Hitseries Capital (Singapore, Japan) today announced its investment in icuco KK (Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan) at the pre-series A round. icuco is preparing for a next funding round by early next year. TANAAKKが運営する HITSERIES CAPITAL(本社:シンガポール、東京、代表者:田中翔一朗)」はicuco株式会社(本社:愛知県豊橋市 代表者:柳瀬陽一)のPreシリーズAラウンドに投資しました。 icucoについて icucoは愛知県豊橋発の保育、学童領域のIoT SaaSの製造販売を手掛けるスタートアップです。大手自動車メーカーの駆動系部品エンジニアチームにより2018年に創業され、2020年のicuco touch リリース以来、人材の不足する保育や学童領域においてIoT SaaSプロダクトを提供、4年間で1600施設以上の導入実績を有し、毎日1万人以上のユーザーに利用されています。(2024年9月末時点)※累計調達金額13億円(うち資本金5.8億円) TANAAKKについて TANAAKKは自社プロダクトであるGAAS(Growth-as-a-Service)を通じて、製造業コングロマリットの研究開発成果のカーブアウトによる、知的財産集約型IoT SaaS事業のハイパーグロースを実現しています。HITSERIES CAPITALは主にアジアの急成長企業のアーリーステージに投資しています。 HITSERIES CAPITALについて HITSERIES CAPITALはTANAAKKが提供するGAASプロダクトの一部です。スタートアップの資金調達に必要な一連のデータルーム、投資契約、株主間契約の雛型を取り揃え、スムーズに投資ラウンドをクロージングできるプラットホームを提供するとともに、TANAAKK自身のプリンシパル投資によるリードインベスターサービスおよびLP契約やSPVによるPE/VCストラクチャリングを提供しています。2024年9月末現在で日本、シンガポール、アメリカ、BVI、ケイマン、ベトナムにおけるタックスプランニングおよび機関投資家からの資本調達に対応しています。
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