Japan · Investor

Yahoo! Japan

Last cheque observed May 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series BDebtSeries EHousekeeping ServiceInformation TechnologyAuctions

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque3451days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MRounds led0 of 5Mostly inUnited States, 60%
Pitch Yahoo! Japan

Yahoo! Japan highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Debt: 75% of its rounds

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. May
    TwiggleSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Sept
    AppNexusUS · Businessinsider$31MWith 1 other
  5. 2015

    1 round

  6. Feb
    TaboolaSeries E · US$117MWith 6 others
  7. 2013

    1 round

  8. Nov
    SignalDebt · US · sec.gov$27MWith 6 others
  9. 2003

    1 round

  10. 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

We hold 2 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)

0 of 9 we have independently watched raise

IkyuRestaurantZOZOTOWNカードフリマプライバシーセンター会社概要出前館広告掲載について

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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

eAccess$3.2BMar 2014
Cirius Technologies USAUndisclosedAug 2010

Quick answers about Yahoo! Japan

What does Yahoo! Japan invest in?

Yahoo! Japan invests most often at Series B and Debt (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Housekeeping Service, Information Technology and Auctions.

How active is Yahoo! Japan?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2017.

What has Yahoo! Japan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Twiggle (Series B, May 2017) and AppNexus (Undisclosed round, Sept 2016).

How big are Yahoo! Japan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

Does Yahoo! Japan lead rounds?

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

Where does Yahoo! Japan invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), Israel (20%) and Japan (20%).

Is Yahoo! Japan investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2017.

What kind of investor is Yahoo! Japan?

Yahoo! Japan is a corporate VC based in Chiyoda, Japan.

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