Japan · Investor

Mizuho Corporate Bank

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 217 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

DebtVentureSeries ABlockchainDronesEnergy

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86%of best year88cheques in 12 months, 217 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.5MRounds led0 of 217Sole investor17 roundsMostly inJapan, 75%
Pitch Mizuho Corporate Bank

Mizuho Corporate Bank highlights

  1. 01

    88 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $17M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BlockchainDronesEnergy
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first217 appearances

  1. 2026

    74 rounds

  2. Oct
    Knowledge WorkSeries C · JP · Google News searchUndisclosedWith 6 others
  3. Oct
    Terra ChargeDebt · JP · The Bridge$633MWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    CADDiSeries D · JP · Ventureburn$114MWith 9 others
  5. Sept
    SovaDebt · SG$2.7MWith 2 others
  6. Sept
    AIONASeed · JP$881KWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    XperisusDebt · JP$2.6MWith 3 others
  8. Sept
    KG MotorsVenture · JP$2.9MWith 3 others
  9. Sept
    FaciloSeries B · JP$25MWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    PaytnerSeries D · JP$14MWith 4 others
  11. Aug
    Starlight EngineGrant · JP · Ventureburn$37MWith 8 others
  12. Aug
    X MileSeries C · JP$20MWith 2 others
  13. Aug
    OltaVenture · JP$16MWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    CLASVenture · JP$8.4MWith 3 others
  15. Jul
    TaianSeries B · JP$329KWith 4 others
  16. Jul
    LAMP JapanSeries A · JP$2.2MWith 4 others
  17. Jul
    EavorGrant · CA$5.6MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    bitkeyVenture · JP$25MWith 3 others
  19. Jul
    JIZAIEVenture · JP$2.5MWith 3 others
  20. Jul
    SazoSeries A · JP$10MWith 4 others
  21. Jun
    TriorbSeries B · JP$14MWith 3 others
  22. Jun
    NEXT NEW WORLDSeries A · JP$1.5MWith 2 others
  23. Jun
    Vena EnergyDebt · SG$964MWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    TONIKVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    NealleDebt · JP$21MWith 4 others
  26. Jun
    RapidusVenture · JP$938MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    CFOneSeed · JP$1.1MWith 1 other
  28. Jun
    TrifaDebt · JP$21MWith 4 others
  29. May
    OishiiSeries C · US · Ventureburn$150MWith 1 other
  30. May
    IVRyDebt · JP$28MWith 4 others
  31. May
    Rapyuta RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. May
    Rowan Digital InfrastructureDebt · US$3.0BWith 4 others
  33. May
    Clean Energy ConnectDebt · JP$122MWith 2 others
  34. May
    VoltaGridGrowth · US$775MWith 1 other
  35. May
    AtlasEdgeDebt · GB$1.4BWith 3 others
  36. May
    FluxSeries C · US$38MWith 3 others
  37. May
    SpecteeSeries E · JP$1.3MWith 3 others
  38. May
    FUNDiTVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. May
    FundsSeries E · JP$19MWith 3 others
  40. May
    FiTDebt · JP$19MWith 4 others
  41. Apr
    AltiliumGrant · GB · Ventureburn$25MWith 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.

What the register says

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

5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Who they invest alongside

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

Japan Finance CorporationInvestment firm55rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm44rounds togetherSumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationVC firm37rounds togetherMUFG BankInvestment firm32rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm28rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank28rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm23rounds togetherSBI InvestmentVC firm19rounds togetherShoko Chukin BankVC firm13rounds togetherANRIVC firm12rounds togetherNissay CapitalVC firm12rounds togetherJAFCOCompany11rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Mizuho Corporate Bank put money into.

AIONA$881K · Sept 2026Xperisus$2.6M · Sept 2026KG Motors$2.9M · Sept 2026Facilo$25M · Sept 2026X Mile$20M · Aug 2026Olta$16M · Aug 2026

Quick answers about Mizuho Corporate Bank

What does Mizuho Corporate Bank invest in?

Mizuho Corporate Bank invests most often at Debt and Venture (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Blockchain, Drones and Energy.

How active is Mizuho Corporate Bank?

217 investments on record, 88 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Mizuho Corporate Bank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Knowledge Work (Series C, Oct 2026), Terra Charge (Debt, Oct 2026) and CADDi (Series D, Sept 2026).

How big are Mizuho Corporate Bank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.5M.

Does Mizuho Corporate Bank lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 217 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Mizuho Corporate Bank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (75%), the United States (10%) and Singapore (8%).

Is Mizuho Corporate Bank investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 88 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Mizuho Corporate Bank invest alongside?

Most often Japan Finance Corporation (55 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (44 rounds together) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (37 rounds together).

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