Backing outlier founders
in the US and Japan.

Founding Partner — Taro Fukuyama

Founder of Fond (YC W12, acquired 2023).
First Japanese founder accepted to Y Combinator.

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Backing 200+ founders in the US and Japan.

US

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  • Mastra logo
  • Better Auth logo
  • ramp logo
  • Town logo
  • Baseten logo
  • Browser Use logo
  • Crustdata logo
  • Ultra logo
  • Domu logo
  • Harper logo
  • Phonely logo

Japan

  • CADDi logo
  • PeopleX logo
  • KNOWLEDGE WORK logo
  • find logo
  • SmartHR logo
  • Solafune logo
  • Mosh logo
  • Zen Intelligence logo