# Tokyo Otaku Mode funding: rounds and investors > Tokyo Otaku Mode has raised $16M across 5 rounds since 2012. Investors include 500 Global, ITOCHU Technology Ventures and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tokyo-otaku-mode (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Tokyo Otaku Mode* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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. B2B Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$16M** raised across 5 rounds since 2012, from 5 sources **$2.6M** Series A **$14M** Series B - **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2018 - **Biggest round:** $14M Series B · Sept 2014 - **Investors:** 13 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. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **?** Seed **?** Round **$2.6M** Series A **$14M** Series B **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $14M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2018** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* *3 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) Source recorded - **Sept 2014** Series B **$14M** *1 new* [Cool Japan Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cool-japan-fund) From a historical funding record - **Apr 2014** Series A **$2.6M** *3 new* *2 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Suneight Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suneight-investment) [GaiaX Global Marketing Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaiax-global-marketing-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2013** Round **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [DG Incubation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-incubation) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2012** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) [Maneesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maneesh-arora) [Richard Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-chen) Reported by venturebeat.com ## 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** 2012 **Round** 2013 **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2014 **Venture** 2018 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) [DG Incubation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-incubation) [Maneesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maneesh-arora) [Richard Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-chen) ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **3** rounds [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) VC firm **2** rounds [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) VC firm **1** round [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) VC firm **1** round [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) Accelerator **1** round [DG Incubation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-incubation) Accelerator **1** round [Maneesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maneesh-arora) Angel **1** round [Richard Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-chen) Angel **1** round [Cool Japan Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cool-japan-fund) Government **1** round [Suneight Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suneight-investment) VC firm **1** round [GaiaX Global Marketing Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaiax-global-marketing-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=tokyo-otaku-mode). ## Quick answers about Tokyo Otaku Mode ### Who invested in Tokyo Otaku Mode? Tokyo Otaku Mode's investors include 500 Global, ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Social Starts and Nissay Capital, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Tokyo Otaku Mode raised? Tokyo Otaku Mode has raised $16M across 5 rounds since 2012. 3 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Tokyo Otaku Mode last raise? Tokyo Otaku Mode's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2018. ### What was Tokyo Otaku Mode's biggest round? Tokyo Otaku Mode's largest round on record is $14M (Series B), in Sept 2014. ### Who backed Tokyo Otaku Mode first? Tokyo Otaku Mode's first round on record, in Jul 2012, was backed by 500 Global, Social Starts and Maneesh Arora and 1 others. ### What stage is Tokyo Otaku Mode at? Tokyo Otaku Mode's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2018. ### Where is Tokyo Otaku Mode based? Tokyo Otaku Mode is based in Japan. ## Companies like Tokyo Otaku Mode In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Xperisus** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xperisus)[**Minnano Shashoku** $769K · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/minnano-shashoku)[**FactBase** $28M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/factbase)[**Experisus** $3.7M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/experisus)[**Mint** $151M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/mint)[**Newlocal** $2.8M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlocal) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app