JIZAIE is an artificial intelligence company focused on enabling safe, remote work for essential and blue-collar operations. The company develops a platform that integrates virtual reality, robotics, and wearable computing to provide real-time remote control and monitoring capabilities. Its solution supports heavy equipment operation, remote supervision of traffic guidance sites, and line operations at food manufacturing facilities, allowing work to be controlled from distant or harsh environments to reduce on-site accidents. By combining immersive interfaces with remote sensing and control, JIZAIE aims to improve productivity and safety in industries where direct presence is hazardous, delivering tools that help manage complex tasks and keep workers out of dangerous conditions.
Style Port
Venture Round in 2021
Style Port Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Nagoya, Japan, specializes in virtual reality (VR) technology for the real estate sector. The company's primary product, Roov, is an Internet VR platform that allows real estate agents to effectively showcase properties and helps users visualize interiors. Roov utilizes artificial intelligence to generate 3D modeling data from computer-aided design (CAD) files, accommodating both newly constructed properties and occupied secondhand homes. The platform enables users to simulate furniture placement, conduct indoor measurements, and perform virtual walkthroughs, enhancing the property viewing experience. It operates on general terminals and web browsers, utilizing its proprietary development engine to streamline the process.
Brave Group
Series A in 2020
Brave Group, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in intellectual property development services tailored for the entertainment industry. Founded in 2017 and formerly known as Unlimited.Co., Ltd., Brave Group focuses on creating and distributing various forms of media, including videos, music, and online events. The company leverages animation production technology to offer marketing and production support services, aiming to transform the local entertainment market. Additionally, Brave Group develops innovative intellectual property, such as virtual reality content, facilitating advertising opportunities for businesses while enhancing entertainment options for consumers.
PlaceHolder
Series B in 2019
Placeholder, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that operates a digital theme park utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to create engaging experiences for both children and adults. Founded in 2016, the company offers a range of interactive products, including sand party, spray painting, draw your world, paper rikishi, planet portal, little builders, world adventure, number splash, and ar quest. By merging digital technology with real-world environments, Placeholder aims to inspire and excite users through innovative and immersive experiences.
PlaceHolder
Venture Round in 2019
Placeholder, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that operates a digital theme park utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to create engaging experiences for both children and adults. Founded in 2016, the company offers a range of interactive products, including sand party, spray painting, draw your world, paper rikishi, planet portal, little builders, world adventure, number splash, and ar quest. By merging digital technology with real-world environments, Placeholder aims to inspire and excite users through innovative and immersive experiences.
HoloLab
Venture Round in 2019
Founded in Japan in 2017, HoloLab specializes in the research and development of virtual reality software. The company focuses on creating innovative computing styles, expressions, and experiences by seamlessly connecting real and virtual environments. Using platforms such as Microsoft HoloLens and iPad, HoloLab develops custom AR/MR applications and systems tailored to clients' needs.
TYFFON is a Tokyo-based developer of immersive mixed reality, virtual reality, and augmented reality entertainment content. The company creates mobile apps such as ZombieBooth and related image transformation tools, and has expanded to immersive experiences that blend 3D animation with social interaction. TYFFON operates Free Roam location-based virtual reality venues under the TYFFONIUM brand, offering guests multi-sensory, hyper-real environments that can be explored freely. Founded in 2011, TYFFON has pursued strategic partnerships and international expansion, including participation in Disney’s accelerator program in 2014 and a collaboration with Disney, as well as opening TYFFONIUM stores in Japan with plans for overseas locations. The company focuses on delivering magical reality experiences across its mobile apps and location-based venues by combining VR and AR technologies with imaginative content.
Style Port
Venture Round in 2018
Style Port Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Nagoya, Japan, specializes in virtual reality (VR) technology for the real estate sector. The company's primary product, Roov, is an Internet VR platform that allows real estate agents to effectively showcase properties and helps users visualize interiors. Roov utilizes artificial intelligence to generate 3D modeling data from computer-aided design (CAD) files, accommodating both newly constructed properties and occupied secondhand homes. The platform enables users to simulate furniture placement, conduct indoor measurements, and perform virtual walkthroughs, enhancing the property viewing experience. It operates on general terminals and web browsers, utilizing its proprietary development engine to streamline the process.
TYFFON
Venture Round in 2018
TYFFON is a Tokyo-based developer of immersive mixed reality, virtual reality, and augmented reality entertainment content. The company creates mobile apps such as ZombieBooth and related image transformation tools, and has expanded to immersive experiences that blend 3D animation with social interaction. TYFFON operates Free Roam location-based virtual reality venues under the TYFFONIUM brand, offering guests multi-sensory, hyper-real environments that can be explored freely. Founded in 2011, TYFFON has pursued strategic partnerships and international expansion, including participation in Disney’s accelerator program in 2014 and a collaboration with Disney, as well as opening TYFFONIUM stores in Japan with plans for overseas locations. The company focuses on delivering magical reality experiences across its mobile apps and location-based venues by combining VR and AR technologies with imaginative content.
Cover Corporation
Series A in 2018
COVER Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in augmented reality (AR) compatible virtual live distribution services. The company enables enterprises involved in animation and gaming to create interactive programs featuring 3D characters. In addition to its distribution services, COVER Corporation also manages VTuber offices and develops content to enhance the 2D entertainment landscape. Through its multifaceted approach, the company supports various aspects of the entertainment industry, focusing on innovation and collaboration.
InstaVR
Venture Round in 2018
InstaVR is a cloud-based virtual reality technology company that provides tools for authors to create, customize, and publish interactive VR experiences across mobile and desktop platforms. Its core offering, InstaVR, is a web-based authoring platform that lets users import VR content such as 360 imagery and 3D models, tailor branding, and publish to multiple VR platforms. The company also develops and hosts a suite of VR applications, including AAA VR Cinema for immersive video playback, Tokyo VR for virtual city views, Snow-mountain VR for navigating 360 environments, and VR Tour Hub for creating and sharing immersive tours. In addition, InstaVR builds tailored VR solutions for sectors such as real estate, tourism, automotive, education, hospitality, and events, and provides analytics to understand user behavior. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, InstaVR serves as a global platform that enables businesses to leverage virtual reality for marketing, training, and customer engagement.
PlaceHolder
Series A in 2018
Placeholder, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that operates a digital theme park utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to create engaging experiences for both children and adults. Founded in 2016, the company offers a range of interactive products, including sand party, spray painting, draw your world, paper rikishi, planet portal, little builders, world adventure, number splash, and ar quest. By merging digital technology with real-world environments, Placeholder aims to inspire and excite users through innovative and immersive experiences.
Cover Corporation
Seed Round in 2017
COVER Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in augmented reality (AR) compatible virtual live distribution services. The company enables enterprises involved in animation and gaming to create interactive programs featuring 3D characters. In addition to its distribution services, COVER Corporation also manages VTuber offices and develops content to enhance the 2D entertainment landscape. Through its multifaceted approach, the company supports various aspects of the entertainment industry, focusing on innovation and collaboration.
Thirdverse
Venture Round in 2016
Founded in 2016, Thirdverse is a Japanese game studio specializing in multiplayer virtual reality (VR) games. It combines blockchain technology to create economic zones and immersive gaming experiences.