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Who invested in SmartBank

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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.

Consumer AppsFinancial ServicesFintech

Funding summaryUpdated 15 Nov 2026

$28Mraised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

$26MRound$1.6MSeries B
Latest round
Series B, $1.6MJan 2025
Biggest round
$26MRound · Nov 2024
Investors
6
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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.

2025
$26MRound$1.6MSeries B
First round
Round, $26M
Nov 2024
Biggest round
$26M
Round · Nov 2024
Between rounds
2 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jan 2025
    Series B$1.6M5 new

    Source recorded

  2. Nov 2024
    Round$26M1 new

    Reported by TechCrunch

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.

Everyone who backed them

Mizuho CapitalVC firm1round
IVCVC firm1round
Z Venture CapitalCorporate VC1round
ANRIVC firm1round
MUFG BankInvestment firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list SmartBank 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.

Globis Capital PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Spiral CapitalVC firmPer its own site
DBJ CapitalGovernmentPer its own site
GMO VenturePartnersCorporate VC2020, per its site
AkatsukiVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about SmartBank

Who invested in SmartBank?

SmartBank's investors include Global Brain Corporation, Mizuho Capital, IVC, Z Venture Capital and ANRI, and 1 more on record.

How much has SmartBank raised?

SmartBank has raised $28M across 2 rounds since 2024.

When did SmartBank last raise?

SmartBank's most recent round was a Series B of $1.6M in Jan 2025.

What was SmartBank's biggest round?

SmartBank's largest round on record is $26M (Undisclosed round), in Nov 2024.

Who backed SmartBank first?

SmartBank's first round on record, in Nov 2024, was backed by Global Brain Corporation.

What stage is SmartBank at?

SmartBank's latest named round is a Series B, in Jan 2025.

Where is SmartBank based?

SmartBank is based in Japan.

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