Platform directory
Where Japan gets funded
An honest, one-screen profile of every major Japanese crowdfunding platform — grouped by type, each a direct link out.
KAKEHASHI hosts no campaigns — backing happens on the official platform.
Reward
Back a project, receive a product or experience as your reward. Japan's most common type.
CAMPFIRERewardDonationJapan's largest reward platform — a home for almost any idea, from gadgets to grassroots causes.MakuakeRewardThe product launchpad. A CyberAgent company where new gadgets and goods debut to early adopters.GREEN FUNDINGRewardCurated gadget & culture platform run by the CCC (Tsutaya) group, known for high success rates.MOTION GALLERYRewardDonationThe creative & independent-culture platform — film, art, books, spaces and music.kibidango（きびだんご）RewardCurated reward platform with a high success rate, strong on bringing overseas products to Japan.
Donation
Give to a cause with no material reward — social, medical and disaster relief.
Hometown tax (GCF)
Direct your hometown-tax donation to a specific municipal project (GCF).
Equity
Invest in unlisted startups for shares. Regulated; high risk, high potential.
Fund
Invest in a specific business and share in its revenue (and its risk).
Lending
Lend money to businesses through an operator and earn interest. A financial product.