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Rakuten

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Description

Rakuten is a provider of e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications products and services.

Investor Profile

Rakuten has made 43 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 47% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (19%)
  • Series D (16%)
  • Series B (14%)
  • Series Unknown (14%)
  • Series C (12%)
  • Seed (9%)
  • Series E (5%)
  • Series G (2%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (2%)
  • Series F (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (63%)
  • Japan (12%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Spain (5%)
  • South Korea (2%)
  • United Arab Emirates (2%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Russian Federation (2%)
  • Singapore (2%)
  • Estonia (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Transportation
  • Internet
  • E-commerce
  • Mobile Apps
  • Saas
  • Apps
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Rakuten frequently co-invest with?

Baillie Gifford
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 2
Qualcomm Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 2
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
North America, New York, United States, Hudson
Co-Investments: 3
M13
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 2
FirstMark
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Graphene Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Neoteny
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Highland Capital Partners
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Lexington
Co-Investments: 2
AllianceBernstein
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
DNX Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Rakuten often collaborate with?

MG
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
Serg Bell
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
AW
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
PM
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
PS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BM
North America, California, United States, Los Gatos
Shared Deals: 1
RM
Europe, Geneve, Switzerland, Geneva
Shared Deals: 1
JP
North America, Virginia, United States, Great Falls
Shared Deals: 1
AW
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Rakuten?

Rakuten Medical

San Diego, California, United States

Rakuten Medical is a biotechnology company that develops precision, cell-targeting investigational therapies.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalService IndustryTherapeutics
Series EMar 6, 2024
Amount Raised: $119,000,000
QuEra Computing

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

QuEra Computing is a neutral-atoms-based quantum computing startup, located in Boston, near Harvard University.

Consumer Research
Series UnknownNov 17, 2021
Amount Raised: $17,000,000
AST SpaceMobile

Midland, Texas, United States

AST SpaceMobile is a space-based broadband cellular network company for unmodified mobile devices.

Information TechnologySatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
Post Ipo EquityApr 7, 2021
Amount Raised: $230,000,000
AST SpaceMobile

Midland, Texas, United States

AST SpaceMobile is a space-based broadband cellular network company for unmodified mobile devices.

Information TechnologySatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
Series BMar 3, 2020
Amount Raised: $110,000,000
DataX

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

R&D of private marketing platform B→Dash, digital marketing strategy

AdvertisingBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingMarketing
Private EquityAug 6, 2019
Amount Raised: $94,051,258
Altiostar Networks

Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States

Altiostar Networks designs equipment focused on deploying and expanding mobile network operator’s LTE networks.

Innovation ManagementMobileOptical Communication
Series CMay 8, 2019
Amount Raised: $114,000,000
Fever

New City, New York, United States

Fever is a live-entertainment discovery tech platform aiming to make culture and entertainment more accessible.

Digital MediaMedia and EntertainmentTicketing
Series DMay 1, 2019
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
UNCOVER TRUTH

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

UNCOVER TRUTH is an analytics company that offers data visualization services through the web and mobile.

AnalyticsInformation TechnologySoftware
Series BOct 9, 2018
Amount Raised: $5,308,936
Glovo

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Glovo is a courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers products ordered through its mobile application.

Delivery ServiceFood DeliveryLogisticsMobile AppsTransportation
Series CJul 18, 2018
Amount Raised: $133,923,529
Everledger

London, England, United Kingdom

Everledger provides an immutable ledger for diamond and other asset ownership and related supply chain history.

Asset ManagementDigital MediaFinanceInsurance
Series AMar 23, 2018
Amount Raised: $10,400,000