Joichi Ito
CEO at Gelephu Investment and Development Corporation · Tokyo, Japan
Invests in AIJoichi Ito's investor profile lists AI alongside Gaming & Entertainment, Media & Content and AR/VR & Metaverse, at pre-seed and seed. One portfolio company on record, HelloSign, has startup perks listed on AI Perks.
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Credits to line up before a pre-seed round
Joichi Ito backs companies at pre-seed and seed. A few of the larger credit programs on AI Perks for teams at that point:
Portfolio on record
Companies with perks on AI Perks
Other portfolio companies
- MacArthur Foundation
- MIT Technology Review
- BrightSky Labs
- Machinima
- MIT Press
- Animoca Brands Corporation
- SeatMe
- Rupture
- IDEO.org
- Creative Commons
- Viki
- Elephant Design
- MIT Media Lab
- PCH International
- Dopplr
- Path
- DeNA
- Optimus Ride
- Japan Society
- Crowd Supply
- Aviary
- Six Apart
- OURA
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Blackstorm Labs
- Lastfm
- Kodansha Ltd.
- The New York Times Company
- CCC Co., Ltd.
- Thington
- Sony
- Luminoso Technologies
- TripVillas
- Helium
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Nishimachi Foundation
- Tucows
- Akili Interactive Labs
- Socialtext
- Diffbot
- Rippleco
- Sanrio Digital - US Office
- Synbiota
- Gelephu Investment and Development Corporation (GIDC)
- Iperlane
- Nuna Healthcare
- Hoodline
- Financial Services Agency, Japan (JFSA, 金融庁)
- GameLayers
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Investment focus
- Backs startups in
- Artificial Intelligence, Gaming & Entertainment, Media & Content, AR/VR & Metaverse, Consumer & Retail
- Rounds
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Profile
- Angel investor
- Deals on record
- 101
- Based in
- Tokyo, Japan

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- Masatoshi FukasawaPartner at MPower Partners
- David MilsteinManaging Partner, Japan Head
- Morio KurosakiMicro VC investor in Tokyo
- Katsuyuki HasegawaGeneral Partner at dentsu Japan
- Daisuke TakemoriGeneral Partner at Dentsu Ventures
- Kotaro SasamotoManaging Partner at Dentsu Ventures
- Zubair AhmedAngel investor in Tokyo
- Daniel GoldmanAngel investor in Tokyo
Questions founders ask
- Does Joichi Ito invest in AI startups?
- Yes. Artificial Intelligence is one of the sectors on Joichi Ito's investor profile, together with Gaming & Entertainment, Media & Content and AR/VR & Metaverse. The stages on record are pre-seed and seed.
- Which of Joichi Ito's portfolio companies offer startup perks?
- HelloSign (up to $200) is in Joichi Ito's portfolio on record and offers startup perks on AI Perks.
- What credits can a startup claim before pitching Joichi Ito?
- For a company raising a pre-seed round, AI Perks lists credits such as Confluent (up to $20,000), Retool via Hatch (up to $12,000), Databricks (up to $50,000) and Azure OpenAI (up to $150,000), with each program's terms and how to apply.
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