# Hikari Tsushin Group: portfolio, investments and team > Hikari Tsushin Group is a vc firm based in Japan. 8 investments on record, latest Dec 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/hikari-tsushin-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Hikari Tsushin Group Last cheque observed Dec 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Growth Pre-IPO Seed Medical Device Pharmaceutical Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **6905** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 75%** Pitch Hikari Tsushin Group ## Hikari Tsushin Group highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 63% of its rounds - 03 6 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth Pre-IPO Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Medical Device Pharmaceutical - **Based in:** Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2007** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[56.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/56-com)** Series B · CN **$20M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[Pulse Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulse-entertainment)** Series B · US · pulse3d.com **$7.0M** With 3 others - **2003** 1 round - **Sept** **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Series C · US **$1.1M** With 1 other - **2001** 1 round - **Feb** **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **2000** 2 rounds - **May** **[Cooking.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/cooking-com)** Series E · US · findarticles.com **$35M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[PayPal](https://millionrounds.com/company/paypal)** Series C · US · paypalobjects.com **$100M** With 13 others - **1999** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Intranets.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/intranets-com)** Venture · US **$20M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Paragon Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/paragon-software)** Series D · GB **$14M** With 3 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 **1** person 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all** **[56.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/56-com)** Bought by [Renren Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renren-inc) **$80M** Sept 2011 **[Pulse Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulse-entertainment)** Bought by Meez **Undisclosed** Jan 2009 **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Bought by EMG Connexus, Inc. ("Connexus") **Undisclosed** Sept 2004 **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Bought by [Idealab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab) **Undisclosed** Sept 2003 **[PayPal](https://millionrounds.com/company/paypal)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **$1.5B** Jul 2002 **[Paragon Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/paragon-software)** Bought by Unwired Planet **Undisclosed** Feb 2000 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Growth Pre-IPO Seed Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2007 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *3* - Series C *2* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* - Venture *1* - Growth said *-* - Pre-IPO said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 1999 2007 Often in the room with - [Finaventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finaventures) 2 - [Idealab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab) 2 - [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 2 **Pitching Hikari Tsushin Group?** 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 Hikari Tsushin Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Finaventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finaventures)[**Idealab** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) ## Quick answers about Hikari Tsushin Group ### What does Hikari Tsushin Group invest in? Hikari Tsushin Group invests most often at Series B and Series C (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device and Pharmaceutical. ### How active is Hikari Tsushin Group? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2007. ### How big are Hikari Tsushin Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $20M. ### Does Hikari Tsushin Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Hikari Tsushin Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), China (13%) and the United Kingdom (13%). ### Is Hikari Tsushin Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2007. ### Who does Hikari Tsushin Group invest alongside? Most often Finaventures (2 rounds together), Idealab (2 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Hikari Tsushin Group? Hikari Tsushin Group is a VC firm based in Japan. ## 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=hikari-tsushin-group) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=hikari-tsushin-group)