# Mizuho Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Mizuho Venture Capital is a vc firm based in Japan. 9 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-venture-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Mizuho Venture Capital

No cheque observed since Oct 2015, after 9 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant VC firm

Series A Venture Series C

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4022** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.1M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 63%**

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## Mizuho Venture Capital highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 57% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $10M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Moneytree](https://millionrounds.com/company/moneytree)** Series A · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Cacco Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cacco-inc)** Venture **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **2014** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Research & Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/research-and-innovation)** Seed · JP **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Revolver Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolver-inc)** JP **$509K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Ticketstreet inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketstreet-inc)** Series A · JP · venturenews-hnishikawa.blogspot.jp **$650K** With 1 other
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Mode Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/mode-media)** Series D · US · paidcontent.org **$10M** Sole investor
- **2005** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Gemini Mobile Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemini-mobile-technologies)** Venture · US **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Oct** **[iStyle Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/istyle-inc)** Series B · JP **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Nov** **[GCT Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/gct-semiconductor)** Series C · US · gctsemi.com **$38M** With 6 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 cheque

Series A Venture Series C

Median round joined **$2.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2015

Often in the room with

- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 3
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)

## Quick answers about Mizuho Venture Capital

### What does Mizuho Venture Capital invest in?

Mizuho Venture Capital invests most often at Series A and Venture (57% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Mizuho Venture Capital?

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

### How big are Mizuho Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M.

### Does Mizuho Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Mizuho Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (63%) and the United States (38%).

### Is Mizuho Venture Capital investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Oct 2015.

### Who does Mizuho Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (3 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Mizuho Venture Capital?

Mizuho Venture Capital is a VC firm based in Japan.

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