# Istyle: portfolio, investments and team

> Istyle is a vc firm based in Japan. 5 investments on record, latest May 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Istyle

Last cheque observed May 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Marketplace Publishing Advertising

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **3084** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **Japan, 80%**

Pitch Istyle

## Istyle highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Marketplace Publishing Advertising
- **Based in:** Minato-ku, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **May** **[Sociolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/sociolla)** ID · DealStreetAsia **$12M** With 3 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Open8](https://millionrounds.com/company/open8)** Seed · JP **$6.6M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[XZ Closet](https://millionrounds.com/company/xz-closet)** Seed · JP **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[C Channel](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-channel)** Seed · JP **$4.0M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Fringe81, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/fringe81-inc)** Seed · JP **$3.5M** With 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.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *4*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2015 2018

Often in the room with

- [TBS Innovation Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**TBS Innovation Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Istyle put money into.

[**Sociolla** $12M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/sociolla)

## Quick answers about Istyle

### What does Istyle invest in?

Istyle invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketplace, Publishing and Advertising.

### How active is Istyle?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2018.

### What has Istyle invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sociolla (Undisclosed round, May 2018).

### How big are Istyle's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does Istyle lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Istyle invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (80%) and Indonesia (20%).

### Is Istyle investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2018.

### Who does Istyle invest alongside?

Most often TBS Innovation Partners (2 rounds together).

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