HIGHRESO Funding, Investors & Competitors

HIGHRESO has raised $339M across 3 funding rounds, most recently a $8M Series A in October 2024.

Last HIGHRESO funding round

$8M

Series A · Oct 2024

Cumulative funding HIGHRESO raised

$339M

across 3 funding rounds

Key investors in HIGHRESO

HIGHRESO Overview

About HIGHRESO

HIGHRESO operates one of Japan's largest GPU cloud infrastructures, providing NVIDIA-based compute capacity through its GPUSOROBAN service for AI, machine learning, and scientific-simulation workloads. The company builds specialized data centers in regional areas of Japan, including Ishikawa, Saga, and Kagawa prefectures, often repurposing dormant buildings such as former schools. Its offering also includes remote workstations for CAD and CG work and high-density housing for clients' own GPU servers.


Founded

2007

HQ

JapanJapan

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Usage-based, Subscription

HIGHRESO Funding History

HIGHRESO has raised a total of $339M across 3 funding rounds.

HIGHRESO's first fundraising round was a $330M undisclosed-stage round in February 2021. The most recent completed round was a $8M Series A in October 2024.

HIGHRESO funding rounds

HIGHRESO funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Oct 2024Series AWealth Capital Partners; ThirdWave Group; Nagase & Co$8MHigh Reso Co., Ltd raised ¥1.2 billion in an equity and debt funding round on October 7, 2024, from Thirdwave Corporation, Nagase & Co., Ltd., and WCP HR Fund (Wealth Capital Partners). This brings the company's total funding to ¥4.1 billion to date.
Feb 2024Pre-seedSagin Capital & Consulting; Seiko Printing; Kyushu Electric Power; Hokuriku Electric Power; Shinsei Corporate Investment; Cifra; TUSIC; Jingukan; NOW Japan$500K-
Feb 2021Undisclosed stageHokuriku Electric Power; TUSIC$330MHIGHRESO raised funding in a Series A round on February 25, 2021, with co-investors including Hokuriku Electric Power Company and TUSIC. A later Series B - II round occurred on February 5, 2024, raising $0.47M with a broader group of co-investors including Hokuriku Electric Power Company, TUSIC, Jingukan, Kyushu Electric Power, NOW, Sagin Capital & Consulting, Seiko Printing, and Shinsei Corporate Investment.

Who has invested in HIGHRESO?

12 investors have backed HIGHRESO across its funding rounds, including TUSIC, Hokuriku Electric Power, Shinsei Corporate Investment, NOW Japan, Sagin Capital & Consulting and Nagase & Co.


HIGHRESO Investors

Investors in HIGHRESO by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Hokuriku Electric PowerJapanToyama2ParticipantFeb 2021
TUSICJapanTokyo2ParticipantFeb 2021
Sagin Capital & ConsultingJapanSaga1ParticipantFeb 2024
Seiko PrintingThailandBangkok1ParticipantFeb 2024
Kyushu Electric PowerJapanFukuoka1ParticipantFeb 2024
Wealth Capital PartnersJapanTokyo1ParticipantOct 2024
ThirdWave GroupJapanTokyo1ParticipantOct 2024
Shinsei Corporate InvestmentJapanTokyo1ParticipantFeb 2024
CifraJapanTokyo1ParticipantFeb 2024
Nagase & CoJapanJapan1ParticipantOct 2024

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HIGHRESO Competitors

HIGHRESO competitors include listed companies like Alphabet, Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco, and private ones like Databricks and Fireworks AI.

Public and private companies comparable to HIGHRESO
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
AlphabetUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$403B$176B$4.2T8.7x
MicrosoftUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$332B$205B$3.7T10.7x
OracleUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$67B$33B$455B7.8x
CiscoUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$63B$19B$435B6.9x
DatabricksUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$7B-$190B27.1x
Fireworks AIUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$1B-$18B17.5x

HIGHRESO Public Comps

HIGHRESO is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Cisco, Dell, Alibaba Group, IBM, ServiceNow and Cloudflare.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Alphabet$403B$176B10.2x8.7x23.3x19.0x
Microsoft$332B$205B11.1x10.7x18.0x17.5x
Amazon$717B$161B3.9x3.5x17.5x13.8x
Oracle$67B$33B8.6x7.8x17.7x13.9x
Cisco$63B$19B7.1x6.9x23.4x17.9x
Dell$114B$12B3.5x2.4x34.3x20.1x
Alibaba Group$153B$15B1.7x1.6x17.5x13.0x
IBM$68B$17B4.2x4.0x16.9x14.6x

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Common questions about HIGHRESO

When was HIGHRESO founded?HIGHRESO was founded in 2007.
Where is HIGHRESO headquartered?HIGHRESO is headquartered in Japan.
Is HIGHRESO publicly listed?No, HIGHRESO is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has HIGHRESO raised?HIGHRESO has raised $339M across 3 funding rounds.
What was HIGHRESO's last funding round?HIGHRESO's last funding round was a $8M Series A in October 2024.
Who are HIGHRESO's investors?HIGHRESO's investors include Hokuriku Electric Power, TUSIC, Sagin Capital & Consulting, Seiko Printing, Kyushu Electric Power, Wealth Capital Partners, ThirdWave Group, Shinsei Corporate Investment, Cifra, Nagase & Co and 2 others.
Which companies are comparable to HIGHRESO?Companies comparable to HIGHRESO include Alphabet, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Databricks and Fireworks AI.

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