# Linc

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/linc

- Industry: Education/Training
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.linc-info.com
- Total disclosed funding: $5.8M
- Latest round: Series B (Oct 14, 2025)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in Tokyo, Japan, and established in 2016, Linc Corporation develops and provides Linc Study, an online platform, providing e-learning services for Chinese students studying in Japan. Linc Corporation also develops and provides LincIntern which is an international student intern-company matching service. In October 2025, Linc, Inc. raised JPY 200 million ?in?series B funding ?from new investor Ignition Point Venture Partners.

CEO Shiyo Naka is a foreigner himself, living in Japan, where the birthrate is rapidly declining and labor demand is rising. He will become a link between foreign human resources and Japan, and founded Linc, Inc. Born in China, studied in Japan after graduating from high school. After graduating from the Faculty of Law, Keio University, engaged in financing in the IT industry in Japan and overseas at Nomura Securities' investment banking division.

The company plans to use its proceeds from October 2025 funding to enhance its assistance for international talent within the construction and logistics sectors, with an emphasis on its AI-driven recruitment management platform.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Oct 14, 2025, $1.3M — Ignition Point Venture Partners
- Series B, Jul 28, 2025, $2M — Z Venture Capital
- Series B, Mar 26, 2024, $0.7M — Z Venture Capital
- Series A, Sep 30, 2021, $0.9M — Shinsei Impact Investment
- Series A, Feb 21, 2018, $0.9M — BEENEXT, Genesia Ventures

## Investors

- BEENEXT (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/beenext) — Series A
- Genesia Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/genesia-ventures) — Series A
- Shinsei Impact Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shinsei-impact-investment) — Series A
- Z Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/z-venture-capital) — Series B
- Ignition Point Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ignition-point-venture-partners) — Series B