# Dentsu: portfolio, investments and team > Dentsu is a corporate vc based in Japan. 4 investments on record, latest Dec 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/dentsu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Dentsu Last cheque observed Dec 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Series A Series D Internet Of Things Software Advertising Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **4330** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.5M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Dentsu ## Dentsu highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 75% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Internet Of Things Software Advertising - **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Dec** **[Money Forward](https://millionrounds.com/company/money-forward)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 4 others - **2008** 2 rounds - **May** **[Brightcove K.K.](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove-k-k)** Series A · JP · techcrunch.com **$4.9M** With 3 others - **May** **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$4.9M** With 3 others - **2007** 1 round - **Jan** **[Mobile Content Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-content-networks)** Series B · US · mcn-inc.com **$10M** 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 team We hold **14** 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 From their own portfolio page (on their website) **1** of 6 we have independently watched raise [Merkle](https://millionrounds.com/company/merkle) Carat Dentsu x English Tag iProspect 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2012 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 **Aegis Media** **$5.0B** Jul 2012 **Steak Group** **Undisclosed** Jun 2011 **Firstborn** **Undisclosed** Jan 2011 **Cyber Communications** **$134M** Jan 2009 ## The cheque Series B Series A Series D Median round joined **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2014 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Series A *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2014 Often in the room with - [Cyber Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyber-communications) 2 - [J-Stream](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-stream) 2 - [TransCosmos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transcosmos) 2 **Pitching Dentsu?** 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 Dentsu. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Cyber Communications** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyber-communications)[**J-Stream** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-stream)[**TransCosmos** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transcosmos) ## Quick answers about Dentsu ### What does Dentsu invest in? Dentsu invests most often at Series B and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet Of Things, Software and Advertising. ### How active is Dentsu? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014. ### How big are Dentsu's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.5M. ### Is Dentsu investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014. ### Who does Dentsu invest alongside? Most often Cyber Communications (2 rounds together), J-Stream (2 rounds together) and TransCosmos (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Dentsu? Dentsu is a corporate VC based in Tokyo, Japan. ### When was Dentsu founded? Dentsu was founded in 1968. ### Where does this information on Dentsu come from? From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=dentsu) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=dentsu)