Japan · Investor

NTT DoCoMo

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 16 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

Series CSeries BSeries DEnergyIndustrialDelivery Service

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$38MRounds led0 of 16Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
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NTT DoCoMo highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $163M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
EnergyIndustrialDelivery Service
Based in
Chiyoda-ku, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    LoopsSeed · US · Silicon Angle$3.5MWith 5 others
  3. 2019

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    TrifactaUS · Fortune$100MWith 4 others
  5. Apr
    Magic LeapUS · Nytimes$280MSole investor
  6. Mar
    RadarUS · VentureBeat$16MWith 6 others
  7. 2018

    2 rounds

  8. Aug
    CloudianSeries E · US · FinSMEs$94MWith 6 others
  9. Feb
    MistSeries C · US · FinSMEs$46MWith 4 others
  10. 2017

    4 rounds

  11. Dec
    FyusionSeries B · US · FinSMEs$22MWith 4 others
  12. Nov
    ThreatQuotientSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 3 others
  13. Aug
    TrackRSeries B · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 4 others
  14. Jun
    Auth0Series C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 4 others
  15. 2015

    1 round

  16. Feb
    SIGFOXSeries D · FR$115MWith 8 others
  17. 2014

    1 round

  18. Jun
    aCommerceSeries A · TH$11MWith 7 others
  19. 2012

    1 round

  20. Feb
    Eye-FiSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 3 others
  21. 2010

    1 round

  22. Feb
    TuneWikiSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 5 others
  23. 2009

    1 round

  24. Jul
    PacketVideoVenture · US · earthtimes.org$46MSole investor
  25. 2007

    1 round

  26. Sept
    EcrioSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$24MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

PacketVideoBought by NTT DoCoMoUndisclosedAug 2010

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

fine tradeUndisclosedAug 2013
PacketVideoUndisclosedAug 2010
net-mUndisclosedDec 2009
net mobile AGUndisclosedDec 2009

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies NTT DoCoMo put money into.

Quick answers about NTT DoCoMo

What does NTT DoCoMo invest in?

NTT DoCoMo invests most often at Series C and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy, Industrial and Delivery Service.

How active is NTT DoCoMo?

16 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has NTT DoCoMo invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Loops (Seed, Oct 2026), Trifacta (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019) and Magic Leap (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019).

How big are NTT DoCoMo's cheques?

The median round it joins is $38M.

Does NTT DoCoMo lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 16 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does NTT DoCoMo invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%), France (6%) and Thailand (6%).

Is NTT DoCoMo investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does NTT DoCoMo invest alongside?

Most often New Enterprise Associates (2 rounds together), Novel TMT Ventures (2 rounds together) and Telstra Ventures (2 rounds together).

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