Aperza

company

About

Aperza's mission is to contribute to redesigning the manufacturing industry by eliminating three barriers in the industry.

  • Yamashitacho,Kagoshima,Japan
  • 101 - 250

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
¥600M
Industries
Content,Information Technology,Manufacturing
Founded date
Jul 1, 2016
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Aperza co., ltd.

Aperza's mission is to contribute to redesigning the manufacturing industry by eliminating three barriers in the industry which are the barrier of information, transaction and communication which most of companies and people often face in this industry.
Manufacturing industry is Japanese core industry. We would like to contribute to the rebirth of this industry by those activities such as supporting those companies who challenges the global market and supporting those start-ups who tries brand-new industry trend such as Industry 4.0, smart factory or IoT. We believe that this lead to the increase of the people in this industry, and the growth of the industry eventually.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
¥1.95B
Aperza has raised a total of ¥1.95B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 31, 2019 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 31, 2019 Series B ¥1.20B 6 Eight Roads Ventures Detail
Jul 4, 2017 Series A ¥600M 2 Detail
Mar 21, 2017 Angel ¥9M 3 Detail
Nov 28, 2016 Seed ¥150M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
9
Aperza is funded by 9 investors. Eight Roads Ventures and GMO VenturePartners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Eight Roads Ventures Yes Series B
GMO VenturePartners Series B
JAFCO Series B
Japan Finance Series B
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Series B
SMBC Venture Capital Series B
Fumiaki Koizumi Angel
Nobuyuki Idei Angel
Toru Shimada Angel

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
9
Aperza has 9 current employee profiles, including Advisor Toru Shimada
Advisor
Advisor
Advisor
Executive
Advisor