Global Brain

Global Brain Corporation, founded in 1998 and based in Tokyo, Japan, is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in seed, early, and later-stage startups. The firm has a diverse portfolio, having invested in over 300 companies across various sectors, including e-commerce, software, gaming, media, IoT, disruptive technology, education, entertainment, and fintech. Global Brain is recognized for its hands-on support approach, which has contributed to 25 initial public offerings and 61 mergers and acquisitions among its portfolio companies. In addition to managing traditional investment funds, Global Brain also provides Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS) solutions and collaborates with leading public companies in sectors such as telecommunications, real estate, financial services, beverages, agriculture, logistics, and electronic devices.

Kaori Akiba

Director

Hidetaka Aoki

Investment Group Partner and Fellow Chief of Space Lab

Tatsunori Arai

Director

Megumi Asatsuma

Director

Anjani Bansal

Partner / India Office Representative

Brooke Beers

Partner

Takuji Chida

Director

Hogil Doh

General Partner

Thomas Duong

Principal

Brian Flucht

Partner / US Division Head

Hajime Furuya

Venture Partner

Kenji Hayashi

Principal

Shohei Hayashi

Partner

Harue Hayashi

Partner / Vice Chief Fund Management Officer

Jie He

Director China office Representative

Yosuke Hirai

Director

Joopyo Hong

Partner Investment Group

Naoki Horie

Principal

Jang Hyeokjin

Principal

Shohei Ichimiya

Partner / US Office

Nozomu Ikuta

Principal

Kotona Inaida

Director

Tomoaki Ishikure

Partner

Yoshinari Ito

Venture Partner

Yuki Ito

Director

Hiroyuki Izumi

Partner

Ken Kajii

General Partner

Naoki Kamimaeda

Partner and Europe Division Head

Daisuke Kashiro

General Partner

Kirin Kato

Principal

Takashi Kato

Partner, San Francisco Office Representative

Masaya Kawakami

Principal, Investment Group

Hiroyuki Kawamoto

Principal

Ko Kawaragi

Director

Maiko Kayata

Principal

ByeongJin Kim

Principal

Riichiro Kimura

Director / US NY Office

Kenta Kitsuka

General Partner

Issei Kokubu

Director

Yoshiomi Kubota

Principal

Jiro Kumakura

General Partner and Board Member

Jinya Kurita

Director

KyungHun Lee

Partner

YingQi Liang(Joy)

Principal

Chukaku Lin

Director

Atsushi Matsuda

Venture Partner

Tatsuya Matsumoto

Partner / Singapore Office Representative

Akira Matsumoto

Principal

Yuki Matsuo

Director

Natsumi Matsuoka

Principal

Tomoko Minagawa

Director

Ai Minamizaki

Principal

Shigeru Mitarai

Director

Kazuhiko Miyama

General Partner

Shuhei Mori

Principal

Seiichiro Mukai

Director

Satoko Murata

Principal, Investment Group

Kohtaro Nagawa

Director

Mitsutaka Nakao

Principal, Investment Group

Shien Nakayama

Director

Yuya Namiki

Director

Ying Jian Ng

Director

Daisuke Nishida

General Partner

Yukari Nishiyama

Director, Investment Group

Akiko Noguchi

Director

Rina Obi

Investment Group Director, Berlin Office

Sho Ohtani

Principal

Tetsui Okada

Director

Mayu Okamoto

Director

Akane Okuyama

Director

Shingo Otaki

Partner

Rampalli Karthik

Principal

Naoki Sadakuni

Venture Partner

Enen Sai

Principal

Youichi Sakagawa

Director, Investment Group

Kazuki Sakuragawa

Partner / Editor in Chief

Masumi Sato

Principal

Naoki Sato

Principal, Investment Group

Tomoki Sekiguchi

Principal

Rie Shibata

Director

Takeru Shigemura

Director

Miku Shimamura

Principal

Masamune Shin

General Partner

Ayu Shinoyama

CFO and Board Member

Chisa Shinsakaue

Director

Divyansh Singh

Principal

Hiroto Sorita

Director

Sachiko Sugiura

Director

Yusuke Suzuki

Partner

Kazumo Tachibana

Director

Mana Takabayashi

Director

Hiroki Takai

Director

Toko Takao

Principal

Hideyuki Tanaka

Director

Marika Tazaki

Partner

Hirotaka Togashi

Director

Haruka Tsujii

Director

Atsushi Ueda Ph.D

Principal, Investment Group

Takuya Ukai

Principal, Investment Group

Tetsuya Urimoto

Director

Noriko Usui

Partner / Chief Fund Management Officer

Keita Washizu

Principal

Masao Yamada

Senior Partner

Kazunori Yamaguchi

Partner, Investment Group

Kazunor Yamaguchi

Partner

Ryozo Yamamoto

Partner

Michiko Yamazaki

Principal, Investment Group

Takuro Yoda

Principal, Investment Group

Sayaka Yoshino

Director

Miku Yoshio

Partner

Miyazawa Yusuke

Venture Partner

Lusheng Zou

Director

Takuya Hosomura

Partner

Sho Ikeda

Partner / Indonesia Office Representative

Past deals in Coworking

ATOMica

Series B in 2024
ATOMica Co. Ltd. is a company based in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, founded in 2019. The firm specializes in the planning, management, and expansion of co-working spaces and shared kitchen-cafe facilities. ATOMica provides versatile office space services that cater to various needs, including workspaces, conference rooms, event venues, and educational gatherings. By focusing on maximizing individual potential within collaborative environments, the company enables easy access to innovative spaces tailored to diverse requirements. Additionally, ATOMica offers event planning and management services to enhance the experience and functionality of its facilities.

SHE

Venture Round in 2021
SHE Inc. operates co-working spaces and provides various services aimed at supporting women in their professional endeavors. The company offers SHEworks, a co-working space specifically designed for women, and SHElikes, a lesson club platform that allows women to access creative skill lessons for a monthly flat fee. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SHE Inc. also provides career coaching, job acquisition support, and programs focused on web design, web marketing, and writing. Additionally, it fosters an online community where creative women can collaborate and offer their services to third-party companies, promoting a flexible and personalized approach to work.

Bizly

Seed Round in 2021
Bizly, Inc. is an enterprise meetings management platform that offers an automated solution for organizing hybrid meetings. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company operates a website and mobile application that enables professionals to find and book elevated hotel experiences, private meeting rooms, and co-working spaces. Bizly's innovative playbook system streamlines the meeting process by automating invitations, attendee management, venue booking, and integrating hybrid and virtual technology solutions. The platform is designed to enhance visibility into spending and savings related to small meetings, providing a structured approach with designated roles for team members involved in the planning process. Serving users globally, Bizly caters to a range of clients, including many Fortune 500 companies.

GoWork

Series B in 2020
GoWork is Indonesia’s premium coworking space with a mission to help people be their best. GoWork provide world-class workspaces that are inspiring and fully equipped with amenities and tools to help companies thrive. GoWork pursues its mission by creating business community platforms for its members through researched spatial design, integrated technology and empowering content and services. The venture is backed by several well-known venture capitalists and partnered with leading brands in coworking, lifestyle and real estate.

Eden

Series B in 2019
Eden provides flexible workplace software for modern companies. Investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel, Bessemer Venture Partners, S28 Capital, Fifth Wall, Quiet Capital, Reshape, JLL, ENIAC, Maven Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and more.

GoWork

Series A in 2018
GoWork is Indonesia’s premium coworking space with a mission to help people be their best. GoWork provide world-class workspaces that are inspiring and fully equipped with amenities and tools to help companies thrive. GoWork pursues its mission by creating business community platforms for its members through researched spatial design, integrated technology and empowering content and services. The venture is backed by several well-known venture capitalists and partnered with leading brands in coworking, lifestyle and real estate.

GoWork

Series B in 2018
GoWork is Indonesia’s premium coworking space with a mission to help people be their best. GoWork provide world-class workspaces that are inspiring and fully equipped with amenities and tools to help companies thrive. GoWork pursues its mission by creating business community platforms for its members through researched spatial design, integrated technology and empowering content and services. The venture is backed by several well-known venture capitalists and partnered with leading brands in coworking, lifestyle and real estate.

Peerspace

Series B in 2018
Peerspace operates a marketplace for companies and individuals looking for short-term workspaces. Its platform enables users to search, message, and book various spaces that include corporate and private event spaces, photo studios, artist spaces, conference rooms, industrial-chic event spaces, daylight photo studios, video sound stage and photography studios, production studios, converted warehouses, train stations, photo and video spaces, sports car museum event spaces, and courtyards. Peerspace serves customers in San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Austin, and Chicago. Matt Bendett and Rony Chammas founded the company, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.

Peerspace

Series A in 2017
Peerspace operates a marketplace for companies and individuals looking for short-term workspaces. Its platform enables users to search, message, and book various spaces that include corporate and private event spaces, photo studios, artist spaces, conference rooms, industrial-chic event spaces, daylight photo studios, video sound stage and photography studios, production studios, converted warehouses, train stations, photo and video spaces, sports car museum event spaces, and courtyards. Peerspace serves customers in San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Austin, and Chicago. Matt Bendett and Rony Chammas founded the company, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.
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