Keio Corporation
1-9-1 Sekido, Tama-shi, Tokyo, 206-8502, Japan
Overview
Keio is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the transportation and distribution businesses. The company operates in five segments. The transportation segment mainly operates passenger transportation, such as railway, bus, and taxi, as well as the transportation and moving of cargo. The distribution segment operates a variety of retail with a focus on lifestyle-related. The real estate segment rents and sells real estate. The leisure services segment offers services such as hotel, travel, and advertising agencies, among others. The other segment engages in building comprehensive management business, vehicle maintenance business, construction, and civil engineering, information systems business, accounting agency and financial business, personnel agency services, and social education business, among others.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Railroad
- Real Estate
- Rental
- Transportation
Investment portfolio
- Hyakusenrenma
Participated · Equity · May 2016
Hyakusenrenma operates vacation-rental services such as Stay Japan, which markets vacant private houses and rooms, and Tomarina, which offers farmstay experiences with farmers and fishermen. The company secured about $13 million (1.4 billion yen) from AID Partners Capital Holdings, Keio Corporation and the Cool Japan Fund. Prior funding includes 200 million yen from World Innovation Lab in July 2014 and an undisclosed amount from Gaiax in November 2015. Hyakusenrenma said it will use the latest funds to turn its vacation rental sites into a multilingual environment so foreign visitors can more easily access the service. The raise comes amid rising inbound tourism and concerns about short-term stay shortages ahead of the 2020 Olympics. The Japanese government is looking to encourage “authorized” services like those Hyakusenrenma offers.
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