Recruit Strategic Partners

Corporate VC Japan Est. 2010
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Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
5
in our dataset
Rounds participated
5
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$188.3M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, C Round, A Round, D Round, E Round, F Round, B Round, G Round

About

Recruit Strategic Partners is the corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings, the parent company of Indeed and Glassdoor, and the largest internet media group in Japan with more than $15B in revenue. Since its launch, Recruit Strategic Partners have invested in more than 150 startups and helped to build their businesses in the US, Japan, Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia. Recruit Strategic Partners help its portfolio companies break into the Japanese market. It leads them through each stage of the process: planning, testing, entry, and growth.

Portfolio · 5

Fundbox
AI-powered Financial Platform for Small Businesses
1 round $176.0M committed Latest: 2019-09
Breez
Peer-to-peer Payments
1 round Latest: 2019-07
COTI
The Fastest, Lightest Privacy Layer in Web3
1 round $250K committed Latest: 2019-04
Beam
Confidential Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Finance Platform
1 round $5.0M committed Latest: 2019-02
LawGeex
AI-powered Contract Review Automation
1 round $7.0M committed Latest: 2017-03

Investment activity

Portfolio by sector

Fintech & Insurtech4
Business Software1

Q&A

What is Recruit Strategic Partners' primary investment focus?
Recruit Strategic Partners, the corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings, focuses its investments primarily on Fintech & Insurtech, with 4 portfolio companies in this sector. They also have one investment in Business Software.
Which investment stages does Recruit Strategic Partners typically participate in?
Recruit Strategic Partners invests across various stages, including Seed, A Round, B Round, C Round, D Round, E Round, F Round, and G Round. Their recent activity shows two Seed rounds and two A Rounds.
Can you name some of Recruit Strategic Partners' portfolio companies?
Recruit Strategic Partners' portfolio includes companies like Fundbox, an AI-powered financial platform for small businesses, and LawGeex, which offers AI-powered contract review automation.
What is the typical investment range for Recruit Strategic Partners?
Recruit Strategic Partners typically invests between $200K and $5M per round.
When was Recruit Strategic Partners founded?
Recruit Strategic Partners was founded in 2010.
What is the role of Shingo Kato at Recruit Strategic Partners?
Shingo Kato serves as SVP/Head of US and Israel investment for Recruit Strategic Partners.
What is Recruit Strategic Partners' geographic focus for investments?
Recruit Strategic Partners has invested in startups and helped build businesses in the US, Japan, Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia.
What is Recruit Strategic Partners' value proposition to its portfolio companies?
Recruit Strategic Partners helps its portfolio companies break into the Japanese market, guiding them through planning, testing, entry, and growth stages.
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