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

Megumi Asatsuma

Director

Anjani Bansal

Partner / India Office Representative

Past deals in SME

Supercritical

Series A in 2025
Supercritical develops high-pressure, ultra-efficient electrolyzers to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water with zero emissions. By using heat and pressure, the system eliminates the need for hydrogen compressors and aims to lower the cost of pressurized green hydrogen, enabling scalable, sustainable hydrogen production for decarbonization across industries.

HAKKI AFRICA

Series C in 2025
Founded in 2018, HAKKI AFRICA specializes in providing microfinance solutions for small businesses and gig workers across Africa. The company offers short-term loans and credit-scoring technology, empowering local financial institutions to assess creditworthiness and provide funding.

HQ

Series B in 2024
Hq is a consutling firm that works in the area of personnel organization strategy, working style office strategy and software development.

Miive

Venture Round in 2024
Miive is a company that specializes in developing an employee experience platform designed to enhance employee engagement. The platform integrates rewards with organizational culture and values, facilitating the creation and management of engagement opportunities. It also visualizes the contributions of team members, allowing organizations to foster mutual recognition and strengthen team dynamics. By focusing on these key elements, Miive aims to promote a positive workplace environment that encourages collaboration and celebrates individual achievements.

OpenLogi

Series D in 2024
Founded in Tokyo in 2013 by Hidetsugu Ito, OpenLogi designs a cloud-based platform offering affordable outsourced logistics solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and freelancers. The platform optimizes warehouse control systems, leveraging unused assets and downtime to facilitate efficient logistics operations.

Sumutasu

Series C in 2024
Sumutasu Inc., established in Tokyo, Japan in 2018, operates an online platform that facilitates swift buying and selling of residential properties. The company employs artificial intelligence technology to streamline transactions, offering direct purchase and sale services for real estate assets. Sumutasu's mission is to empower individuals with the freedom to make ideal housing choices.

Wiom

Series A in 2023
Wiom provides internet access services to middle and lower-middle-income households. It operates as a Public Data Office Aggregator, authenticating users and connecting them with local access points after charging a specified fee.

Life5

Series A in 2023
Life5 is a Madrid-based company established in March 2020. It specializes in providing life insurance through an innovative, internet-based platform. The company aims to safeguard families by offering accessible and fair life insurance products without the need for medical examinations or agent assistance.

Open Payments

Venture Round in 2023
Open Payments Europe is a developer of an innovative open banking platform that facilitates secure access to a wide range of bank APIs across Europe. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company provides crucial infrastructure for the open banking ecosystem, complying with PSD2 regulations. Its platform enables third-party providers and business partners to seamlessly integrate banking services while maintaining their own branding and user experience. By offering a single, secure access point, Open Payments empowers businesses to develop and enhance their products and services in a streamlined manner, promoting efficiency and innovation in financial technology.

Validus

Series C in 2022
Validus is a Southeast Asian fintech company that leverages data and artificial intelligence to provide growth financing to underserved small and medium enterprises. Headquartered in Singapore, it operates in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, partnering with corporations to deliver supply‑chain financing solutions that support local SME ecosystems. The firm holds a Capital Markets Services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and its Indonesian subsidiary is registered with the OJK. Backed by prominent venture capital investors, Validus offers a comprehensive suite of financial services—including SME lending, crowd‑lending, business accounts, corporate cards, expense management, money transfers, and foreign remittance—positioning it as a leading all‑in‑one SME financing platform in the region.

Wahyoo Group

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2017, Wahyoo Group operates as an F&B enabler in Indonesia, focusing on scaling up F&B SMEs. It offers integrated solutions including e-supplies, micro-financing, and kitchen partnerships, serving over 27,000 kitchens across Jabodetabek.

Sumutasu

Series B in 2022
Sumutasu Inc., established in Tokyo, Japan in 2018, operates an online platform that facilitates swift buying and selling of residential properties. The company employs artificial intelligence technology to streamline transactions, offering direct purchase and sale services for real estate assets. Sumutasu's mission is to empower individuals with the freedom to make ideal housing choices.

Aidemy

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2014, Aidemy offers an online platform for individuals to learn artificial intelligence programming and for businesses to leverage AI technology using their own data. Its services include practical blockchain applications, supporting DX human resource development, problem selection, proof-of-concept development, and operation.

Manebi

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2013, Manebi is a career development support platform that empowers individuals' transformation. It offers services such as web interviews, e-learning, online tests, and video learning to facilitate recruitment and training processes for companies.

Divido

Series B in 2021
Divido is a global white-label consumer lending platform that enables financial institutions and multinational retailers to offer finance options at the point-of-purchase. Its omnichannel platform, available online, in-store, and via mobile across multiple countries through one integration, helps partners improve customer experience and increase conversion rates.

Manebi

Venture Round in 2020
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2013, Manebi is a career development support platform that empowers individuals' transformation. It offers services such as web interviews, e-learning, online tests, and video learning to facilitate recruitment and training processes for companies.

Omise

Series B in 2018
Omise Co., Ltd. is a Bangkok-based company founded in 2013 that develops and operates an online payment platform designed for seamless integration on both web and mobile. The platform facilitates money transfers to third-party bank accounts, enables refunds to customers, and allows users to store payment information for future transactions. Omise caters to businesses by offering a variety of payment processing solutions, addressing the challenges faced by online stores in Thailand, Japan, and Singapore, where the existing payment systems often require cumbersome documentation and high fees. The company aims to simplify the payment process, enabling instant acceptance of credit and debit card payments, as well as bill payments through online banking and ATMs. Omise also provides APIs for developers, ensuring easy integration and high security standards, as evidenced by its compliance with PCI-DSS 3.1. The company's mission is to enhance the online payment experience, bridging the gap between physical and digital transactions for both merchants and consumers.

Bluzelle

Series A in 2017
Bluzelle is a developer of a blockchain database aimed at addressing data storage and management challenges for decentralized applications. The company provides a comprehensive stack of blockchain applications, middleware, and data services tailored to meet the needs of a diverse clientele, from small and medium enterprises to global corporations. Its database solution features multi-region coverage and enhanced network security, ensuring scalability while minimizing environmental impact. Bluzelle's offerings enable developers to maintain up-to-date data that is both secure from hacking attempts and resistant to censorship, making it a valuable resource for businesses seeking innovative data management solutions.

Lts

Venture Round in 2014
LTS, Inc. is a Japanese company based in Tokyo that provides a range of consulting and business process management services. Founded in 2002, LTS specializes in business consulting for areas such as business development, mergers and acquisitions, and customer strategy formulation. The company also offers IT consulting services, including IT management support, project planning, and ERP system implementation. Additionally, LTS provides HR consulting focused on performance measurement, human resource development, and e-learning. Its business process management services encompass process modeling, performance measurement, and outsourcing. LTS is also engaged in digital transformation, offering services such as technology research, data analysis, and robotic process automation. The company's comprehensive approach aims to facilitate corporate reform and adapt to modern work styles and digital advancements.
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