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DENSO Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

GrowthSeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque2540days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$28MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch DENSO Ventures

DENSO Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Debt: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $20M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries A
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Nov
    BlaizeUS · VentureBeat$87MWith 7 others
  3. May
    Bond MobilitySeries A · US · FinSMEs$20MSole investor
  4. Apr
    Uber Advanced Technologies GroupUS · VentureBeat$1.0BWith 3 others
  5. 2018

    4 rounds

  6. Nov
    RidecellSeries B · US · FinSMEs$28MWith 6 others
  7. Sept
    ThinCISeries C · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 5 others
  8. Jun
    RidecellSeries B · US · FinSMEs$29MWith 4 others
  9. May
    MetawaveUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 9 others
  10. 2017

    1 round

  11. May
    TriLuminaDebt · US · FinSMEs$9.0MWith 4 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

GGV CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies DENSO Ventures put money into.

Blaize$87M · Nov 2019Uber Advanced Technologies Group$1.0B · Apr 2019Ridecell$28M · Nov 2018Metawave$10M · May 2018

Quick answers about DENSO Ventures

What does DENSO Ventures invest in?

DENSO Ventures invests most often at Series B and Debt (60% of the rounds on record).

How active is DENSO Ventures?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has DENSO Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Blaize (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019), Bond Mobility (Series A, May 2019) and Uber Advanced Technologies Group (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019).

How big are DENSO Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

Does DENSO Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DENSO Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is DENSO Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

Who does DENSO Ventures invest alongside?

Most often GGV Capital (2 rounds together) and Khosla Ventures (2 rounds together).

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