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JIC Venture Growth Investments

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 74 cheques on record.

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Series BVentureSeries AIndustrialSocial

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96%of best year27cheques in 12 months, 74 on record
Since the last cheque61days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 74Sole investor2 roundsMostly inJapan, 80%
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JIC Venture Growth Investments highlights

  1. 01

    27 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $8.0M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
IndustrialSocial
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first74 appearances

  1. 2026

    23 rounds

  2. Sept
    PaytnerSeries D · JP$14MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    SiccaNova TherapeuticsSeries A · JP$7.9MSole investor
  4. Sept
    Metagen TherapeuticsVenture · JP$7.7MWith 3 others
  5. Aug
    HERPSeries C · JP$12MWith 3 others
  6. Aug
    Kyoto FusioneeringDebt · JP$1.3BWith 4 others
  7. Aug
    LiLzVenture · JP$2.9MWith 2 others
  8. Jul
    bitkeyVenture · JP$25MWith 3 others
  9. Jul
    RoboTruckSeries A · JP$32MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    Beren TherapeuticsDebt · US$165MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    ArrowsmithSeries A · JP$6.5MWith 3 others
  12. May
    InstalimbVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  13. May
    AtomSeed · JP$19MWith 4 others
  14. May
    Mjolnir SpaceworksSeries B · JP$7.5MWith 4 others
  15. May
    FluxSeries C · US$38MWith 3 others
  16. May
    HenrySeries C · US$19MWith 4 others
  17. May
    IVRyDebt · JP$28MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    Alloy TherapeuticsSeries E · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 8 others
  19. Apr
    Sharing EnergySeries C · JP$5.4MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    TeraWatt TechnologyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Apr
    Magic ShieldsSeries B · JP$6.5MWith 3 others
  22. Apr
    Restore VisionSeries B · JP$8.2MWith 4 others
  23. Mar
    GaianixxSeries C · JP$13MWith 1 other
  24. Mar
    Orbital LasersSeries A · JP$19MWith 4 others
  25. 2025

    22 rounds

  26. Nov
    TailorSeries A · JP$15MWith 5 others
  27. Nov
    IVRySeries D · JP$26MWith 3 others
  28. Nov
    GroovesVenture · JP$5.0MWith 4 others
  29. Nov
    CanlySeries C · JP$13MWith 3 others
  30. Oct
    CraftBankSeries B · JP$15MWith 5 others
  31. Sept
    LayerXSeries B · JP · TechCrunch$100MWith 10 others
  32. Sept
    Boston Medical SciencesVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  33. Aug
    CaTeSeries B · JP$11MWith 4 others
  34. Aug
    Strand TherapeuticsSeries B · US$153MWith 6 others
  35. Jul
    HubbleSeries B · US$5.5MWith 5 others
  36. Jun
    TailorSeries A · US · TechCrunch$22MWith 4 others
  37. Jun
    KAKEHASHISeries D · JP$97MWith 4 others
  38. Jun
    DiggleSeries B · JP$12MWith 4 others
  39. May
    LinqmedSeries B · JP$2.0MWith 4 others
  40. May
    HacobuVenture · JP$4.8MWith 3 others
  41. Apr
    10xVenture · JP$15MWith 4 others
  42. Apr
    QuemixSeries B · JP$3.8MWith 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm29rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm23rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank20rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm14rounds togetherANRIVC firm10rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm8rounds togetherSalesforce VenturesCorporate VC7rounds togetherIVCVC firm5rounds togetherJAFCOCompany5rounds togetherDeepcoreVC firm4rounds togetherIncubate FundVC firm4rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies JIC Venture Growth Investments put money into.

SiccaNova Therapeutics$7.9M · Sept 2026Kyoto Fusioneering$1.3B · Aug 2026RoboTruck$32M · Jul 2026Beren Therapeutics$165M · Jun 2026InstalimbMay 2026Atom$19M · May 2026

Quick answers about JIC Venture Growth Investments

What does JIC Venture Growth Investments invest in?

JIC Venture Growth Investments invests most often at Series B and Venture (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial and Social.

How active is JIC Venture Growth Investments?

74 investments on record, 27 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has JIC Venture Growth Investments invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Paytner (Series D, Sept 2026), SiccaNova Therapeutics (Series A, Sept 2026) and Metagen Therapeutics (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are JIC Venture Growth Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does JIC Venture Growth Investments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 74 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does JIC Venture Growth Investments invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (80%) and the United States (20%).

Is JIC Venture Growth Investments investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 27 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does JIC Venture Growth Investments invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (29 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (23 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (20 rounds together).

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