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SBI Investment

Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific

sbinvestment.co.jp

SBI Investment is a Japanese venture capital firm that manages and operates venture capital funds. It is part of the SBI Group and supports the business development and growth of unlisted venture companies through fund investment.

Invests inFintech

In its own wordsfintechventure capitalgrowth sectorsopen innovationregional revitalizationsustainability

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5portfolio companies
1funding rounds on record
1rounds, last 12 months
$1M to $5Mtypical round it comes in at
Seedmost frequent entry

SBI Investment lists 5 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (38%), AI & Machine Learning (13%) and Enterprise Software (13%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside SMBC Venture Capital, DBJ Capital and Global Brain.

Counts come from funding rounds that name SBI Investment, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round

SBI Investment does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.

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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed100%
Series A0%
Series B0%
Growth0%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 5 companiesRecent activity: 1 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 100% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 38% in its largest sectorReach: 1 countryPortfolio size4th pctRecent activity59th pctEarly stage100th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus70th pctReach19th pct
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SBI Investment compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size4th5 companies
Recent activity59th1 rounds in 12 months
Early stage100th100% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus70th38% in its largest sector
Reach19th1 country

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
SMBC Venture Capital3
DBJ Capital2
Global Brain2
UTokyo Innovation Platform2
Globis Capital Partners1
Incubate Fund1
Japan Post Capital1
Medical Incubator Japan1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers5100%
  • 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.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Fintech38%12%
AI & Machine Learning13%18%
Enterprise Software13%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces13%5%
Mobility & Logistics13%1%
Healthcare & Biotech13%15%

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
26 shared companies16 shared companies16 shared companies14 shared companies12 shared companies10 shared companies9 shared companies9 shared companies8 shared companies8 shared companies8 shared companies7 shared companies7 shared companies7 shared companies7 shared companies6 shared companies6 shared companies6 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companiesSMBC Venture Capital: 3 shared companiesSMBC Venture Capital3DBJ Capital: 2 shared companiesDBJ Capital2Global Brain: 2 shared companiesGlobal Brain2UTokyo Innovation Platform: 2 shared companiesUTokyo Innovation Pla…2Globis Capital Partners: 1 shared companiesGlobis Capital Partne…1Incubate Fund: 1 shared companiesIncubate Fund1Japan Post Capital: 1 shared companiesJapan Post Capital1Medical Incubator Japan: 1 shared companiesMedical Incubator Jap…1NVenture Capital: 1 shared companiesNVenture Capital1STRIVE: 1 shared companiesSTRIVE1Sony Innovation Fund: 1 shared companiesSony Innovation Fund1Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment: 1 shared companiesSumitomo Mitsui Trust…1
Shared portfolio companies with SBI InvestmentFirms that also back companies together

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Compare SBI Investment head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

5 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
BASEbinc.jp · JapanThe company provides various services including payment, online shopping, and financing solutions.
FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page
Global Mobility Service, Inc.global-mobility-service.com · JapanThe company provides mobility services, including financial services and vehicle security solutions, using data-driven technology.
FintechMobility & Logistics
Portfolio page
AI insideinside.ai · JapanThe company develops and provides AI-based products and platforms for business innovation and revenue generation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
Modalismodalistx.com · JapanModalis Therapeutics Corporation develops gene therapy and gene editing technologies, including CRISPR-GNDM, to treat diseases
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
WealthNaviwealthnavi.com · JapanWealthNavi Inc. provides automated asset management services.
Fintech
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of SBI Investment, as last read
sbinvestment.co.jp as VCinfo last read it
Site
sbinvestment.co.jp
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Rounds since
23 Apr 2026
Companies checked
5

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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