# GROOVE X funding: rounds and investors

> GROOVE X has raised $74M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Shenzhen Capital Group Co., SMBC Venture Capital and Japan Finance Corporation.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/groove-x (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *GROOVE X*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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.

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Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$74M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$57M** Series A **$17M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $17M Dec 2020
- **Biggest round:** $57M Series A · Dec 2017
- **Investors:** 12

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2018 2019 2020

**$57M** Series A

**$17M** Series B

- **First round:** Series A, $57M
- **Biggest round:** $57M
- **Between rounds:** 3 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2020** Series B **$17M** *3 new* [Shenzhen Capital Group Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) Source recorded
- **Dec 2017** Series A **$57M** *9 new* [Line Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/line-ventures) [SMBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc) Amtran Dai-ichi Seiko Global Catalyst Innovation Network Mirai OSG Shenzhen Reported by Thebridge

## 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 A** 2017 **Series B** 2020 [Shenzhen Capital Group Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) [Line Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/line-ventures) [SMBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc) Amtran Dai-ichi Seiko Global Catalyst Innovation Network Mirai

## Everyone who backed them

[Shenzhen Capital Group Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) Government **1** round

[SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) Investment bank **1** round

[Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) Investment firm **1** round

[Line Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/line-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[SMBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc) VC firm **1** round

Amtran no record of our own yet **1** round

Dai-ichi Seiko no record of our own yet **1** round

Global Catalyst no record of our own yet **1** round

Innovation Network no record of our own yet **1** round

Mirai no record of our own yet **1** round

OSG no record of our own yet **1** round

Shenzhen no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about GROOVE X

### Who invested in GROOVE X?

GROOVE X's investors include Shenzhen Capital Group Co., SMBC Venture Capital, Japan Finance Corporation, Line Ventures and SMBC, and 7 more on record.

### How much has GROOVE X raised?

GROOVE X has raised $74M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did GROOVE X last raise?

GROOVE X's most recent round was a Series B of $17M in Dec 2020.

### What was GROOVE X's biggest round?

GROOVE X's largest round on record is $57M (Series A), in Dec 2017.

### Who backed GROOVE X first?

GROOVE X's first round on record, in Dec 2017, was backed by Line Ventures, SMBC and Amtran and 6 others.

### What stage is GROOVE X at?

GROOVE X's latest named round is a Series B, in Dec 2020.

### Where is GROOVE X based?

GROOVE X is based in Japan.

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