Global Brain

Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.

Kaori Akiba

Director

Hidetaka Aoki

Investment Group Partner and Fellow Chief of Space Lab

Tatsunori Arai

Director, Investment Group

Megumi Asatsuma

Director

Anjani Bansal

Partner, India Office Representative

Brooke Beers

Partner

Takuji Chida

Director, Investment Groups

Thomas Duong

Director

Brian Flucht

Partner and Head, US Division

Hajime Furuya

Venture Partner

Shohei Hayashi

Partner, Investment Group

Harue Hayashi

Partner / Vice Chief Fund Management Officer

Kenji Hayashi

Director

Jie He

Director China office Representative

Yosuke Hirai

Director

Joopyo Hong

Partner Investment Group

Naoki Horie

Investor

Takuya Hosomura

Partner

Jang Hyeokjin

Principal, Investment Group

Shohei Ichimiya

Partner, US Office

Sho Ikeda

Partner, Indonesia Office Representative

Nozomu Ikuta

Principal

Kotona Inaida

Director

Tomoaki Ishikure

Investment Group Partner

Yoshinari Ito

Venture Partner

Yuki Ito

Director

Hiroyuki Izumi

Partner

Ken Kajii

General Partner, Investment Group

Daisuke Kashiro

Partner, Investment Group

Kirin Kato

Principal

Takashi Kato

Partner, San Francisco Office Representative

Masaya Kawakami

Principal, Investment Group

Hiroyuki Kawamoto

Principal

Ko Kawaragi

Director

Maiko Kayata

Director

ByeongJin Kim

Principal

Riichiro Kimura Ph.D

Director, Investment Group

Issei Kokubu

Principal, Investment Group

Yoshiomi Kubota

Principal

Jinya Kurita

Director, Investment Group

KyungHun Lee

Partner, South Korea Office Representative

YingQi Liang(Joy)

Principal

Chukaku Lin

Director

Atsushi Matsuda

Venture Partner

Akira Matsumoto

Principal

Yuki Matsuo

Director

Natsumi Matsuoka

Principal

Tomoko Minagawa

Director, Investment Group

Ai Minamizaki

Principal, Investment Group

Shigeru Mitarai

Director

Miyazawa Yusuke

Venture Partner

Shuhei Mori

Director

Seiichiro Mukai

Director

Satoko Murata

Director

Kohtaro Nagawa

Director, Investment Group

Tasuke Nakagawa

Partner, M&A

Mitsutaka Nakao

Director

Shien Nakayama

Director

Yuya Namiki

Director

Ying Jian Ng

Director, Investment Group

Daisuke Nishida

General Partner

Yukari Nishiyama

Director, Investment Group

Akiko Noguchi

Director

Rina Obi

Investment Group Director, Berlin Office

Sho Ohtani

Principal, Investment Group

Tetsui Okada

Director, Investments Group

Mayu Okamoto

Director

Akane Okuyama

Director

Shingo Otaki

Partner, Investment Group

Naoki Sadakuni

Venture Partner

Enen Sai

Principal

Youichi Sakagawa

Director, Investment Group

Kazuki Sakuragawa

Partner / Editor in Chief

Naoki Sato

Director

Masumi Sato

Principal

Tomoki Sekiguchi

Director

Rie Shibata

Director

Takeru Shigemura

Director

Miku Shimamura

Principal

Hiroshi Shimazu

Managing Director

Masamune Shin

General Partner

Ayu Shinoyama

CFO

Chisa Shinsakaue

Director

Divyansh Singh

Principal

Hiroto Sorita

Director, Investment Group

Sachiko Sugiura

Director

Yusuke Suzuki

Partner

Kazumo Tachibana

Director

Mana Takabayashi

Director, Investment Group

Hiroki Takai

Director, Investment Group London Office

Toko Takao

Director

Hideyuki Tanaka

Director

Marika Tazaki

Partner

Hirotaka Togashi

Director

Haruka Tsujii

Director

Atsushi Ueda

Director

Takuya Ukai

Principal

Tetsuya Urimoto

Director

Noriko Usui

Partner / Chief Fund Management Officer

Keita Washizu

Principal

Masao Yamada

Senior Partner, Investment Groups

Kazunor Yamaguchi

Partner

Kazunori Yamaguchi

Partner, Investment Group

Ryozo Yamamoto

Partner, Investment Group

Michiko Yamazaki

Principal

Isao Yasuda

Senior Partner

Takuro Yoda

Principal

Sayaka Yoshino

Director

Miku Yoshio

Partner, Investment Group

Yasuhiko Yurimoto

Founder, Owner, CEO and General Partner

Lusheng Zou

Director, Investment Group

Past deals in Electronics

Gosan Tech

Venture Round in 2025
Gosan Tech is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in displays, semiconductors, solar cells, and industrial inkjet printing systems. The company develops innovative inkjet printing technology aimed at enhancing pressure control devices and the precision of nano-ink products. This technology is applicable in various organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production processes, including the formation of organic material layers, encapsulation layers, and other critical components. By utilizing a multi-layer thin film stacked structure formation, Gosan Tech enables its clients to achieve improved results in their manufacturing processes.

Cellid

Venture Round in 2025
Cellid is a developer of hardware and software products focused on augmented reality technology. The company specializes in display modules, particularly waveguides, and spatial recognition engines designed for AR glasses. Its offerings include a range of products such as micro projectors, model builders, and position finders. These innovations enable users to interact with and recognize data related to human movement and environmental context, enhancing the overall augmented reality experience. Cellid aims to advance the capabilities of AR technology through its proprietary optical simulation and spatial recognition technologies.

AirMembrane

Venture Round in 2024
AirMembrane is an industrial company specializing in the production of graphene sheets and other two-dimensional materials. It serves various sectors by offering high-quality, flexible, large-area graphene products on diverse substrates, along with associated devices and equipment.

Elephantech

Series D in 2023
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2014, Elephantech specializes in the manufacturing of electronic circuits. The company's innovative metal inkjet printing technology enables it to produce flexible printed circuit boards sustainably.

Immunosens

Series B in 2023
Immunosens develops electrochemical measurement devices that evaluate biomarkers such as genes, proteins, and cell signals through electrode reactions. Its sensors rely on disposable printable electrodes, enabling healthcare professionals to obtain accurate analyses for medical diagnostics and food safety testing. The platform aims to deliver rapid, on-site biomarker readouts and can be integrated into existing clinical workflows, offering a scalable solution for both clinical and food industry applications.

Cellid

Series B in 2022
Cellid is a developer of hardware and software products focused on augmented reality technology. The company specializes in display modules, particularly waveguides, and spatial recognition engines designed for AR glasses. Its offerings include a range of products such as micro projectors, model builders, and position finders. These innovations enable users to interact with and recognize data related to human movement and environmental context, enhancing the overall augmented reality experience. Cellid aims to advance the capabilities of AR technology through its proprietary optical simulation and spatial recognition technologies.

Metalenz

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2016, Metalenz specializes in the research, development, and production of innovative optical components. Utilizing metasurface technology, it creates ultra-thin planar optics for high-resolution imaging, enabling miniaturization and weight reduction in mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices.

Aroma Bit

Venture Round in 2021
Aroma Bit, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company specializing in the development, production, and sales of electronic equipment and systems, with a focus on compact odor imaging sensors. The company aims to enhance the understanding and utility of scents by creating innovative products and services that digitize olfactory experiences. Aroma Bit's technology allows for the conversion of various odors into visualized patterns, enabling the collection of digital olfactory data. This capability assists businesses in detecting ingredients in food samples and aids care providers in identifying diseases across diverse applications. Through its pioneering approach, Aroma Bit seeks to elevate the significance of olfactory information in various sectors.

Warp Solution

Series A in 2020
WARP Solution Inc. is a South Korean company, established in 2016 and headquartered in Seoul. It specializes in wireless charging technologies, specifically focusing on radio frequency-based power solutions for various electronic devices. The company's innovative products include power amplifier packages and modules that facilitate long-range wireless charging, enabling power delivery at distances of up to six meters. These solutions serve as essential components for both wireless charging applications and 5G networks, offering a contactless alternative for continuous device charging.

Warp Solution

Series A in 2018
WARP Solution Inc. is a South Korean company, established in 2016 and headquartered in Seoul. It specializes in wireless charging technologies, specifically focusing on radio frequency-based power solutions for various electronic devices. The company's innovative products include power amplifier packages and modules that facilitate long-range wireless charging, enabling power delivery at distances of up to six meters. These solutions serve as essential components for both wireless charging applications and 5G networks, offering a contactless alternative for continuous device charging.

Seismic

Series A in 2017
Seismic, established in 2015 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in the production and development of custom garments equipped with built-in flexible electric motors. These garments, known as Powered Clothing, are designed to assist wearers in everyday tasks by providing intelligent wearable strength and natural mobility to muscles and joints. Seismic's team comprises experts in textiles, industrial design, robotics, biomechanics, and data science, working together to create lightweight, connected apparel that can be comfortably worn under any outfit. The company's technology was initially developed at SRI International for a DARPA-funded program aimed at reducing injury risk and enhancing soldier endurance. Seismic spun out of SRI to explore the technology's potential for consumer applications, initially focusing on the aging market due to its size and need.

Seismic

Series A in 2017
Seismic, established in 2015 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in the production and development of custom garments equipped with built-in flexible electric motors. These garments, known as Powered Clothing, are designed to assist wearers in everyday tasks by providing intelligent wearable strength and natural mobility to muscles and joints. Seismic's team comprises experts in textiles, industrial design, robotics, biomechanics, and data science, working together to create lightweight, connected apparel that can be comfortably worn under any outfit. The company's technology was initially developed at SRI International for a DARPA-funded program aimed at reducing injury risk and enhancing soldier endurance. Seismic spun out of SRI to explore the technology's potential for consumer applications, initially focusing on the aging market due to its size and need.

Material Concept

Corporate Round in 2016
Material Concept specializes in the manufacturing of copper paste designed for electrical components and solar panels. Its product offers comparable conductivity to silver at a significantly lower cost, making it an attractive alternative for industries seeking to reduce raw material expenses.

Monohm

Seed Round in 2015
Monohm Inc. is a Berkeley, California-based company focused on designing and developing heirloom electronics that foster a more civilized relationship with digital life. The company’s flagship product, Runcible, serves as a personal electronic device tailored for the post-smartphone era. Additionally, Monohm offers Positron, an HTML framework that enables the creation of view-based web applications, and Sensible, a standards-based approach for implementing command and control interfaces across various devices. Through its innovative products, Monohm aims to create a series of essential devices that seamlessly integrate form, function, and technology.

EpiPhotonics

Series A in 2011
EpiPhotonics develops and manufactures PLZT photonics components and subsystems for telecommunications, data communications, and fiber optic sensing markets. The company offers high-speed PLZT optical switches and related modules, along with PLZT variable optical attenuators, wavelength-selective switches, and optical beam deflectors. Its products are designed for high speed and low power consumption to enable applications such as optical packet switching, optical burst switching, on-demand ROADM and cross-connects, switched optical access networks, optical interconnections, high-speed protections, and switched delay lines. The company also provides contract development of PLZT devices. Founded in 2007, it is based in Tokyo with additional operations in San Jose, California, and Yamato-shi, Japan.

Zensys

Venture Round in 2008
Zensys is a company specializing in wireless networking technology for control and status reading applications. It is best known for developing Z-Wave, an affordable two-way wireless mesh network communications technology that allows users to easily and securely monitor and manage various home control systems, including lighting and security, from anywhere in the world. In addition to its core technology, Zensys offers a comprehensive range of products and services, such as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), development kits, and engineering services tailored for Original Equipment Manufacturers.

Noah Corporation

Seed Round in 2003
Noah is a producer of LED lights. They provide products that include nec lighting, hitachi appliances, ushio lighting, endo lighting, koizumi lighting, taiko electri, orderic, seiwa electric, lumia, and maton. They offer products that are available for shopping online.
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