# Credit Saison: portfolio, investments and team

> Credit Saison is a corporate vc based in Japan. 10 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-saison (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Credit Saison

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 10 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Debt Series A Series B Fintech

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**60%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **79** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$26M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **Brazil, 60%**

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## Credit Saison highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Series A: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Fintech
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Ume](https://millionrounds.com/company/ume)** Debt · BR · LatamList **$96M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Zippi](https://millionrounds.com/company/zippi)** Debt · BR · LatamList **$42M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[CashU](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashu)** Debt · BR · LatamList **$23M** With 3 others
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Jeitto](https://millionrounds.com/company/jeitto)** Debt · BR · LatamList **$6.8M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Pagaleve](https://millionrounds.com/company/pagaleve)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$29M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[CashU](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashu)** Debt · BR · LatamList **$18M** With 2 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Origami Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/origami-inc)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[MatchMove Pay](https://millionrounds.com/company/matchmove-pay)** Venture · SG **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Money Forward](https://millionrounds.com/company/money-forward)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Coiney](https://millionrounds.com/company/coiney)** Series A · JP · startup-dating.com **$5.0M** Sole investor

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.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [CashU 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cashu)

Most recent commitments

- [CashU Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cashu)

## The cheque

Debt Series A Series B

Median round joined **$26M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *5*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Itaú BBA International plc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itau-bba-international-plc) 3
- [GMO VenturePartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Credit Saison. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Itaú BBA International plc** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itau-bba-international-plc)[**GMO VenturePartners** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Credit Saison put money into.

[**Zippi** $42M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zippi)[**Pagaleve** $29M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/pagaleve)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Credit Saison in the title.

- [Latitud Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/latitud) 11 Dec 2024 · 43 min Why LatAm? ESOPs with Norte Ventures and Credit Saison Mentions [Credit Saison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-saison)[Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2)[Caravela Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caravela-capital) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Credit Saison

### What does Credit Saison invest in?

Credit Saison invests most often at Debt and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech.

### How active is Credit Saison?

10 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has Credit Saison invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ume (Debt, Aug 2026), Zippi (Debt, Feb 2026) and CashU (Debt, Jan 2026).

### How big are Credit Saison's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

### Does Credit Saison lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Credit Saison invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Brazil (60%), Japan (30%) and Singapore (10%).

### Is Credit Saison investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Credit Saison invest alongside?

Most often Itaú BBA International plc (3 rounds together) and GMO VenturePartners (2 rounds together).

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