Link Capital LLC
Venture capital “Link Capital”, which invests in early stage entrepreneurs with a focus on “people”, establishes its first fund Became independent from Incubate Fund and established a fund of up to 1 billion yen and started seed investment
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Link Capital (read: Link Capital, Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Yuki Aono, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has established Link Capital No. 1 Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”) to invest in seed startups. We would like to inform you that we have started an investment and support business.
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link-capital.vc/Link Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in the first round of pre-seed and seed-stage startups, focusing on “people” regardless of business field. Support details Representative partner Aono spent 4 years and 6 months at his previous job, Incubate Fund, an independent seed VC, and was involved in over 40 portfolio companies in a wide range of industries, from SaaS, FinTech, platform businesses to agritech and space ventures. We have provided growth support. In particular, in terms of finance, we have provided a lot of support for not only equity procurement but also debt procurement, and by leveraging that experience, we will support the realization of up-round financing through hands-on support that is close to entrepreneurs. Investment Results Since its establishment in April 2023, this fund has invested in 6 companies (including 1 company whose name is not disclosed) as of December 20, 2023. This fund is expected to invest in more than a dozen startups throughout the investment period, and will continue to actively engage in investment activities. Eight Lab Co., Ltd. Representative Kosuke Takayama Provides “Carefor”, a service for corporations that dispatches nationally qualified therapists to help employees improve their physical ailments in a short period of time during working hours.HP: https:/ / Co., Ltd. Representative Tsubasa Kamimori Our products include “Void Gaming,” a custom controller brand that boasts the top market share in Japan, and “AIM1,” a high-end game peripheral brand specialized for FPS gamers. Develops and sells gaming devices Website:
https://andgamer.co.jp/Machiben Co., Ltd. Representative: Bunpei Izawa Development and provision of legal consultation “Machiben Legal Consultation” by “AI lawyer” using generated AI Website:
https://andgamer.co.jp/ // hab Co., Ltd.
Representative Yohei Toyota Operates the children’s shuttle “hab”, a taxi sharing service specializing in transporting children to and from their lessons HP: https://habshuttle.com/ Co., Ltd. MOOV
Representative Hirotaka Mizukami Management website of next-generation delivery-type car sharing service “MOOV”: https://moov.co.jp/ (in no particular order) Representative Profile Representative Partner Yuki Aono
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After graduating from university, he engaged in banking and investment banking at Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Securities. He has been
participating in Incubate Fund since 2018, and under the direction of representative partner Akaura, he focuses on increasing the value of investee companies, as well as VC operations such as sourcing and event management, as well as hiring and training new graduates. In April 2023, we established Link Capital, which conducts seed stage investments. X: https://twitter.com/yukiaono2
https://andgamer.co.jp/Machiben
https://andgamer.co.jp/ // hab Co., Ltd.
Representative Yohei Toyota Operates the children’s shuttle “hab”, a taxi sharing service specializing in transporting children to and from their lessons HP: https://habshuttle.com/ Co., Ltd. MOOV
Representative Hirotaka Mizukami Management website of next-generation delivery-type car sharing service “MOOV”: https://moov.co.jp/ (in no particular order) Representative Profile Representative Partner Yuki Aono
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After graduating from university, he engaged in banking and investment banking at Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Securities. He has been
participating in Incubate Fund since 2018, and under the direction of representative partner Akaura, he focuses on increasing the value of investee companies, as well as VC operations such as sourcing and event management, as well as hiring and training new graduates. In April 2023, we established Link Capital, which conducts seed stage investments. X: https://twitter.com/yukiaono2