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SMBC Venture Capital
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
SMBC Venture Capital is a Japanese venture capital firm that provides funding to growth companies and supports the management of its portfolio companies. It draws on the SMBC group network to connect portfolio companies with large corporations, talent and specialists.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsjapangrowthipocorporate networkmanagement support
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Or find every investor that fitsSMBC Venture Capital lists 103 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 26 funding rounds, 3 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 32% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 92% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside DBJ Capital, Global Brain and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name SMBC Venture Capital, 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 SMBC Venture Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 26 companies; its own site lists 103. 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 roundSMBC Venture Capital does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 32% |
| Series A | 26% |
| Series B | 16% |
| Growth | 26% |
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 | 10 | 1 |
| '26 | 16 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 96th | 103 companies |
| Recent activity | 98th | 17 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 61th | 32% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 9th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 7% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| DBJ Capital | 9 |
| Global Brain | 8 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 8 |
| JAFCO | 7 |
| UTokyo Innovation Platform | 7 |
| Incubate Fund | 6 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 6 |
| Daiwa Corporate Investment | 5 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers10299%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company11%
- 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 SMBC Venture Capital 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 SMBC Venture Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | Seed | |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Series A | |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Series A | |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Series A | |
| 7 May 2026 | Debt Led | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Series B |
Round details for SMBC Venture Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in SMBC Venture Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
103 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiming develops and publishes video games | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a fashion rental service where professional stylists select and deliver clothing to customers' homes. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Akaysha Energy builds and operates mega-scale battery storage solutions | EducationEducation | Sept 2025Debt | Funding round | |
| Amazia creates and provides internet services, currently focusing on manga businesses such as MangaBANG! and MangaEpic! | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Astroscale develops and launches satellites and provides on-orbit servicing solutions to extend mission life and remove orbital debris | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides services and solutions for digital transformation using technologies such as image recognition, barcode, RFID, and sensor technologies, as well as mobile devices and artificial intelligence. | AI & Machine LearningMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Axelspace Holdings develops and operates microsatellites and delivers innovative insights to customers across various fields | Space & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI workflow products to automate business processes and increase productivity | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Berg Earth is an agri-business company centered on vegetable seedling production and sales | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates cruise, hotel, and inbound travel businesses. | Legal & ComplianceConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides various services including payment, online shopping, and financing solutions. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides credit cards and related financial services to small businesses. | FintechFintech | Nov 2025Debt | Funding round | |
| The company provides a service. | Other | Portfolio page | ||
| Caulis provides services such as fraud alert, grid data KYC, and phishing countermeasures to financial institutions and companies. | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Chatwork provides group chat for global teams | Space & DefenseIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a skill market where professionals offer various services | E-commerce & MarketplacesEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a job search and recruitment website for the food and beverage industry. | Human Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a VTuber production, media mix, and metaverse business | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates an online marketplace for handmade and craft products. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Cyfuse develops and manufactures bio 3D printers and other products for regenerative medicine | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- smbc-vc.co.jp
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 28 Jul 2025
- Companies checked
- 103
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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