# East Meet East funding: rounds and investors

> East Meet East has raised $5.6M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include 500 Global, East Ventures and Asahi Medialab. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/east-meet-east (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *East Meet East*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.6M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$580K** Seed **$1.0M** Seed **$4.0M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $4.0M Apr 2018
- **Step-up i:** 4×
- **Investors:** 8

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015 2016 2017 2018

**$580K** Seed

**$1.0M** Seed

**$4.0M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $580K
- **Biggest round:** $4.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.4 years

## The rounds

- **Apr 2018** Series A **$4.0M** *4 new* *1 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Asahi Medialab DG Lab Fund Mobile Internet Septeni Holdings Reported by FinSMEs
- **Nov 2016** Seed **$1.0M** *3 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) DeNA1 Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jun 2014** Seed **$580K** *1 new* DeNA Global From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Mariko Tokioka** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Chika Watanabe*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2014 **Seed** 2016 **Series A** 2018 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) Asahi Medialab DeNA Global DeNA1 DG Lab Fund Mobile Internet Septeni Holdings

## Everyone who backed them

[500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds

[East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Asahi Medialab no record of our own yet **1** round

DeNA Global no record of our own yet **1** round

DeNA1 no record of our own yet **1** round

DG Lab Fund no record of our own yet **1** round

Mobile Internet no record of our own yet **1** round

Septeni Holdings no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=east-meet-east).

## Quick answers about East Meet East

### Who invested in East Meet East?

East Meet East's investors include 500 Global, East Ventures, Asahi Medialab, DeNA Global and DeNA1, and 3 more on record.

### How much has East Meet East raised?

East Meet East has raised $5.6M across 3 rounds since 2014.

### When did East Meet East last raise?

East Meet East's most recent round was a Series A of $4.0M in Apr 2018.

### What was East Meet East's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.0M in Apr 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed East Meet East first?

East Meet East's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by DeNA Global.

### What stage is East Meet East at?

East Meet East's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2018.

### Where is East Meet East based?

East Meet East is based in the United States.

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