Japan · Investor

SBI Investment

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 330 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries APrintingSaaSVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
82%of best year65cheques in 12 months, 330 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.7MRounds led2 of 330Sole investor38 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 67%
Pitch SBI Investment

SBI Investment highlights

  1. 01

    65 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 38 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
PrintingSaaSVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Pleasanton, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first330 appearances

  1. 2026

    49 rounds

  2. Sept
    Ispace TechnologiesDebt · JP$447MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    OptQCGrant · JP$44MWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    Helical FusionGrant · JP$17MWith 4 others
  5. Sept
    ApollonSeries A · US$3.7MWith 1 other
  6. Aug
    OltaVenture · JP$16MWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    EDX MarketsSeries C · US · TechStartups$76MLed
  8. Jul
    LinqAlphaSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MWith 15 others
  9. Jul
    SecuritizeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. Jul
    iYellSeries F · JP$6.3MWith 2 others
  11. Jul
    CLASVenture · JP$8.4MWith 3 others
  12. Jul
    ASUENESeries D · JP · Firms' own news pages$42MWith 4 others
  13. Jun
    Oxford Quantum CircuitsSeries C · GB · Silicon Canals$350MWith 11 others
  14. Jun
    TokenzSeries A · SG$6.3MWith 5 others
  15. Jun
    NealleDebt · JP$21MWith 4 others
  16. Jun
    MainFunc (GenSpark)Series B · US$100MWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    ElevationSpaceSeries B · JP$40MWith 4 others
  18. May
    XCENASeries B · KR · TechCrunch$135MWith 6 others
  19. May
    Ripple PrimeDebt · US · Ventureburn$200MWith 4 others
  20. May
    Pixie Dust TechnologiesSeries D · JP$21MWith 4 others
  21. May
    FlosfiaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  22. May
    AstroscaleJP$5.0MWith 4 others
  23. May
    Rapyuta RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  24. May
    Scohia PharmaVenture · JP$443MWith 1 other
  25. Apr
    Sonire TherapeuticsSeries A · US · Fast Track Initiative$18MWith 2 others
  26. Apr
    CognichipSeries A · TechCrunch$60MWith 5 others
  27. Apr
    BALLASSeries B · JP$13MWith 4 others
  28. Apr
    LQUOMVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  29. Apr
    QubitcoreSeed · JP$9.6MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    GrafenarySeed · JP$1.5MWith 4 others
  31. Apr
    Hakki AfricaDebt · JP$3.1MWith 5 others
  32. Apr
    EdgecortixVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  33. Apr
    AcompanyDebt · JP$6.0MWith 4 others
  34. Apr
    MODEVenture · US$6.1MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    New InnovationsDebt · JP$11MWith 4 others
  36. Mar
    RechoSeries A · JP$1.3MWith 4 others
  37. Mar
    Pathos LogosSeries B · JP$20MWith 4 others
  38. Feb
    MobiltechKR · KoreaTechDesk$9.8MWith 6 others
  39. Feb
    Japan AgricultureSeries C · JP$8.3MWith 4 others
  40. Feb
    UpdaterVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  41. Feb
    FunPepVenture · JP$5.5MWith 1 other

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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.

Funds they back

2 fund commitments on record

Managers
2

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

OutsparkBought by gamigoUndisclosedFeb 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies SBI Investment put money into.

Quick answers about SBI Investment

What does SBI Investment invest in?

SBI Investment invests most often at Venture and Series B (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Printing, SaaS and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is SBI Investment?

330 investments on record, 65 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has SBI Investment invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ispace Technologies (Debt, Sept 2026), OptQC (Grant, Sept 2026) and Helical Fusion (Grant, Sept 2026).

How big are SBI Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.7M.

Does SBI Investment lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 330 investments on record (1%).

Where does SBI Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (67%), the United States (23%) and South Korea (5%).

Is SBI Investment investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 65 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does SBI Investment invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (62 rounds together), SMBC Venture Capital (56 rounds together) and Mizuho Capital (51 rounds together).

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