# Mitsubishi Corporation: portfolio, investments and team

> Mitsubishi Corporation is a vc firm based in Japan. 55 investments on record, 16 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# Mitsubishi Corporation

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 55 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Energy Oil Renewable

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **16** **cheques in 12 months**, 55 on record

Since the last cheque **117** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 55** Sole investor **13 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Japan, 40%**

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## Mitsubishi Corporation highlights

- 01 16 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $15M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Energy Oil Renewable
- **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **55 appearances**

- **2026** 11 rounds
- **Jul** **[HarvestX](https://millionrounds.com/company/harvestx)** Venture · JP **$2.7M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Mosa Meat](https://millionrounds.com/company/mosa-meat)** Debt · NL **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Tier IV](https://millionrounds.com/company/tier-iv)** Growth · JP **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **May** **[MidOcean Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/midocean-energy)** Growth · US · Ventureburn **$120M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Starlab Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/starlab-space)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Prodrone](https://millionrounds.com/company/prodrone)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[MidOcean Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/midocean-energy)** Venture · US **$1.3B** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Descycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/descycle)** Grant · GB **$2.6M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Enechain](https://millionrounds.com/company/enechain)** Series B · JP **$33M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Starlab Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/starlab-space)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[OPTIMIND](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimind)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2025** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Digital Securities Preparatory](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-securities-preparatory)** Series A · JP **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Amogy](https://millionrounds.com/company/amogy)** Venture · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Litmus Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/litmus-automation)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[KoBold Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobold-metals)** Venture · US **$163M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Avnos](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnos)** Debt · US **$17M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Ample](https://millionrounds.com/company/ample)** Grant · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Hystar](https://millionrounds.com/company/hystar)** Series C · NO **$36M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[DennoKotsu](https://millionrounds.com/company/dennokotsu)** Series D · JP **$17M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Bboxx](https://millionrounds.com/company/bboxx)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Wheeler Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/wheeler-bio)** Series A · US · Echo **$35M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Infinium](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinium)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2024** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Preferred Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/preferred-networks)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Finnforel](https://millionrounds.com/company/finnforel)** Venture · FI **$260M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Spare](https://millionrounds.com/company/spare)** Series B · CA **$31M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[DeCurret](https://millionrounds.com/company/decurret)** Venture · JP **$45M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Rhelixa](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhelixa)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Mynt](https://millionrounds.com/company/mynt)** Secondary · SE **$788M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Caresyntax](https://millionrounds.com/company/caresyntax)** Debt · US **$100M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Hydrogenious Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrogenious-technologies)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Cyto-Facto](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyto-facto)** Series A · JP **$7.6M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Vegetalia](https://millionrounds.com/company/vegetalia)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[ThinkIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinkiq)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2023** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Quaise Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/quaise-energy)** Series A · US **$21M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Care Design Institute](https://millionrounds.com/company/care-design-institute)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[MICIN](https://millionrounds.com/company/micin)** Series C · JP **$27M** With 2 others
- **May** **[TradeWaltz](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradewaltz)** Venture · JP **$12M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Motor](https://millionrounds.com/company/motor)** Series A · US **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[OPTIMIND](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimind)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[MaaS Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/maas-global)** Venture · FI **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 **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.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Novastar Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures)

Most recent commitments

- [Novastar Ventures Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Informative](https://millionrounds.com/company/informative)** Bought by Satmetrix **Undisclosed** Oct 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$15M**

Led 0 of 55 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 13 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *32*
- Series A said *7*
- Debt *3*
- Series C *3*
- Series B said *3*
- Grant *2*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 6
- [MUFG Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank) 4
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 4
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 3
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 3
- [Pavilion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pavilion-capital) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**MUFG Bank** Investment firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Pavilion Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pavilion-capital)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment)[**Collaborative Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)[**Insight Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners)[**Janus Henderson Investors** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Mitsubishi Corporation put money into.

[**Mosa Meat** $1.0M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mosa-meat)[**MidOcean Energy** $120M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/midocean-energy)[**Prodrone** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prodrone)[**Descycle** $2.6M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/descycle)[**Digital Securities Preparatory** $1.9M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-securities-preparatory)[**Amogy** $15M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/amogy)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Mitsubishi Corporation in the title.

- [Business Breakdowns](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns) 27 Mar 2024 · 46 min Mitsubishi Corporation: A Japanese Trading Company - [Business Breakdowns, EP.156] Mentions [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-corporation) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Mitsubishi Corporation

### What does Mitsubishi Corporation invest in?

Mitsubishi Corporation invests most often at Venture and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy, Oil and Renewable.

### How active is Mitsubishi Corporation?

55 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Mitsubishi Corporation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HarvestX (Venture, Jul 2026), Mosa Meat (Debt, Jul 2026) and Tier IV (Growth, Jun 2026).

### How big are Mitsubishi Corporation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

### Does Mitsubishi Corporation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 55 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Mitsubishi Corporation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (40%), the United States (38%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is Mitsubishi Corporation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Mitsubishi Corporation invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Capital (6 rounds together), MUFG Bank (4 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (4 rounds together).

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