# GREE Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> GREE Ventures is a vc firm based in Japan. 33 investments on record, latest Mar 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# GREE Ventures

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

Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed

Series A Seed Venture Automotive Location Based Services

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 33 on record

Since the last cheque **2766** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.9M** Rounds led **0 of 33** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Japan, 41%**

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## GREE Ventures highlights

- 01 33 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 73% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.6M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Automotive Location Based Services
- **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **33 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Saleswhale](https://millionrounds.com/company/saleswhale)** Series A · SG · TechCrunch **$5.3M** With 5 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[BuildSupply](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildsupply)** Series A · IN · VCCircle **$3.5M** With 5 others
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Node](https://millionrounds.com/company/node)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 5 others
- **May** **[UploadVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/uploadvr)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$4.5M** With 10 others
- **2015** 12 rounds
- **Jun** **[Pie](https://millionrounds.com/company/pie)** Series A · SG **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Viibar](https://millionrounds.com/company/viibar)** Series B · JP **$5.9M** With 1 other
- **May** **[CareerDean](https://millionrounds.com/company/careerdean)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Kudo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kudo)** Series A · ID **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Kaizen Platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaizen-platform)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Coubic](https://millionrounds.com/company/coubic)** Series A · JP **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[FIVE Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/five-inc)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Healint](https://millionrounds.com/company/healint)** Seed · SG **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Spika](https://millionrounds.com/company/spika)** Series A · JP **$840K** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Fringe81, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/fringe81-inc)** Seed · JP **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[raksul](https://millionrounds.com/company/raksul)** Series C · JP **$34M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Wizpra](https://millionrounds.com/company/wizpra)** Seed · JP **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **2014** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[lancers Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/lancers-inc)** Venture · JP **$8.4M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Somewrite](https://millionrounds.com/company/somewrite)** Venture · JP **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Ayannah](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayannah)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[FiNC](https://millionrounds.com/company/finc)** Series A · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[ticketstreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketstreet)** Venture · JP **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[YOYO Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoyo-holdings)** Seed · SG **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Coubic](https://millionrounds.com/company/coubic)** Seed · JP **$500K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Kaizen Platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaizen-platform)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Luxola](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxola)** Series C · SG **$10M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Viibar](https://millionrounds.com/company/viibar)** Venture · JP **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Berrybenka](https://millionrounds.com/company/berrybenka)** Series B · ID · techinasia.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Kaizen Platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaizen-platform)** Seed · US · startup-dating.com **$800K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[UrbanIndo](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbanindo)** Series A · ID · finsmes.com **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Luxola](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxola)** Series A · SG · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Berrybenka](https://millionrounds.com/company/berrybenka)** Series A · ID · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Retty](https://millionrounds.com/company/retty)** Venture · JP · news.yahoo.com **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[PriceArea](https://millionrounds.com/company/pricearea)** Series A · SG **Undisclosed** With 1 other

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 **3** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Pie](https://millionrounds.com/company/pie)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Feb 2016

**[Luxola](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxola)** Bought by [LVMH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lvmh) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[PriceArea](https://millionrounds.com/company/pricearea)** Bought by Yello Mobile **Undisclosed** May 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Venture

Median round joined **$4.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 0 of 33 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2019
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *16*
- Seed *8*
- Venture *5*
- Series B *2*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2019

Often in the room with

- [STRIVE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strive) 4
- [Wavemaker Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3) 4
- [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) 3
- [IMJ Investment Partners Pte.Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imj-investment-partners-pte-ltd) 3
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [COLOPL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colopl) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**STRIVE** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strive)[**Wavemaker Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3)[**Globis Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners)[**IMJ Investment Partners Pte.Ltd** Investment bank **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imj-investment-partners-pte-ltd)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**COLOPL** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colopl)[**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**East Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures)[**Fidelity Growth Partners Asia** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-growth-partners-asia)[**GMO VenturePartners** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)

## Recently backed

The latest companies GREE Ventures put money into.

[**BuildSupply** $3.5M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildsupply)[**UploadVR** $4.5M · May 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/uploadvr)

## Quick answers about GREE Ventures

### What does GREE Ventures invest in?

GREE Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Automotive and Location Based Services.

### How active is GREE Ventures?

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

### What has GREE Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Saleswhale (Series A, Mar 2019), BuildSupply (Series A, Dec 2018) and Node (Series A, Jul 2017).

### How big are GREE Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.9M.

### Does GREE Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does GREE Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (41%), Singapore (22%) and the United States (22%).

### Is GREE Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does GREE Ventures invest alongside?

Most often STRIVE (4 rounds together), Wavemaker Partners (4 rounds together) and Globis Capital Partners (3 rounds together).

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