Rakuten Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

E-commerce and financial services platform with diverse offerings.

Founded

1997

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Series C

Geographic focus

Japan

Singapore

Spain

United Kingdom

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Sector focus

E-Commerce

Electronics

FinTech

Internet

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Investment portfolio

53rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
AironWorks	Feb 2026Participated	$13 MSeed
Rakuten Medical	Jan 2026Participated	$100 MSeries F
KINS	Jul 2024Participated	$3 MOther Equity
Rakuten Medical	Mar 2024Participated	$119 MSeries E
Hacomono	Apr 2023Participated	$29 MSeries C
Leal	Apr 2022Led	$10 MSeries A
Petokoto	Dec 2021Participated	$4 MSeries A
QuEra Computing	Nov 2021Participated	$17 MOther Equity
Rakuten Medical	Aug 2021Participated	$166 MSeries D
Taster	Apr 2021Participated	$37 MSeries B
Verishop	Oct 2019Participated	$30 MSeries B
Everledger	Oct 2019Participated	$20 MSeries A
AironWorks	Feb 2026Participated	$13 MSeed
Rakuten Medical	Jan 2026Participated	$100 MSeries F
KINS	Jul 2024Participated	$3 MOther Equity
Rakuten Medical	Mar 2024Participated	$119 MSeries E
Hacomono	Apr 2023Participated	$29 MSeries C
Leal	Apr 2022Led	$10 MSeries A
Petokoto	Dec 2021Participated	$4 MSeries A
QuEra Computing	Nov 2021Participated	$17 MOther Equity
Rakuten Medical	Aug 2021Participated	$166 MSeries D
Taster	Apr 2021Participated	$37 MSeries B
Verishop	Oct 2019Participated	$30 MSeries B
Everledger	Oct 2019Participated	$20 MSeries A

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Deal Distribution

Rakuten: 53 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	1	1
Series A	3	8
Series B	3	3
Series C+	3	17
Other Equity	5	9

Monthly Deal Activity

Rakuten: 53 deals are recorded across 182 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Sep '11	1
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	1
May '12	1
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	1
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	1
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	2
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	1
Apr '15	1
May '15	1
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	1
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	2
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	1
Apr '16	2
May '16	2
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	1
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	2
Jan '17	1
Feb '17	1
Mar '17	4
Apr '17	2
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	1
Feb '18	1
Mar '18	1
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	1
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	1
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	1
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	1
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	1
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	2
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	1
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	1
Dec '21	1
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	1
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	1
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	1
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	1
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	1
Feb '26	1
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Rakuten: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (24 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Networks, Cloud & Communication	24
Fintech	18
Enterprise Software	12
E-Commerce & Retail	10
Transportation & Logistics	9
Consumer & Lifestyle	7
Media & Entertainment	6
Health & Life Sciences	6
Data, Analytics & IT	5
Hardware & Robotics	5
AI & Machine Learning	5
Professional Services	5
Marketing & Advertising	3
Travel & Hospitality	2
Space & Frontier Tech	2
Crypto & Blockchain	2
Food & Agriculture	2
Social & Community Platforms	2
Developer Tools	2
Education & Workforce	1
Cybersecurity & Privacy	1
Real Estate & Construction	1
Gaming & eSports	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Rakuten: 53 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	7
$5M-$10M	1
$10M-$25M	19
$25M-$50M	13
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	10
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	2
$1B+	1

Deals By Geography

Top 10 of 10 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Rakuten: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (25 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	25
Europe	12
Japan	7
Singapore	3
Taiwan	1
Russian Federation	1
United Arab Emirates	1
Colombia	1
94104	1
Georgia	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Rakuten: 20 co-investors are shown, with Highland Capital Partners sharing 4 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Highland Capital Partners	4
Lightspeed Venture Partners	4
SBI Group	4
Innovation Endeavors	3
500 Global	2
83North	2
ALL STAR SAAS FUND	2
Anthemis	2
Bloomberg Beta	2
DCM	2
Fidelity Management & Research Company	2
FirstMark Capital	2
General Catalyst	2
GMO Venture Partners	2
Graphene Ventures	2
GREE	2
Janus Henderson Investors	2
Khosla Ventures	2
Kingdom Holding	2
Menlo Ventures	2