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GMO VenturePartners

Last cheque observed Aug 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

SeedSeries AFintech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 40 on record
Since the last cheque430days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MRounds led0 of 40Sole investor12 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 49%
Pitch GMO VenturePartners

GMO VenturePartners highlights

  1. 01

    40 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 49% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Accumulation of deep knowledge and abundant experience based on over 10 years of investment track record.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Fintech
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first40 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Aug
    TransBnkSeries B · IN · TechCrunch$25MWith 5 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Dec
    BureauSeries B · IN · TechStartups$30MWith 9 others
  5. 2019

    1 round

  6. Nov
    Rad AISeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 6 others
  7. 2015

    9 rounds

  8. Nov
    IndotradingSeries B · IDUndisclosedWith 5 others
  9. Sept
    PinkoiSeed · TW$9.0MWith 5 others
  10. May
    DobletSeed · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    2C2PSeries C · SG$7.0MWith 1 other
  12. Apr
    ChatWorkSeries A · US$2.5MSole investor
  13. Apr
    C ChannelSeed · JP$4.0MWith 7 others
  14. Mar
    RazorpaySeed · IN$2.6MWith 19 others
  15. Mar
    IndotradingSeries A · ID$1.5MWith 5 others
  16. Jan
    MatchMove PayVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. 2014

    10 rounds

  18. Dec
    Money ForwardSeries B · JP$13MWith 4 others
  19. Dec
    lancers IncVenture · JP$8.4MWith 4 others
  20. Oct
    MercariSeries C · JP$24MWith 4 others
  21. Aug
    UzabaseSeries C · JP$4.5MWith 6 others
  22. Jul
    RoomstormSeed · US$120KWith 19 others
  23. May
    SansanSeries B · JP$15MWith 4 others
  24. May
    FreakOutSeries A · JP$15KSole investor
  25. Mar
    MercariSeries B · JP$15MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    raksulSeries B · JP$16MWith 5 others
  27. Jan
    2C2PSeries B · TH$2.0MSole investor
  28. 2013

    5 rounds

  29. Dec
    Coda PaymentsSeries A · SG · thebridge.jp$2.3MWith 4 others
  30. Aug
    Kaizen PlatformSeed · US · startup-dating.com$800KWith 2 others
  31. Jun
    Ardent CapitalSeries A · TH · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  32. May
    lancers IncSeed · JP · startup-dating.com$2.9MWith 2 others
  33. Jan
    2C2PSeries B · SG$2.0MSole investor
  34. 2011

    4 rounds

  35. Dec
    Oceans Inc.Series A · JP · jp.techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 4 others
  36. May
    VASILY, Inc.Series AUndisclosedSole investor
  37. Jan
    KauliJP$241KWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    popIn Inc.Venture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  39. 2009

    1 round

  40. Jun
    SansanSeed · JP$500KWith 2 others
  41. 2008

    1 round

  42. Jul
    LOCKON CO.,LTD.Series A · JP · lockon.co.jp$2.1MWith 8 others
  43. 2007

    2 rounds

  44. Jan
    WeblioSeries A · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Jan
    REAL WORLDVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  46. 2006

    5 rounds

  47. Jul
    Full Speed Inc.VentureUndisclosedSole investor
  48. Jun
    NEXT CoVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  49. Jan
    VECTOR INC.VentureUndisclosedSole investor
  50. Jan
    Qihoo 360 TechnologySeries A · CN$200KWith 4 others
  51. Jan
    AXEL MARK INC.VentureUndisclosedSole 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 6 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)

60 of 60 we have independently watched raise

2C2P Pte. Ltd. 投資年月日:Accel Robotics 投資年月日:Appota Corporation 投資年月日:BalusBoku, Inc.(wentBukuWarung 投資年月日:Bureau 投資年月日:Carro 投資年月日:CollectWise 投資年月日:CrossmintDragonpay Corporation. 投資年月日:Drip Capital 投資年月日:FazzFinancial 投資年月日:Habitto 投資年月日:Instamojo 投資年月日:Jai Kisan 投資年月日:LeapMind株式会社 投資年月日:LetsTransport 投資年月日:Mundi 投資年月日:Niro 投資年月日:NotahotelOne Mobikwik SystemsPeerStreet 投資年月日: 2019/9/24 PeerStreetQihoo 360 TechnologyRad AI 投資年月日:Razorpay, Inc. 投資年月日:ReddotpaymentRegology, Inc. 投資年月日:Rentomojo 投資年月日:RidereportSORABITO株式会社 投資年月日:Scalebase株式会社 投資年月日:Side 投資年月日:Slice 投資年月日: 2022/6/22 SliceStocktwits 投資年月日:Tazapay 投資年月日:TradfitTransBnk 投資年月日:TreasuryPrime 投資年月日:TrueLink 投資年月日:TrustartVERY GOOD SECURITY,Zolve 投資年月日:earnin 投資年月日:newmo株式会社 投資年月日:procol 投資年月日:マネーツリー株式会社(acquired by MUFG) 投資年月日:株式会社10X 投資年月日:株式会社ACROVE 投資年月日:株式会社Kaizen Platform【4170】(went株式会社Leaner Technologies 投資年月日:株式会社MOLCURE 投資年月日:株式会社RightTouch 投資年月日:株式会社bitFlyer 投資年月日:株式会社hacomono 投資年月日:株式会社popIn(acquired by Baidu)株式会社tacoms 投資年月日:株式会社お金のデザイン 投資年月日:株式会社シェアリングエネルギー 投資年月日:株式会社スタジアム(acquired by ExaWizards) 投資年月日:and 68 more

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

Qihoo 360 TechnologyListedUndisclosedApr 2011

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 GMO VenturePartners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies GMO VenturePartners put money into.

Quick answers about GMO VenturePartners

What does GMO VenturePartners invest in?

GMO VenturePartners invests most often at Series A and Seed (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech.

How active is GMO VenturePartners?

40 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025.

What has GMO VenturePartners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TransBnk (Series B, Aug 2025), Bureau (Series B, Dec 2024) and Rad AI (Seed, Nov 2019).

How big are GMO VenturePartners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

Does GMO VenturePartners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 40 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does GMO VenturePartners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (49%), the United States (14%) and Singapore (11%).

Is GMO VenturePartners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025.

Who does GMO VenturePartners invest alongside?

Most often CyberAgent Capital (4 rounds together), Globis Capital Partners (4 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (3 rounds together).

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