STRIVE (formerly GREE Ventures) is the corporate venture capital arm of Japanese gaming company GREE, investing in early-stage B2B tech startups across Japan, Southeast Asia, and India. The firm focuses on seed-to-Series-B investments in SaaS, SME marketplaces, and enterprise software.
Average disclosed round size is $37.1M (across 15 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
AM
Avneet Multani
Founder & Managing Partner
JD
Jake Dutson
Partner
BW
Ben Werkman
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
20 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 TestSigma | Series A | $8.2M | Jun 2024 |
 Molcure | Series C | $7.2M | Aug 2021 |
 Raena | Series A | $9M | Feb 2021 |
 MyRefer | Series B | $5.6M | Feb 2021 |
 Talentbook | Series C | $450M | Nov 2020 |
 Beatrust | Seed | $2.8M | Aug 2020 |
 Kizukai | Seed | — | Jan 2020 |
 Kakehashi | Series B | $24M | Jan 2019 |
 Psygig | Seed | — | Jan 2018 |
| Kakehashi | Series A | $8.2M | Jan 2018 |
| Kakehashi | Seed | — | Jan 2016 |
 Keepsafe | Seed | $3.4M | Jul 2013 |
 Hypefast | Unknown | $22M | — |
 AyoConnect | Series B | $5M | — |
 Yoyo Holdings | Unknown | $1.3M | — |
 Travelstop | Seed | $3M | — |
| Travelstop | Series A | $3M | — |
| PPricing Studio | Unknown | — | — |
| MyRefer | Series A | $3.2M | — |
| GGaudiy inc. | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
DNX Ventures5 shared
Accel3 shared
Mizuho Capital3 shared
GREE Ventures3 shared
500 Global3 shared
AC Ventures2 shared
CyberAgent Capital2 shared
ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc.2 shared
JAPAN POST CAPITAL Co., Ltd.2 shared
SBI Investment2 shared
SeedPlus2 shared
SMBC Venture Capital2 shared
Globis Capital Partners2 shared
Coral Capital2 shared
MassMutual1 shared
BoldCap1 shared
Alpha Wave Global1 shared
BEENEXT1 shared
Alpha JWC Ventures1 shared
Floodgate Fund1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026