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Mitsui Global Investment

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VCWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries ASeries BPaytechFinservBank

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 43 on record
Since the last cheque4073days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led0 of 43Sole investor4 roundsExits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
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Mitsui Global Investment highlights

  1. 01

    43 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $13M

  4. 04

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first43 appearances

  1. 2015

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    WellAwareSeries B · US$16MWith 1 other
  3. Jun
    CounterTackSeries C · US$15MWith 8 others
  4. Apr
    SirrusSeries B · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    StemSeries C · US$12MWith 5 others
  6. 2014

    4 rounds

  7. Oct
    Pica8Series B · US$13MWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    SpireSeries A · US$25MWith 5 others
  9. Jun
    ProterraSeries D · US$30MWith 9 others
  10. May
    Pinnacle EnginesSeries C · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  11. 2013

    2 rounds

  12. Aug
    Rive TechnologySeries D · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 5 others
  13. Jan
    OpenXSeries E · US · sec.gov$25MWith 8 others
  14. 2012

    11 rounds

  15. Nov
    ArmaGen TechnologiesSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$17MWith 3 others
  16. Nov
    Edison PharmaceuticalsSeries F · US · finsmes.com$20MSole investor
  17. Nov
    KalturaSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$25MWith 5 others
  18. Sept
    Virident SystemsSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$26MWith 3 others
  19. Jul
    Virident SystemsVenture · US$5.7MWith 4 others
  20. Jun
    SHIFTVenture · US · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  21. Mar
    Promethera BiosciencesSeries B · BE · finsmes.com$31MWith 2 others
  22. Mar
    SirrusSeries A · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 2 others
  23. Feb
    EnerVaultSeries B · US · bizjournals.com$16MWith 4 others
  24. Feb
    MoBeamSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 3 others
  25. Jan
    EnerVaultVenture · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  26. 2011

    5 rounds

  27. Oct
    4INFOSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$14MWith 4 others
  28. Oct
    YPX Cayman HoldingsSeries B · CN$20MWith 2 others
  29. Jun
    Redwood SystemsVenture · US · finsmes.com$3.5MSole investor
  30. Jun
    Marrone Bio InnovationsSeries C · US · marronebioinnovations.com$25MWith 6 others
  31. May
    OpenXSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 4 others
  32. 2010

    2 rounds

  33. Jun
    GaopengSeries A · CN$25MSole investor
  34. Jan
    iSoftStoneSeries C · CNUndisclosedWith 4 others
  35. 2007

    4 rounds

  36. Dec
    6RoomsSeries B · CN$15MWith 2 others
  37. May
    SolaicxSeries C · US$27MWith 5 others
  38. Mar
    iSoftStoneSeries B · CN · isoftstone.com$45MWith 5 others
  39. Jan
    Cylene PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · rctech.com$44MWith 7 others
  40. 2005

    2 rounds

  41. May
    Cylene PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$26MWith 5 others
  42. Apr
    GentrisGrowth · US$5.0MSole investor
  43. 2004

    3 rounds

  44. Jun
    Kineto WirelessSeries C · US$35MWith 6 others
  45. May
    Panacos PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$18MWith 7 others
  46. Jan
    InnoPath SoftwareSeries C · US$18MWith 3 others
  47. 2003

    2 rounds

  48. Oct
    Boingo WirelessSeries B · US$10MWith 4 others
  49. Aug
    SoseiSeries B · JP$13MWith 5 others
  50. 2002

    3 rounds

  51. Dec
    NetMotion WirelessSeries B · US$11MWith 3 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

ARAya RunderkampTreasureriForm ADV
SNSunao NishimuraCEOiForm ADV
TTToshihiro TeradaSecretaryiForm ADV

We also hold 17 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$142Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
MITSUI & CO. GLOBAL INVESTMENT, INC.
SEC number
CRD 327084

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Webtoffee

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

SHIFTBought by Brand Networks$50MMay 2015
Kineto WirelessBought by TaquaUndisclosedSept 2014
GentrisBought by Cancer Genetics$6.3MJul 2014
Redwood SystemsBought by CommScope$60MJul 2013
Marrone Bio InnovationsListed$60MJul 2013
NetMotion WirelessBought by Clearlake Capital GroupUndisclosedSept 2012
SolaicxBought by MEMC Electronic Materials$66MMay 2010

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Mitsui Global Investment

What does Mitsui Global Investment invest in?

Mitsui Global Investment invests most often at Series B and Series C (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Paytech, Finserv and Bank.

How active is Mitsui Global Investment?

43 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are Mitsui Global Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does Mitsui Global Investment lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 43 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Mitsui Global Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and China (13%).

Is Mitsui Global Investment investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

Who does Mitsui Global Investment invest alongside?

Most often Arsenal Venture Partners (2 rounds together), Artiman Ventures (2 rounds together) and AsiaVest Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Mitsui Global Investment?

Mitsui Global Investment is a corporate VC based in Chiyoda City, Japan.

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