# Newt

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.newt.so
- Total disclosed funding: $0.7M
- Latest round: Series A (Jul 26, 2022)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Tokyo, Japan, and founded in 2021 by co-founders Atsushi Fujikawa, Kazuki Takahashi, and Yohei Meguro, Newt Co., Ltd. develops and operates API-based content management software (CMS). In December 2024, PLAID, Inc., a portfolio company of Google Holdings, Mitsui & Co., Mizuho Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, and Femto Partners Inc., agreed to acquire Newt, Inc. from XTech Ventures. The transaction was completed later in the month.

Newt Co., Ltd. offers headless CMS that delivers website content via an API and supports optimal cooperation between "system and system" or "system and human (developer). The company product has various features such as multiple API keys, Webhooks, an external storage function, image optimization service, SDKs, and a starter that can be used in combination with Newt's App template. The December 2024 acquisition enables PLAID, Inc. to enhance its customer experience platforms by integrating headless CMS technology and related assets to improve content management and personalization capabilities.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jul 26, 2022, $0.7M — XTech Ventures

## Investors

- XTech Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/xtech-ventures) — Series A