# Obayashi Corporation: portfolio, investments and team > Obayashi Corporation is a corporate vc based in Japan. 5 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Nov 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Obayashi Corporation Last cheque observed Nov 2026; 5 cheques on record. Email Corporate VC Deploying now Series A Series C Construction Follow Obayashi Corporation and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fobayashi-corporation) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$31M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **Japan, 40%** Pitch Obayashi Corporation ## Obayashi Corporation highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 100% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Construction - **Based in:** Singapore, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2026** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Lightyears](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightyears)** NZ · Google News search **$174M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Kinish](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)** Series A · JP · Google News search **$3.1M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[Kinish](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)** Series A · JP · The Bridge **$31M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Glydways](https://millionrounds.com/company/glydways)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$170M** With 7 others - **2021** 1 round - **Jun** **[SafeAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/safeai)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$21M** With 9 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 Series C Median round joined **$31M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Nov 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *3* - Series C *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1) 2 - [Love Veggies Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding) 2 - [Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund) 2 **Pitching Obayashi Corporation?** 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 Obayashi Corporation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1)[**Love Veggies Holding** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding)[**Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies Obayashi Corporation put money into. [**Kinish** $3.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish)[**Glydways** $170M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/glydways)[**SafeAI** $21M · Jun 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/safeai) ## Quick answers about Obayashi Corporation ### What does Obayashi Corporation invest in? Obayashi Corporation invests most often at Series A and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Construction. ### How active is Obayashi Corporation? 5 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2026. ### What has Obayashi Corporation invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Lightyears (Undisclosed round, Nov 2026), Kinish (Series A, Oct 2026) and Glydways (Series C, Apr 2026). ### How big are Obayashi Corporation's cheques? The median round it joins is $31M. ### Does Obayashi Corporation lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Obayashi Corporation invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (40%), the United States (40%) and New Zealand (20%). ### Is Obayashi Corporation investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Obayashi Corporation invest alongside? Most often INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1 (2 rounds together), Love Veggies Holding (2 rounds together) and Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund (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=obayashi-corporation) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=obayashi-corporation)