OKWAVE
Link Square Shinjuku 16F, 5-27-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0051, Japan
Overview
OKWAVE created Japan's first Q&A community site. The origin behind the company name comes from 'Oshiete' (Japanese for 'tell me') and 'Kotaeru‘ ('answer') which outlines the flow of Q&A. Being centred on the concept of gratitude as being a Q&A 'community' user's help each other, OKWAVE aims to spread the concept of 'arigato' (meaning 'thanks' in Japanese) throughout the world like a 'wave'. After achieving the top spot in the Japanese market, OKWAVE aspires to bring all the people of the world together in one international Q&A community through high quality service and by focusing on the concept of 'arigato'. In October of 2010, OKWAVE launched the world's first 'international social Q&A' service ARIGATO and aims to expand its services to over 20 languages and over 200 countries by 2012. Although up until now many Japanese companies have failed at entering foreign markets, OKWAVE is confident that the concept of gratitude or 'arigato' is one that truly transcends geographical and linguistic boundaries. With this mission in heart, OKWAVE is determined to provide the best Q&A experience for users around the world.
- Total investments
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- Lead investments
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Sector focus
- Communities
- Internet
- Subscription Service
Investment portfolio
- Tech Bureau
Led · Equity · Nov 2017
Tech Bureau is an Osaka, Japan–based fintech and cryptocurrency company that operates a bitcoin exchange platform and offers an online financial information platform. The company provides blockchain technology and cryptographic currency services, including exchange APIs for handling currency encryption and exchange operations. Tech Bureau offers Mijin, a private blockchain product whose functionality has been proven as a bank, a microfinance ledger, and an electronic money core banking system. The recent funding is intended to support a partnership with renewable-energy firm Looop Inc and Crypto Mining Japan Inc; Looop and CMJ will utilize resources in the COMSA ecosystem for their ICOs. The company announced it raised US$767,500 from Shinsei Bank and OKWave. Previously, in May 2016 Tech Bureau raised $6,200,000 in a Series A from FISCO Capitals and six other investors, and to date has raised a total of $20,975,891. Tech Bureau provides consultancy and technical services for blockchain adoption and operates the mijin blockchain (based on NEM) and the Zaif bitcoin exchange. It is developing COMSA, a one-stop ICO platform that will handle white papers, technical integrations, sale management, community management and marketing. The company plans to host 20–30 token sales next year and has four launches planned this year, including Campfire and Premium Water Holdings. Tech Bureau has attracted 150,000 registered users who will be able to invest on COMSA once live, and reports that roughly 50% of inbound issuer interest is from outside Japan. Financially, it announced a $15 million investment from JAFCO to kickstart its plans and had previously raised $10 million. The VC funding will be used to hire talent, develop the platform and open at least four offices worldwide.
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