Japan · Investor

GREE

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

QuietCorporate VC

SeedSeries BSeries CInfrastructureRestaurantsInternet

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque4074days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.5MRounds led0 of 12Mostly inJapan, 50%
Pitch GREE

GREE highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 67% of its rounds

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2015

    7 rounds

  2. Aug
    WiselikeSeed · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  3. Aug
    FarmnoteSeed · JP$1.7MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    TouchTenSeries C · IDUndisclosedWith 1 other
  5. May
    Any+TimesSeries B · JP$1.9MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    C ChannelSeed · JP$4.0MWith 7 others
  7. Mar
    SmartNews, Inc.Series C · JP$10MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    StarMaker InteractiveSeries B · US$6.4MWith 8 others
  9. 2014

    2 rounds

  10. Aug
    SmartNews, Inc.Series B · JP$36MWith 5 others
  11. Jul
    HotelQuicklySeries A · HK$4.5MWith 1 other
  12. 2013

    1 round

  13. Jul
    DabKickSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. 2010

    1 round

  15. Nov
    Mig MeSeries C · SG$8.9MWith 4 others
  16. 2003

    1 round

  17. Oct
    iStyle Inc.Series B · JPUndisclosedWith 8 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 registration4 named

EAEiji ArakiManageriForm ADV
JKJohji KurodaChief Compliance Officer & Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
SAShintaro AikawaManageriForm ADV
TTTeppei TsutsuiManageriForm ADV

We also 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$82Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
GREE Capital Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 301593

Funds on its Form ADV

8 private funds, $100M in gross assets · filed Sept 2024

  1. GFR Fund I, L.P.Venture9 investors$34M
  2. GFR Fund III, L.P.Venture10 investors$24M
  3. GFR Fund II, L.P.Venture10 investors$22M
  4. GFR Fund SPV I, L.P.Venture8 investors$10M
  5. GREE L.P. Fund US I, L.P.Venture5 investors$7.2M
  6. GFR Covid-19 Angel Fund, L.P.Venture6 investors$1.7M
  7. GFR Fund SPV II, L.P.Venture2 investors$511K
  8. GFR Fund SPV III, L.P.Venture2 investors$511K

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

SekaieUndisclosedDec 2014
Pokelabo$175MOct 2012
App Ant StudiosUndisclosedSept 2012
Paprika LabUndisclosedJun 2012
Funzio$210MMay 2012
OpenFeint$104MApr 2011

Who they invest alongside

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

Globis Capital PartnersVC firm3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAtomicoVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about GREE

What does GREE invest in?

GREE invests most often at Seed and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Infrastructure, Restaurants and Internet.

How active is GREE?

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

How big are GREE's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.5M.

Does GREE lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does GREE invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (50%), the United States (25%) and Indonesia (8%).

Is GREE investing now?

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

Who does GREE invest alongside?

Most often Globis Capital Partners (3 rounds together), 500 Global (2 rounds together) and Atomico (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is GREE?

GREE is a corporate VC based in Japan.

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