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DeNA

Last cheque observed Sep 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

SeedVentureEnterprise SoftwareReal EstateE-commerce

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque5900days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.7MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch DeNA

DeNA highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.7M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareReal EstateE-commerce
Based in
Shibuya-ku, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Astro ApeSeed · US · venturebeat.comUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2009

    1 round

  4. Oct
    Aurora FeintVenture · US · venturebeat.com$3.7MSole 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.

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Astro ApeBought by ZyngaUndisclosedJan 2011

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Find TravelUndisclosedApr 2015
IEMO$50MOct 2014
peroliUndisclosedOct 2014
Atakama LabsUndisclosedOct 2011
ngmoco$400MOct 2010
Gameview StudiosUndisclosedSept 2010

Quick answers about DeNA

What does DeNA invest in?

DeNA invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Real Estate and E-commerce.

How active is DeNA?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2010.

How big are DeNA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.7M.

Is DeNA investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2010.

What kind of investor is DeNA?

DeNA is a corporate VC based in Shibuya-ku, Japan.

When was DeNA founded?

DeNA was founded in 1999.

Where does this information on DeNA 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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