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VTuber intellectual property production and global expansion

Tokyo, JapanFounded 2017Consumer Services
Valuation $100–500M Latest valuation · 2024
Revenue $1–10M Latest reported FY
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding
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About Brave group

Brave group is a Japanese company specializing in the virtual intellectual property (IP) business, primarily focused on the production and management of Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) talent. Founded in October 2017 as Unlimited Inc. by serial entrepreneur Keito Noguchi, the company operates a portfolio of businesses across three main segments: IP Production, IP Platform, and IP Solution.

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The core of Brave group's operations is its IP Production arm, which manages several VTuber groups and virtual artists. These include the virtual esports project "VSPO!", the virtual music label "RIOT MUSIC," and multilingual projects like "V4Mirai" (English) and "MUGEN LIVE" (multilingual). The company has pursued aggressive global expansion through M&A, establishing a presence in the UK, USA, Thailand, and China, and acquiring overseas VTuber groups. A notable move was the July 2025 merger with StelLive, a major Korean VTuber agency.

Under its IP Platform segment, Brave group operates e-commerce sites for official merchandise, such as "colleize," and subscription box services like "SURPRISE BOX". The IP Solution division provides technology and production services to corporate clients, including corporate virtual IP development, metaverse/XR development leveraging its proprietary "Brave Engine," and 3DCG animation production.

The company's business model revolves around creating and monetizing its intellectual property through content creation, live streaming, merchandising, and providing B2B technology solutions. Revenue is generated from these diverse streams. The company has successfully raised significant capital to fuel its growth, securing a total of $47.9M over five funding rounds, with its largest being a Series D round for $21.6M in December 2023. Investors include Animoca Brands, Global Brain, and Sumisho Venture Partners.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Employees
69
Open positions
2
Dealroom signal
62.9/100
Industry
Legal, Media
Sub-industry
Intellectual Property, Content production, Streaming
Sector
Consumer Services, Immersive Technologies, Metaverse, Digital Entertainment
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
5 companies, latest Jul 2025
Capital deployed
$1.8M
Preferred round
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Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES DOther financing Apr 2024 $27M $108M Mitsui Fudosan · TV Asahi · 31Ventures
SERIES DOther financing Dec 2023 $8.6M $77M Shizuoka Bank · Yostar Games · Sumisho Venture Partners · Thirdwave
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Financials

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Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
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Brave group website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Brave group is 49K monthly website visits, up 11.4% over the last three months. Brave group's team declined 2.8% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits49K 3-month web change+11.4% 1-year team growth-2.8%
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Investors

21 investors on the cap table

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Series A2 investors entered at this stage

  • Base Partners
  • Akatsuki

Series B and later19 investors entered at this stage

  • Dawn Capital
  • AG Capital
  • Osaka Gas
  • Animoca Brands
  • Simplex Capital Investment
  • Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital
  • Hirac Fund
  • Revamp
  • Adways Ventures
  • Shizuoka Bank
  • Yostar Games
  • Sumisho Venture Partners
  • Thirdwave
  • Septeni Japan
  • Shochiku Ventures
  • REALITY
  • Mitsui Fudosan
  • TV Asahi
  • 31Ventures
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Global footprint

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Workforce by country
6 countries with
team presence
🇯🇵 Japan64.7%
🇹🇭 Thailand11.8%
🇺🇸 United States11.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.9%
🇪🇸 Spain2.9%
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