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500 Startups Japan

Last cheque observed Jan 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Sept 2015VC firm

Series ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque3199days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led1 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
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500 Startups Japan highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $13M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Jan
    SmartHRSeries B · JP · TechCrunch$13MLed
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Sept
    InfostellarSeries A · JP · TechCrunch$7.3MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

DPDavid Paul McClureExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JPJames Paul RineyExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies 500 Startups Japan put money into.

Infostellar$7.3M · Sept 2017

Quick answers about 500 Startups Japan

What does 500 Startups Japan invest in?

500 Startups Japan invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is 500 Startups Japan?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jan 2018.

What has 500 Startups Japan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SmartHR (Series B, Jan 2018) and Infostellar (Series A, Sept 2017).

How big are 500 Startups Japan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Is 500 Startups Japan investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2018.

What kind of investor is 500 Startups Japan?

500 Startups Japan is a VC firm based in Japan.

Has 500 Startups Japan raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2015.

Where does this information on 500 Startups Japan come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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