Participated · Equity · Jul 2026

Global Trust Networks offers comprehensive support for foreigners from pre-arrival through settlement and success, operating a multilingual support center (up to 25 languages, with hours varying by service) that handles housing, employment, communication and financial needs. The company supports not only individuals but also companies, municipalities and schools that recruit or accept foreign residents. A key feature is its rent guarantee business and associated risk-management capabilities—credit screening, examination and debt management—which GTN leverages to expand financial access for foreigners. GTN reports a cumulative user and supporter base exceeding 700,000 and handles over 200,000 lifestyle consultations annually. The company intends to develop a cross-functional platform using AI to provide individualized, timely support and is directing new capital toward strategic M&A and hiring product and development staff to accelerate that roadmap.

Participated · Series B · Mar 2026

Compass operates a suite of tourism-focused services that include its "Japan Wonder Travel" guided tours for inbound visitors, the accommodation management platform "COMPASS STAY," and the nationwide kimono rental chain "wargo." To build an end-to-end visitor experience, the company also provides optional tour planning, tourism consulting, and has recently expanded into transportation by fully acquiring mobility operators Cab Station and Autec—its eighth M&A transaction to date. Compass’ strategy is to create a seamless ecosystem covering lodging, transit, and activities for both domestic and international travelers. The newly raised funds will be allocated to additional M&A activity, as well as equipment, software development, and recruitment to scale its offerings. Including the latest Series B proceeds and loan, Compass has secured roughly ¥2.8 billion in total capital. The company sees these investments as a springboard to accelerate growth across its hotel operations, experiential services, and regional production businesses.

Participated · Series B · Jan 2024

VALT JAPAN operates NEXT HERO, a DX platform focused on people who have difficulty finding or maintaining employment. The company says it aims to create “an era of great success for people with employment difficulties” and targets roughly 15 million such people in Japan. NEXT HERO is deployed in collaboration with six municipalities and large corporations. Since founding, VALT JAPAN has refined the NEXT HERO operating model. The company plans to grow NEXT HERO and leverage that business base to develop new business models. VALT JAPAN aims to balance social impact and economic sustainability to realize an inclusive-transformation society. VALT JAPAN operates NEXT HERO, a DX platform and BPO service that outsources corporate work to a network of workers with disabilities and other employment-challenged populations. The company reports partnerships with six municipalities and large enterprises and has built a nationwide network across all 47 prefectures connecting over 12,000 people willing to work. Operational metrics disclosed include about 370 client companies, more than 1,500 orders/projects, a network of over 2,000 support facilities, and over 400 types of tasks handled. On the worker side, NEXT HERO has demonstrated average pay increases of more than 200% and a typical monthly wage rise from ¥3,000 to ¥14,000 (a 500% increase). VALT JAPAN says it will use new funding to accelerate an "impact model," collect finer-grained capability data on workers, expand an AGENT business (consulting plus recruitment), invest in new services, and scale hiring and marketing. The company states a mission of creating an inclusive labor market and plans further fundraising to support expansion into new business areas.

Participated · Equity · Dec 2023

Chefaa operates a patient‑focused pharmacy benefits platform that simplifies ordering, scheduling, and refilling recurring insured and non‑insured prescriptions for users and stakeholders in the healthcare chain. The company was founded in 2017 by Drs. Doaa Aref and Rasha Rady and is led by CEO Doaa Aref. Chefaa currently links over one million active users each month to more than 1,100 pharmacies across Saudi Arabia and Egypt. It is operational in eight Saudi cities following a successful launch there and is pursuing faster regional growth. The recent $5.25 million funding is intended to propel expansion and accelerate growth in Saudi Arabia. Management emphasizes designing new services and measuring Chefaa’s impact as it scales. Chefaa is an Egyptian on-demand medicine delivery platform that allows patients to order prescriptions and other products from pharmacies. The company was founded in 2017 by Dr Rasha Rady and Doaa Aref. It has launched a white-label product and plans to use new funding to grow its operations team and to launch a B2B service serving SMEs. The recently announced round was described only as a seven-figure dollar investment; the exact amount was not disclosed. Earlier funding includes investments announced in August last year from 500 Startups and Flat6Labs, and Crunchbase records $304,000 raised across two prior rounds. Vision Ventures said the investment will help expand services to improve availability of basic medicines and personal care products in the region.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2022

Segmed provides real-world medical imaging data to life-sciences, health care and technology firms via a proprietary platform that acquires, de-identifies, standardizes, and delivers imaging studies. The company supports biopharmaceutical R&D, AI/ML development and real-world imaging data (RWiD) use cases. Segmed partners with health-care locations and imaging clinics across five continents to source the studies researchers and developers need. Led by CEO Martin Willemink, the company intends to use the Series A proceeds to further expand its medical imaging solutions for AI development and real-world evidence. Financially, Segmed raised $10.4M in a Series A and previously received financing from Flashpoint Growth Debt Fund in 2023. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Segmed offers a cloud-based real-world imaging platform, Segmed Insight, that enables medical researchers and AI developers to search, view studies and reports matching their criteria, and construct custom datasets. After placing an order users receive data in hand within days. The company has signed partnerships with healthcare systems, hospitals and imaging clinics across 1,000 locations on five continents. Led by CEO Martin Willemink, Segmed is based in Palo Alto, California. It raised $5.2M in a Seed+ round and has now raised more than $10M to date. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth, expand operations and broaden its business reach. Segmed is a secure, cloud-based platform that curates medical data by anonymizing, standardizing and labeling it to accelerate innovation in healthcare. Led by co-founder and CEO Cailin Hardell, the company partners with diverse healthcare providers around the world to source data. It standardizes and indexes medical data via a sequence of proprietary algorithms and enables customers to build customized datasets. Segmed positions itself as a shop for rapid, low-cost data aggregation and standardization for medical AI development. The company maintains strict HIPAA compliance and only uses and shares data that is fully anonymized. Financially, Segmed closed a $2M seed funding round in March 2020 to support its platform.