Kodansha is a corporate venture arm. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Among the 10 companies in the known portfolio are Animoca Brands, FiNC Technologies, Gaudiy, MyAnimeList, SARAH and SPORTS BULL.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- CommunityContent LicensingCreator EconomyGamingMachine LearningMediaNFTWeb3
Who to pitch at Kodansha
Kodansha portfolio companies (10)
- Animoca Brands
- FiNC Technologies
- Gaudiy
- MyAnimeList
- SARAH
- SPORTS BULL
- Tagpic
- Whomor
- Shiroyagi
- VASILY
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About Kodansha
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas Community, Content Licensing, Creator Economy and Gaming; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series B.
Joichi Ito (特任顧問 / Vision Advisor) is listed as the contact to pitch at Kodansha.
Kodansha shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them 50T Funds, Ourpalm and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kodansha?
Kodansha is a corporate venture arm based in Tokyo, Japan, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Kodansha invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include Community, Content Licensing, Creator Economy and Gaming. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Kodansha invest at?
The known deals of Kodansha include Growth, Seed and Series B rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Kodansha?
One person at Kodansha is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Kodansha?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.
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