# DG Incubation: portfolio, investments and team

> DG Incubation is an accelerator based in Japan. 23 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-incubation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# DG Incubation

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

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Quiet Accelerator

Seed Series A Series B Education Tutoring Business Development

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 23 on record

Since the last cheque **2644** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$45M** Cheque size, as they say **$70K – $210K** Rounds led **0 of 23** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 50%**

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## DG Incubation highlights

- 01 23 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 74% of its rounds
- 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:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Education Tutoring Business Development
- **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **23 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **[SafetyWing](https://millionrounds.com/company/safetywing)** Seed · NO · TechCrunch **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Farmnote](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmnote)** Seed · JP · Thebridge **$3.5M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[WHILL](https://millionrounds.com/company/whill)** Series C · JP · Firms' own news pages **$45M** With 6 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy)** **$60M** With 22 others
- **Feb** **[Blockstream](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstream)** **$55M** With 24 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Sekai Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/sekai-lab)** Venture · JP **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Repro](https://millionrounds.com/company/repro)** Seed · JP **$836K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Peatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/peatix)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Magin](https://millionrounds.com/company/magin)** Seed **$317K** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Bilna](https://millionrounds.com/company/bilna)** ID **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[CrowdWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdworks)** Series B · JP · thebridge.jp **$11M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Goodpatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodpatch)** Seed · JP **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Moneytree](https://millionrounds.com/company/moneytree)** Seed · JP · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Kicksend](https://millionrounds.com/company/kicksend)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Tokyo Otaku Mode](https://millionrounds.com/company/tokyo-otaku-mode)** JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Kiip](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiip)** Series B · US · finance.yahoo.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Peatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/peatix)** Seed · JP · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Intercom](https://millionrounds.com/company/intercom)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 16 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[HighlightCam](https://millionrounds.com/company/highlightcam)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Kicksend](https://millionrounds.com/company/kicksend)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[giftee](https://millionrounds.com/company/giftee)** Seed · JP **$71K** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **May** **[Technorati](https://millionrounds.com/company/technorati)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Etology.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/etology-com)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$4.0M** With 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

[Atomica](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomica)[Awl](https://millionrounds.com/company/awl)[E S エイトス株式会社](https://millionrounds.com/company/eitoss)[E 株式会社森未来 私たちは、持続可能な森林をつくり次の世代へ繋いでいきます](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinmirai)[Emobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/emobi)[Enupharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/enu-pharma)[Forestenergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/forest-energy)[Iddk](https://millionrounds.com/company/iddk)[Kamuipharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/kamui-pharma)[Knowhere](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowhere)[Qlay](https://millionrounds.com/company/qlay)[S oVice株式会社 日本で今一番選ばれているバーチャルオフィス](https://millionrounds.com/company/ovice)[S イチロウ株式会社 介護士のオンラインマッチングプラットフォーム](https://millionrounds.com/company/ichirou)[S 株式会社AGE technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/age-technologies)[S 株式会社Lang-8 世界中のネイティブスピーカーの知と経験の共有](https://millionrounds.com/company/lang-8)[S 株式会社enstem カラダのデータからドライバーの安全と健康を守る](https://millionrounds.com/company/enstem)[Spiker](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiker)[Wealth-park](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthpark)[Welmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/welmo) Adora株式会社 子どもを守るAIスマホアプリ Adora株式会社 Amplium, Inc Immersive Arsaga Art-to-heritage Bestat-data Colega AI 中小企業のSNS運用を自律実行するAI社員 Company Company Corp Crestlab-inc E 280 Earth, E G 株式会社GOYOH E M&A 株式会社ODD E S ワンダートランスポートテクノロジーズ株式会社 E 株式会社Linkhola 創って・売って・稼げるカーボンインフラサービス E 株式会社Luup 街じゅうを「駅前化」するインフラをつくる 株式会社Luup E 株式会社Spatial Pleasure E 株式会社ジゴワッツ シンプルに、自由に、繋がる未来へ 株式会社ジゴワッツ Exwork Farmnote-hd Gacci Group HILO株式会社 光診断薬で、患者さんの未来を明るく照らす。 HILO株式会社 Harbitt JP UNIVERSE株式会社 ゲームの進化を追求し、人生から退屈を駆逐する Kaicoltd Komham M&A 株式会社Alpaca.Lab 運転を通じてモビリティの未来を切り開く M&A 株式会社VideoStep 動画を現場に実装し、働きかたを変える Manpuku-hd Matsuri Ninaite Openstreet RAYVEN AIエージェントに社員証を RAYVEN Rainbowinc S G Boost S G トクティー株式会社 S G 株式会社MentaRest S M&A キリフダ株式会社 S Tooon株式会社 フリーランス向け業務管理ツール Tooon株式会社 S verbal and and 21 more

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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$45M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 23 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $70K – $210K
- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *11*
- Series B said *3*
- Series A said *2*
- Series C *2*
- Venture *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2019

Often in the room with

- [Digital Garage (TSE: 4819)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-garage-tse-4819) 4
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 2
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures) 2
- [Dan Martell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-martell) 2
- [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Digital Garage (TSE: 4819)** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-garage-tse-4819)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**Dan Martell** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-martell)[**ITOCHU Technology Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**True Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies DG Incubation put money into.

[**SafetyWing** $3.5M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/safetywing)[**Farmnote** $3.5M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmnote)[**Udemy** $60M · Feb 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy)[**Blockstream** $55M · Feb 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstream)

## 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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