Investors / Japan / Marubeni Ventures
Marubeni Ventures
Corporate VC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
Marubeni Ventures invests in startup companies, aiming to contribute to their growth by leveraging the combined capabilities of the Marubeni Group. The firm was established in June 2019 and is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsnext-generation consumer servicesinnovationcorporate partnershipglobal
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Or find every investor that fitsMarubeni Ventures lists 11 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Growth, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (32%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (11%) and Mobility & Logistics (11%). 44% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, DG Ventures and Suzuki Global Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Marubeni Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Marubeni Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 11. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 100% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 23th | 10 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 56th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 32% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 11% | 6% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 11% | 1% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Fintech | 5% | 12% |
| Human Resources | 5% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| DG Ventures | 2 |
| Suzuki Global Ventures | 2 |
| Techstars | 2 |
| 1745 Ventures | 1 |
| 2045 Ventures | 1 |
| AIN Ventures | 1 |
| AVP | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Marubeni Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Marubeni Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2025 | Series C+ |
Round details for Marubeni Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Marubeni Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
11 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumper provides financing options for car repairs, allowing customers to pay for repairs in monthly installments with 0% interest. | FintechMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| D-ID creates AI generated videos and interactive avatars for humanlike communication | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| GrubMarket operates a food supply chain industry platform providing wholesale products, software solutions, and delivery services to businesses and consumers in the US and Canada. | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops software that enables robots to think and correct their movements on their own. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and implements medical AI and provides innovative products for various medical fields | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| NeuroBlade accelerates data processing for AI applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells beauty and cosmetic products online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Orbit Fab provides in-space fuel delivery services for spacecraft | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Revelio Labs provides a workforce intelligence platform with labor market data and analytics | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| River designs and manufactures electric scooters for personal transportation | Mobility & LogisticsE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Skeleton Technologies designs and manufactures power systems for various industries including AI infrastructure, data centers, and transportation. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Series C+ | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- marubeni-ventures.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 28 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 11
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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