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Who invested in Leading Mark

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

$13Mraised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

$500KSeed$1.4MSeries A$11MVenture

Latest round: Venture, $11MFeb 2025
Step-upi: 7.3×
Investors: 7

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The funding story

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

2013201520172019202120232025

$500KSeed$1.4MSeries A$11MVenture

First round: Seed, $500K
Biggest round: $11M
Usual gap between rounds: 10 years

The rounds

Feb 2025
Venture$11M3 new2 returning
Source recorded
Feb 2015
Series A$1.4M4 new
From a historical funding record
Jan 2013
Seed$500K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record

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.

Seed2013Series A2015Venture2025

SMBC Venture Capital

Mizuho Capital

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

East VenturesCyberAgent Capital

Nippon Venture Capital

Link and Motivation

Everyone who backed them

SMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank2rounds

Mizuho CapitalVC firm2rounds

Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm1round

East VenturesVC firm1round

CyberAgent CapitalVC firm1round

Nippon Venture CapitalCorporate VC1round

Link and MotivationVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Leading Mark as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

UTokyo Innovation PlatformGrowth equityPer its own site

Legend PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Leading Mark

Who invested in Leading Mark?

Leading Mark's investors include SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, East Ventures and CyberAgent Capital, and 2 more on record.