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Unison Capital, Inc. is an independent private equity firm based in Tokyo. Established in 1998, Unison provides capital commitment to their portfolio firms in addition to advisory services for implementing sustainable, long-term business growth strategies. They manage several funds engaging in proactive investments aimed at supporting growth, targeting Japanese MBOs, corporate splits, and business successions.

Magic Moment Co., Ltd. is a company based in Tokyo, Japan that supports the growth of listed companies and ventures by improving sales processes and correct management decisions based on "customer engagement" with the values of customers. The Japanese company aims to transform marketing, sales, and customer success by utilizing cutting-edge technology and data. Magic Moment Co. operates a media platform and offers a SaaS product called Magic Moment Playbook for business reform. The company dispatches specialized personnel to increase sales of sales organizations. Magic Moment Co. was founded in 2017, and the CEO is Yuya Murao.

Folio Co., Ltd. provides asset management business services. The company was founded by Shinichiro Kai on December 10, 2015 and is headquartered in Yubinbango, Japan.

Big Basin Management LLC( Big Basin capital ), a venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley,California

Fond Technologies, Inc. operates as a platform that provides employee perks and discounts to companies of all sizes. It offers employee perks like discounts and VIP treatment in fitness, entertainment and travel. The firm provides perks negotiated exclusively for its customers through an easy-to-use rewards portal. The company was founded by Sunny Tsang, Taro Fukuyama and Atsuhiro Takahashi in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Every, Inc engages in the business of animation media, talent management and advertising. Its services include Delish Kitchen, Kalos, MamaDays, Timeline, and Check. The company was founded by Taisei Yoshida and Chiharu Sugawara on September 1, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

atama plus Inc. provides education by using artificial intelligence (AI) technology services. The company was founded by Daisuke Inada, Makoto Nakashita and Takanori Kawahara on April 3, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SmartNews, Inc. develops news aggregation smartphone applications. It designs, develops, and operates a Japanese aggregation and reading application. Its software application curates news information from tweets on twitter and the gives user’s current articles. It enables users to download articles and read them offline. The company was founded by Kaisei Hamamoto and Ken Suzuki on June 15, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Gojo & Company, Inc. was founded in order to extend financial inclusion to everyone in the world, starting with developing countries. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2014 by Taejun Shin and Sanjay Gandhi. The Japanese company encourages the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, with the long-term goal of providing high-quality affordable financial services to over 100 million unserved and underserved people in 50+ countries by 2030. The company currently works in several countries, including Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, with a gross loan portfolio of USD 260 million, over 3,400 employees, and more than 570,000 clients. Gojo & Company achieves financial access through partnerships with microfinance institutions. Taejun Shin has been the CEO since 2014.

CrowdLoan, Inc. is a loan platform that aims to provide loans for various purposes such as automobile loans, educational loans, and medical loans. The company was founded by Daisuke Murata and is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company provides a function to make a finance by matching the bank loan for individuals. The company has started business alliances with various companies such as Fildact Co., Ltd. and Gio Club Co., Ltd. to provide more services. The company is the first lending platform in Japan to receive a proposal directly from the bank. The company provides freedom to choose life more than now through this new financial infrastructure.

PicsArt, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile photo and video editing application. It offers editing tools, photo editor, collage maker, slideshow maker, and sticker maker. The company was founded by Hovhannes Avoyan and Artavazd Mehrabyan in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

FloSports, Inc. operates as sports media and events company. It offers streaming of premier events, video programming, weekly studio shows, entertainment, and event creation and execution. It focuses on live competition and coverage, original content, and owned and operated events. The company was founded by Martin Floreani, Mark Floreani and Madhu Venkatesan in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

JPMorgan Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (JPMS-J) is the brokerage subsidiary of JPMorgan International Finance Ltd., itself a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, JPMS-J provides investment banking services, intermediary of Global Custody service and other asset servicing business provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and its group companies.

Doll Capital Management Inc (DCM Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1996 by David Katsujin Chao, Rudy Rehm and Dixon R. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, additional offices in Beijing & Tokyo.

Globis Capital Partners & Co. (GCP) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Globis Corp. founded in 1996 by Soichi Kariyazono.The firm is headquartered in Tokyo.

RealScout, Inc. provides search platform for real estate agents to collaborate with their clients during the home-buying process. Its listings include high ceilings, hardwood floors, remodeled baths, open floor plans, near BART, remodeled baths, large backyards, gourmet kitchens, updated kitchens, luxury bathrooms, notable backyards, homes with hardwoods, natural light, pool and spa, luxury homes, and fixer uppers. The company was founded by Andrew Flachner and Michael Parikh in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Coffee Meets Bagel, Inc. provides online dating services. It is a new wave of social dating sites that utilize social graphs to find matches for their users. The firm offers its service for free, but it also uses a freemium model based around virtual credits to provide users with perks like the ability to unlock the identity of mutual friends' users and a match share on Facebook. The company was founded by Ahreum Kang, Dawoon Kang and Soo Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Coubic, Inc. provides a cloud-based online booking platform. Its platform solutions allow small and medium-sized business owners to build their own online reservation pages. The company was founded by Hiroshi Kuraoka in October 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Happy Elements K.K. develops software application for games. It applications include Last Period Owarinaki Rasen No Monogatari, Ansanburu Sutazu, and Ansanburu Garuzu. The company was founded in April 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Laso Co., Ltd. operates an online fashion-commerce site which provides the own style products with many fashion items from all over the world. The company was founded by Masatoshi Murota on August 22, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

PECO Co., Ltd. engages in the business of advertising services. The company's services include the development of media platform created to connect people with their pets through various technologies. It also provides information on up-keeping of pets against any diseases, hosting of pet events and makes funny pet videos. The company was founded by Jun Okazaki on December 11, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

CraftBank, Inc. engages in store, office and house planning, design and construction business. The company was founded on February 22, 2021 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

DNX Ventures LLC (DNX Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with an office in San Mateo, California.