Kadan is Japanese for ‘decisive’. We believe the world’s most ambitious founders deserve partners who move with speed, humility, and a relentless focus on founder success. Powered by prominent capital and business partners in Asia, we help global founders move faster.
Our investment focus
In this together.
"I feel incredibly blessed to have an investor that I am able to be fully transparent with through the rollercoaster of building a startup."
Nathan Gunawan, Co-founder & CEO, Pallav Technologies
"We’ve absolutely loved working with Felix, Rei and David. They came in prepared, thoughtful, and armed with deep insights on how we could change the game together."
Milind Sanghavi, Founder & CEO, XWeave
'I would highly recommend Kadan Capital, they don't only contribute with funds but are extremely helpful with strategic introductions.'
Ilya Kravtsov, Co-FOUnder, Ringkas
'Kadan has been a strong partner in PixAI’s Japan expansion. Rei and Felix connected us with top local partners. Their support and deep market insight have been invaluable.'
MIO, Main Character, Pix AI (Mewtant)
"kadan" (果断) [ka.daɴ], which means "decisive" in Japanese, is pronounced like this: ka (as in "car") + da (as in "dark") + ɴ (as in "sand")
Our process takes 1-4 weeks, depending on the documentation available. We can accommodate shorter timelines. Every company we invest in will engage with both of our founding partners. The average time from first meeting to decision is 10 days.
We invest 500k to 1m USD for our first checks, and up to 3m USD per company.
Submit your deck to our website. We review every submission within 1 to 3 business days.
