Chatwork
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Overview
Chatwork is a group chat app designed to help global teams communicate, collaborate and increase productivity. The platform includes secure messaging, video chat, task management and file sharing functionality. Chatwork, available in five languages, is used by more than 200,000 companies from a diverse range of industries. Founded in 2011, Chatwork is Asia’s No. 1 business chat app with headquarters in Osaka, Japan and has 89 employees based in Tokyo, Osaka and Taipei.
Highlights
Founded
2004
Industry
Collaboration
Employees
51-100
Investment
4
Lead Investment
0
Exits
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Stages
Early Stage Venture, Seed
Investor Type
N/A
Location
Asia
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Chatwork, established in 2004 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed investments across Human Resources, Social Media, Software, Mobile, Messaging, Apps, Digital Media, Marketing, Financial Services, Venture Capital. Their recent investments include Newond, Snap, Atoj, Yazawa Ventures, BOOT. The highest investment round they participated in was $1.7B. Among their most notable exits are Newond and Snap. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
Chatwork has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 05, 2023, when Newond raised $258.2K.
investments
4
Diversity investments
0
Lead investments
0
Number of exits
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Investments
4
| Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 | Better Place | Communities | 4.7M |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Paytner | Software | 13.8M |
| Dec 05, 2023 | Newond | Human Resources | 258.2K |
| Dec 15, 2023 | - | - | 3.8M |
Exits
0
Funding Timeline
Funding rounds
4
Investors
5
Funds
0
Funding Rounds
4
Chatwork has raised 4 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 15, 2023 from a Series B - Utill round.
| Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 | Venture Round - Better Place | - | 4.7M | - |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Series B - Paytner | - | 13.8M | - |
| Dec 05, 2023 | Pre Seed Round - Newond | - | 258.2K | - |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Series B - Utill | - | 3.8M | - |
Investors
6
Chatwork is funded by 6 investor(s). Money Forward and GMO VenturePartners Kantor are the most recent investors.
| Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
JAFCO | Yes | Series B - Chatwork | 12.5M |
SMBC Venture Capital | No | Series B - Chatwork | 12.5M |
GMO VenturePartners | No | Series B - Chatwork | 12.5M |
Money Forward | Yes | Corporate Round - Chatwork | 0 |
SMBC Venture Capital
GMO VenturePartners
Money ForwardFund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
| Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
| May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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