# Life is Tech funding: rounds and investors > Life is Tech has raised $9.7M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include East Ventures, JAFCO and Jafco Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/life-is-tech (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Life is Tech* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. Edtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$9.7M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources **$3.2M** Venture **$6.5M** Secondary - **Latest round:** Secondary, $6.5M Dec 2024 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 10 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. 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$3.2M** Venture **$6.5M** Secondary - **First round:** Venture, $3.2M - **Biggest round:** $6.5M - **Between rounds:** 10.3 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2024** Secondary **$6.5M** *5 new* [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [JAFCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) Source recorded - **Aug 2014** Venture **$3.2M** *5 new* [Jafco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) [DENA A/S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dena-a-s) [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) [Mistletoe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mistletoe) KCJ Group From a historical funding record ## 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. **Venture** 2014 **Secondary** 2024 [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [JAFCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco) [Jafco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) [DENA A/S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dena-a-s) [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) [Mistletoe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mistletoe) KCJ Group ## Everyone who backed them [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) VC firm **1** round [JAFCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco) Company **1** round [Jafco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) Growth equity **1** round [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) VC firm **1** round [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jic-venture-growth-investments) VC firm **1** round [DENA A/S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dena-a-s) Private equity **1** round [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) Growth equity **1** round [Mistletoe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mistletoe) VC firm **1** round KCJ Group 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=life-is-tech). ## Quick answers about Life is Tech ### Who invested in Life is Tech? Life is Tech's investors include East Ventures, JAFCO, Jafco Ventures, ITOCHU Technology Ventures and Pegasus Tech Ventures, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Life is Tech raised? Life is Tech has raised $9.7M across 2 rounds since 2014. ### When did Life is Tech last raise? Life is Tech's most recent round was a Secondary of $6.5M in Dec 2024. ### What was Life is Tech's biggest round? Its most recent round, $6.5M in Dec 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Life is Tech first? Life is Tech's first round on record, in Aug 2014, was backed by Jafco Ventures, DENA A/S and Recruit Holdings and 2 others. ### What stage is Life is Tech at? Life is Tech's latest named round is a Secondary, in Dec 2024. ### Where is Life is Tech based? 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