Pacific Meta (Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shota Iwasaki) announces that it has raised 150 million yen through a third-party allocation of new shares in a seed round with VC firms DIMENSION/East Ventures/15thRock Fund, Web3 companies, and several angel investors as subscribers. With the funds raised this time, we start offering more marketing services to global Web3 projects in the Japanese market.

Funding Background

Our company was just founded in August 2022. We are committed to supporting companies and projects related to Web3 and NFT from a marketing perspective, and to spreading the concept and services of Web3 to the world in an appropriate manner. We have already been working with several clients, and with this funding, we hope to further strengthen our support system and community

Business

(1) Support for overseas Web3/NFT projects to enter the Japanese market

(2) Web3 community and media management

Purpose of Fundraising

(1) Recruitment
Pacific Meta aims to be the expert group for Web3.
We accelerate recruiting to create a more global organization.

(2) Development of the community
Pacific Meta also operates its own Web3-related communities and media, such as the NFT gaming guild NGS. We will make efforts to improve the quality of the content we deliver in our own community.

(3) Service Expansion
Pacific Meta aims to be a bridge between Japan and the rest of the world.
We will expand our services from mere promotion to strategy development and community management in the region. 

Overseas Partners

Pacific Meta has partners in each region to support the global expansion of Web3 projects.

Justin Teoder
Business Development Manager
Based in Indonesia/Southeast Asia

Former Marketing manager at ByteDance, Currently based in Indonesia. He has engaged in a lot of alpha groups for Crypto & NFT projects since early, as well as managed his own NFT project.
Fluent in Indonesian, English, and Chinese.

 

Steven Zhao
Business Development Manager
Based in Canada/North America 

Graduated from Peking University with Master in Finance and Bachelor of Laws.Former investment banker at China Huatai United Securities and investment analyst at China Merchants Capital.
Fluent in English, Chinese and Japanese.
 

Comments from Investors

Mr. Masato Shimodaira, DIMENSION Business Producer
Pacific Meta is a startup that aims to help companies and projects that promote web3 in Japan and abroad and to light up hope for clients in the early days of the Web3 industry, which is still in chaos, with different regulatory standards in Japan and abroad.We decided to make a lead investment in this round based on the founder Iwasaki’s achievements since his student days, his ability to make things happen, his knowledge of the Web3 domain, and his track record of business with global Web3 companies.All of us at DIMENSION will continue to support its management to realize its vision of becoming a Japan-originated global Web3 company to make Web3 a more “pacific” .
 

Mr. Kenji Minamoto, 15thRock Founder & General Partner

When I think of the future of the individual, I believe that those who do what they enjoy from the bottom of their hearts are more likely to become winners in their life. I am really looking forward to seeing the company develop a series of services that embody such a “Play to Earn” worldview and make our lives more enjoyable and richer.

Comment from Mr. Iwasaki, CEO of Pacific Meta, Inc.

The company name “Pacific Meta” has two meanings: “crossing the sea” and “peaceful Web3”. Currently, there is a barrier between Japan and the rest of the world and a kind of chaos in the Web3 industry, which are challenges to tackle. I founded Pacific Meta in order to cross the sea and realize a peaceful Web3. It is a great honor to be working with such wonderful investors.


This is the second company that I have founded, after having my first company Shukatsunet, Inc. which I founded in 2016 when I was a student, acquired. For the main business domain for the second company,  I decided to move to the Web3 domain, in order to take on a bigger challenge as the industry is expected to undergo a major market change globally.​

More about Shota Iwasaki
・Graduated from the University of Tokyo.
・Founded Syukatsunet Inc. developing a platform for the elderly when he was a student.
Sold the company to one of Japan’s leading internet companies in 2018 with a market capitalization of 1 billion yen.
・Selected for forbes 30 under 30 Asia in 2020.
https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/asia/consumer-technology/

Board member

Kousei Sho
Head of Global Business Development

Graduated from the University of Tokyo with an economics degree. Former digital marketer at TikTok, East Asia, and business development manager at a Japanese startup initiated by Boston Consulting Group.Fluent in English and Chinese.  Fluent in Japanese, English and Chinese

Kazuhito Azechi
Head of Domestic Business Development

Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. A former original member of Luup, Inc. the largest e-scooter company inJapan, where he gained experience in establishing and managing a business division. Also, he serves as a BizDev of “tofuNFT,” the largest multichain NFT marketplace. He runs his own NFT project.
 

Yusuke Miyake
Head of Marketing

Graduated from Keio University.Former executive officer of Shukatsu Net Co in charge of overall marketing in the Japanese Market. As a board member, he has experience managing more than 100 members and growing the website’s PV to more than 10 million per month.  He has been a cryptocurrency trader for 5 years.

About Us

Name: Pacific Meta Inc.
Location ：305 THE CASK GOTANDA, 2-5-2 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
CEO and President: Shota Iwasaki
Established Date: August 10th, 2022
Business: Marketing and overseas expansion support for Web3 businesses
Company URL: https://pacific-meta.co.jp/en/ (English)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pacific-meta/