Recruit Strategic Partners (RSP) is the corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings, investing in innovative startups globally and helping portfolio companies expand into the Japanese market. It focuses on early-stage technology companies, primarily at the Series A stage.
Average disclosed round size is $17.8M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
TH
Takahiro Hasunuma
Principal
SL
Samuel Luo
Vice President
MT
Megumi Takenoshita
Venture Capital
VW
Vivienne Wang
Head of Asia Investment
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 HackerRank | Series D | $60M | Mar 2022 |
 Steady | Series B | $15M | Jun 2020 |
 ShipBob | Series A | $4M | Jun 2016 |
 Hometeam | Series B | $5M | Jan 2016 |
 Gengo Inc. | Series C | $5.4M | Apr 2015 |
 Bench | Series B | $10M | Apr 2015 |
 PayMate | Series D | $25M | — |
 ScoreData Corporation | Series A | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
JMI Equity1 shared
Khosla Ventures1 shared
Randstad Innovation Fund1 shared
SBI Investment1 shared
Accel1 shared
Propel Venture Partners1 shared
CMFG Ventures Discovery Fund1 shared
Flourish Ventures1 shared
Visa Ventures1 shared
NJF Capital1 shared
Network Ventures1 shared
StartFast Ventures1 shared
Service Provider Capital1 shared
FundersClub1 shared
Hyde Park Venture Partners1 shared
SV Angel1 shared
HPA1 shared
FJ Labs1 shared
500 Global1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026