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Daiwa Corporate Investment

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 62 cheques on record.

Corporate VCDeploying now

Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthcareBiotechConsumer

Deploying now
33%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 62 on record
Since the last cheque93days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.9MRounds led0 of 62Sole investor6 roundsMostly inJapan, 97%
Pitch Daiwa Corporate Investment

Daiwa Corporate Investment highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $867K

What they do

It is the venture capital of the Daiwa Securities Group.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
HealthcareBiotechConsumer
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first62 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    Starlight EngineGrant · JP · Ventureburn$37MWith 8 others
  3. Mar
    Cardio IntelligenceVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  4. 2025

    8 rounds

  5. Dec
    NovAccelSeed · JP · Fast Track Initiative$7.6MWith 5 others
  6. Nov
    TopoLogicVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  7. Nov
    ZIRITZSeries A · JP$4.5MWith 3 others
  8. Nov
    LisseSeries C · JP$6.5MWith 4 others
  9. Oct
    Z-WorksVenture · JP$4.7MWith 2 others
  10. Aug
    COUNTERWORKSVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  11. May
    Tech DoctorSeries B · JP$8.3MWith 4 others
  12. Apr
    CraifDebt · JP$2.1MWith 3 others
  13. 2024

    9 rounds

  14. Nov
    Ball WaveVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Oct
    StockmarkSeries D · JP$30MWith 4 others
  16. Aug
    RhelixaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    NatureSeries D · JP$7.6MWith 3 others
  18. May
    YAMAPSeries D · JP$13MWith 4 others
  19. Apr
    ASTER JapanVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Mar
    Rapyuta RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. Mar
    ASLAN PharmaceuticalsSG$5.0MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    Prism BioLabSeries C · JP$10MWith 3 others
  23. 2023

    7 rounds

  24. Nov
    CellFiberSeries A · JP$5.5MWith 3 others
  25. Oct
    FloadiaSeries D · JP$5.7MWith 5 others
  26. Sept
    Photo Electron SoulVenture · JP$5.0MWith 3 others
  27. Sept
    Hydro Powtech JapanSeries B · JP$3.5MWith 2 others
  28. Sept
    VookVenture · JP$2.7MWith 3 others
  29. Jul
    ReceptionistVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    GroovenautsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  31. 2022

    2 rounds

  32. Nov
    Sonire TherapeuticsSeries B · JP$17MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    DINETTESeries B · JP$6.6MWith 1 other
  34. 2021

    6 rounds

  35. Nov
    AidemyVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Oct
    HousmartVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  37. Sept
    Spider LabsSeries B · JP$4.9MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    Connexx SystemsVentureUndisclosedWith 4 others
  39. Apr
    ONLY STORYVenture$12MWith 1 other
  40. Feb
    Game Server ServicesVenture$603KWith 1 other
  41. 2020

    9 rounds

  42. Dec
    ThincaVenture$3.9MWith 3 others
  43. Nov
    RequpoVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  44. Nov
    NewropeVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  45. Oct
    MICOLYVenture$1.9MWith 2 others
  46. Sept
    AkerunVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  47. Jun
    CasterVentureUndisclosedWith 4 others

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The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Daiwa Corporate Investment put money into.

Quick answers about Daiwa Corporate Investment

What does Daiwa Corporate Investment invest in?

Daiwa Corporate Investment invests most often at Venture and Series A (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare, Biotech and Consumer.

How active is Daiwa Corporate Investment?

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

What has Daiwa Corporate Investment invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Starlight Engine (Grant, Aug 2026), Cardio Intelligence (Venture, Mar 2026) and NovAccel (Seed, Dec 2025).

How big are Daiwa Corporate Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.9M.

Does Daiwa Corporate Investment lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 62 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Daiwa Corporate Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (97%).

Is Daiwa Corporate Investment investing now?

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

Who does Daiwa Corporate Investment invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (11 rounds together), SMBC Venture Capital (10 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (8 rounds together).

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