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 TMT

hacomono

Series D in 2025
Hacomono is a cloud-based member management platform tailored for fitness clubs, indoor golf establishments, and various monthly subscription businesses. The software facilitates essential operational tasks, including membership management, reservations, payments, and inventory oversight. Hacomono's comprehensive features also extend to client registration, admission tracking, training guidance, and customer communication, enabling seamless management and automation of customer interactions. The platform has been adopted by leading industry players and is noted for its robust security measures and exceptional customer service, enhancing the overall user experience for both businesses and their clients.

Pente Networks

Corporate Round in 2024
Pente provides private wireless network orchestration and management solutions that enable the fastest implementation and integration of LTE and 5G connectivity into enterprise IP networks. Pente has taken private networks from a complex telecom solution that only major enterprises and corporations could take advantage of and transformed it into an award-winning, fast, affordable and easy IT service that System Integrators, Managed Service Providers, WISPs and MNO/MVNOs are actively deploying in a multitude of industries. Today, the Pente HyperCore Cloud mobile core and orchestration platform manages millions of IT-grade SIMs for customers around the globe. The Pente HyperCore was designed as a no-code solution so anyone, even users without telecom expertise can quickly set up and operate a private network. Pente’s solutions are also RAN agnostic, allowing any radio to be used and enabling plug-and-play deployment. By offering private wireless network solutions as IaaS, Pente has democratized wireless connectivity for enterprises, government, education, manufacturing and supports social infrastructure by closing the digital divide.

Pente Networks

Series A in 2022
Pente provides private wireless network orchestration and management solutions that enable the fastest implementation and integration of LTE and 5G connectivity into enterprise IP networks. Pente has taken private networks from a complex telecom solution that only major enterprises and corporations could take advantage of and transformed it into an award-winning, fast, affordable and easy IT service that System Integrators, Managed Service Providers, WISPs and MNO/MVNOs are actively deploying in a multitude of industries. Today, the Pente HyperCore Cloud mobile core and orchestration platform manages millions of IT-grade SIMs for customers around the globe. The Pente HyperCore was designed as a no-code solution so anyone, even users without telecom expertise can quickly set up and operate a private network. Pente’s solutions are also RAN agnostic, allowing any radio to be used and enabling plug-and-play deployment. By offering private wireless network solutions as IaaS, Pente has democratized wireless connectivity for enterprises, government, education, manufacturing and supports social infrastructure by closing the digital divide.

Manebi

Venture Round in 2021
Manebi Inc. is a career development support platform based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2013. The company focuses on facilitating human transformation through its innovative recruitment and training solutions. Its platform includes features such as web interviews, e-learning, and online assessments, tailored particularly for the dispatch industry. Manebi aims to enhance the recruitment and education process for companies and educational institutions, providing tools for cloud certification and video learning. Through these offerings, the company seeks to streamline the training and recruitment process, supporting both individual career development and organizational growth.

Reiwa Travel

Seed Round in 2021
Reiwa Travel Company Overview Reiwa Travel is a digital travel agency with the mission to "Design New Travel Experiences." We aim to offer innovative experiences and new societal value in international travel. Since April 2022, we have been offering the international travel booking app 'NEWT'. Our goal is to maximize the digital transformation (DX) of booking and management tasks in the travel industry, providing unprecedented “easy, affordable, customizable, and secure” package tours. We are committed to creating social value through the experience of international travel. International Travel Booking App 'NEWT' Service Overview 'NEWT' is an international travel booking app designed to create new travel experiences for new era. It offers an easy booking process, achieves cost-effective pricing, creates customizable trips that meet individual needs, and provides the security that makes travelers feel they made the right choice with NEWT. International Travel Booking App 'NEWT': https://app.adjust.com/iidu9wi Web version 'NEWT': https://newt.net/

The Chain Museum

Series A in 2020
The Chain Museum Co., Ltd., established in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan, operates a distinctive museum located within the Newman Yokohama commercial facility. The museum focuses on curating a diverse range of artistic expressions, showcasing works from renowned artists alongside emerging talents across various genres, including installations, paintings, and performing arts. In addition to its exhibition space, The Chain Museum offers a platform for viewers to engage with art, allowing them to express their impressions, connect with artists, and provide support. The museum also aims to integrate art with technology, enhancing the experience for clients and facilitating the exploration of different artistic styles from around the globe.

Manebi

Venture Round in 2020
Manebi Inc. is a career development support platform based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2013. The company focuses on facilitating human transformation through its innovative recruitment and training solutions. Its platform includes features such as web interviews, e-learning, and online assessments, tailored particularly for the dispatch industry. Manebi aims to enhance the recruitment and education process for companies and educational institutions, providing tools for cloud certification and video learning. Through these offerings, the company seeks to streamline the training and recruitment process, supporting both individual career development and organizational growth.

Element

Series A in 2020
ELEMENT Insurance AG, founded in March 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in digital insurance services and InsurTech innovations. The company operates as a licensed direct insurer for non-life insurance, authorized by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority to function as a risk carrier across 28 European countries. ELEMENT provides a unique technology platform known as "Insurance as a Platform," which supports a B2B2X value chain. It collaborates with various partners, ranging from e-commerce businesses to established insurance firms, to develop customized white-label insurance products quickly. By enabling its partners to market these innovative products under their own brands, ELEMENT addresses the complexities of the insurance value chain, including actuarial calculations, underwriting, policy administration, customer service, and claims management.

SHOWROOM

Venture Round in 2020
SHOWROOM Inc. is a Japanese media company based in Tokyo, established in 2015. It operates a live video streaming platform primarily focused on showcasing live shows featuring Japanese idols and voice actors. As a subsidiary of DeNA Co., Ltd., SHOWROOM provides services that include program production and video content creation, catering to a diverse audience interested in entertainment and interactive experiences. The platform has gained popularity for its unique integration of live performances and viewer engagement.

Taskey

Venture Round in 2019
Taskey, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that develops software designed for novelists and illustrators to facilitate story creation. The company serves as a smartphone novel community, aiming to broaden the reach of literary works globally. Through its innovative platform, Taskey supports writers and artists in sharing their creative narratives, enhancing the accessibility of storytelling in the digital age.

Medley

Series E in 2017
Medley, Inc. operates recruitment and medical platform services in Japan, focusing on enhancing healthcare accessibility and efficiency. The company comprises three main segments: Recruitment Platform Business, Medical Platform Business, and New Services. Its offerings include JobMedley, a recruitment system tailored for the medical and healthcare sectors, and CLINICS Telemedicine, which facilitates remote consultations between patients and healthcare providers. Additionally, Medley provides CLINICS, a cloud-based medical support system, and MEDLEY, an information service designed to educate patients about various medical conditions. The company also runs Kaigo-no Honne, a website dedicated to helping users find nursing care facilities, and develops medical accounting software. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Tokyo, Medley aims to create a comprehensive medical information infrastructure that connects patients, doctors, and medical institutions.

Medley

Venture Round in 2017
Medley, Inc. operates recruitment and medical platform services in Japan, focusing on enhancing healthcare accessibility and efficiency. The company comprises three main segments: Recruitment Platform Business, Medical Platform Business, and New Services. Its offerings include JobMedley, a recruitment system tailored for the medical and healthcare sectors, and CLINICS Telemedicine, which facilitates remote consultations between patients and healthcare providers. Additionally, Medley provides CLINICS, a cloud-based medical support system, and MEDLEY, an information service designed to educate patients about various medical conditions. The company also runs Kaigo-no Honne, a website dedicated to helping users find nursing care facilities, and develops medical accounting software. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Tokyo, Medley aims to create a comprehensive medical information infrastructure that connects patients, doctors, and medical institutions.

Loom Systems

Series A in 2017
Loom Systems Ltd. operates an artificial intelligence-driven analysis platform focused on predicting and preventing IT incidents for businesses undergoing digital transformation or cloud migration. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, the company offers services such as network monitoring, predictive ticketing, and proactive workstation monitoring. Its patent-pending AIOps solution enhances operational efficiency by predicting IT issues before they impact customers and enriching alerts with actionable insights in clear language. This proactive approach allows DevOps and IT managers to address potential problems swiftly, thereby improving business productivity and freeing up time for higher-value tasks. As of early 2020, Loom Systems functions as a subsidiary of ServiceNow, Inc.

Trillium Secure

Series A in 2017
Trillium provides in-vehicle cybersecurity protection for connected vehicles.

Hailo Network

Venture Round in 2013
Hailo is a developer of a smartphone application that facilitates taxi services by connecting riders with licensed taxi drivers through an online marketplace. The app allows users to arrange rides and make payments seamlessly. Originally established as a leading taxi app in the UK and Ireland, Hailo merged with mytaxi in 2016, which later became part of FREE NOW, a prominent mobility provider operating in various cities across the UK. This merger was a strategic move to enhance their presence in the e-hailing market, aiming to become a key player in Europe's transportation landscape.

3rdKind

Venture Round in 2013
3rdKind is a Japanese smartphone game publisher, which provides expertise and support for overseas developers on marketing, localization, development, and "culturization" for the Japanese market. With partner like the mobile operator KDDI, 3rdKind distribute game on major Japanese app stores like "AppStore", "GooglePlay" & "au Smart Pass".

Tri-Stage

Seed Round in 2007
Tri-Stage is a leading provider of direct marketing support services in Japan, specializing in assisting marketing companies. The company leverages its extensive experience to offer high-quality solutions aimed at enhancing client mail-order sales. Tri-Stage utilizes various media channels, including television and the Internet, to support product and service marketing, customer acquisition, and overall sales processes. By focusing on comprehensive customer management, Tri-Stage aims to maximize the effectiveness of its clients' marketing efforts.

Tri-Stage

Angel Round in 2006
Tri-Stage is a leading provider of direct marketing support services in Japan, specializing in assisting marketing companies. The company leverages its extensive experience to offer high-quality solutions aimed at enhancing client mail-order sales. Tri-Stage utilizes various media channels, including television and the Internet, to support product and service marketing, customer acquisition, and overall sales processes. By focusing on comprehensive customer management, Tri-Stage aims to maximize the effectiveness of its clients' marketing efforts.

Tri-Stage

Angel Round in 2006
Tri-Stage is a leading provider of direct marketing support services in Japan, specializing in assisting marketing companies. The company leverages its extensive experience to offer high-quality solutions aimed at enhancing client mail-order sales. Tri-Stage utilizes various media channels, including television and the Internet, to support product and service marketing, customer acquisition, and overall sales processes. By focusing on comprehensive customer management, Tri-Stage aims to maximize the effectiveness of its clients' marketing efforts.
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