Rakuten is a corporate venture arm. Based in Setagaya-ku, Japan. The known portfolio counts 8 companies, including ShopBack, Rakuten Medical, QuEra Computing, AST SpaceMobile, AWL and KINS.
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Rakuten portfolio companies (8)
- ShopBack
- Rakuten Medical
- QuEra Computing
- AST SpaceMobile
- AWL
- KINS
- DataX
- Amondz
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About Rakuten
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas E-Commerce, Lending, Machine Learning and Marketplaces; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.
Mickey Mikitani (Chairman and CEO) is listed as the contact to pitch at Rakuten.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Rakuten, including Qvt Financial, Aetius Capital and サツドラホールディングス（株）.
Frequently asked questions
What is Rakuten?
Rakuten is a corporate venture arm based in Setagaya-ku, Japan, with a known portfolio of 8 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 Rakuten invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include E-Commerce, Lending, Machine Learning and Marketplaces. 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 Rakuten invest at?
The known deals of Rakuten include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed 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 Rakuten?
One person at Rakuten is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Rakuten?
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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