rakuten-capital

$31Mdisclosed portfolio round capital

2 Aug, 2022last investment

3portfolio companies

14team members

Analyst signals

Portfolio activity and matriculation

Metrics use all recorded activity through 21 Jul 2026 across series a. Later-round outcomes are capped at the period end.

33.3%companies with a later round · 1/3

0.40×median round-size step-up · n=1

Not availablemedian valuation step-up · n=0

0%recorded-solo rate · 0 solo / 3 syndicated

Data & Analytics · 1 companiesSupply chain · 1 companies

These are activity signals, not fund-return metrics. Round capital is the full disclosed financing amount, not this fund's check size. “Recorded solo” means only one investor is present in the source data and is a lead signal, not verified lead status; syndicated rounds are a co-investor or follower signal. IRR, TVPI, DPI, ownership, exits, and market beta cannot be calculated from the available records.

People

Team

Alec Fujii

Associate, International Investment

Hajime Sako

Investment Manager, Japan Investment

Kazuaki Ichihashi

Senior Investment Manager, Japan Investment

Kendrick Loh

Principal, International Investment

Mark Heeney

Senior Associate, International Investment

Michael Piechalak

Partner, International Investment

Nicole Jang

Senior Partner, International Investment

Regina Ho

Senior Associate, International Investment

Ryuji Otaki

Operating Partner

Saemin Ahn

Managing Partner, International Investment

Seiichiro Sonoda

President of Rakuten Capital

Shoichiro Suzuki

Senior Partner, Japan Investment

Susumu Ishikura

Head of Investment Management

Takeshi Munemasa

Senior Investment Manager, Japan Investment

Portfolio

Investments

Full financing histories for portfolio companies. Highlighted rounds are those where rakuten-capital is recorded as an investor.

Bitnet Technologies

crypto

Stealth

Series A1 Oct, 2014$15M roundSyndicated · 7 disclosed investors

Everledger Limited

crypto

Supply chain

Everledger is a digital transparency company that provides blockchain-backed supply-chain traceability, provenance, authentication, and compliance solutions. Its platform serves producers, manufacturers, retailers, insurers, miners, refiners, and other stakeholders handling high-value or regulated physical goods.

Unknown1 Jul, 2021$4.2M round

Unknown1 Jun, 2020$7M round

Series A1 Sep, 2019$7.5M round

Series A1 May, 2018$10M roundSyndicated · 7 disclosed investors

Seed1 Mar, 2015$120K round

Proof

hybrid

Data & Analytics

Proof is a sustainability and impact-data intelligence platform operated by POI Technologies LLC, formerly known as Proof of Impact.

Pre-Series A2 Aug, 2022$6M roundSyndicated · 8 disclosed investors