Participated · Series A · Dec 2023

Yesod builds an integrated ID management platform that centralizes past, present and future people and organization information as a next‑generation data hub. Its core product, YESOD Directory Service, creates a normalized, high‑quality people/org master used for onboarding, ID and access management, and data analysis. The company focuses on combining "people/org master integration" with ID management and governance to address growing SaaS usage, account sprawl, and complex permission operations in enterprises. Yesod plans to expand its IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) product lineup and will begin offering YESOD Account Control in February 2024 to automate system integrations, operational rules, and task management tied to ID lifecycles. The business is intensifying efforts in the enterprise market and emphasizes engineering and customer success to deliver enterprise‑level services. The company was founded on September 13, 2018 and is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo; Hideyuki Takeuchi is CEO.

Led · Equity · May 2023

Eagle Eye Networks provides cloud-based video surveillance while Brivo offers cloud access-control systems to secure buildings and other physical spaces. Both U.S. companies are majority owned by security entrepreneur Dean Drako and serve a mix of enterprise and large customers—Eagle Eye works with roughly 20,000–30,000 customers and Brivo supports access for about 20 million people in aggregate. They offer hybrid on-site/cloud deployments but are focused on shifting more functionality to the cloud, using automation and AI to improve detection and forensic search. The companies plan to use new funding to accelerate proprietary AI R&D, including automated forensic search, smoke/fire detection, and anomaly detection for authentication. Management emphasizes open platforms and expects continued industry growth; they also position products for municipal and enterprise customers while running sensitive features like facial recognition on an opt-in basis and expecting customers to comply with local privacy regulations. Eagle Eye Networks is a cloud video surveillance company that leverages artificial intelligence to deliver its Cloud Video Management System (VMS). The Eagle Eye Cloud VMS offers extensive third-party integrations and is used by tens of thousands of companies in more than 90 countries. Customers include multi-family residences, smart cities, schools, hospitals, hotels, logistics companies, restaurants, and retail shops. Led by Founder and CEO Dean Drako, the company is based in Amsterdam and Austin, TX. The company raised $40M in Series E funding to continue growth and expand its technology leadership. Eagle Eye Networks delivers a cloud-managed security and operations video management system (VMS) that provides both cloud and on‑premise recording, secure encrypted recording, camera management, mobile viewing and alerts. The platform supports a broad array of IP and analog cameras and uses Intelligent Bandwidth Management to simplify multi-site deployments. Eagle Eye also offers a cloud video API built on its Big Data Video Framework for indexing, search, retrieval and analysis of live and archived video. The company sells through authorized reseller and installation partners and positions its system for both security and business‑operations applications. A recent industry survey cited in the article indicates strong market demand for cloud video recording, with two‑thirds of businesses seeking cloud options. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and is using new capital to expand infrastructure and scale deployment.

Participated · Series B · Sep 2022

Ajira develops behavior-recognition AI and commercializes it as the AI security product 'AI Security asilla'. Headquartered in Machida, Tokyo, the company has been selling asilla for about a year with deployments in large commercial and complex facilities, hospitals, educational institutions, railways, airports and other public and private infrastructure. Asilla operates on existing cameras, can process up to 50 camera feeds per server in its enterprise plan, and uses a patented "anomaly detection" approach to identify precursors to incidents. The product provides local, secure 24/7 monitoring and instant notifications (within one second) when abnormal behavior is detected. Planned feature updates include fire/flame detection and unattended-object detection to broaden use cases in facility and transportation security. Financially, Ajira has completed a Series C extension bringing the round to ¥760M to date and has raised ¥1.7B in total funding. Asilla has developed proprietary behavior-recognition AI and sells an AI security system called AI Security asilla that analyzes existing camera feeds to detect abnormal or suspicious behavior. The product can run locally, process up to 50 cameras per server, and uses a patented “discomfort detection” method for early warning; it is deployed in complex facilities, commercial sites, hospitals, educational institutions and transportation infrastructure across Japan. The company emphasizes low initial cost by leveraging existing cameras and a secure, local network architecture to avoid external video leakage. Asilla is expanding its product lineup and sales network to grow revenue by entering markets beyond its traditional customers. Management plans to strengthen the asilla sales organization, continue evolving the core AI technology, and enhance corporate governance to build a scalable business foundation. The company is headquartered in Machida, Tokyo, and is led by CEO Daisuke Kimura. Asilla develops proprietary behavioral-recognition AI for video analytics and has released a facility-targeted AI security system called “Asilla.” The company reports growing deployments in large commercial facilities and office buildings since the product launch this year. It positions the system to address security industry labor shortages and improve safety, and it says it intends to pursue global expansion in the future. Asilla plans to use new capital and partnerships to strengthen its sales channels, advance its behavior-recognition models, and enhance corporate governance. The company was founded on June 1, 2015, and is headquartered in Machida, Tokyo. Reported corporate details include paid-in capital of ¥56,125 thousand.