# ITOCHU Corporation: portfolio, investments and team

> ITOCHU Corporation is a vc firm based in Japan. 28 investments on record, latest Mar 2022. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-corporation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# ITOCHU Corporation

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

Dormant VC firm

Buyout Growth Seed Machine Learning Social Media

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **1680** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.6M** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 62%**

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## ITOCHU Corporation highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 54% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $6.7M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Buyout Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Machine Learning Social Media
- **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2022** 1 round
- **Mar** **[iPrice Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/iprice-group)** Growth · SG · Cento Ventures **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Dawex](https://millionrounds.com/company/dawex)** FR · FinSMEs **$5.6M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Promethera Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/promethera-biosciences)** Series D · BE · FinSMEs **$44M** With 1 other
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Sakti3](https://millionrounds.com/company/sakti3)** Series C · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Crowdcredit, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdcredit-inc)** Series B · JP **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Retty](https://millionrounds.com/company/retty)** Series B · JP · thebridge.jp **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **Feb** **[ELENZA](https://millionrounds.com/company/elenza)** Series B · US · elenza.com **$24M** With 2 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Ooyala](https://millionrounds.com/company/ooyala)** Series D · US · gigaom.com **$24M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Affle](https://millionrounds.com/company/affle)** Series B · SG · itochu.co.jp **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2009** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Ener1](https://millionrounds.com/company/ener1)** Venture · US · cleantechbrief.com **$20M** Sole investor
- **2008** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Roundbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/roundbox)** Series C · US · startupmeme.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **Dec** **[Bivio Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/bivio-networks)** Venture · US **$16M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[UIEvolution](https://millionrounds.com/company/uievolution)** Venture · US · bizjournals.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Ku6](https://millionrounds.com/company/ku6)** Series B · CN · paidcontent.org **$30M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Panasas](https://millionrounds.com/company/panasas)** Series E · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **May** **[AngioSlide](https://millionrounds.com/company/angioslide)** Series B · US **$8.6M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[IGA Worldwide](https://millionrounds.com/company/iga-worldwide)** Series B · US · igaworldwide.com **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Sept** **[JapanBridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/japanbridge)** Series A **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[NorSun](https://millionrounds.com/company/norsun)** Venture · NO **$8.4M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[NorSun](https://millionrounds.com/company/norsun)** Growth · NO **$106M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Oddcast](https://millionrounds.com/company/oddcast)** Series D · US · mashable.com **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[ForeScout Technologies, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/forescout-technologies-inc)** Series D · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Lambda OpticalSystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda-opticalsystems)** Venture · US · lambdaopticalsystems.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Starent Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/starent-networks)** Series D · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Xinhua Financial Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/xinhua-financial-network)** Venture · HK **$20M** With 2 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Sept** **[FOB.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/fob-com)** Series A · US · bizjournals.com **$45M** With 1 other
- **1987** 1 round
- **Jun** **[NHK World](https://millionrounds.com/company/nhk-world)** Series D · tjxacg.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other

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 **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 listed **5 in all**

**[Sakti3](https://millionrounds.com/company/sakti3)** Bought by [Dyson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dyson) **$90M** Oct 2015

**[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Bought by [PCH International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pch-international) **$15M** Mar 2015

**[Ooyala](https://millionrounds.com/company/ooyala)** Bought by [Telstra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telstra) **$270M** Aug 2014

**[Starent Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/starent-networks)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **$2.9B** Dec 2009

**[Ku6](https://millionrounds.com/company/ku6)** Bought by [Shanda Games](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shanda-games) **Undisclosed** Nov 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 Services** **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

## The cheque

Buyout Growth Seed

Median round joined **$5.6M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.7M**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2022
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *7*
- Series D *7*
- Venture *6*
- Series C *2*
- Series A said *2*
- Growth said *2*
- Buyout said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1987 2022

Often in the room with

- [The Carlyle Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-carlyle-group) 2

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## 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 Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-carlyle-group)

## Recently backed

The latest companies ITOCHU Corporation put money into.

[**iPrice Group** $5.0M · Mar 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/iprice-group)

## 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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