One Drop Investment

What One Drop Investment does

One Drop Investment Co., Ltd. (ONE DROP INVESTMENT株式会社) is a Yokohama-headquartered Japanese real estate investment and asset management firm founded on January 4, 2013, with registered capital of ¥100,000,000. It operates three principal business lines: a real estate crowdfunding platform (FUNDROP), a real estate liquidity business that buys, renovates, and resells rental buildings, and an asset management business that manages investor funds. The firm is privately held and founder-led, with CEO Izutsu Hideki (井筒 秀樹) at the helm.

FUNDROP, launched in July 2021, is an online real estate crowdfunding platform built around a ¥10,000 minimum investment, an online eKYC flow with a stated five-minute account opening, and a priority-secondary structure. It operates under the Real Estate Specific Joint Business Act (不動産特定共同事業法) via a Kanagawa Prefecture permit (#28), and is supported at the back end by the firm's broader licenses covering building-lots and buildings transactions, real estate management, and rental property management. A purchase-guarantee arrangement with Japan Guarantee Co., Ltd. underwrites part of the investor protection framework.

The firm's revenue mechanics blend crowdfunding platform fees, gains on the real estate liquidity trading book (buy/renovate/resell), and asset management fees on managed investor capital. Distribution is direct-to-retail via FUNDROP's online onboarding. The wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary ONE DROP REALTY separates deal-origination and brokerage functions from the parent, and a single satellite branch opened in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles on May 1, 2024 represents the firm's first international footprint.

Name

One Drop Investment

Legal name

ONE DROP INVESTMENT株式会社

Website

https://onedrop-inv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

One Drop Investment is a Yokohama-headquartered Japanese real estate firm that runs the FUNDROP crowdfunding platform, a property liquidity (buy-renovate-resell) business, and investor asset management, serving long-tail Japanese retail investors with a ¥10,000 minimum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Crowdfunding

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Funds — Core-Plus (FSANAEAG)

Keywords

• Real estate crowdfunding
• Real estate investment
• Asset management services
• Property liquidity
• Residential rental management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Fees: Revenue generated from managing real estate crowdfunding investments through FUNDROP platform, collecting fees from investors and property operators participating in the crowdfunding scheme
2. Asset Management Fees: Fees from managing real estate portfolios for investors, including property operation management, reporting, and administrative services
3. Property Liquidity Business: Revenue from purchasing rental apartment buildings and buildings, conducting value-add improvements, and reselling to individual investors and SMEs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

One Drop Investment operates FUNDROP, an online real estate crowdfunding platform regulated under Japan's Real Estate Specified Joint Business Act that allows investors to participate in residential rental properties starting from ¥10,000 per unit. The company complements the platform with a real estate liquidity business that buys, renovates, and resells rental apartment buildings to individual investors and SMEs, and an asset management service that operates real estate funds on behalf of investors.

Product overview

One Drop Investment operates a real estate investment platform primarily centered on FUNDROP, its real estate crowdfunding product. The company also offers real estate liquidation services (buying, value-adding, and reselling residential properties) and asset management services for investors seeking stable returns. These three service lines form an integrated real estate investment ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FUNDROP: 不動産クラウドファンディングプラットフォーム。不動産特定共同事業法に基づく小口投資サービス。1万円からの少額投資が可能。
• One Drop Realty

Products and services

• FUNDROP Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform (不動産クラウドファンディング事業) Online real estate crowdfunding platform that lets individual investors participate in residential rental property investments from ¥10,000 per unit, with online eKYC account opening and a priority-subordinate structure subordinating operator capital behind investor capital.
• Real Estate Liquidity Business (不動産流動化事業) Service of acquiring rental apartment buildings, performing value-add renovations, and reselling them to individual investors and SMEs.
• Asset Management Service (アセットマネジメント事業) Operation and management of real estate on behalf of fund investors, including property operation planning, budget management, reporting, and ESG/sustainability initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Investment starts from ¥10,000 minimum (vs. traditional real estate requiring millions)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 株式会社日本保証 (Japan Guarantee Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2021Partnership with Japan Guarantee Co., Ltd. for purchase guarantee (買取保証) operations through FUNDROP real estate crowdfunding platform. Under this scheme, Japan Guarantee provides purchase guarantees on target properties for upcoming fundraising projects. This partnership enhances investor confidence by providing downside protection on qualifying real estate investments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rimple: Japanese real estate crowdfunding platform focused on income-producing properties for retail investors. Directly comparable to FUNDROP in target market, product category, regulatory license type, and minimum-ticket positioning.
• BitReal: Japanese real estate crowdfunding platform using blockchain-based securities for fractional property ownership. Comparable to FUNDROP as a Japan-based small-ticket real estate crowdfunding platform serving retail investors.
• J.Lending: Japanese alternative investment platform operating real estate and lending crowdfunding products. Comparable to One Drop in product structure, regulatory framework and retail investor target.
• OwnersBook: One of Japan's longest-running real estate crowdfunding platforms, offering small-ticket investments in income-producing properties to retail investors. Directly comparable to FUNDROP in product, regulatory structure under the Real Estate Specified Joint Business Act, and target customer base.
• Crowdbank: Japanese crowdfunding platform operating across real estate, lending and equity offerings. Comparable to One Drop as a multi-asset Japanese crowdfunding operator with a focus on small-ticket retail investments and online onboarding.
• CRE Funding (CREAL): Japanese real estate crowdfunding platform specializing in residential and mixed-use development deals for retail investors. Comparable to FUNDROP in product focus, minimum-ticket approach and target demographic.

Broad incumbents

• GA Technologies (RENOSY): Large Japanese PropTech company whose RENOSY platform bundles real estate brokerage, crowdfunding, asset management and renovation services. Comparable to One Drop across multiple service lines but at materially greater scale and capital base.
• SBI Real Estate Investment (SBI): SBI-affiliated real estate investment vehicle offering crowdfunding-style products to retail investors. Comparable to FUNDROP in product type and customer base but backed by the SBI group's much larger distribution and capital.

Regional players

• Fundrise: Largest US real estate crowdfunding platform offering eREITs and interval funds to retail investors. Comparable to FUNDROP in business model and small-ticket retail positioning, though operating in a separate geography relevant to One Drop's US expansion ambition.
• CrowdStreet: US online commercial real estate investment marketplace serving accredited and institutional investors. Comparable in operating model to the asset management arm of One Drop and relevant given the company's US expansion via the LA branch.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10695

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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