Japan · Investor

Adways

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BAppSmartphoneOmni Channel

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque4044days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.3MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch Adways

Adways highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AppSmartphoneOmni Channel
Based in
Shinjuku-ku, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Sept
    OrbSeed · JP$2.3MWith 3 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Jul
    3rdKindVenture · JP$1.0MWith 2 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Sept
    CoconalaSeed · JP$1.5MWith 3 others
  7. 2011

    1 round

  8. Dec
    Oceans Inc.Series A · JP · jp.techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 8 we have independently watched raise

NoteAppDriverJANetPOLARISSmart-CStoryUNICORNvect

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Quick answers about Adways

What does Adways invest in?

Adways invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as App, Smartphone and Omni Channel.

How active is Adways?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are Adways's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

Is Adways investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

What kind of investor is Adways?

Adways is a VC firm based in Shinjuku-ku, Japan.

When was Adways founded?

Adways was founded in 2001.

Where does this information on Adways come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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