Global Brain has invested in SUPER STUDIO Inc. (SUPER STUDIO), a company providing the e-commerce platform to D2C brands, as the lead investor through 31VENTURES – Global Brain – Growth I Project (31VENTURES), the JPY 30 billion venture investment project jointly managed with Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Mitsui Fudosan), mainly targeting growth stage startups. The e-commerce platform SUPER STUDIO has developed is a one-stop solution combining all necessary functions for any D2C brands, such as website builder, performance analytics, logistics etc. The company also runs several D2C brands by itself to research the trends in D2C brands and their needs. Moreover, SUPER STUDIO has very strong presence in the D2C market in Japan since it plays as a hub connecting D2C brands and OEM factories, customer-support call centers, and payment solution providers, and so on. Global Brain has highly impressed by SUPER STUDIO’s product, team, and high aspirations to make e-commerce and D2C industry stronger. We continuously will support them in realizing their vision together. ## About SUPER STUDIO

Location: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Kohsuke Hayashi

Founded: December 2014

URL: https://super-studio.jp/
(Available only in Japanese)

## About 31VENTURES

Name: 31VENTURES – Global Brain – Growth I Project

Operators: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Global Brain Corporation

Fund Size: JPY 30 billion

## About Global Brain

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Yasuhiko Yurimoto

Founded: January 1998

URL: https://globalbrains.com/

Global Brain has invested in SUPER STUDIO Inc., a company providing SaaS e-commerce platform to D2C brands, as the lead investor