Rakuten Capital Overview
- Investor Type
- Venture Capital
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 14
- Investments
- 86
- Portfolio
- 42
- Exits
- 19
Rakuten Capital General Information
Description
Rakuten Capital is a corporate venture arm of Rakuten Group that provides funding, sector experience and operational support to its portfolio companies across the world. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the information technology service, advertisement technology, e-commerce, audio, artificial intelligence and internet software service sectors.
Contact Information
Website
capital.rakuten.com
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Growth/Expansion
Venture Capital
Primary Office
- 158-0094, Rakuten Crimson House
- 1-14-1, Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku
- Tokyo
- Japan
Rakuten Capital Investments (86)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womply | 30-Dec-2021 | Buyout/LBO | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| 00000 | 14-Oct-2021 | 0000000000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| 000000 | 09-Oct-2021 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Telecommunications Service Providers | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
| 00000 (0000000 000 | 01-Jul-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000000 00 00 0000 |
| 000 | 02-Jun-2021 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Computers, Parts and Peripherals | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000 000000 | 21-May-2021 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Food Products | Generating Revenue | |
| 000000 | 22-Apr-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000000 | 08-Oct-2020 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |
| Verishop | 28-Jul-2020 | Early Stage VC | 0000 | Internet Retail | Generating Revenue | |
| ShopBack | 12-Mar-2020 | Later Stage VC | 0000 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue |
Rakuten Capital Exits (19)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currencycloud | 21-Dec-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | 00000 |
| 0000 00000000 | 25-Oct-2021 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 000000 (0000000000 | 18-Oct-2021 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 00000000000 | 27-Jul-2021 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 0000! | 21-Jul-2021 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| 0000000 (000000000 | 12-Apr-2021 | 000000 0000000000 | 00000 |
| 0000000000 | 16-Jan-2021 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 0000 (000000000 00 | 11-Jan-2021 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
| Upstart (Financial Software) | 16-Dec-2020 | IPO | 00000 |
| Monedo | 14-Sep-2020 | Bankruptcy: Liquidation |
Rakuten Capital Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
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Request a free trialRakuten Capital Team (12)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Takasawa | Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. Chief Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer and President | 0 | 0 | 0 | Singapore, Singapore |
| Saemin Ahn | Managing Partner, Rakuten Ventures | 00 | 0 | 0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Aditya Swarup | Partner | 0 | 0 | 0 | Singapore, Singapore |
| Michael Piechalak | Principal, Rakuten FinTech Fund | 0 | 0 | San Mateo, CA | |
| Hannah Kim | Senior Associate, Rakuten Fintech Fund/Mobility Investments | San Mateo, CA |
Rakuten Capital Co-Investors (175)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| DNX Ventures | 3 | 0 |
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| Global Brain | 0 | 0 |
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| EDBI | 0 | 0 |
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| Gobi Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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| Greycroft | 0 | 0 |
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