# Rakuten: portfolio, investments and team > Rakuten is a corporate vc based in Japan. 10 investments on record, latest Mar 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakuten (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Rakuten Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Seed Series A E-commerce Electronics Fintech Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **3512** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.3M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 70%** Pitch Rakuten ## Rakuten highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Seed: 56% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.3M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** E-commerce Electronics Fintech - **Based in:** Setagaya-ku, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2017** 1 round - **Mar** **[ShopChat](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopchat)** US · FinSMEs **$1.3M** Sole investor - **2013** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Coda Payments](https://millionrounds.com/company/coda-payments)** Series A · SG · thebridge.jp **$2.3M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Carousell](https://millionrounds.com/company/carousell)** Seed · SG · techcrunch.com **$800K** With 4 others - **Aug** **[Slice](https://millionrounds.com/company/slice)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$23M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Apcera](https://millionrounds.com/company/apcera)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others - **2012** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[The Grommet](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-grommet)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **May** **[Pinterest](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinterest)** Series C · US · economictimes.indiatimes.com **$100M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[AHAlife.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/ahalife-com)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 2 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[OZON.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/ozon-ru)** Growth · RU · finsmes.com **$100M** With 3 others - **May** **[Domo](https://millionrounds.com/company/domo)** Seed · US · techrockies.com **$10M** With 15 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 We hold **10** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Slice](https://millionrounds.com/company/slice)** Bought by [Rakuten](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakuten) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014 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 **[Fits.me](https://millionrounds.com/company/fits-me)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2015 **Voyagin** **Undisclosed** Jul 2015 **[Deep Forest Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-forest-media)** **Undisclosed** Mar 2015 **[Overdrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/overdrive)** **$410M** Mar 2015 **Ebates** **$1.0B** Sept 2014 **[Slice](https://millionrounds.com/company/slice)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2014 **DC Storm Limited** **Undisclosed** May 2014 **Viber Media** **$900M** Feb 2014 **[Spotlight](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotlight)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2013 **[Viki](https://millionrounds.com/company/viki)** **$200M** Sept 2013 **Webgistix** **Undisclosed** Jun 2013 **[wuaki.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/wuaki-tv)** **Undisclosed** Jun 2012 ## The cheque Series B Seed Series A Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.3M** Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Mar 2017 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *3* - Seed *2* - Series A *2* - Growth *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2017 Often in the room with - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2 - [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2 - [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) 2 - [Golden Gate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-gate-ventures) 2 **Pitching Rakuten?** 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 Rakuten. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**FirstMark** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)[**Golden Gate Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-gate-ventures) ## Quick answers about Rakuten ### What does Rakuten invest in? Rakuten invests most often at Series B and Seed (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-commerce, Electronics and Fintech. ### How active is Rakuten? 10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017. ### What has Rakuten invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: ShopChat (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017). ### How big are Rakuten's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.3M. ### Does Rakuten lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Rakuten invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (70%), Singapore (20%) and Russia (10%). ### Is Rakuten investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017. ### Who does Rakuten invest alongside? Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together), DCM Ventures (2 rounds together) and FirstMark (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. 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