Makuake

Overview

Makuake is a Japan-based company operating “Makuake”, a crowdfunding platform where new services are launched and consumers can buy faster than others.  

Mission

Connect the world through the creation of new things

Vision

A World where all great things can be born, grown & preserved

Company Background

Companies are having a hard time making bold new products because the cost and risks involved in making new products in existing distributions are too high. However, Makuake is creating an environment that is easy to launch new products due to reduced cost and risk.

Services

1. Makuake

Makuake is a marketplace where new products and services are launched, and consumers can buy faster than others.

2. MIT (Makuake Incubation Studio)

Makuake offers support in product co-production and building business creation mechanisms, leveraging R&D technology from major companies.

Support Projects (by MIT: featured)

1. Sharp

・Brand naming

・Bland logo direction

・Product planning / production

・Product value translation

2. LIXIL

・Definition of business vision / mission

・Brand naming

・Brand logo direction

・Creative advertising direction

3.NEC

・Definition of business vision / mission

・Brand naming

・Brand logo direction

・Product value transition

4.Toyobo

・Initiative to generate business based on research technology

・Implementing new product generation workshop 

・Commercialization studies from user value viewpoint

・Product value transition

Market Cap

78.581B / Bloomberg Markets (as of 07/19/2021)

Investors

Japan: CyberAgent, Inc., KSK Angel Fund

(Source: StartupDB)

Web URL

Makuake (Corporate profile)

https://www.makuake.com/en/pages/company/

Makuake (Investor Relations)

​​https://www.makuake.co.jp/en/ir/