Heartbeats
Tokyo-based operator of ORICAL, a digital trading card service built with sports and entertainment rights holders.
- Industry
- fan engagement, digital trading cards
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
About
Heartbeats operates ORICAL, a service for collecting digital trading cards made with companies and organizations that hold sports and entertainment rights. BRIDGE reports that the cards can update in real time with matches and live events, and that the service had 26 partners, including 10 professional baseball teams.
BRIDGE writes the company name as HEARTBEATS.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series C 2026 | 2026-09-11 | Artemis Ventures |
Investors
- Artemis Ventures lead
- Vertex Ventures Japan participant
- Shochiku Ventures participant
- Carta Ventures participant
- G-STARTUP participant
- Mizuho Capital participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://thebridge.jp/en/2026/09/heartbeats-raises-approximately-%c2%a52-3-billion-in-series-c-led-by-artemis-for-digital-trading-card-orical
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-06.
BRIDGE article dated 2026-09-14. Says HEARTBEATS announced on the 11th that it raised approximately ¥2.3 billion in a Series C led by Artemis Ventures, through share allotments in July and August. It does not name the other investors. - https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/heartbeats-raises-approx-usd15m-in-series-c-funding.html
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-06.
FinSMEs article dated 2026-10-02, later than the announcement. Gives the amount as approximately USD15m, the Tokyo location, and is the only source read for the participating investors.