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iSGS Investment Works

Founders Kazuhito Goshima Makiko Sato Sugawara Kei

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Total investments 61
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$11M
Portfolio companies 47
Rounds per year 6.10
Lead investments 5
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.23
Exits 4
Key employees Soon
https://isgs-iw.com/
Chiyoda, Japan
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Software
  • E-Commerce
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
  • Internet
Summary

iSGS Investment Works is the famous VC, which was founded in 2016. The main department of described VC is located in the Japan. The company was established in Asia in Indonesia.

The real fund results show that this VC is 0 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other companies. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 investment rounds annually. Opposing the other organizations, this iSGS Investment Works works on 9 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments. The important activity for fund was in 2016. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2017. Deals in the range of 5 - 10 millions dollars are the general things for fund.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the iSGS Investment Works, startups are often financed by Primal Capital, East Ventures, Yuzuru Honda. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are SMBC Venture Capital, Incubate Fund, East Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by SMBC Venture Capital, FreakOut Holdings, Alchemist Accelerator.

The fund was created by Kazuhito Goshima, Kei Sugawara, Makiko Sato.

Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Web Development, Employee Benefits. For fund there is no match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - Japan. The fund has exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight KAMARQ, Toreta, Campfire.

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These funds often invest in the rounds preceeding the rounds of iSGS Investment Works:
1 Mizuho Capital
2 SMBC Venture Capital
3 SV FRONTIER
Typical Co-investors
iSGS Investment Works is more likely to invest in rounds together with the following funds:
1 ODDO BHF
2 Toggl
3 Xiongbing Touzi
Funds investing in following rounds
These funds have a tendency to invest in the following rounds after iSGS Investment Works:
1 M25

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3 Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
4 Samurai Incubate
5 YJ Capital
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1 Awz HLS Investment Fund I LP
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3 Ingenium Slovenia Fund
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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

SOUNDRAW

Artificial Intelligence
Content Creators
Music
$1M29 Jul 2022
SMBC Venture Capital
Mint
iSGS Investment Works
Deepcore
Ceres inc.
 Chiyoda, Japan

Startbahn

Art
Blockchain
Information Technology
$10M12 May 2021
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
SX Capital, Inc.
TBS Innovation Partners
OPS, INC.
Miyako Capital
iSGS Investment Works
 Chiyoda, Japan

Misaky.Tokyo

Food and Beverage
Snack Food
$546K25 Nov 2020
iSGS Investment Works
 Los Angeles, California, United States

Compass Japan

IT Management
Management Consulting
Software
$1M31 Jul 2020
KLab Venture Partners
iSGS Investment Works
Monex Ventures
 Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

SHAREDINE

Food and Beverage
Recipes
$2M05 Jul 2020
Coral Capital
iSGS Investment Works
Monex Ventures
Mitsui Sumitomo Insuarance Venture Capital
Future Venture Capital
Nippon Life Insurance Company of Japan
 Chiyoda, Japan

ABCash Technologies

Finance
Security
Software
$8M29 Jun 2020
VOYAGE GROUP
SV FRONTIER
SMBC Venture Capital
Saison Ventures
Mizuho Capital
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Lead Capital Management
Japan Post Capital
iSGS Investment Works
ABLE & PARTNERS
 Japan, Chiyoda

ABCash Technologies

Finance
Security
Software
$53M08 Jun 2020
SMBC Venture Capital
VOYAGE GROUP
SV FRONTIER
iSGS Investment Works
Mizuho Capital
Lead Capital Management
Japan Post Capital
 Japan, Chiyoda

Office de Yasai

E-Commerce
Food and Beverage
Food Delivery
$3M14 May 2020
Nissay Capital
iSGS Investment Works
Japan Finance Corporation
Hiroshima Venture Capital
Shizuoka Bank
 Chiyoda, Japan

wakuwaku

Media and Entertainment
Renewable Energy
$3M03 Feb 2020
iSGS Investment Works
OPT Ventures
NAC
Bonds Investment Group
 Japan, Chiyoda
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Total investments 61
Average round size 11M
Rounds per year 6.10
Peak activity year 2016
Lead investments 5
Follow on index 0.23
Exits 4
Group Appearance index 0.90

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

SOUNDRAW

Artificial Intelligence
Content Creators
Music
$1M29 Jul 2022
SMBC Venture Capital
Mint
iSGS Investment Works
Deepcore
Ceres inc.
 Chiyoda, Japan

Startbahn

Art
Blockchain
Information Technology
$10M12 May 2021
UTEC- University of Tokyo Edge Capital
SX Capital, Inc.
TBS Innovation Partners
OPS, INC.
Miyako Capital
iSGS Investment Works
 Chiyoda, Japan

Misaky.Tokyo

Food and Beverage
Snack Food
$546K25 Nov 2020
iSGS Investment Works
 Los Angeles, California, United States

Compass Japan

IT Management
Management Consulting
Software
$1M31 Jul 2020
KLab Venture Partners
iSGS Investment Works
Monex Ventures
 Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

SHAREDINE

Food and Beverage
Recipes
$2M05 Jul 2020
Coral Capital
iSGS Investment Works
Monex Ventures
Mitsui Sumitomo Insuarance Venture Capital
Future Venture Capital
Nippon Life Insurance Company of Japan
 Chiyoda, Japan

ABCash Technologies

Finance
Security
Software
$8M29 Jun 2020
VOYAGE GROUP
SV FRONTIER
SMBC Venture Capital
Saison Ventures
Mizuho Capital
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Lead Capital Management
Japan Post Capital
iSGS Investment Works
ABLE & PARTNERS
 Japan, Chiyoda

ABCash Technologies

Finance
Security
Software
$53M08 Jun 2020
SMBC Venture Capital
VOYAGE GROUP
SV FRONTIER
iSGS Investment Works
Mizuho Capital
Lead Capital Management
Japan Post Capital
 Japan, Chiyoda

Office de Yasai

E-Commerce
Food and Beverage
Food Delivery
$3M14 May 2020
Nissay Capital
iSGS Investment Works
Japan Finance Corporation
Hiroshima Venture Capital
Shizuoka Bank
 Chiyoda, Japan

wakuwaku

Media and Entertainment
Renewable Energy
$3M03 Feb 2020
iSGS Investment Works
OPT Ventures
NAC
Bonds Investment Group
 Japan, Chiyoda
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