NEL is a creative agency and platform that connects brands with consumers through purchases and social media posts. It operates by enabling creator-powered marketing, supporting growth and monetization for brands and creators. The company focuses on marketing planning and distribution, leveraging a network of creators on a short-film platform centered on social media to expand the value-added economy.
Spider Labs
Series B in 2021
Spider Labs, Ltd. is a cyber security company specializing in the detection and prevention of online advertising fraud. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company has developed an automated, AI-driven software solution known as Spider AF. This tool enables ad tech businesses, advertisers, and ad agencies to identify, block, and manage fraudulent clicks and conversions across their digital advertising campaigns. By offering centralized fraud management and advanced automation, Spider AF provides advertisers with enhanced transparency, allowing them to track ad placements, recognize fraudulent activities, and analyze reliable, fraud-free data.
Canly
Venture Round in 2021
Canly offers a cloud-based store management platform that centralizes information about retail stores. The platform enables simultaneous editing, organization, analysis, and dissemination of store data across locations, and supports horizontal comparisons between stores. By streamlining information workflows and reducing manual efforts, Canly helps retailers lower management and operating costs and improve account operations.
Tribal Media House
Venture Round in 2021
Tribal Media House is a provider of digital marketing services focused on igniting customer engagement and passion. The company offers a diverse array of products and services, including creative production, consulting, marketing strategy planning, marketing research, social listening, and branding assistance. Additionally, it manages official accounts and provides in-house marketing training. Tribal Media House is dedicated to delivering comprehensive support to its clients, ranging from major corporations to smaller entities, addressing their unique marketing challenges through innovative solutions and tools related to social media.
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2016, Toridori Inc. specializes in influencer marketing services for individuals and businesses. It offers platforms like Toridori Base for job matching influencers with opportunities, Toridori Marketing to enhance corporate marketing activities, and a pay-for-performance advertising system.
Spider Labs
Series A in 2019
Spider Labs, Ltd. is a cyber security company specializing in the detection and prevention of online advertising fraud. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company has developed an automated, AI-driven software solution known as Spider AF. This tool enables ad tech businesses, advertisers, and ad agencies to identify, block, and manage fraudulent clicks and conversions across their digital advertising campaigns. By offering centralized fraud management and advanced automation, Spider AF provides advertisers with enhanced transparency, allowing them to track ad placements, recognize fraudulent activities, and analyze reliable, fraud-free data.
Founded in Japan in 2017, Babel is a technology company that specializes in video media provision. It leverages AI and machine learning technologies to create innovative business solutions and offers a cloud-based sales analysis tool.
Repohappy
Venture Round in 2019
Repohappy is an advertising agency that provides web design, social media consulting, and develops and operates a rating database platform that aggregates consumer activity and word-of-mouth signals from simple notification services, visualizing interests, diffusion trends, and response results to help companies understand and analyze the fan base contributing to brand diffusion.
TRUNK
Venture Round in 2018
Founded in Japan in 2014, TRUNK offers a monthly personal storage service. Customers can apply via app or web platform, store goods, and engage in buying/selling items stored by others. Additionally, TRUNK operates advertising agency and design work businesses.
RoomClip
Venture Round in 2017
RoomClip is an online platform that combines a mobile-based photo-sharing application with an e-commerce store focused on home decor. The application allows users to capture and share images of their living spaces, providing a source of inspiration and practical ideas for interior decoration. By featuring real-life examples contributed by users, RoomClip offers insights into various living styles and DIY projects, assisting users in optimizing their room arrangements. Additionally, the platform serves as a marketing tool for companies in the housing and lifestyle sectors, enabling them to engage directly with potential customers and gather valuable feedback on their products. Through its diverse offerings, RoomClip enhances the home decor shopping experience while fostering a community centered around interior design.
Lisuto AI
Seed Round in 2017
Lisuto AI specializes in enhancing marketplace sellers' visibility through its Marketplace Optimization Platform. This platform employs AI-driven technologies for listing content optimization, competitive analysis, and advertising management across multiple marketplaces. Initially focusing on Japan's leading platforms like Rakuten and Yahoo Shopping, Lisuto AI aims to expand globally.
TRUNK
Venture Round in 2016
Founded in Japan in 2014, TRUNK offers a monthly personal storage service. Customers can apply via app or web platform, store goods, and engage in buying/selling items stored by others. Additionally, TRUNK operates advertising agency and design work businesses.
Plus-D
Venture Round in 2015
Plus-D is a design agency focused on addressing challenges faced by companies in digital creative and communication design. The company specializes in planning and combining mass media with real media, particularly in digital environments like websites, smartphone applications, and social networking services. Plus-D boasts a diverse creative team that includes designers, engineers, and copywriters, and it leverages external networks of creators to manage projects from initial planning and design through to production. By offering services in advertising, production, and content creation, Plus-D aims to enhance client communication activities and foster stronger connections between brands and users, ultimately creating meaningful experience value.
JX Press
Seed Round in 2013
JX Press is a Japanese technology‑driven news organization described as a virtual news agency. Its FASTALERT service uses artificial intelligence to detect and deliver breaking bulletins on accidents, natural disasters, and other incidents to major television broadcasters in Japan and to many local stations. The company also operates NewsDigest, a consumer app that automatically delivers AI-identified news bulletins. JX Press collaborates with leading media groups in Japan, such as Kyodo News, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, and the Nikkei Group, providing computerized reporting to major media. In addition, it runs a data intelligence platform that combines bots and AI to generate content related to breaking events and disasters, and includes a social listening tool that aggregates brand-related information from multiple platforms while filtering misinformation, enabling AI-based marketing insights. Through automated reporting, media partnerships, and brand monitoring, the company positions itself as a modern, technology-driven news provider.
JX Press
Venture Round in 2012
JX Press is a Japanese technology‑driven news organization described as a virtual news agency. Its FASTALERT service uses artificial intelligence to detect and deliver breaking bulletins on accidents, natural disasters, and other incidents to major television broadcasters in Japan and to many local stations. The company also operates NewsDigest, a consumer app that automatically delivers AI-identified news bulletins. JX Press collaborates with leading media groups in Japan, such as Kyodo News, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, and the Nikkei Group, providing computerized reporting to major media. In addition, it runs a data intelligence platform that combines bots and AI to generate content related to breaking events and disasters, and includes a social listening tool that aggregates brand-related information from multiple platforms while filtering misinformation, enabling AI-based marketing insights. Through automated reporting, media partnerships, and brand monitoring, the company positions itself as a modern, technology-driven news provider.
Jimoty
Venture Round in 2012
Jimoty is a free online bulletin board serving approximately 9 million users monthly. It facilitates the posting of advertisements categorized by type and purpose, including second-hand goods, event announcements, job listings, recruitment notices, real estate information, and more.
Full Speed
Venture Round in 2006
Full Speed Inc. is a Tokyo-based company specializing in internet marketing support services in Japan. Founded in 2001, it offers a comprehensive range of services, including search engine optimization (SEO), listing and affiliate advertising, display advertising, and social media advertising. The company operates through several segments: the Internet Advertising Agency segment focuses on listing advertising and search engine marketing, while the Ad Network segment provides integrated advertising network services. Additionally, Full Speed's Information Media segment is involved in the planning and creation of information sites and e-commerce platforms. The Creative segment offers website and banner creation services. The company also provides consulting services in SEO, social media operations, web architecture, and advertisement effect measurement, along with specialized services in healthcare marketing. Full Speed Inc. is a subsidiary of FreeBit Co., Ltd.
Excite Japan
Venture Round in 2001
Excite Japan is a Japan-based internet-services company that began with a portal site and has evolved to offer a diverse range of online services, including media platforms, connectivity, and paid content. It targets women and broader online audiences, generating revenue from advertising on its portal, internet-connection fees, and paid digital content. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the company aims to enrich online experiences and streamline business operations by providing information access, connectivity, and business management tools to individuals and organizations.
GMO Internet
Venture Round in 1997
GMO Internet is a Tokyo-based technology company that operates across four main segments: Internet infrastructure, online advertising and media, Internet securities, and cryptocurrency. It provides domain registration, hosting, cloud services, security, payments, e-commerce support and related solutions; media and ad tech including search and mobile marketing; consumer financial services such as online securities and foreign exchange trading; and cryptocurrency mining and exchange activities. The company also engages in games and related digital services. Founded and incorporated in 1976, GMO Internet generates the vast majority of its revenue in Japan and serves customers worldwide.