# DENSO Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > DENSO Ventures is a corporate vc based in Japan. 8 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/denso-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # DENSO Ventures Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Growth Seed Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **2540** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch DENSO Ventures ## DENSO Ventures highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Debt: 60% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $20M ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A - **Based in:** Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Blaize](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaize)** US · VentureBeat **$87M** With 7 others - **May** **[Bond Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/bond-mobility)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$20M** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Uber Advanced Technologies Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber-advanced-technologies-group)** US · VentureBeat **$1.0B** With 3 others - **2018** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Ridecell](https://millionrounds.com/company/ridecell)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$28M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[ThinCI](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinci)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$65M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Ridecell](https://millionrounds.com/company/ridecell)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$29M** With 4 others - **May** **[Metawave](https://millionrounds.com/company/metawave)** US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 9 others - **2017** 1 round - **May** **[TriLumina](https://millionrounds.com/company/trilumina)** Debt · US · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 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. ## The cheque Growth Seed Series A Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$20M** Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Nov 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Debt *1* - Series A said *1* - Series C *1* - Growth said *-* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2017 2019 Often in the room with - [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) 2 - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 2 **Pitching DENSO Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies DENSO Ventures put money into. [**Blaize** $87M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaize)[**Uber Advanced Technologies Group** $1.0B · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber-advanced-technologies-group)[**Ridecell** $28M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/ridecell)[**Metawave** $10M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/metawave) ## 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). ## Raising now? 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