Investors / Japan / Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment
Investor · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
The firm provides investment advice and agency services for securities and financial products, and manages private investment limited partnerships. It also offers corporate management consulting and operates funds including CVC funds and fund-of-funds.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense
In its own wordscircular economynature positivecvcfund of fundsrenewable energystartups
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Or find every investor that fitsSumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment lists 14 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Space & Defense (21%) and Enterprise Software (13%). 100% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside UTokyo Innovation Platform, DBJ Capital and Global Brain.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment, 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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 14. 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 roundSumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 50% |
| Growth | 0% |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 19th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Space & Defense | 21% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 13% | 8% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Climate & Energy | 4% | 1% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| UTokyo Innovation Platform | 4 |
| DBJ Capital | 3 |
| Global Brain | 3 |
| JAFCO | 3 |
| Japan Post Capital | 3 |
| Coreline | 2 |
| Energy & Environment Investments, Inc. | 2 |
| GMO VenturePartners | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers14100%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with UTokyo Innovation Platform
Compare Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment 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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
In the news
2 headlines naming Sumitomo Mitsui Trust InvestmentEach headline is matched with evidence and opens on its outlet. Some come through the GDELT Project.
Portfolio
14 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALGO ARTIS provides planning optimization services using AI to support decision-making for companies | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Jun 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| 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 | ||
| Axelspace develops and operates microsatellites and provides earth observation platform services | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides technology solutions for sales, accounting, contract management, and customer data management | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| CYBERDYNE develops and provides medical and robotic services and products, including wearable cyborgs and vital sensors. | Healthcare & BiotechRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides digital solutions and services, including workflow management and communication platforms, to large enterprises. | Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Freee develops and provides an integrated management platform for small businesses | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Kyoto Fusioneering develops and designs foundational technologies necessary for the realization of fusion energy power generation | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and manufactures ultrasonic bonding equipment for metal joining applications | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Rakus provides IT services to support business growth and efficiency for companies. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| SmartNews evaluates articles and publishers to deliver high-quality breaking news that impacts users and the world. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Synspective provides SAR data and remote monitoring services to government agencies and companies worldwide. | Space & DefenseClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides data analysis and support for businesses to achieve nature-positive management and reduce nature-related risks. | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| WealthNavi Inc. provides automated asset management services. | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- smtic.jp
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 23 Apr 2026
- Companies checked
- 14
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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