# MUFG Innovation Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> MUFG Innovation Partners is a corporate vc based in Japan. 8 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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

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# MUFG Innovation Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Corporate VC Deploying now

Seed Series A Series B Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **44** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$127M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

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## MUFG Innovation Partners highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 50% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Chiyoda City, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Verda](https://millionrounds.com/company/verda)** Series B · FI · ArcticStartup **$189M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[Vinyl Equity](https://millionrounds.com/company/vinyl-equity)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$20M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Alpaca](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpaca)** Series D · US · Diagram **$150M** With 15 others
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Carsome](https://millionrounds.com/company/carsome)** Series C · MY · TechCrunch **$50M** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[Figure](https://millionrounds.com/company/figure)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$103M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Fundbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundbox)** US · FinSMEs **$176M** With 14 others
- **Sept** **[Securitize](https://millionrounds.com/company/securitize)** US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Symphony](https://millionrounds.com/company/symphony)** Series E · US · TechCrunch **$165M** With 1 other

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 **1** person 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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$127M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *2*
- Series A said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies MUFG Innovation Partners put money into.

[**Vinyl Equity** $20M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vinyl-equity)[**Alpaca** $150M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpaca)[**Carsome** $50M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/carsome)[**Figure** $103M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/figure)[**Fundbox** $176M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundbox)[**Securitize** $14M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/securitize)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name MUFG Innovation Partners in their description, not their title.

- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 15 May 2022 · 25 min Powering Small Businesses: Fundbox CEO Prashant Fuloria Mentions [BNY Mellon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bny-mellon)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about MUFG Innovation Partners

### What does MUFG Innovation Partners invest in?

MUFG Innovation Partners invests most often at Series C and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is MUFG Innovation Partners?

8 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has MUFG Innovation Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Verda (Series B, Sept 2026), Vinyl Equity (Series A, Jun 2026) and Alpaca (Series D, Jan 2026).

### How big are MUFG Innovation Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $127M.

### Does MUFG Innovation Partners lead rounds?

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

### Where does MUFG Innovation Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), Finland (13%) and Malaysia (13%).

### Is MUFG Innovation Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is MUFG Innovation Partners?

MUFG Innovation Partners is a corporate VC based in Chiyoda City, Japan.

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