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TBS Innovation Partners

5-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8006, Japan

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in media, content, and IT sectors.

Founded

2013

Deals · 12mo

1

Links

Website

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Japan
South Korea

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Fogg
Apr 2026Participated
$2 MSeries B
Glorang
Jun 2024Participated
$7 MSeries A
Fermenstation
Jan 2024Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Inspire High
Dec 2023Participated
$3 MSeries A
Fogg
Apr 2026Participated
$2 MSeries B
Glorang
Jun 2024Participated
$7 MSeries A
Fermenstation
Jan 2024Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Inspire High
Dec 2023Participated
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

TBS Innovation Partners: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
TBS Innovation Partners: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A02
Series B01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

TBS Innovation Partners: 4 deals are recorded across 35 months.All available history.
TBS Innovation Partners: 4 deals are recorded across 35 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

TBS Innovation Partners: Education & Workforce is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

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

TBS Innovation Partners: Education & Workforce is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Education & Workforce2
Marketing & Advertising1
Media & Entertainment1
Health & Life Sciences1
AI & Machine Learning1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Developer Tools1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

TBS Innovation Partners: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

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

TBS Innovation Partners: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

TBS Innovation Partners: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

TBS Innovation Partners: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Japan3
South Korea1
TBS Innovation Partners: 11 co-investors are shown, with Decarbonization Support Organization sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

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.

TBS Innovation Partners: 11 co-investors are shown, with Decarbonization Support Organization sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Decarbonization Support Organization1
Industrial Bank of Korea1
JIC Venture Growth Investments1
Korea Development Bank1
Murex Partners1
Nissay Capital1
Noto SDGs Fund1
PKSHA Capital1
Sparkle1
SX Capital1
Treasure Holdings1

Investment Strategy

TBS Innovation Partners: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
TBS Innovation Partners: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
TBS Innovation Partners: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
TBS Innovation Partners: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Kataoka Masamitsu

Representative

Naoki Nishikawa

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