About Global Hands-On VC
Global Hands-On VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Shibuya, Japan. As of Nov 2025, Global Hands-On VC has invested in 3 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Japan based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Media & Entertainment. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of EdgeCortix A lot of funds co-invest with Global Hands-On VC, with names like SBI Investment sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Global Hands-On VC has team of 7 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A & Series C
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Global Hands-On VC's List of All Investments
Global Hands-On VC has a portfolio of 3 companies. Their most notable investments are in PARONYM and Philduct.Their portfolio spans across and Japan. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Media & Entertainment and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series C stages. Here is the list of all investments by Global Hands-On VC:
1. EdgeCortix
Developer of energy-efficient AI processors, accelerators, modules, cards, and systems. The company offers a software platform facilitating AI inference across heterogeneous systems. Its technology includes a reconfigurable, highly-parallelized architecture. The company's products handle vision tasks and large language models in low-power environments.
Key facts about EdgeCortix
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Chuo (Japan)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 57 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Jane Street, TDK Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 06, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Philduct
Key facts about Philduct
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Chiyoda City (Japan)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.19M
- Investors: Global Hands-On VC, Spring Star Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 08, 2025, $*****
3. PARONYM
Content delivery solutions provider. It provides an interactive video platform offering TIG video technology that guides detailed pages by touching various information in the movie. Provides development of technologies for video distribution businesses including fashion, entertainment, real estate, tourist, and more. Offers services for planning and production of videos.
Key facts about PARONYM
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Minato City (Japan)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $9.47M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Intouch, Ntt Docomo Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Global Hands-On VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Global Hands-On VC has invested in 3 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Philduct and most recent follow-on round was in EdgeCortix.Global Hands-On VC's Investments by Stage
Global Hands-On VC has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $2.97M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Global Hands-On VC's Investments by Sector
Global Hands-On VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Healthcare, High Tech, Internet of Things - Industry Applications and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Tech companies, 1 AI-Native company and at least 1 company focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Healthcare | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Global Hands-On VC's Investments by Geography
Global Hands-On VC has made most investments in Japan (3).Global Hands-On VC's recent investments
Global Hands-On VC has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Global Hands-On VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 06, 2025 | Japan | Series B | 6622 | [+7] | |
Aug 18, 2025 | Japan | Series B | 7521 | [+5] | |
Oct 02, 2024 | Japan | Series A | 2073 | ||
Mar 19, 2024 | Japan | Series C | 2092 | - | |
Oct 04, 2023 | Japan | Series A | 4142 | [+3] |
Team profile of Global Hands-On VC
Global Hands-On VC has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners and 2 Principals located in Japan and United States. Global Hands-On VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Global Hands-On VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Santa Clara | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Principal | Tokyo | - | ||
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Global Hands-On VC
Over the past 3 years, 23 investors have co-invested in Global Hands-On VC's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Global Hands-On VC: Monozukuri Ventures, FuturePlay and 8 others have invested in rounds before Global Hands-On VC. There is 1 company where Monozukuri Ventures has invested before Global Hands-On VC and 1 company where FuturePlay has invested before Global Hands-On VC.
- Top Co-investors of Global Hands-On VC: 4 investors entered a company along with Global Hands-On VC. These include investors like SBI Investment (1 company).
- Invested after Global Hands-On VC: A total of 9 investors have invested in Global Hands-On VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NEDO (1 company), Yanmar (1 company) and Pacific Bays Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Global Hands-On VC
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EdgeCortix Secures $110 Million+ in Series B Round to Expand Edge AIstartuplog.com•Nov 06, 2025•TDK Ventures, Jane Street, Yanmar, EdgeCortix and 8 others
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EdgeCortix raised approximately 15 billion yen in fundingstartuplog.com•Aug 18, 2025•Yanmar, EdgeCortix, Aero X Ventures, Pacific Bays Capital and 3 others
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Global Hands-On VC has invested in Paronym Co., Ltd.re-how.net•Mar 19, 2024•Global Hands-On VC, PARONYM, Soval Corporation
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Series A Prime funding for EdgecortixChambers and Partners•Mar 09, 2024•Rajah & Tann, EdgeCortix, Global Hands-On VC, SBI Mutual Fund
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Japanese semiconductor designer EdgeCortix closes $20m funding roundShareandstocks•Oct 04, 2023•EdgeCortix, Global Hands-On VC, SBI Investment, Renesas Electronics and 2 others
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Blockfenders Raises $1.5M in Pre-Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 08, 2023•Blockfenders, Blume Venture, Together, Veda VC and 11 others
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AI Capital invests in Global Hands-On VC's Fund IPR Newswire•Feb 02, 2023•AI Capital, Global Hands-On VC,
