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SMBC Venture Capital

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Description

SMBC Venture Capital is a Japanese finance company that offers banking-centered financial services.

Investor Profile

SMBC Venture Capital has made 148 investments, with 45 in the past 12 months and 4% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (27%)
  • Series Unknown (21%)
  • Series B (20%)
  • Seed (13%)
  • Series C (9%)
  • Series D (4%)
  • Debt Financing (3%)
  • Series F (1%)
  • Private Equity (1%)
  • Corporate Round (1%)

Country Focus

  • Japan (95%)
  • United States (1%)
  • United Kingdom (1%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Singapore (1%)
  • Mexico (1%)
  • Australia (1%)
  • Vietnam (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Health Care
  • Manufacturing
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Medical
  • Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Saas
  • Biotechnology
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does SMBC Venture Capital frequently co-invest with?

Nissay Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 10
Co-Investments: 10
W ventures
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 13
SBI Investment
Asia, Chiba, Japan, Minato
Co-Investments: 10
Global Brain Corporation
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 15
Mizuho Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 40
JAFCO
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 11
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 42
DBJ Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Otemachi
Co-Investments: 10
DNX Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 14

Which angels does SMBC Venture Capital often collaborate with?

Jun Nishikawa
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
Fumiaki Koizumi
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Shared Deals: 2
Tomoyuki Takechi
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 2
Shared Deals: 1
ER
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1
Kazuomi Kaneto
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
ED
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
PR
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by SMBC Venture Capital?

Startup Class

Meguro, Hokkaido, Japan

Startup Class strives to discover and carefully select ambitious entrepreneurs , and provides with an opportunity.

Human ResourcesInformation TechnologyRecruiting
Series UnknownMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,034,823
Findy

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Findy is a human resource company that provides recruitment, employment, and staffing solutions with machine learning technology.

Career PlanningEmploymentHuman ResourcesMedia and EntertainmentRecruitingStaffing Agency
Series DMay 26, 2025
Amount Raised: $14,360,569
Euphoria

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Euphoria is a sports marketing company that provides conditioning, database management, marketing, and consulting services in sports.

AppsConsultingFitnessMarketingSocial MediaSports
Series UnknownApr 23, 2025
DelizMart

Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan

DelizMart is a digital-driven platform that helps to solve food distribution challenges and reduce cost transactions in the food industry.

AppsFood and BeverageFood Delivery
SeedApr 14, 2025
JIZAIE

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

JIZAIE is an artificial intelligence firm that wants to combine VR, robots, and wearable computing to create a solution.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentRoboticsVirtual Reality
Series AApr 8, 2025
Penetrator

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Penetrator transforms the real estate market with space technology, tackling transaction issues and forming landslide observation systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Real EstateReal Estate InvestmentSatellite Communication
Series AApr 2, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,672,518
Letara

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Letara is an aerospace component manufacturing company that produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft.

AerospaceManufacturingSatellite Communication
SeedMar 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,400,179
Ababa

Suita, Osaka, Japan

Ababa is a recruitment solutions provider that assists job seekers by offering scouts from competing firms to facilitate the job search.

Career PlanningEmploymentHuman Resources
Series BMar 7, 2025
Amount Raised: $8,442,806
Clear

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Clear is an IT corporation that specializes in web media services and seeks to concentrate on information for purpose.

Information ServicesInternetWeb3
Series UnknownMar 3, 2025
SALOWIN

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

SALOWIN is a shared salon where freelance hairdressers can freely provide for customers.

BeautyCustomer ServiceService Industry
Series DFeb 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $16,412,387