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Daiwa SMBC Capital

Last cheque observed May 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series CSeries FVentureE-CommerceTravel Agency

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque7104days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$28MRounds led0 of 4Exits1 from the portfolio
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Daiwa SMBC Capital highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series F: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
E-CommerceTravel Agency
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2007

    2 rounds

  2. May
    NexWave SolutionsSeries C · FR$6.0MWith 6 others
  3. Feb
    Picsel TechnologiesSeries C · GB · thealarmclock.com$47MWith 5 others
  4. 2005

    2 rounds

  5. Feb
    FibroGenSeries F · US · fibrogen.com$100MWith 14 others
  6. Jan
    SiGe SemiconductorVenture · CA$8.5MWith 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

SiGe SemiconductorBought by Skyworks Solutions$275MMay 2011

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

Quick answers about Daiwa SMBC Capital

What does Daiwa SMBC Capital invest in?

Daiwa SMBC Capital invests most often at Series C and Series F (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce and Travel Agency.

How active is Daiwa SMBC Capital?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2007.

How big are Daiwa SMBC Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

Is Daiwa SMBC Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2007.

What kind of investor is Daiwa SMBC Capital?

Daiwa SMBC Capital is a VC firm based in Japan.

Where does this information on Daiwa SMBC Capital come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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