Startup
GGaudiy
株式会社Gaudiy
#28 (tie) in the Japan Top 100 Startups
| Founded / HQ | 2018 · Tokyo |
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| Equity raised to date | ¥13.4B “累計資金調達額は134億円” Company-stated cumulative · as of 2025-05 · Gaudiy via BRIDGE Apr 2026 investment by Toho, Shochiku and Toei Animation undisclosed. |
| Last round | 2025-05 · Pre-Series C · ¥10B 100億円 |
| Latest public valuation | Not publicly disclosed (we do not estimate) |
| Key investors | Sony, Bandai Namco |
| Unicorn | No |
| Website | gaudiy.com |
From Japanese sources
Findings from Japanese-language filings, government records, trade press, interviews and job posts, with our English analysis. Items tagged Japanese-only had no English coverage when we checked quickly. Most insightful first.
| 2025-08-18 | Exec interviewJapanese-onlyToyo Keizai interviews Gaudiy CEO Yuya Ishikawa on the 'fan nation' plan backed by Sony, Bandai Namco and publishers ソニーやバンナム、大手出版社が相次ぎ出資する謎のスタートアップ「ガウディ」の石川代表を直撃 This explains why Japan's big IP holders (Sony, Bandai Namco, publishers, and in 2026 Shochiku, Toei Animation and Toho) own pieces of Gaudiy: it runs their fan-community infrastructure. Its strategic-investor cap table is effectively a customer list. Source: Toyo Keizai (paywalled; public part) |
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Overview
Gaudiy builds fan-community platforms for entertainment brands under the name Gaudiy Fanlink. It was founded in 2018 by Yuya Ishikawa. In May 2025 it raised ¥10B from Sony and Bandai Namco in a pre-Series C, bringing cumulative funding to ¥13.4B.
Built from: Pre-Series C release
Company timeline
Founded
| Date | 2018-05· Gaudiy |
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| Founders | Yuya Ishikawa |
Funding
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead / key investors | Source |
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| 2019-02-15 | Seed | Undisclosed ブロックチェーンのサービスとプロトコル開発を行う「Gaudiy」がシードラウンドでJAFCO、毎日新聞社、gumi國光氏 | PR TIMES | |
| 2020-11-16 | Funding | ¥300M 3億円 | PR TIMES | |
| 2022-06-01 | Series B | ¥2.5B 25億円 | PR TIMES | |
| 2022-08-31 | Series B (close) | ¥3.4B 34億円 | PR TIMES | |
| 2025-05-08 | Pre-Series C | ¥10B; cumulative ¥13.4B 100億円 | Sony, Bandai Namco | PR TIMES |
Key hires & board
| 2022-08-30 | HireCEO Ishikawa becomes Gundam Metaverse technical adviser· PR TIMES |
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Milestones
| 2022-08-31 | PartnershipGaudiy and Sanrio to launch global character community in 2023· PR TIMES |
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| 2023-01-26 | RecognitionWins Mizuho Innovation Award 2022 Q4· PR TIMES |
| 2023-03-17 | TractionChatGPT Plus and GitHub Copilot for all staff· PR TIMES |
| 2023-09-12 | CorporateGaudiy sets up Gaudiy Financial Labs· PR TIMES |
| 2023-10-19 | PartnershipGaudiy and Sanrio to launch Web3/AI social service in spring 2024· PR TIMES |
| 2023-11-01 | PartnershipGaudiy and KONAMI co-develop music creator platform Qto· PR TIMES |
| 2024-05-28 | CorporateGaudiy sets up Gaudiy US Inc. in New York· PR TIMES |
| 2025-05-08 | PartnershipSony, Bandai Namco and Gaudiy form strategic partnership with investment· PR TIMES |
News
| 2025-05-08 | Pre-Series C: ¥10B; cumulative ¥13.4B· PR TIMES |
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| 2025-05-08 | Sony, Bandai Namco and Gaudiy form strategic partnership with investment ソニーグループ、バンダイナムコホールディングス、Gaudiyが戦略的パートナーシップを開始。資本参画と協業でエンタメの未来を共創。· PR TIMES |
| 2024-07-23 | Gaudiy open-sources LangSmith Evaluation Helper Gaudiy、LLMアプリ開発の評価補助ライブラリ「LangSmith Evaluation Helper」をOSSとして公開· PR TIMES |
| 2024-05-28 | Gaudiy sets up Gaudiy US Inc. in New York Gaudiy、米国ニューヨーク州に Gaudiy US Inc. を設立· PR TIMES |
| 2023-11-01 | Gaudiy and KONAMI co-develop music creator platform Qto GaudiyとKONAMIがWeb3領域で提携、音楽創作をテーマとしたクリエイターエコノミープラットフォーム「Qto」を共同開発· PR TIMES |
| 2023-10-19 | Gaudiy and Sanrio to launch Web3/AI social service in spring 2024 Gaudiyがサンリオと協業し、Web3と生成AI技術を活用したSNSサービスを2024年春に世界同時リリース· PR TIMES |
| 2023-10-12 | Gaudiy supports Arbitrum One GaudiyがグローバルスタンダードなWeb3サービスの提供に向け「Arbitrum One」に対応· PR TIMES |
| 2023-10-11 | Gaudiy renews corporate brand Gaudiyはコーポレートブランドを一新しました· PR TIMES |
| 2023-09-15 | Gaudiy and Bandai Namco open hiring site for Gundam Metaverse Gaudiy、バンダイナムコエンターテインメントと「ガンダムメタバースプロジェクト」参画人材の採用特設サイトを公開し、本日より共同募集を開始· PR TIMES |
| 2023-09-12 | Gaudiy sets up Gaudiy Financial Labs GaudiyがWeb3時代のあたらしい金融事業を推進する新会社「Gaudiy Financial Labs」を設立。ブロックチェーン・生成AI技術を活用· PR TIMES |
| 2023-09-06 | Gaudiy and MUFG Bank collaborate on Web3 wallet Gaudiyと三菱UFJ銀行がWeb3領域でのウォレットサービスの協働を開始· PR TIMES |
| 2023-03-17 | ChatGPT Plus and GitHub Copilot for all staff Gaudiy、全社員向け福利厚生にAIサービス「ChatGPT Plus」と「GitHub Copilot」を導入· PR TIMES |
| 2023-01-26 | Wins Mizuho Innovation Award 2022 Q4 Gaudiy、有望なイノベーション企業が表彰される「Mizuho Innovation Award 2022.4Q」を受賞· PR TIMES |
| 2022-08-31 | Series B (close): ¥3.4B· PR TIMES |
| 2022-08-31 | Gaudiy and Sanrio to launch global character community in 2023 GaudiyがWeb3領域でサンリオと協業、2023年前半にキャラクターコミュニティサービスをグローバル展開· PR TIMES |
| 2022-08-30 | CEO Ishikawa becomes Gundam Metaverse technical adviser Gaudiy代表取締役 石川裕也が、ガンダムメタバース技術顧問に就任· PR TIMES |
| 2022-06-22 | Trial of NFTs in online crane games Gaudiy、オンラインクレーンゲームでのNFT活用を試験的に開始· PR TIMES |
| 2022-06-20 | Partnership with Yumemi Web3スタートアップGaudiyが、ゆめみとパートナーシップを締結· PR TIMES |
| 2022-06-08 | Gaudiy and BALCOLONY. set up C4C Labs Gaudiy（ガウディ）とBALCOLONY.がクリエイターのための新会社「C4C Labs」を設立· PR TIMES |
| 2022-06-01 | Gaudiy raises ¥2.5B Series B Gaudiy（ガウディ）、シリーズBで25億円を調達。採用・組織拡大に注力。· PR TIMES |
Founder profiles: Yuya Ishikawa
Funding rounds in 2026
No 2026 rounds in our database yet. Earlier funding is summarised above from the cited source.