# A10 Lab

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/a10-lab

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.a10lab.com
- Total disclosed funding: $3.8M
- Latest round: Series A (Feb 28, 2022)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Tokyo, Japan and founded in 2016, Aten Lab Co., Ltd. also known as A10 Lab Inc., d.b.a A10 Lab operates as a developer and provider of habit-forming mobile applications. In March 2026, A10 Lab raised an undisclosed amount in venture funding from new investor NAGASE & CO., LTD. The firm as of February 2024, is led by its co-founders Tsuyoshi Nagasaka (Representative Director and CEO), Nobuyuki Yamaguchi (Director and CTO), and Kenichi Kinoshita (Director and CDO).

 The company offers a mobile application, called Minchale, a habit-forming app that fosters group accountability and encouragement. The app is designed to address the difficulty of maintaining habits alone and the problem of short bursts of motivation by facilitating group support and motivation. Users form teams of five individuals with similar goals, and encourage each other through chat, fostering a sense of community and accountability. The company's name derives from the A10 nerve group in the brain, associated with emotions and happiness. A10's application is available in Google Play and App Store.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Feb 28, 2022, $3.2M — Mizuho Capital, Fast Track Initiative, Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (Japan)
- Seed, Feb 27, 2017, $0.6M — Sony Group, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, MIRAIDOOR

## Investors

- Sony Group — Seed
- Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank — Seed
- MIRAIDOOR (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/miraidoor) — Seed
- Mizuho Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mizuho-capital) — Series A
- Fast Track Initiative (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fast-track-initiative) — Series A
- Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (Japan) — Series A