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MBS innovation DRIVE
MBS innovation DRIVE

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MBS Innovation Drive is a venture capital firm focused on television broadcasting and media innovation.

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Also Known As

MBSイノベーションドライブ

founded date

03.09.2018

Company Type

For Profit

IPO status

Private

Description

Established in 2018 as a subsidiary of MBS Media Holdings, MBS Innovation Drive aims to create new business opportunities in the rapidly changing media landscape. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the firm invests in and incubates companies within the television broadcasting and media industry, with a particular focus on Mainichi Broadcasting and GAORA.
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Shibuya, Yamato, Kanagawa 242-0023, Japan

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https://mbs-id.co.jp
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Investments
3
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
02.06.2020
THECOO
THECOO
No
Series A
$3.49M
Local Amount - JPY 380M
20.05.2019
Radiotalk
Radiotalk
Yes
Seed
$908.37K
Local Amount - JPY 100M
28.02.2019
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Series B
$4.94M
Local Amount - JPY 550M
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total raised

$22.4M
Co-Investors
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
Death.co.jp
29.11.2018
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MBS innovation DRIVE-Death.co.jp

Death.co.jp acquired by MBS innovation DRIVE

acquirer

MBS innovation DRIVE
MBS innovation DRIVE

date

29.11.2018

type

Acquisition

Death.co.jp

Death.co.jp is a company that creates new horror experiences and in-house scary and interesting content.

Sector

Media

Subsector

Entertainment

Keywords

Content

Location

Tokyo, Japan

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