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 Web Design

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.

MOV

Series B in 2024
Mov is a web design company that operates a store support business focused on helping companies manage their store information centrally. The company's platform offers market data related to stores and expertise in digital marketing, allowing clients to efficiently manage their store data. Mov's services include bulk management of store information and tools for visualizing and analyzing customer feedback, enabling businesses to enhance their customer outreach and improve overall store performance.

MOV

Series C in 2022
Mov is a web design company that operates a store support business focused on helping companies manage their store information centrally. The company's platform offers market data related to stores and expertise in digital marketing, allowing clients to efficiently manage their store data. Mov's services include bulk management of store information and tools for visualizing and analyzing customer feedback, enabling businesses to enhance their customer outreach and improve overall store performance.

Source Defense

Series B in 2022
Source Defense Ltd. is a cybersecurity company specializing in website security software that prevents attacks originating from third-party sources. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Rosh-ha’ayin, Israel, with additional offices in Beer-Sheva and Stamford, Connecticut, the company offers a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform. This platform enables site owners to effectively manage their security by setting and enforcing permissions, receiving real-time alerts, and monitoring the activities of third-party vendors on their sites. Source Defense aims to eliminate the security risks associated with third-party integrations, allowing businesses to save significant time and resources while maintaining high performance and safety for site visitors. Its tailored solutions include VICE products designed for various sectors, including financial institutions, insurance companies, e-commerce, and publishing.

Source Defense

Series A in 2020
Source Defense Ltd. is a cybersecurity company specializing in website security software that prevents attacks originating from third-party sources. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Rosh-ha’ayin, Israel, with additional offices in Beer-Sheva and Stamford, Connecticut, the company offers a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform. This platform enables site owners to effectively manage their security by setting and enforcing permissions, receiving real-time alerts, and monitoring the activities of third-party vendors on their sites. Source Defense aims to eliminate the security risks associated with third-party integrations, allowing businesses to save significant time and resources while maintaining high performance and safety for site visitors. Its tailored solutions include VICE products designed for various sectors, including financial institutions, insurance companies, e-commerce, and publishing.

Source Defense

Series A in 2018
Source Defense Ltd. is a cybersecurity company specializing in website security software that prevents attacks originating from third-party sources. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Rosh-ha’ayin, Israel, with additional offices in Beer-Sheva and Stamford, Connecticut, the company offers a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform. This platform enables site owners to effectively manage their security by setting and enforcing permissions, receiving real-time alerts, and monitoring the activities of third-party vendors on their sites. Source Defense aims to eliminate the security risks associated with third-party integrations, allowing businesses to save significant time and resources while maintaining high performance and safety for site visitors. Its tailored solutions include VICE products designed for various sectors, including financial institutions, insurance companies, e-commerce, and publishing.

Maker

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2011, Maker offers a unified platform combining design, web-publishing, and analytics tools. It enables businesses like Sony and Square to create, publish, and optimize content for their websites without coding, enhancing user engagement and driving revenue growth.

Q

Venture Round in 2015
Q co. offers advertising, promotional planning, web design and web development services.

Richmedia

Venture Round in 2014
Rich Media offers media portal, web creation, and search engine optimization services.

Apparel-Web

Venture Round in 2013
Apparel-Web is a company that offers IT and marketing support specifically tailored for the apparel and fashion industry. It provides a range of services, including web marketing, access analysis, web production, and promotional activities. The company aims to address the challenges faced by businesses in the fashion sector through its online marketing services platform, which offers tools for branding and marketing, as well as research and consultancy. By focusing on innovative solutions, Apparel-Web seeks to enhance customer engagement and improve the productivity and performance of fashion businesses in Japan.

Apparel-Web

Venture Round in 2013
Apparel-Web is a company that offers IT and marketing support specifically tailored for the apparel and fashion industry. It provides a range of services, including web marketing, access analysis, web production, and promotional activities. The company aims to address the challenges faced by businesses in the fashion sector through its online marketing services platform, which offers tools for branding and marketing, as well as research and consultancy. By focusing on innovative solutions, Apparel-Web seeks to enhance customer engagement and improve the productivity and performance of fashion businesses in Japan.
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