Beenos

What is Beenos?

Beenos is a Corporate Venture Capital firm that operates as a global incubator and investment arm focusing on the creation of new businesses and support for existing ones with an emphasis on cross-border e-commerce. Founded in 1999 at the outset of the internet revolution, Beenos started as an IT venture company specializing in domestic e-commerce and has evolved with the internet era, particularly centering its development towards the growing Asian market over the past decade. Their investment thesis is centered around creating a global platform without borders, connecting Japan with the world and vice versa by facilitating the expansion of businesses through the removal of barriers such as language, payment, and logistics challenges.

Beenos works across four main fields: global commerce, entertainment, incubation, and global innovation. In global commerce, they aim to establish a platform for businesses expanding to and from Japan, supporting international growth.

For entertainment, they focus on assisting the digitalization and globalization of Japan's entertainment and subculture industries, including anime and manga. The incubation service is intended to help develop new businesses leveraging Beenos's unique global network.

Finally, their global innovation endeavors are directed at creating a borderless global distribution network, creating a cross-border business infrastructure for people and experiences, investing in domestic and international startups, and hosting networking events for entrepreneurs.

Beenos also engages in sustainability practices and maintains close investor relations through consistent updates and detailed information on their corporate governance and performance.