istyle

istyle

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Overview

istyle, Inc. engages in the management of beauty-related online platforms as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others.

The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membership services. The Beauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics electronic commerce sites in addition to its specialty shop @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services.

It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and The United States.

Highlights

Founded

1999

Industry

Software

Employees

501-1000

Investment

15

Lead Investment

5

Exits

4

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Seed, Early Stage Venture

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Asia

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

istyle, established in 1999 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Seed, Early Stage Venture investments across Information Technology, Social Network, Mobile, Gaming, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Impact Investing, Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment. The organization boasts a portfolio of 15 investments, with an average round size of $3.5M and 4 successful exits. Their recent investments include Gumi Inc, East Ventures, DBJ Capital, B Dash Ventures, Shinsei Corporate Investment. The highest investment round they participated in was $3.0B. Among their most notable exits are Gumi Inc and East Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Tetsuro Yoshimatsu

Tetsuro Yoshimatsu

President & CEO

imagePlace Meyumi Yamada

Meyumi Yamada

Director & CQO

imagePlace Hamada Kensaku

Hamada Kensaku

Executive officer

imagePlace Sugawara Kei

Sugawara Kei

Director

imagePlace Kenji Miyako

Kenji Miyako

External Audit & Supervisory

imagePlace Masuda Masafumi

Masuda Masafumi

Executive officer

Investment portfolio

istyle has made 15 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 27, 2019, when LiME Japan raised $2.0M.

investments

15

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

5

Number of exits

4

Investments

15

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Feb 07, 2018
LiME Japan LiME Japan
Social Media641.3K
Aug 29, 2018
Requpo Requpo
Media and Entertainment2.1M
Sep 04, 2018
GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON
Beauty538.3K
Mar 27, 2019
LiME Japan LiME Japan
Social Media2.0M

Exits

4

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

15

Investors

14

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

15

istyle has raised 15 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 27, 2019 from a Corporate Round - LiME Japan round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Feb 07, 2018
Corporate Round - LiME Japan Corporate Round - LiME Japan
-641.3K-
Aug 29, 2018
Venture Round - Requpo Venture Round - Requpo
-2.1M-
Sep 04, 2018
Corporate Round - GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON Corporate Round - GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON
-538.3K-
Mar 27, 2019
Corporate Round - LiME Japan Corporate Round - LiME Japan
-2.0M-

Investors

16

istyle is funded by 16 investor(s). Globis Capital Partners and MUFG Bank Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund 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 DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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