to expand Mowl, strengthen its organization through hiring, and develop an AI medical data platform. Management states the firm aims to build a ¥5.0 billion revenue base by fiscal 2025. MTU was founded in January 2020 and is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company also lists web marketing for medical institutions alongside its security and AI platform businesses.

• Uniforce

  Participated · Series A · Aug 2023

  Uniforce offers two core products: a cloud financial-disclosure management service (launched April 2022) and an IPO-preparation cloud (launched November 2022) that combine SaaS with consulting. Its mission, "Governance Growth," is to help companies build sustainable corporate governance as they scale and pursue exits such as IPO or M&A. The services aim to reduce person-dependence in disclosure tasks, centralize IPO-preparation work, and improve internal-control operations. Uniforce reports over about 70 client companies using its two services across startups and listed firms in Japan. The company plans product feature enhancements focused on internal-control construction and integrations with other services. It will use newly raised capital to strengthen product development, hiring, marketing, and its sales organization.

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