Japan · 
Who invested in GREE?
GREE's investors include KDDI Open Innovation Fund and Apax Globis.
2005200620072008200920102011
$920KVenture$3.3MVenture$133MVenture$15MVenture
Japan · Venture startup
Who invested in GREE
4 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.
Follow GREE and see its new rounds in your feed.Start following
Funding summaryUpdated 31 Oct 2026
$152Mraised across 4 rounds since 2004, from 4 sources
$920KVenture$3.3MVenture$133MVenture$15MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $15MOct 2011
- Biggest round
- $133MVenture · May 2011
- Investors
- 2
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $920K Jul 2004
- Biggest round
- $133M Venture · May 2011
- Usual gap between rounds
- 12 months the median of 3
The rounds
Founders and team
From GREE's own website: 2 founders, 10 on the team.
Nicolas StirerCEO and Founder
Olivier DuguetFounder, Chairman and CEO of the Blue Circle
- Jacques de T'serclaesCEO of ENGIE Factory
- Benoît MeneauChief Financial Officer
- Kritika DhingraHead of Operations
- Teddy SelvanHead of Sales & Marketing
- Aryo Bimo OetomoTechnical Manager
- Fani Widya LestariFinance & Admin Assistant Manager
- Inka Christie NingsihBusiness Development Manager
- Joice CarolineBusiness Development Manager
- Nicolas de CallatayExecutive Director at JP Morgan
- Regina Dwi KomalaHuman Resource Associate
AdvisersYde RijpmaEva Armila Djauhari
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.
The exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPO3632undisclosedDec 2008
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Apax Globisno record of our own yet1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists GREE as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about GREE
How much has GREE raised?
GREE has raised $152M across 4 rounds since 2004.
When did GREE last raise?
GREE's most recent round was a Venture of $15M in Oct 2011.
What was GREE's biggest round?
GREE's largest round on record is $133M (Venture), in May 2011.
Who backed GREE first?
GREE's first round on record, in Jul 2004, was backed by Apax Globis.
What stage is GREE at?
GREE's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2011.
Where is GREE based?
GREE is based in Japan.
Companies like GREE
In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.
Find investors like these
Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free.