# i-kasa

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/i-kasa

- Industry: Business Support Services
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.i-kasa.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $0.8M
- Latest round: Series A (Mar 1, 2023)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2018 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Nature Innovation Group K.K., doing business as i-kasa, is an umbrella sharing service provider. In October 2025, i-kasa raised JPY 350 million in series B funding from new investor Nippon Television Network Corporation. As of 2025, the company is led by its CEO, Teruji Marukawa.

The company offers umbrella rental services through Aikasa, which enables users to scan a QR code to rent and return the umbrellas at nearby i-kasa stations. Users can rent umbrellas from designated spots using its mobile app and return them at any convenient location.

The company plans to use the funds raised in October 2025 to expand its services.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Mar 1, 2023, $0.5M — JR East Start Up, SG Incubate
- Series A, Jun 12, 2019, $0.3M — Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, JR East Start Up

## Investors

- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mitsui-sumitomo-insurance-venture-capital) — Series A
- JR East Start Up (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jr-east-start-up) — Series A
- SG Incubate (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sg-incubate) — Series A