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Line

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Description

LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally.

Investor Profile

Line has backed more than 7 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 10 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Pre Seed, Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Japan.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Information Technology, Analytics.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (29%)
  • Pre Seed (14%)
  • Seed (14%)
  • Angel (14%)
  • Series D (14%)
  • Series E (14%)

Country Focus

  • United States (71%)
  • Japan (29%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Financial Services
  • Productivity Tools
  • Task Management
  • Biotechnology
  • Data Storage
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Line frequently co-invest with?

Pioneer Square Labs
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 1
AME Cloud Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Pioneer Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Pack Ventures
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
SV Tech Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
TRAC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Anorak Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Meta
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Goodwater Capital
North America, California, United States, Burlingame
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Line often collaborate with?

AW
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
JH
North America, California, United States, Redwood City
Shared Deals: 1
CS
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Line?

LifeAt

Seattle, Washington, United States

LifeAt is a software company that offers one tool to supercharge the productivity and complete tasks.

Information TechnologyProductivity ToolsSoftwareTask Management
Pre SeedJan 30, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Freee

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Freee is online accounting software that syncs with bank accounts and automatically categorizes entries to create financial reports.

AccountingBankingFinanceFinancial ServicesSoftware
Series EAug 7, 2018
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Catalog

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Catalog is a developer of a data conversion and storage platform used to offer the next generation of digital data archives.

AnalyticsBiotechnologyData StorageInformation ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedJun 26, 2018
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
FOLIO

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

FOLIO is a financial Instruments Business Operator .

Financial ServicesStock Exchanges
Series AJan 18, 2018
Amount Raised: $63,040,574
TalkIQ

San Francisco, California, United States

TalkIQ provides visibility into & insights on ALL of your phone calls allowing you to optimize sales, compliance, customer service & more.

AnalyticsInformation TechnologyMobile
Series ASep 19, 2017
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
Bear Robotics

Redwood City, California, United States

Bear Robotics manufactures self-driving indoor robots to assist employees on daily tasks that can ease their workload.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HospitalityMachine LearningRoboticsSoftware
AngelJun 1, 2017
Amount Raised: $750,000
SoundHound

Santa Clara, California, United States

SoundHound is a voice AI platform that enables businesses to provide conversational experiences to their customers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSpeech Recognition
Series DJan 31, 2017
Amount Raised: $75,000,000