Privacy Policy

We collect information in three ways: information you provide to us directly, information collected automatically when you use our website, and information we receive from third parties.

Information you provide directly:

• Identity and contact details — name, email address, telephone number, company or fund name, job title, and mailing address
• Founder submissions — pitch decks, business plans, financial statements, capitalization tables, product materials, and other information shared when you request a review or engage in fundraising discussions
• Investor information — investor type, jurisdiction, accreditation or qualification status, typical check size, source of funds representations, and any documentation provided to verify eligibility
• Agreements and consents — non-disclosure acknowledgements, marketing preferences, and records of the permissions you grant us
• Correspondence — the content of emails, contact-form submissions, and other communications you send to us

Information collected automatically:

• Device and connection data — IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and referring URLs
• Usage data — pages viewed, links clicked, time spent, and other interactions with our website
• Approximate location derived from IP address
• Cookies and similar technologies, as described in Section 7

Information from third parties:

• Referral sources, co-investors, and mutual contacts who introduce you to us
• Identity-verification, accreditation-verification, background-check, and anti-money-laundering (AML) / know-your-customer (KYC) service providers
• Publicly available sources, professional databases, and business-information or data-enrichment providers

We use personal information for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries and communicate with you
• To evaluate founders, investment opportunities, and potential partnerships, and to conduct due diligence
• To verify investor eligibility and accreditation and to meet KYC/AML and other regulatory obligations
• To establish, manage, and maintain our professional and investor relationships
• To prepare and distribute investor materials, portfolio updates, and related communications
• To operate, secure, maintain, and improve our website and services
• To send you marketing or informational communications where permitted, from which you may opt out at any time
• To comply with legal, regulatory, tax, and recordkeeping obligations, and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising.

Where the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we process personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Consent — where you have given us permission to process your information for a specific purpose
• Contract — where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before, or to perform, an agreement with you
• Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in evaluating opportunities, operating our business, and securing our website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights
• Legal obligation — where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements

We share personal information only as described below, and we require recipients to protect it appropriately:

• Service providers and processors — hosting, storage, analytics, email delivery, e-signature, and customer-relationship-management providers who process information on our behalf under confidentiality obligations
• Professional advisors — legal, accounting, tax, and compliance advisors, bound by duties of confidentiality
• Verification providers — identity, accreditation, background, and KYC/AML providers used to confirm eligibility
• Co-investors and deal partners — where relevant to a specific transaction and consistent with confidentiality expectations
• Regulators and authorities — where required by law, regulation, legal process, or a valid governmental request
• Business transfers — in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or transfer of assets, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections

Materials you share with us in the course of fundraising or diligence discussions — including pitch decks, financial data, and business plans — are treated as confidential. Access is limited to our team and advisors on a need-to-know basis, and we do not publish or disclose such materials to unrelated third parties without your consent, except as required by law.

Our treatment of confidential materials is described further in our Terms of Service.

If you request access to investor materials or express interest in an investment opportunity, we may collect and verify information about your status as an accredited or otherwise qualified investor. We may require supporting documentation and may engage third-party verification services.

We retain accreditation and related records as necessary to satisfy applicable securities laws and recordkeeping obligations, including where an offering is conducted in reliance on a private-placement exemption.

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, remember your preferences, and understand how the website is used. These include:

• Essential cookies — required for the website to function
• Analytics cookies — help us measure and improve website performance
• Preference cookies — remember settings and choices you make

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings; disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality. Where required by law, we obtain your consent before setting non-essential cookies.

We operate in Japan and the United States and work with service providers in multiple jurisdictions. As a result, your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in countries other than your own, which may have different data-protection laws.

Where we transfer personal information across borders, we take steps to ensure it is protected in accordance with applicable law, including, where relevant, the use of standard contractual clauses or other approved transfer mechanisms.

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, to maintain our professional relationships, and to comply with our legal, regulatory, tax, and securities-recordkeeping obligations.

When information is no longer required, we delete or anonymise it. You may request deletion of your information at any time, subject to any legal or regulatory obligation that requires us to retain it.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. These include access controls, encryption of data in transit, and limiting access to information on a need-to-know basis.

No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your information, we will notify you and the relevant authorities where required by law.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have some or all of the following rights in relation to your personal information:

• Access — to obtain confirmation of, and a copy of, the information we hold about you
• Correction — to have inaccurate or incomplete information corrected
• Deletion — to request that we delete your information, subject to legal exceptions
• Restriction and objection — to restrict or object to certain processing
• Portability — to receive certain information in a portable format
• Withdrawal of consent — to withdraw consent where processing is based on it

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days, or within any shorter period required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), provides you with additional rights, including the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose; the right to request deletion or correction; and the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information.

We do not sell your personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights. You may submit a request through the contact details below, and you may use an authorized agent to do so.

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the rights described in Section 11 and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection supervisory authority. We encourage you to contact us first so that we can address your concerns directly.

Our website and services are intended for professional and institutional audiences and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services that we do not control. This policy does not apply to those third parties, and we are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date at the top of this page, and, where appropriate, we will provide additional notice. Your continued use of our website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.