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Who invested in DeNA?
DeNA's investors include Nippon Venture Capital, Sumitomo, Atalanta Therapeutics, Nippon Technology Venture Partners and Fobal Corporation, and 2 more on record.
2001
$12MSeries A$4.5MSeries B$2.7MSeries BJapan · Series B startup
Who invested in DeNA
3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$19Mraised across 3 rounds since 2000, from 3 sources
$12MSeries A$4.5MSeries B$2.7MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $2.7MNov 2001
- Biggest round
- $12MSeries A · Mar 2000
- Investors
- 7
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $12M Mar 2000
- Biggest round
- $12M Series A · Mar 2000
- Usual gap between rounds
- 12 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Nov 2001
- Mar 2001
- Mar 2000Series A$12M3 new
Reported by c-direct.ne.jp
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Series A2000Series B2001Series B2001
Nippon Venture Capital
Sumitomo
Atalanta Therapeutics
Nippon Technology Venture PartnersFobal CorporationKoyoshaSony Communication Network
Nippon Venture CapitalSumitomoNippon Technology Venture PartnersFobal CorporationKoyoshaSony Communication NetworkExits
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredperoliundisclosedOct 2014
IPO1254undisclosedFeb 2005
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Fobal Corporationno record of our own yet1round
Koyoshano record of our own yet1round
Sony Communication Networkno record of our own yet1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists DeNA as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about DeNA
How much has DeNA raised?
DeNA has raised $19M across 3 rounds since 2000.
When did DeNA last raise?
DeNA's most recent round was a Series B of $2.7M in Nov 2001.
What was DeNA's biggest round?
DeNA's largest round on record is $12M (Series A), in Mar 2000.
Who backed DeNA first?
DeNA's first round on record, in Mar 2000, was backed by Sumitomo, Atalanta Therapeutics and Nippon Technology Venture Partners.
What stage is DeNA at?
DeNA's latest named round is a Series B, in Nov 2001.
Where is DeNA based?
DeNA is based in Japan.
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