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DG Incubation

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAccelerator

SeedSeries ASeries BEducationTutoringBusiness Development

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque2643days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$45MCheque size, as they say$70K – $210KRounds led0 of 23Sole investor1 roundsMostly inJapan, 50%
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DG Incubation highlights

  1. 01

    23 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 74% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$70K – $210K as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EducationTutoringBusiness Development
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Aug
    SafetyWingSeed · NO · TechCrunch$3.5MWith 2 others
  3. 2018

    2 rounds

  4. Dec
    FarmnoteSeed · JP · Thebridge$3.5MWith 9 others
  5. Sept
    WHILLSeries C · JP · Firms' own news pages$45MWith 6 others
  6. 2016

    2 rounds

  7. Feb
    Udemy$60MWith 22 others
  8. Feb
    Blockstream$55MWith 24 others
  9. 2015

    3 rounds

  10. Nov
    Sekai LabVenture · JP$3.3MWith 1 other
  11. Apr
    ReproSeed · JP$836KWith 1 other
  12. Mar
    PeatixSeries B · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  13. 2014

    2 rounds

  14. Apr
    MaginSeed$317KWith 5 others
  15. Jan
    BilnaIDUndisclosedWith 4 others
  16. 2013

    5 rounds

  17. Dec
    CrowdWorksSeries B · JP · thebridge.jp$11MWith 2 others
  18. Dec
    GoodpatchSeed · JP$1.0MSole investor
  19. Nov
    MoneytreeSeed · JP · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 3 others
  20. Apr
    KicksendSeed · US$1.0MWith 10 others
  21. Feb
    Tokyo Otaku ModeJPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. 2012

    3 rounds

  23. Jul
    KiipSeries B · US · finance.yahoo.com$11MWith 4 others
  24. Jul
    PeatixSeed · JP · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  25. Jan
    IntercomSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 16 others
  26. 2011

    3 rounds

  27. Nov
    HighlightCamSeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 2 others
  28. Nov
    KicksendSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 7 others
  29. Mar
    gifteeSeed · JP$71KWith 3 others
  30. 2007

    1 round

  31. May
    TechnoratiSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 2 others
  32. 2006

    1 round

  33. Nov
    Etology.comSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$4.0MWith 2 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

We hold 7 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

19 of 60 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as DG Incubation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies DG Incubation put money into.

Quick answers about DG Incubation

What does DG Incubation invest in?

DG Incubation invests most often at Seed and Series B (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education, Tutoring and Business Development.

How active is DG Incubation?

23 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has DG Incubation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SafetyWing (Seed, Aug 2019), Farmnote (Seed, Dec 2018) and WHILL (Series C, Sept 2018).

How big are DG Incubation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $45M. It says it writes cheques of $70K to $210K.

Does DG Incubation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DG Incubation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (50%), the United States (40%) and Norway (5%).

Is DG Incubation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does DG Incubation invest alongside?

Most often Digital Garage (TSE: 4819) (4 rounds together), 500 Global (3 rounds together) and Alexis Ohanian (2 rounds together).

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