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WAKAZE
Japan · Consumer
WAKAZE makes and wholesales kegged cocktails for restaurants, hotels and bars in Japan.
Product
WAKAZE produces ready-to-pour cocktails that hospitality venues serve through taps. Its recipes use Japanese ingredients, helping venues offer consistent drinks with less preparation work.
The Tokyo-based company is expanding production and sales under the WAKAZE Tap Cocktails brand, previously called SummerFall Tap Cocktails. It plans a new Tokyo factory for early 2027.
Funding history
4 rounds · 3 with disclosed amounts| Announced | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undisclosed | Undisclosed | PARTNERS FUND — Lead | |
| Series B | ~¥1B | JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. — LeadDBJ Capital Co., Ltd. — ParticipantEgg Forward — ParticipantSMBC Venture Capital — ParticipantTakara Holdings — Participant | |
| Equity financing | ¥330M | JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. — ParticipantMAKOTO Capital — ParticipantMakuake — ParticipantNissay Capital — Participant | |
| Equity financing | ¥150M | Nakashimato — ParticipantNissay Capital Fund 9 — ParticipantSpiral Ventures Japan Fund 1 — ParticipantTakashi Mitachi — ParticipantTakashi Nagao — ParticipantYo Nagami — Participant |