Japan · Investor

Benesse

Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series ASeries BHealth CareMarketingEducation

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque4617days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.8MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Benesse

Benesse highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CareMarketingEducation
Based in
岡山市, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Mar
    QuipperSeries A · GB$5.8MWith 1 other
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Nov
    InOpenSeries A · IN · business-standard.comUndisclosedSole investor
  5. 2003

    1 round

  6. Oct
    iStyle Inc.Series B · JPUndisclosedWith 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

QuipperBought by Recruit Holdings$39MJul 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about Benesse

What does Benesse invest in?

Benesse invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care, Marketing and Education.

How active is Benesse?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2014.

How big are Benesse's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.8M.

Is Benesse investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2014.

What kind of investor is Benesse?

Benesse is a corporate VC based in 岡山市, Japan.

When was Benesse founded?

Benesse was founded in 1955.

Where does this information on Benesse come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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