# Nomura: portfolio, investments and team > Nomura is a hedge fund based in Japan. 22 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nomura (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Nomura Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 22 cheques on record. Email Hedge fund Deploying now Last fund $8.9M, Jun 2014 Series C Series B Venture Biopharma Enterprise Software Health Care Follow Nomura and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fnomura) Deploying now **100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 22 on record Since the last cheque **30** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$120M** Rounds led **0 of 22** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 65%** Pitch Nomura ## Nomura highlights - 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 58% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $16M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Biopharma Enterprise Software Health Care - **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **22 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[Capitolis](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitolis)** Series E · US · AlleyWatch **$120M** With 11 others - **2025** 1 round - **Dec** **[Plata](https://millionrounds.com/company/plata)** Debt · LatamList **$500M** With 3 others - **2024** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Cornerstone Financing](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornerstone-financing)** Debt · US · Firms' own news pages **$285M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[ExcelCredit](https://millionrounds.com/company/excelcredit)** LatamList **$50M** Sole investor - **2019** 1 round - **Jan** **[Cinnamon](https://millionrounds.com/company/cinnamon)** Series B · JP · Thebridge **$14M** With 5 others - **2014** 1 round - **Oct** **[Symphony](https://millionrounds.com/company/symphony)** US **$66M** With 15 others - **2013** 1 round - **Sept** **[Zosano Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/zosano-pharma)** Debt · US **$3.0M** With 2 others - **2009** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Zosano Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/zosano-pharma)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$30M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Chroma Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chroma-therapeutics)** Venture · GB **$25M** With 5 others - **2008** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[OncoMed Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/oncomed-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · biospace.com **$154M** With 8 others - **Sept** **[Moser Baer Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/moser-baer-solar)** Series B · IN · vccircle.com **$93M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[Real Image Media Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/real-image-media-technologies)** Venture · IN · contentsutra.com **$16M** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Speedshape](https://millionrounds.com/company/speedshape)** Venture · US · paidcontent.org **$5.0M** Sole investor - **2007** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Zosano Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/zosano-pharma)** Series A · US · zosanopharma.com **$90M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Ecrio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecrio)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$24M** With 6 others - **May** **[Gemini Mobile Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemini-mobile-technologies)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Phenomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/phenomix)** Series C · US · phenomixcorp.com **$55M** With 10 others - **2006** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Operax](https://millionrounds.com/company/operax)** Series C · SE · lightreading.com **$15M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Chroma Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chroma-therapeutics)** Series C · GB · chromatherapeutics.com **$53M** With 4 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Meriton Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meriton-networks)** Series C · CA · meriton.com **$54M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[Revivio](https://millionrounds.com/company/revivio)** Series C · US · flagshipventures.com **$25M** With 6 others - **2001** 1 round - **Jan** **[Zoologic](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoologic)** Series B · US **$8.0M** With 2 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 registration **12 named** EJ **Eugene James Chiulli** Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director i Form ADV FR **Faron Ross Webb** Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Secretary & Managing Director i Form ADV GJ **Gregory James Dumark** Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director i Form ADV IG **Ian Goodall** Director i Filing they signed JC **James Christopher Giancarlo** Board of Directors i Form ADV LS **Laura Simone Unger** Board of Directors i Form ADV SK **Satoshi Kawamura** CEO, President, Senior Managing Director & Board of Directors i Form ADV SN **Steven Nicholas Aloupis** Co-Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors & Managing Director i Form ADV TW **Tim Woolaver** Director i Filing they signed VA **Vincent Anthony Primiano** Co-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director i Form ADV WF **William Francis Jr Hughes** Chief Operations Officer & Managing Director i Form ADV YI **Yutaka Itabashi** Director i Filing they signed We also hold **35** 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 **5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** Nomura Securities International, Inc. - **SEC number:** CRD 4297 ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[OncoMed Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/oncomed-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **$82M** Jul 2013 **[Meriton Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meriton-networks)** Bought by Xtera Communications **Undisclosed** May 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Lehman Brothers** **$225M** Sept 2008 **Instinet** **Undisclosed** Nov 2006 Latest fund on file **$8.9M** raised in Jun 2014 From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet. ## The cheque Series C Series B Venture Median round joined **$120M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$16M** Led 0 of 22 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *6* - Series B *5* - Venture *4* - Debt *3* - Series A *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 3 - [Abingworth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth) 2 - [Aplix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aplix) 2 - [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) 2 - [Credit Suisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse) 2 - [Delphi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delphi-ventures) 2 **Pitching Nomura?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Nomura. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Abingworth** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abingworth)[**Aplix** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aplix)[**Citibank** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**Credit Suisse** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse)[**Delphi Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delphi-ventures)[**Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures)[**HBM BioVentures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hbm-bioventures)[**JP Morgan** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan)[**Morgan Stanley Investment Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management)[**ProQuest Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proquest-investments)[**Visa** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) ## Recently backed The latest companies Nomura put money into. [**Capitolis** $120M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitolis) ## Quick answers about Nomura ### What does Nomura invest in? Nomura invests most often at Series C and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biopharma, Enterprise Software and Health Care. ### How active is Nomura? 22 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Nomura invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Capitolis (Series E, Oct 2026), Plata (Debt, Dec 2025) and Cornerstone Financing (Debt, Oct 2024). ### How big are Nomura's cheques? The median round it joins is $120M. ### Does Nomura lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Nomura invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (65%), the United Kingdom (10%) and India (10%). ### Is Nomura investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Nomura invest alongside? Most often New Enterprise Associates (3 rounds together), Abingworth (2 rounds together) and Aplix (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nomura) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=nomura)