Japan · Investor

ITOCHU Corporation

No cheque observed since Mar 2022, after 28 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

BuyoutGrowthSeedMachine LearningSocial Media

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque1679days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.6MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor4 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 62%
Pitch ITOCHU Corporation

ITOCHU Corporation highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series D: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $6.7M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutGrowthSeedSeries A
Sectors
Machine LearningSocial Media
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2022

    1 round

  2. Mar
    iPrice GroupGrowth · SG · Cento Ventures$5.0MWith 1 other
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. May
    DawexFR · FinSMEs$5.6MWith 4 others
  5. May
    Promethera BiosciencesSeries D · BE · FinSMEs$44MWith 1 other
  6. 2015

    2 rounds

  7. Mar
    Sakti3Series C · US$20MWith 4 others
  8. Mar
    Crowdcredit, Inc.Series B · JP$2.3MWith 2 others
  9. 2013

    2 rounds

  10. Dec
    RettySeries B · JP · thebridge.jp$3.2MWith 2 others
  11. Aug
    FabSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MSole investor
  12. 2011

    1 round

  13. Feb
    ELENZASeries B · US · elenza.com$24MWith 2 others
  14. 2010

    2 rounds

  15. Sept
    OoyalaSeries D · US · gigaom.com$24MWith 4 others
  16. Feb
    AffleSeries B · SG · itochu.co.jp$3.0MSole investor
  17. 2009

    1 round

  18. Dec
    Ener1Venture · US · cleantechbrief.com$20MSole investor
  19. 2008

    7 rounds

  20. Dec
    RoundboxSeries C · US · startupmeme.com$20MWith 5 others
  21. Dec
    Bivio NetworksVenture · US$16MWith 6 others
  22. Sept
    UIEvolutionVenture · US · bizjournals.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  23. Jun
    Ku6Series B · CN · paidcontent.org$30MWith 4 others
  24. May
    PanasasSeries E · US$25MWith 5 others
  25. May
    AngioSlideSeries B · US$8.6MWith 2 others
  26. Jan
    IGA WorldwideSeries B · US · igaworldwide.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  27. 2007

    1 round

  28. Sept
    JapanBridgeSeries A$6.5MWith 1 other
  29. 2006

    3 rounds

  30. Dec
    NorSunVenture · NO$8.4MSole investor
  31. Nov
    NorSunGrowth · NO$106MWith 2 others
  32. Jun
    OddcastSeries D · US · mashable.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  33. 2005

    2 rounds

  34. Oct
    ForeScout Technologies, Inc.Series D · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com$10MWith 4 others
  35. Sept
    Lambda OpticalSystemsVenture · US · lambdaopticalsystems.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  36. 2004

    1 round

  37. Apr
    Starent NetworksSeries D · US$25MWith 5 others
  38. 2003

    1 round

  39. Nov
    Xinhua Financial NetworkVenture · HK$20MWith 2 others
  40. 2000

    1 round

  41. Sept
    FOB.comSeries A · US · bizjournals.com$45MWith 1 other
  42. 1987

    1 round

  43. Jun
    NHK WorldSeries D · tjxacg.comUndisclosedWith 1 other

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The team

We hold 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

Sakti3Bought by Dyson$90MOct 2015
FabBought by PCH International$15MMar 2015
OoyalaBought by Telstra$270MAug 2014
Starent NetworksBought by Cisco$2.9BDec 2009
Ku6Bought by Shanda GamesUndisclosedNov 2009

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

KwikFit Financial ServicesUndisclosedMar 2011

Who they invest alongside

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

The Carlyle GroupPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies ITOCHU Corporation put money into.

iPrice Group$5.0M · Mar 2022

Quick answers about ITOCHU Corporation

What does ITOCHU Corporation invest in?

ITOCHU Corporation invests most often at Series B and Series D (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Machine Learning and Social Media.

How active is ITOCHU Corporation?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2022.

What has ITOCHU Corporation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: iPrice Group (Growth, Mar 2022), Dawex (Undisclosed round, May 2019) and Promethera Biosciences (Series D, May 2019).

How big are ITOCHU Corporation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.6M.

Does ITOCHU Corporation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does ITOCHU Corporation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (62%), Singapore (8%) and Japan (8%).

Is ITOCHU Corporation investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Mar 2022.

Who does ITOCHU Corporation invest alongside?

Most often The Carlyle Group (2 rounds together).

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