Rakuten Capital is a corporate venture arm. Team members are concentrated in Singapore. The known portfolio counts 18 companies, including Airalo, MakeLeaps, TeraWatt Technology, Leal, Carousell and Base.
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Who to pitch at Rakuten Capital
Rakuten Capital portfolio companies (18)
- Airalo
- MakeLeaps
- TeraWatt Technology
- Leal
- Carousell
- Base
- Honest
- Petokoto
- Secai Marche
- Verishop
- Twid
- InsightX
- BEJEWEL
- Baaz Bikes
- MOV
- Ubie
- Hacomono
- Tapfun
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About Rakuten Capital
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and Education, and focus areas AI Infrastructure, Analytics, Books and Cloud Infrastructure; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
Of the 4 people on file at Rakuten Capital, Oskar Miel (Managing Partner), Saemin Ahn (Managing Partner) and Toshiyuki Tagaya (楽天グループ株式会社 - ゼネラルマネージャー) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Rakuten Capital, including Business Angel Network (Southeast Asia) / BANSEA, Lion Capital and Vast Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Rakuten Capital?
Rakuten Capital is a corporate venture arm whose team is concentrated in Singapore, with a known portfolio of 18 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 Capital invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and Education; listed focus areas include AI Infrastructure, Analytics, Books and Cloud Infrastructure. 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 Capital invest at?
The known deals of Rakuten Capital include Growth, Seed and Series A 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 Capital?
3 of the 4 people on file at Rakuten Capital are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Rakuten Capital?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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