W Inc

Company Name Japanese

W 株式会社

AUM (JPY)

N/A

Founded Year

2019

Asset Class

Venture Capital

Geography

Japan

URL

https://w-inc.vc/

Style

Incubater / Accelarater

Founder

Kazuhiro Shin

Founder BIO

In 1999, he joined NTT Docomo, where he handled corporate sales, business planning, and venture investments. In 2011, he joined Mixi, where he worked on alliances and business acquisitions. In 2013, he launched iMercury Capital and became Vice President, later becoming the CEO of the company in 2015. In 2019, he founded W. Notable investments include FIVE (acquired by LINE in 2017), Raksul (IPO in 2018), Pocket Concierge (acquired by AMEX in 2019), Rakumo (IPO in 2020), Creema (IPO in 2020), and Monokabu (acquired by SODA in 2021). Recently, his son has started playing mini basketball.

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Approved Date

Dec 31, 2024

Description English

It seeks seed to early-stage opportunities in consumer-oriented start-ups in Japan. The firm targets B2C, B2B2C, C2C, and D2C businesses in the lifestyle, entertainment, and sports sectors as well as technology start-ups supporting such businesses.

Description Japanese

同社は、日本の消費者向けスタートアップにおけるシードからアーリーステージの投資機会を求めている。ライフスタイル、エンターテイメント、スポーツ分野の B2C、B2B2C、C2C、D2C ビジネスおよび、これらのビジネスを支援するテクノロジー系スタートアップを対象としている。

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Reviewed By

Hidekazu Ishida

Last edited time

Apr 1, 2025 08:14 PM GMT+0