# SBI Investment: portfolio, investments and team

> SBI Investment is a vc firm based in Japan. 330 investments on record, 65 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# SBI Investment

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 330 cheques on record.

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Deploying now VC firm

Venture Series B Series A Printing SaaS Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**82%** of best year **65** **cheques in 12 months**, 330 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.7M** Rounds led **2 of 330** Sole investor **38 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Japan, 67%**

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## SBI Investment highlights

- 01 65 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 57% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 38 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Printing SaaS Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Pleasanton, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **330 appearances**

- **2026** 49 rounds
- **Sept** **[Ispace Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ispace-technologies)** Debt · JP **$447M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[OptQC](https://millionrounds.com/company/optqc)** Grant · JP **$44M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Helical Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/helical-fusion)** Grant · JP **$17M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Apollon](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollon)** Series A · US **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Olta](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)** Venture · JP **$16M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[EDX Markets](https://millionrounds.com/company/edx-markets)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$76M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[LinqAlpha](https://millionrounds.com/company/linqalpha)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$22M** With 15 others
- **Jul** **[Securitize](https://millionrounds.com/company/securitize)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[iYell](https://millionrounds.com/company/iyell)** Series F · JP **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[CLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/clas)** Venture · JP **$8.4M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[ASUENE](https://millionrounds.com/company/asuene)** Series D · JP · Firms' own news pages **$42M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Oxford Quantum Circuits](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-quantum-circuits)** Series C · GB · Silicon Canals **$350M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Tokenz](https://millionrounds.com/company/tokenz)** Series A · SG **$6.3M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Nealle](https://millionrounds.com/company/nealle)** Debt · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[MainFunc (GenSpark)](https://millionrounds.com/company/mainfunc-genspark)** Series B · US **$100M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[ElevationSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevationspace)** Series B · JP **$40M** With 4 others
- **May** **[XCENA](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcena)** Series B · KR · TechCrunch **$135M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Ripple Prime](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple-prime)** Debt · US · Ventureburn **$200M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Pixie Dust Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixie-dust-technologies)** Series D · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Flosfia](https://millionrounds.com/company/flosfia)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Astroscale](https://millionrounds.com/company/astroscale)** JP **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Rapyuta Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapyuta-robotics)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[Scohia Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/scohia-pharma)** Venture · JP **$443M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Sonire Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonire-therapeutics)** Series A · US · Fast Track Initiative **$18M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Cognichip](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip)** Series A · TechCrunch **$60M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[BALLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[LQUOM](https://millionrounds.com/company/lquom)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Qubitcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/qubitcore)** Seed · JP **$9.6M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Grafenary](https://millionrounds.com/company/grafenary)** Seed · JP **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Hakki Africa](https://millionrounds.com/company/hakki-africa)** Debt · JP **$3.1M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Edgecortix](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgecortix)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Acompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/acompany)** Debt · JP **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[MODE](https://millionrounds.com/company/mode)** Venture · US **$6.1M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[New Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-innovations)** Debt · JP **$11M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Recho](https://millionrounds.com/company/recho)** Series A · JP **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Pathos Logos](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathos-logos)** Series B · JP **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Mobiltech](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobiltech)** KR · KoreaTechDesk **$9.8M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Japan Agriculture](https://millionrounds.com/company/japan-agriculture)** Series C · JP **$8.3M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Updater](https://millionrounds.com/company/updater)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[FunPep](https://millionrounds.com/company/funpep)** Venture · JP **$5.5M** With 1 other

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 **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.

Managers it backs most

- [Novastar Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures)
- [Verod Kepple Africa Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verod-kepple-africa-ventures)

Most recent commitments

- [Novastar Ventures Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures)
- [Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures first fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verod-kepple-africa-ventures)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Outspark](https://millionrounds.com/company/outspark)** Bought by gamigo **Undisclosed** Feb 2013

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

## The cheque

Venture Series B Series A

Median round joined **$8.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 2 of 330 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 38 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *110*
- Series B *51*
- Series A *47*
- Series C *39*
- Seed *21*
- Debt *15*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 62
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 56
- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 51
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 39
- [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) 26
- [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) 19

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## 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.

[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **62** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **56** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **51** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **39** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**Nissay Capital** VC firm **26** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital)[**Mizuho Corporate Bank** VC firm **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**IVC** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[**ANRI** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**MUFG Bank** Investment firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank)[**Deepcore** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepcore)

## Recently backed

The latest companies SBI Investment put money into.

[**Ispace Technologies** $447M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ispace-technologies)[**Helical Fusion** $17M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helical-fusion)[**Apollon** $3.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollon)[**Olta** $16M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)[**EDX Markets** $76M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/edx-markets)[**LinqAlpha** $22M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/linqalpha)

## 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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