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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Corporate VCDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BEnergyRenewable Energy

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100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$136MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsMostly inJapan, 57%
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Series B: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $136M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
EnergyRenewable Energy
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Akaysha EnergyDebt · AU · Mercom Capital Group$1.2BWith 10 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Nov
    Sakana AISeries B · JP · TechCrunch$135MWith 7 others
  5. Jul
    ZenobēDebt · GB · Silicon Canals$382MWith 6 others
  6. 2024

    1 round

  7. Apr
    Origis EnergyDebt · US · Firms' own news pages$136MSole investor
  8. 2018

    1 round

  9. Aug
    FreeeSeries E · JP · TechCrunch$60MWith 2 others
  10. 2015

    1 round

  11. Oct
    Money ForwardSeries C · JP$13MWith 6 others
  12. 2014

    1 round

  13. Aug
    mana.bo Inc.Series A · JP$3.1MWith 1 other
  14. 2002

    1 round

  15. Apr
    Platypus TechnologySeries B$7.0MWith 4 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 4 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Butterfield FulcrumUndisclosedJun 2013

Who they invest alongside

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

Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceInvestment firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group put money into.

Akaysha Energy$1.2B · Oct 2026Sakana AI$135M · Nov 2025Origis Energy$136M · Apr 2024Freee$60M · Aug 2018

Quick answers about Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

What does Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group invest in?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group invests most often at Debt and Series B (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy and Renewable Energy.

How active is Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group?

8 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Akaysha Energy (Debt, Oct 2026), Sakana AI (Series B, Nov 2025) and Zenobē (Debt, Jul 2025).

How big are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $136M.

Does Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (57%), Australia (14%) and the United Kingdom (14%).

Is Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group invest alongside?

Most often Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (2 rounds together).

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