Global Brain (GB) has invested in Craftie Inc. (CEO: Yonggum Kang), a Japanese startup offering wide range of handmade workshops, through its GB-VI Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership (GB-VI). Craftie provides services such as workshop reservation platform, workshop B2B service for enterprises, and handmade crafts web magazine, etc. to achieve their mission, “ Empower Neighborhood Community and Improve Quality of Life”.Craftie has developed partnerships with various retail brands and corporations to help their user communities grow and access to creative activities. Through this financing, Craftie will expand its business further by enhancing current services and talent acquisition. GB has decided to invest in Craftie because we appreciate its unique vision, strong management capability, and future growth of community business through arts and crafts workshop. ## About Craftie

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Yonggum Kang

Founded: April, 2016

URL: https://craftie.co.jp/en

## About GB-VI

Name: GB-VI Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership

General Partner: Global Brain Corporation

Fund Size: 20 Billion JPY

## About GB

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Yasuhiko Yurimoto

Founded: January, 1998

URL: http://globalbrains.com/

Global Brain has invested in Craftie, the workshop matching service empowering community through arts and crafts