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Akatsuki

Founders Genki Shiota Tetsuro Kouda

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Total investments 55
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$3M
Portfolio companies 48
Rounds per year 4.58
Lead investments 5
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.07
Exits 5
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • Media and Entertainment
  • Content
  • Gaming
  • Sports
  • Software
Summary

Akatsuki appeared to be the Corporate Investor, which was created in 2010. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Tokyo. The venture was found in Asia in Japan.

The current fund was established by Genki Shiota, Tetsuro Kouda.

The important activity for fund was in 2019. Deals in the range of 5 - 10 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year.

For fund there is no match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - India. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 2-3 years to receive the investment from the fund. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. In case when startup counts 1 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to get the investment is meager. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight RosieReality, Doubtnut, Mech Mocha. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Home Services, EdTech.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the Akatsuki, startups are often financed by Incubate Fund, Blume Ventures, AET Fund. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are AET Fund, Incubate Fund, East Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by NPTK Emerging Asia Fund, Info Edge, Incubate Fund.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

UniX

Gaming
Internet
Software
$8M22 Nov 2021 Cham, Zug, Switzerland

Next Innovation

Consulting
Health Care
Internet
Medical
$9M04 Jun 2021 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

YeLL Japan

Recruiting
SNS
Task Management
$1M24 Jan 2021 Chiyoda, Japan

Izanagi Games

Digital Entertainment
Gaming
Media and Entertainment
$1M22 Dec 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Digital Entertainment
Marketing
$1M09 Nov 2020 Japan

Degas

Agriculture
B2B
Farming
$2M30 Oct 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

UNNATURALLY NATURAL

Beauty
Cosmetics
Manufacturing
$910K08 Oct 2020 Minato, Japan

KANKAK

Apps
Coffee
Food and Beverage
$3M07 Sep 2020 Japan, Chiyoda

TENTIAL

Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Sports
01 Jul 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

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Total investments 55
Average round size 3M
Rounds per year 4.58
Peak activity year 2019
Lead investments 5
Follow on index 0.07
Exits 5
Group Appearance index 0.80

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

UniX

Gaming
Internet
Software
$8M22 Nov 2021 Cham, Zug, Switzerland

Next Innovation

Consulting
Health Care
Internet
Medical
$9M04 Jun 2021 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

YeLL Japan

Recruiting
SNS
Task Management
$1M24 Jan 2021 Chiyoda, Japan

Izanagi Games

Digital Entertainment
Gaming
Media and Entertainment
$1M22 Dec 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Digital Entertainment
Marketing
$1M09 Nov 2020 Japan

Degas

Agriculture
B2B
Farming
$2M30 Oct 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

UNNATURALLY NATURAL

Beauty
Cosmetics
Manufacturing
$910K08 Oct 2020 Minato, Japan

KANKAK

Apps
Coffee
Food and Beverage
$3M07 Sep 2020 Japan, Chiyoda

TENTIAL

Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Sports
01 Jul 2020 Chiyoda, Japan
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