
Investments
103Portfolio Exits
4Funds
4About Skyland Ventures
Skyland Ventures is a Japanese investment company focused on seed-stage startups. It provides cashback and MEV (Miner Extractable Value) solutions with BNB, Polygon chain, etc. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tokyo, japan.
Latest Skyland Ventures News
Sep 7, 2023
Share Ever since we set out to build ReadON, in this exciting journey to enrich content distribution methods with Blockchain technology, decentralize the process and empower readers to have a say in how content is delivered, the Japanese community has emerged as a vibrant force in our field. This is why in this funding round, we actively sought the support of prominent Japanese investors, and we’re very proud to have Skyland Ventures as our partner. Skyland Ventures has a rich experience investing in start-ups at their earliest stages, supporting them to pioneer new domains in fields such as VR, AI tech, Livestreaming, for over a decade. Combining blockchain and AI technology has great potential, and ReadON has many use cases where these technologies shine. Our team has expertise and technical capabilities in building the technology behind recommendation algorithms and we aim to improve our ability to recommend content, the ability of AI to handle content such as translation and summarization, and build our own model for professional translation. We want to express our gratitude to Skyland Ventures for enabling us to continue our efforts to that end, turn ReadON into a great product and become a community to watch. Stay informed by following our official account for the latest news and updates:
Skyland Ventures Investments
103 Investments
Skyland Ventures has made 103 investments. Their latest investment was in Jiraffe as part of their Series D - III on December 12, 2023.

Skyland Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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12/4/2023 | Series D - III | Jiraffe | $3.41M | No | 3 | |
11/7/2023 | Pre-Seed | DiFun | Yes | 2 | ||
11/7/2023 | Pre-Seed | G-VIS | Yes | 2 | ||
11/2/2023 | Seed VC - II | |||||
10/31/2023 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 12/4/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/2/2023 | 10/31/2023 |
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Round | Series D - III | Pre-Seed | Pre-Seed | Seed VC - II | Seed VC - II |
Company | Jiraffe | DiFun | G-VIS | ||
Amount | $3.41M | ||||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Skyland Ventures Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
Skyland Ventures has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Aidemy on June 22, 2023.
Skyland Ventures Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Skyland Ventures has 4 funds, including Gougin Skyland Next Fund No. 1.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/8/2023 | Gougin Skyland Next Fund No. 1 | 1 | |||
8/16/2022 | Skyland Ventures Fund IV | ||||
1/4/2016 | Skyland Ventures Fund II | ||||
8/31/2012 | Skyland Ventures I |
Closing Date | 11/8/2023 | 8/16/2022 | 1/4/2016 | 8/31/2012 |
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Fund | Gougin Skyland Next Fund No. 1 | Skyland Ventures Fund IV | Skyland Ventures Fund II | Skyland Ventures I |
Fund Type | ||||
Status | ||||
Amount | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Skyland Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Skyland Ventures has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, Yoshihiko Kinoshita.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Yoshihiko Kinoshita | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Yoshihiko Kinoshita |
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Work History | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current |
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