# MUFG Bank: portfolio, investments and team

> MUFG Bank is an investment firm. 139 investments on record, 52 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# MUFG Bank

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 139 cheques on record.

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Debt Venture Series B Energy Artificial Intelligence

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**87%** of best year **52** **cheques in 12 months**, 139 on record

Since the last cheque **8** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$43M** Rounds led **1 of 139** Sole investor **12 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 48%**

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## MUFG Bank highlights

- 01 52 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 66% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $80M

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Energy Artificial Intelligence
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **139 appearances**

- **2026** 45 rounds
- **Oct** **[Knowledge Work](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowledge-work)** Series C · JP · Google News search **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Upstart Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/upstart-holdings)** Debt · US · Google News search **$200M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Generate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/generate-capital)** Debt · US **$117M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Facilo](https://millionrounds.com/company/facilo)** Series B · JP **$25M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Dimension Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimension-energy)** Debt · US · Ventureburn **$857M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Starlight Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/starlight-engine)** Grant · JP · Ventureburn **$37M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Olta](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)** Venture · JP **$16M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Kyoto Fusioneering](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyoto-fusioneering)** Debt · JP **$1.3B** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Turing](https://millionrounds.com/company/turing)** Series A · JP **$43M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[RevComm](https://millionrounds.com/company/revcomm)** Series B · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Axiom Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiom-space)** Series D · US **$175M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[esVolta](https://millionrounds.com/company/esvolta)** Debt · US **$250M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Cypress Creek Renewables](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypress-creek-renewables)** Debt · US **$3.5B** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Matrix Renewables](https://millionrounds.com/company/matrix-renewables)** Debt · ES **$970M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[NextDecade](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextdecade)** Debt · US **$3.5B** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Zenobe Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenobe-energy)** Debt · GB **$278M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Trifa](https://millionrounds.com/company/trifa)** Debt · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Tier IV](https://millionrounds.com/company/tier-iv)** Growth · JP **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Nealle](https://millionrounds.com/company/nealle)** Debt · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Triorb](https://millionrounds.com/company/triorb)** Series B · JP **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Vena Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/vena-energy)** Debt · SG **$964M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Rapidus](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidus)** Venture · JP **$938M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Palplat](https://millionrounds.com/company/palplat)** Seed · JP **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **May** **[MN8 Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/mn8-energy)** Debt · US **$88M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Rowan Digital Infrastructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan-digital-infrastructure)** Debt · US **$3.0B** With 4 others
- **May** **[AtlasEdge](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlasedge)** Debt · GB **$1.4B** With 3 others
- **May** **[IVRy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivry)** Debt · JP **$28M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Sunraycer](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunraycer)** Debt · US **$901M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Fermi America](https://millionrounds.com/company/fermi-america)** Debt · US **$156M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Estie](https://millionrounds.com/company/estie)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Dimension Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimension-energy)** Debt · US **$415M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Vamos](https://millionrounds.com/company/vamos)** Debt · BR **$20M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Acompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/acompany)** Debt · JP **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Sierra Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/sierra-space)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$550M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Aypa Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/aypa-power)** Debt · CA **$500M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[New Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-innovations)** Debt · JP **$11M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Clenera](https://millionrounds.com/company/clenera)** Debt · US **$304M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Rapidus](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidus)** JP · Ventureburn **$1.7B** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Bluefield Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluefield-energy)** Seed · JP **$3.9M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Updater](https://millionrounds.com/company/updater)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 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 file numbered funds in its name

## The cheque

Debt Venture Series B

Median round joined **$43M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$80M**

Led 1 of 139 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 12 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *63*
- Venture *22*
- Series B *14*
- Series A *12*
- Series C *11*
- Seed *7*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) 32
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 29
- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 22
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) 17
- [Societe Generale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2) 15
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 14

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mizuho Corporate Bank** VC firm **32** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **29** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation)[**Societe Generale** Corporate VC **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**BNP Paribas** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)[**Santander** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander)[**National Bank of Canada** Private equity **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada)

## Recently backed

The latest companies MUFG Bank put money into.

[**Generate Capital** $117M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/generate-capital)[**Facilo** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/facilo)[**Olta** $16M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)[**Kyoto Fusioneering** $1.3B · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyoto-fusioneering)[**RevComm** $21M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/revcomm)[**Axiom Space** $175M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiom-space)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name MUFG Bank in their description, not their title.

- [The On Call with Insignia](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/on-call-insignia) 8 Jan 2026 · 37 min Osamu Abe, MUFG Chief of Staff for Asia Pacific, on venture investing for banks and institutions Mentions [MUFG Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about MUFG Bank

### What does MUFG Bank invest in?

MUFG Bank invests most often at Debt and Venture (66% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy and Artificial Intelligence.

### How active is MUFG Bank?

139 investments on record, 52 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has MUFG Bank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Knowledge Work (Series C, Oct 2026), Upstart Holdings (Debt, Oct 2026) and Generate Capital (Debt, Sept 2026).

### How big are MUFG Bank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $43M.

### Does MUFG Bank lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 139 investments on record (1%).

### Where does MUFG Bank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (48%), the United States (38%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is MUFG Bank investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 52 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does MUFG Bank invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Corporate Bank (32 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (29 rounds together) and Mizuho Capital (22 rounds together).

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