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DG VENTURES

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 70 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowAcceleratorWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries AMlMetaverseMachine Learning

Deploying now
54%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 70 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.9MCheque size, as they say$500K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 70Sole investor7 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 51%
Pitch DG VENTURES

DG VENTURES highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $1.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
MlMetaverseMachine Learning
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first70 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Sept
    9lioneSeries A · JP$781KWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    WestmagSeries A · US · Ventureburn$11MWith 7 others
  4. Mar
    GranolaSeries C · US · TechCrunch$125MWith 5 others
  5. Mar
    XBOWSeries C · US · Ventureburn$120MWith 3 others
  6. Mar
    TraversalSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  7. 2025

    12 rounds

  8. Nov
    iYellSeries E · JP$2.1MWith 4 others
  9. Nov
    Method SecuritySeries A · US$22MWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    CompositeSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.6MWith 3 others
  11. Sept
    CreatifyVenture · US · Comcast VenturesUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Jul
    RICOSVenture · JP$4.0MWith 3 others
  13. Jul
    TippsyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Jun
    CreatifySeries A · US · TechCrunch$16MWith 2 others
  15. May
    RivanSeed · GB · Silicon Canals$13MWith 4 others
  16. May
    GranolaSeries B · US · TechCrunch$43MWith 9 others
  17. Mar
    DroomVenture$2.9MWith 1 other
  18. Mar
    LinoughVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Feb
    PulseSeed · US$3.9MWith 3 others
  20. 2024

    5 rounds

  21. Dec
    QnoviaSeries B · US$16MWith 2 others
  22. Nov
    JiraffeSeries E · JP$3.3MWith 5 others
  23. Aug
    InspectMindSeed · US$1.6MWith 3 others
  24. Jan
    Cofactory AIPre-seed · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    PR TableSeries D · JP$2.4MWith 4 others
  26. 2023

    8 rounds

  27. Dec
    PetokotoSeries B · JP$2.9MWith 6 others
  28. Nov
    Nu-CreditsPre-seed · GB$763KWith 1 other
  29. Sept
    GiftpackSeed · US$4.3MWith 1 other
  30. Jun
    Cuzen MatchaSeries A · US$3.6MWith 1 other
  31. Jun
    Agri Info DesignSeries B · JP$4.1MWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    ParasolSeed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    oViceVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. Jan
    Psychic VR LabVenture · JP$1.6MWith 3 others
  35. 2022

    6 rounds

  36. Oct
    JigowattsSeries A · JP$670KSole investor
  37. Sept
    ChowlyVenture · US$10MWith 4 others
  38. Jul
    MetabitSeed · CA$2.0MSole investor
  39. Jun
    pickuponSeed · JP$1.8MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    SafetyWingVenture · SVUndisclosedWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    Foresight Commercial InsuranceSeries B · US$39MWith 3 others
  42. 2021

    10 rounds

  43. Dec
    Sentient.ioVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 2 others
  44. Dec
    LentesplusSeries E · CO$8.0MWith 5 others
  45. Oct
    WhomorVenture · JP$1.8MWith 1 other
  46. Jun
    SafeAISeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$21MWith 9 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 2 we have independently watched raise

Dg717Onlab

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 listed1 in all

UmanoBought by DropboxUndisclosedMay 2015

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Genesia VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherIVCVC firm5rounds togetherCyberAgent CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherJAFCOCompany4rounds togetherNFDGGrowth equity4rounds together500 GlobalAngel3rounds togetherBEENEXTVC firm3rounds togetherColopl NextCorporate VC3rounds togetherEast VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm3rounds togetherKleiner PerkinsVC firm3rounds togetherMiraidoaInvestment firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies DG VENTURES put money into.

9lione$781K · Sept 2026Westmag$11M · Jun 2026Granola$125M · Mar 2026XBOW$120M · Mar 2026Traversal$5.0M · Mar 2026iYell$2.1M · Nov 2025

Quick answers about DG VENTURES

What does DG VENTURES invest in?

DG VENTURES invests most often at Venture and Seed (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ml, Metaverse and Machine Learning.

How active is DG VENTURES?

70 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has DG VENTURES invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: 9lione (Series A, Sept 2026), Westmag (Series A, Jun 2026) and Granola (Series C, Mar 2026).

How big are DG VENTURES's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.9M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

Does DG VENTURES lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 70 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DG VENTURES invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (51%), Japan (33%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is DG VENTURES investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does DG VENTURES invest alongside?

Most often Genesia Ventures (6 rounds together), IVC (5 rounds together) and CyberAgent Capital (4 rounds together).

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