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Mercari

Founders Hamada Yuki Hiroshi Tomishima

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Total investments 14
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$27M
Portfolio companies 4
Rounds per year 1.27
Lead investments 1
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.18
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Areas of investment

  • E-Learning
  • Education
  • Reservations
  • Apps
  • Agriculture
Summary

In 2013 was created Mercari, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Tokyo. The venture was found in Asia in Japan.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the Mercari, startups are often financed by East Ventures, TLM, Yusuke Sato. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are iMercury Capital, Venture United, Pegasus Tech Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Suneight Investment, SMBC Venture Capital, SBI Investment.

The fund was created by Hiroshi Toshima, Ryo Ishizuka, Shintaro Yamada, Tommy Tomishima.

For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - Japan. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Jiraffe. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 4-5 years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are E-Commerce, Service Industry.

Deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The important activity for fund was in 2017. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

newmo

$13M16 Feb 2024 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Pocket Marche

Agriculture
AgTech
$1M29 Sep 2017 Chiyoda, Japan

Flamingo Japan

E-Learning
Education
Reservations
$4M30 Jun 2017 Japan, Chiyoda

Flamingo Inc.

E-Learning
Education
Reservations
$274K27 Jun 2017 Chiyoda, Japan

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Total investments 14
Average round size 27M
Rounds per year 1.27
Peak activity year 2018
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.18
Group Appearance index 0.18

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

newmo

$13M16 Feb 2024 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Pocket Marche

Agriculture
AgTech
$1M29 Sep 2017 Chiyoda, Japan

Flamingo Japan

E-Learning
Education
Reservations
$4M30 Jun 2017 Japan, Chiyoda

Flamingo Inc.

E-Learning
Education
Reservations
$274K27 Jun 2017 Chiyoda, Japan
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